Firearms Owners Against Crime
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Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Gun Banners Want to Raise Legal Age for Gun Ownership, But their Logic is Flawed :: 06/05/2023
During an intriguing video discussion between John Lott, founder and president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, and Frank Miniter, editor-in-chief of NRA’s America’s 1st Freedom Magazine, both men dissected the pipe dream by gun banners to raise the legal age for gun ownership to 21. They questioned the basis of the arguments for the increase and noted the implications for the Second Amendment.
NJ is Playing a Game of Chicken with Supreme Court & 2nd Amendment :: 06/05/2023
The Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a legal challenge of New Jersey’s “sensitive places” concealed carry statute have filed a response to the state’s motion for a stay in the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The case is now known as Koons v. Platkin.
RFK Jr: 'Second Amendment Is Settled,' Not Taking Anyone's Guns :: 06/05/2023
During a Monday conversation with Elon Musk, Democrat presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Second Amendment is settled and that a Kennedy administration will not be trying to take away guns.
School Resource Officer Scot Peterson Faces Trial For Negligence After His Actions at Parkland :: 06/05/2023
Scot Peterson, the retired school resource officer for Majorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, is on trial for seven counts of child neglect (felonies), three counts of culpable negligence (misdemeanors), and one count of perjury.
42 Shot Friday into Sunday Morning in Mayor Brandon Johnson's Chicago :: 06/04/2023
Forty-two people were shot, at least five fatally, Friday into Sunday morning across Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.
Hawaii's Democrat Gov. Signs Bill Limiting Concealed Carry for Self-Defense :: 06/04/2023
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) signed legislation Friday that prohibits concealed carry for self-defense in movie theaters, on beaches, in stadiums, and numerous other places.
ATF Says a Quarter Million Guns Registered Under Pistol-Brace Ban :: 06/03/2023
Only a fraction of the guns affected by the ATF’s new rule were registered with the agency during the four-month grace period that ended this week.
Four Reasons For The Crime Increase :: 06/03/2023
The entirety of the American system of government rests on two very simple yet profound premises—that every human being is endowed by our Creator with natural and unalienable rights, and that the only just end of government is to secure these rights for its citizens. Unfortunately, far too often, ill-considered progressive policies not only fail to adequately secure Americans’ natural rights from criminals who would undermine them, but actively worsen the problem by making it harder for peaceable citizens to defend themselves. Here are four specific policies that routinely make us all less safe and that, after crime rates predictably rise, are then used as excuses from gun-control proponents to further restrict our right to keep and bear arms.
Masks Banned on Philadelphia Public Transportation System to Fight Gun Violence :: 06/03/2023
Philadelphia has banned masks on its Center City SEPTA public transportation system in the hope of curtailing gun violence incidents.
Report: Biden Administration Weaponizes DHS "Anti-Terrorism" Program Against Political Opponents :: 06/03/2023
Those paying attention to official D.C. already know that Joe Biden’s political strategy involves portraying his political rivals, as not just wrong on policy or facts but as altogether illegitimate.
ATF Reminds Marijuana Users of Gun Restrictions After Minnesota Decriminalization :: 06/02/2023
As marijuana restrictions loosen around the country, the ATF wants Americans to know users of the drug are still prohibited from owning guns.
Crime, Bail, Defund, and Disarm :: 06/02/2023
The continuing rising crime in radical leftist jurisdictions across the U.S. is no accident. I thought about that recently when I heard Levi Strauss heir, U.S. House Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), also an Adam Schiff flunky, attack one of the few genuine reporter we have, Townhall’s Julio Rosas, during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on left-wing violence.
Newark Cardinal: Achieve 'Peace' by 'Voluntarily' Giving up 2A Rights :: 06/02/2023
Newark Cardinal Joseph Tobin says Americans should “voluntarily” give up their Second Amendment rights in order to achieve “peace” over “violence.”
Report: Hunter Biden's Attorneys to Use Pro-2A SCOTUS Ruling to Avoid Prosecution on Possible Gun Charges :: 06/02/2023
A source who spoke with the New York Times indicated Hunter Biden’s attorneys are considering using the Supreme Court of the United States’ Bruen (2022) ruling to help their client overcome any gun charges that might be brought against him.
Undercover Video: Sen. Fetterman (D-Pa.) staffer claims boss would be "okay with like overturning the Second Amendment" :: 06/02/2023
It seems as though Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) may like to overturn more than just the U.S. Senate’s standards of professional attire. According to an undercover video of Fetterman senate staffer Luke Borwegen, obtained by O’Keefe Media Group, the senator would be “okay with like overturning the Second Amendment.”
Biden Admin. Can't Make Up Its Mind on Wildlife Refuge Traditional Ammo Ban Science :: 06/01/2023
The Biden administration can’t make up its mind: are they following the science or not?
Fireworks as Trial Looms in Challenge of Oregon Measure 114 :: 06/01/2023
During a pre-trial hearing in Portland Tuesday, in preparation for a scheduled five-day federal court battle to determine the constitutionality of Oregon’s gun control Measure 114, nationally-recognized firearms trainer and author Massad Ayoob told an attorney representing a gun control group why he opposes limits on magazine capacity, according to the Portland Oregonian.
Industry Achieving Success Fending Off Gun Control in Statehouses :: 06/01/2023
A new Axios report shows state lawmakers passed more pro-firearm industry bills over the past 12 months than gun control measures. That’s reflective of the efforts of NSSF’s Government Relations – State Affairs team working relentlessly to promote, protect and preserve the firearm industry from gun control efforts that seek to hobble and even destroy it.
Ohio Parole Board Releases Convicted Killers Despite Dangers to (and Pleas from) the Public :: 06/01/2023
The names Kevin Walls and David Kohls can now be added to an inauspicious list of individuals walking free due—in part, at least—to so-called “progressive reforms” of the American criminal justice system.
Texas Lawmakers Pass Bill Requiring Armed Security at All Schools :: 06/01/2023
Lawmakers in the Lone Star State have passed a sweeping school safety bill to harden schools to prevent future attacks.
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