Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
More women are buying guns, using firing ranges than in years past :: 11/26/2018
MORTON — Kevin Moody has a front row seat to the changing demographics of gun ownership in the country. Moody owns KAM Shooting Sports, 901 Detroit Court, Suite C, in Morton. The store features one of the few public indoor firing ranges in the area, along with guns for sale, a classroom and gunsmith shop.
Study Supports What Gun Rights Activists Have Said All Along: The Background Check System Is Severely Flawed :: 11/26/2018
The Violence Prevention Research Program (VPRP) at UC Davis and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health conducted a study about the impact California's gun control laws have had on homicide and suicide rates over the last 10 years.
Dealing with Social Stigmatization of the Second Amendment :: 11/25/2018
U.S.A. –(AmmoLand.com)- The good news on the Second Amendment is that the courts have been shifting in a pro-Second Amendment direction. With the Heller and McDonald rulings, the Supreme Court has formally ruled what we all knew was the truth: The Second Amendment is an individual right. However, the bad news is that there is an ongoing effort to stigmatize that right.
How gun-free zones invite mass shootings :: 11/25/2018
“This doesn’t happen anywhere else on the planet,” said California’s Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom. “We stand alone in the world in the number of mass shootings," echoed U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. These were typical comments after an alleged shooter murdered 12 people in Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Red flag gun law should include minors, Washington state prosecutors say :: 11/25/2018
Prosecutors in Washington are demanding that minors be covered by the state's “red flag” law, which allows for guns to be seized with a court order, according to a report.
South Dakotans may soon be able to carry concealed handguns without a permit :: 11/25/2018
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – After years of unsuccessful attempts, supporters of legislation that would allow people to carry concealed handguns without a permit in South Dakota anticipate revived prospects once GOP Gov.-elect Kristi Noem takes office in January.
Gun purchasers may need to submit social media history under proposed New York legislation :: 11/24/2018
Those looking to buy a gun in New York may need to submit their social media profiles and search history prior to purchase if new firearm legislation in the state becomes law.
Harvard University Study Reveals Astonishing Link Between Firearms, Crime and Gun Control :: 11/24/2018
According to a study in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, which cites the Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the United Nations International Study on Firearms Regulation, the more guns a nation has, the less criminal activity.
Hollywood Lies: R - Rating for Film a Way to Keep Information on Guns to Young People One-Sided :: 11/24/2018
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- “It takes a lot to shock today's jaded movie audiences, especially those attending a Hollywood preview.
Marc Thiessen: Chief Justice Roberts is wrong. We do have Obama judges and Trump judges. :: 11/24/2018
For someone trying to demonstrate that the judiciary is not political, getting into a political fight with the president sure is a funny way to do it.
DRGO: Stay in Your Lane! :: 11/23/2018
“Stay in your lane!” they yelled, as I barged into the OR. The self-righteous Neurosurgeon glared at me icily as I marched over behind him. “Get the hell out of here – I’m in the middle of Mrs. Jones’ brain, and her Glioblastoma!!! What do you think you’re doing ?!?” he yelled.
Latin America Has Fewer Guns, But More Crime :: 11/23/2018
The news in Latin America this year has brought two reminders that Latin America's stringent gun controls have not stemmed the growing homicide problem in many parts of the region.
America's Cold Civil War :: 11/22/2018
Six years ago I wrote a book about Barack Obama in which I predicted that modern American liberalism, under pressures both fiscal and philosophical, would either go out of business or be forced to radicalize.
Broad gun-control restrictions are not the answer :: 11/22/2018
We all know the script by now: A mass public shooting occurs. Grief and anger ensue. Calls for stricter gun laws soon follow. Given how incredibly upsetting these crimes are, and how deeply they shake their communities _ and the nation itself _ such calls are perfectly understandable.
Gun violence and magic wands :: 11/21/2018
Will there ever be a solution to the firearms violence that has swept our country in recent years? Thousands of scholars, police, legislators and ordinary citizens have been working on ideas to reduce gun violence. But I don’t hear of many persons betting their grocery money on when the shootings will stop or even diminish.
John Lott On Why Mass Shooters Go To Gun Free Zones :: 11/21/2018
Almost every gun debate hinges on the subject of mass shootings. It’s almost as if crime is no longer an issue anymore, what with all the focus on these mass killings. In fairness, they’re horrific, and they seem to be happening all too often for anyone’s comfort.
Should teachers carry guns in classrooms? :: 11/21/2018
Arming teachers and school staff sounds radical to some people, but it’s a simple and effective option to respond to deadly threats in our schools. Objections spring from ignorance about the reality of mass murder and the role school staff can play to stop it.
Study: 97.8 Percent of Mass Shootings Since 1950 Occurred in 'Gun-Free Zones' :: 11/21/2018
Findings from the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) show that 97.8 percent of mass shootings over a 68-year period occurred in “gun-free zones.”
WA Anti-Gunners Show How to Dismantle Preemption, Ban Semi-Autos :: 11/21/2018
Second Amendment advocates from one coast to the other should be paying close attention to what is happening in Washington state, which has become a test tube for anti-gunners now laying the framework to dismantle state preemption statutes and ban semiautomatic firearms, and it can be traced to King County, where the Board of Health recently adopted a regulation in clear defiance of the state’s 35-year-old preemption law.
Anti-Gunners: Another Company Throwing Its Weight Behind Gun Control :: 11/20/2018
Once upon a time, it was difficult for people to know the politics of the men and women behind the corporations of the world. We didn’t know and, frankly, we rarely cared. They made a product, we bought the product, and if we liked the product, we bought more of it. That was the natural order of things.
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