Firearms Owners Against Crime
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Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
ATF Unveils Pistol Brace Rule…Everything Is An SBR! :: 01/13/2023
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) released its final rule surrounding pistol stabilizing devices killing off the market for the items unless court challenges prove successful.
Illinois Gov. Pritzker FURIOUS as Sheriffs Refuse to Enforce Gun Law :: 01/13/2023
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker quickly became furious when what appears to be a majority of Prairie State county sheriffs announced they will not enforce the state’s new restrictive gun control law banning so-called “assault weapons” and “high-capacity” magazines.
Did Anti-Gunners Admit Gun-Makers are Good for Communities? :: 01/12/2023
A recent column in The Atlantic on the decline and despair of New Haven, Conn., caught my attention. It’s an area that many of those associated with the firearm industry are, at least, aware of. For me, it’s a little closer to home. It’s where my family’s roots run deep – both in the city and in the firearm industry.
Feds charge more than 100 people with breaking gun laws :: 01/12/2023
If you go to an anti-gun website, you’ll see dozens of mentions of just how well gun laws work. We’re told they keep bad people from getting guns and the only reason we have a problem with violent crime is simply because we don’t have enough of them.
WA Governor: ‘Ban Assault Weapons, Require Training’ :: 01/12/2023
Washington’s Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee’s “State of the State” address to kick off the 2023 session of the State Legislature removed any questions about his intention to make life tough for Evergreen State gun owners.
Report claims Uvalde police focused on the wrong thing :: 01/11/2023
This time in 2022, few of us had ever heard of Uvalde. Why would we? It’s a small town in Texas. Most have never heard of Leesburg, Georgia either, despite a couple of pretty famous people coming from that neck of the woods, so why would Uvalde be any different?
There is no "distinct" line between gun uses :: 01/11/2023
When we talk about gun rights and gun control, there’s often very little understanding among some about firearms in any appreciable way. They’re not gun people, which is fine, but they still feel like they have the ability to speak on the subject with some degree of authority.
Want Out Jail Pre-Trial Just Give Up Your Gun Rights :: 01/11/2023
The Second Amendment Foundation today filed amicus briefs in two cases challenging the authority of a federal district court in California to impose a ban on firearm possession as a condition of pretrial release.
Bye, Shannon Watts. We're going to miss ya :: 01/10/2023
Over the years, Shannon Watts has done a lot. In her mind, she’s championed gun control and pushed for countless new regulations. She would argue she’d done untold good for the world.
Illinois lawmakers approve "assault weapons" ban as opponents vow lawsuits... and defiance :: 01/10/2023
The Illinois House and Senate have set aside their relatively minor quibbles over the details of a ban on so-called assault weapons and approved a sweeping prohibition on commonly-owned guns and magazines, and while Gov. J.B. Pritzker hasn’t signed the legislation as of the time of this post, it’s a matter of hours, not days, before he does. Under the terms of the anti-civil rights legislation, not only will commonly-owned rifles like the AR-15 immediately be banned for sale in the state, existing owners will have to register their firearms with the state police or risk felony prosecution. That’s just the beginning of the bill’s overreach.
What the Bump Stock Rule Change Portends for ATF-Fabricated Rules :: 01/10/2023
An appeals court ruling that struck the Trump-era rule banning bump stocks could have a much wider-reaching impact than just the plastic accessory.
Increased gun sales for minorities due to rational reasons :: 01/08/2023
Gun sales for minorities in the United States have been surging for quite a while now. While the popular image of gun ownership continues to be older white dudes, the reality is very, very different.
Should foster parents have to give up their Second Amendment rights? :: 01/08/2023
It’s not a theoretical question. Instead, it’s at the heart of a lawsuit heard by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday, and the case could ultimately have implications for hundreds of thousands of foster parents and in-home childcare providers across the country.
Anti-Gunners Should be Careful What They Wish For :: 01/07/2023
U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “Matthew Schindler, the defense attorney for Kneko Tyray Moore, a convicted felon, states that the definition of ‘the people’ in the Second Amendment is not limited to law-abiding responsible citizens,” a Thursday letter to the editor in The Oregonian summarizes. “Schindler’s theory is that the government can’t demonstrate that the criminal charge is not consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulations.”
Tremendous Clash At Hand Between Supreme Court & NY Government Over Guns :: 01/07/2023
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Op-ed argues self-defense shootings shouldn't be celebrated :: 01/06/2023
One of the more popular things we do here on a regular basis is share armed citizen stories. These reports of people using a gun in self-defense to protect themselves or others is important from a political standpoint–it illustrates that guns are useful for defending human life–but also because we like seeing the good guy prevail.
Pennsylvania man admits to multi-county straw buy scheme :: 01/06/2023
Despite numerous gun control laws meant to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals, bad guys still get guns. One of the ways they get them is through the practice of straw buys.
Supreme Court has Spoken, but Biden & NY Governor Hochul Don’t Care :: 01/06/2023
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US Marshals recover guns from wanted fugitive :: 01/06/2023
If you’re a fugitive from justice, you can’t buy a gun lawfully. Your name is entered into the NICS database and you’re not buying a gun from a gun store no matter what you try. Not lawfully, anyway.
14-year-old arrested for having gun at high school in Queens :: 01/05/2023
Queens is a borough in New York City. That means it’s under some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation, laws that have been in place for more than a century. If what we’re told about gun control, namely that it works, then Queens shouldn’t have an issue with people having guns who aren’t allowed to have them.
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