Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
New York's SAFE Act Allows Police to Seize Firearms Without a Warrant: Lawsuit-Continued :: 04/14/2014
"New York's hastily-passed gun control law "mandates that law enforcement personnel seize, without a warrant, probable cause or hearing" some firearms, a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New York's Eastern District alleges.
No Quarter asked, none given, in our battle for our right to bear arms :: 04/14/2014
Tom King, an NRA board member thinks we're too loud, and not civil enough http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/nra-board-member-tom-king-laments-growing-ugly-rhetoric-pro-gun-rallies-blog-entry-1.1740376
Obama Budget Lays Groundwork for Universal Gun Registry :: 04/14/2014
Apparently, Holder didn't think anyone would read his written submission, because he all-but-admitted that Obama intends to implement a Universal Gun Registry by executive fiat.
Pro-Gun Senate Candidate Pulls Out His Glock, Knife in Wild Campaign Ad :: 04/14/2014
"Bob Quast is running for U.S. Senate in Iowa, hoping to succeed retiring Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) in November. His latest campaign ad is already burning up the Internet - most likely because it's unlike almost every campaign ad ever made."
Special-Ed Student Who Recorded Bullies Accused of Felony Wiretapping :: 04/14/2014
Vocativ.com didn't identify the student. He and his parents are from right here in South Fayette. You can read more about this here http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/5941400-74/son-love-recording#axzz2ys7rsWr0
Universal Background Checks???? :: 04/14/2014
US arms Syrian rebels with first heavy weapons, anti-tank BGM-71 TOW missiles - raising war stakes
Why vote for Tom Corbett? :: 04/14/2014
Once you've read CeaseFirePA's absurdities, you'll see why Corbett is head and shoulders above all of the Democratic candidates. Of special note is Kim Stolfer's comment: Kim Stolfer on April 7, 2014 at 12:40 pm said:
Kansas version of PA HB 2011 :: 04/06/2014
"TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas legislators gave final approval Saturday to a bill that would nullify city and county gun restrictions and ensure that it's legal across the state to openly carry firearms...The House approved the legislation, 102-19, a day after the Senate passed it, 37-2. The measure goes next to Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. He hasn't said whether he'll sign it, but he's a strong supporter of gun rights and has signed other measures backed by the Kansas State Rifle Association."
U.S. Rep Mike Kelly get the Arms Traffic Treaty right :: 04/06/2014
"Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today regarding four letters he authored and submitted to the bipartisan leaders of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Programs requesting updated and strengthened language prohibiting federal funding of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in each of the subcommittees' respective appropriation bills for fiscal year 2015, including an explicit ban on the use of funds to engage in domestic prosecutions on the basis of the ATT. The letters can be viewed here , here , here , and here ."
Another Mass Stabbing, Another Psychiatric Drug? Six School Stabbings Committed By Individuals on Psychiatric Drugs :: 04/04/2014
Another mass attack by a knife-wielding teenager, leaving 20 people injured with four suffering serious, life-threatening, wounds. While the investigation has only just begun, one cannot help but wonder if this incident isn’t yet another psychiatric drug induced act of school violence?
Here's why firearms background checks are an affront to the Constitution :: 04/04/2014
For more than two decades, Americans have agreed in principle to use technology to scrutinize the backgrounds of citizens ‘prior’ to them exercising their Constitutional right to purchase firearms and bear arms.
You better join the fight NOW. Looks what's going on in New York. :: 04/02/2014
"The new gun control proposals announced Tuesday include requiring gun owners to use gun safes or trigger locks when storing a gun, a 10-day waiting period before a buyer can take possession of a gun, and a rule that would prohibit anyone from buying more than one handgun a month. "We are far from done," said Alex Dubroff, the leader of the upstate chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America."
D.C. Officials have no regard for collector's rights. :: 04/01/2014
Antique gun collector Mark Witaschek has been at the center of a legal controversy in Washington, D.C. that has spanned roughly two years. His story made national news after his home was raided by more than 30 police officers in full tactical gear searching for "firearms and ammunition ... gun cleaning equipment, holsters, bullet holders and ammunition receipts."
This is NOT an April Fool's Joke. :: 04/01/2014
"Connecticut State Police are reminding firearms owners that state regulations on long guns will change Tuesday. Troopers say that beginning April 1, long guns cannot be sold or transferred without one of the following documents: a permit to carry pistols or revolvers, an eligibility certificate for pistols or revolvers or a long gun eligibility certificate."
186,873 More reasons to carry a gun! :: 03/31/2014
"According to USA Today, there are 186,873 outstanding warrants for felons and "Police in Philadelphia, Atlanta and Little Rock - all among the nation's highest-crime cities - told the FBI they wouldn't pursue 90% or more of their felony suspects into other states."
CPRC: Comparing murder rates and gun ownership across countries :: 03/31/2014
Charles Blow in the New York Times last year made the very common argument: “America has the highest gun homicide rate, the highest number of guns per capita . . . .” In another story, the New York Times quotes researcher David Hemenway as claiming: “Generally, if you live in a civilized society, more guns mean more death.”
PICS must go away. Now is the time. :: 03/31/2014
Why Firearm Background Checks in Pennsylvania are a Challenge to the Constitution!
Bad firearm arrest in Michigan :: 03/30/2014
"A gun owner in Flint Township, Mich., has filed a lawsuit claiming he was stopped and arrested while legally openly carrying his pistol back in December. He ended up spending Christmas in jail.
Build your own AK-47 Semi-auto? Yes you can! :: 03/30/2014
"In my lifetime, we've gone from seeing people have large, nice walnut cases where they displayed their firearms; it was a status symbol," Fuller, the president of Rifle Dynamics , told TheBlaze. "Nowadays people have to hide them in a locked case under the bed."
From Texas-Armed Citizen Wins :: 03/30/2014
"A Texas woman who uses public transportation 30-40 times a week had a strange feeling that she would need to carry her gun last Saturday. She was on the sidewalk near the bus station when 23-year-old Jamail Koroma passed by her."
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