“StreetRacer” seized on a recent post, to say that if there were no background checks between 1993 and 1998, why did violent crime rates decline so drastically during that period. The short answer is this: BECAUSE MOST CRIMINALS STOPPED CARRYING GUNS. The chart below is from the Bureau of Justice Statistics massive National Crime Survey,
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BREAKING: Restraining Order, Injunction Sought Against Bay Area Counties, Government Officials Over Stay-Home Orders Banning Gun, Ammunition Sales SAN FRANCISCO (April 10, 2020) — Today, attorneys for Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), California Gun Rights Foundation (CGF), California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees (CAL-FFL), National Rifle Association of America (NRA), and Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed
Regular readers will recall a fuzzy chart of tje IS Jp,ocode. ,irder. rate since 1950 to 2018, the last year final FBI Uniform Crime Report numbers are available. I discovered, to my outraged disgust, found the anti-virus program decided the USB sticks were backup drives. So when I try to use a stick drive to
This Week in Gun Rights – April 10, 2020 Matthew Larosiere is the Director of Legal Policy at Firearms Policy Coalition. You can connect with him on Twitter @MattLaAtLaw. Teachers Lose Right to Self-Defense Courtesy of Bloomberg Gun Control Group In an unfortunate turn of events this week, an appeals court in Ohio determined
BREAKING: Second Amendment Groups, Individuals, Retailers Sue Massachusetts Gov. Baker, Others Over Gun Retailer Closures BOSTON (April 9, 2020) — Today, attorneys for individuals seeking to purchase firearms and ammunition, retailers, and advocacy organizations Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), Commonwealth Second Amendment (Comm2A), and Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a new federal lawsuit challenging bans on
LOS ANGELES (April 6, 2020) — Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) issued the following statement after Federal District Judge André Birotte Jr., a Barack Obama appointee, denied a request for a temporary restraining order in a federal civil rights lawsuit in Los Angeles: Unfortunately, the Court’s utterly absurd and misguided constitutional analysis allowed the City
Politics PA reports the Bloomberg backed “Everytown” against guns has targeted Pennsylvania as another primary target for 2020. https://www.politicspa.com/gun-control-group-announces-pa-as-a-priority-for-2020/94095/ It does not matter how much must issue CCS’s and State preemption of gun laws actually cut crime, according to the frightened people working to restore repealed gun laws, those numbers are lies and crime is
Matthew Larosiere is the Director of Legal Policy at Firearms Policy Coalition. You can connect with him on Twitter @MattLaAtLaw. This Week in Gun Rights April 3, 2020 FGC-9: The plastic arm of the free world; Federal judge rebukes justice department’s abuse of the Tenth Amendment; Feds declare guns essential; upsetting some moms; First-time gun
Kaiser Health News reports “gun control activists,” gun banners in this real world, are whining about gun dealers being labeled “essential” and allowed to remain open during the coronavirus epidemic. Obviously, Kaiser health;s people have never looked at the fats about the gun control laws history – and the history of pandemics – or they
LOS ANGELES (March 29, 2020) — Today, attorneys for plaintiffs in a federal civil right lawsuit added new defendants in a revised complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief. The added defendants include Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, the City of Los Angeles, the City of Burbank, and Burbank City Manager and Director of Emergency Services,
Philadelphia is a city with an estimated population of 1,581,000, and a murder problem. Philadelphia should have an annual homicide total close to 150 murders a year. But Philadelphia has had 96 homicides in the first quarter, bespeaking a full year total of close to 490 homicides. Why? Because Philadelphia has become another hub of
SAN FRANCISCO (March 31, 2020) — Today, attorneys for Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), California Gun Rights Foundation (CGF), California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees (CAL-FFL), National Rifle Association of America (NRA), and Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a new federal lawsuit challenging bans on the operation of gun stores and shooting ranges imposed by a
RALEIGH, NC (March 30, 2020) — Today, Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that Wake County, North Carolina County Attorney Scott Warren, has confirmed in writing that Wake County’s policies and enforcement rules will be revised to reflect updated federal guidance and to be consistent with Governor Roy Cooper’s Executive Order
The Wall Street Journal reports more than 1,000 more files to print 3D printed guns have been released. https://www.wsj.com/articles/gun-rights-activist-releases-blueprints-for-digital-guns-11585414671 Very good. I strongly agree with the Framers, who had time to examine the consequences of the laws they imposed on posterity, and the nerve to rule out the universal failures like gun control. And for
Updated federal guidance includes gun industry partners as “crucial to community resilience and continuity of essential functions.” (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Saturday included the firearm industry on the country’s list of essential critical infrastructure in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. The federal guidance, released by the Cybersecurity and
With a historic surge in gun and ammunition purchases, reportedly spearheaded by first-time buyers, the gun community is reaching out to help with the vital next steps. The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade group for the gun industry, has online gun safety videos and information available. [embedded content] Most important in the NSSF guidelines
Kimber announced this week they will have to pause production for the time being. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) New York-based Kimber Manufacturing is the latest gun maker to have to pause operations due to state-ordered stay-at-home mandates that do not recognize the firearm industry as essential. The company, which originally started in Oregon, has its headquarters
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