Category: FPC Newslinks
Colt Defense files for bankruptcy
Matthew Rocco for Fox Business reports: Colt Defense, the iconic 179-year-old gun maker, filed for bankruptcy amid delays to military contracts and a struggle to capitalize on the surge in consumer firearm sales. Colt hopes to be auctioned off by Aug. 3, saying it can’t... Read More
Fact checking claims regarding connecticut gun law’s effectiveness
Jazz Shaw for HotAir.com reports: There’s a gun control piece up at the Washington Post this weekend with one of the most definitive titles imaginable. Gun killings fell by 40 percent after Connecticut passed this law. Well, that’s just got to be some great news... Read More
Guns.com: Showdown for bill to curtail gun speech in California schools
Chris Eger for Guns.com reports: An expansive proposal termed dangerous by gun rights advocates to both First and Second Amendment rights is up for an important vote in the California Assembly. The bill, which could allow many expressions that include the use of a gun... Read More
Texas school campuses consider gun-free zones
Brandon Mulder for the Midland Reporter-Telegram reports: Last weekend Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a highly controversial bill into law that will allow the carrying of handguns on higher education campuses. Now Permian Basin colleges and universities will begin mulling over how they’ll implement the... Read More
Democratic Congressman introduces bill to ban loaded firearms in airports
RT.com reports today on a new bill being introduced by Democratic Representative Hank Johnson: Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Georgia) introduced a bill that would ban loaded firearms in pre-security areas of airports. Currently, federal law only bars people from carrying armed guns past security checkpoints. Until... Read More
NSSF Vice President: Caution needed on legislation for nascent ‘smart gun’ technology
In a recent opinion piece in The Hill, Lawrence Keane the Senior Vice President for the National Shooting Sports Foundation said: The Hill’s June 2 article “Dems push smart tech handgun rules” highlights only half of the conversation surrounding the two bills introduced recently by... Read More
California: Circuit court to hear oral arguments on gun rights case
Howard Mintz for San Jose Mercury News reports: In a hearing set for Tuesday in San Francisco, a special 11-judge federal appeals court panel will consider whether to side with the gun lobby’s effort to dramatically loosen California’s restrictions on carrying concealed firearms. While the... Read More
Bloomberg funded journalism site to “change the conversation about guns”
Paul Bedard for the Washington Examiner reports: A new “journalism startup” funded by anti-gun advocate Michael Bloomberg debuts this week promising to change the debate on guns in America — though the direction is a secret. In Washington, where the site will be unveiled at... Read More
Guns.com: GOP resisting Obama’s executive abuse with ‘gun riders’
Brendan Pringle for Guns.com reports: Republicans are fighting back against the Obama administration’s utter disregard for the Second Amendment. As the appeal of gun control legislation continues to lose its luster, GOP lawmakers are pushing to reverse numerous controversial gun regulations from the the administration... Read More
Oregon legislature considering concealed carry reciprocity bill
According to a recent editorial in The Register-Guard, The criteria to qualify for a concealed handgun license vary widely from state to state. Oregon’s standards should be tougher, but they at least include restrictions barring applicants with felony convictions, dishonorable military discharges and diagnosed mental... Read More