Category: FPC Newslinks
The Wearing of the Orange: What gun owners can do about this new/old anti-gun tactic
Greg Camp for Guns.com reports: Everytown for Gun Safety, an organization formed from a coalition of Michael Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Shannon Watts’ Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, has announced the 2nd of June as a day to wear orange... Read More
Guns shows highlight states’ differing laws on firearms
It’s amazing how gun laws vary even between bordering states. Matt Drange, for the Center for Investigative Reporting, writes: The Cow Palace has hosted the Beatles, The Who, the Rolling Stones and Nirvana, but on a recent Saturday afternoon, the cavernous hall near San Francisco... Read More
Groups call for tighter gun laws following Texas biker gang shootout
In the wake of the Waco gang shootout on Sunday, gun control advocates were demanding action in favor of more gun restrictions. Jennifer Cruz for Guns.com reports: Twenty-four hours after nine people were killed and an additional 18 were injured during a gunfight between rival... Read More
Montgomery County judge hears preliminary objections in Lynsay Fox’s lawsuit against gun business
Dan Clark, writing for The Delaware County Daily Times, reported: A Montgomery County judge has asked attorney’s representing the wife of slain Plymouth Township police officer Bradley Fox to file an amended complaint in their lawsuit against a Jeffersonville firearms store. Montgomery County Judge Thomas... Read More
VIDEO: Brazen home invasion
No one ever expects to become a victim of a home invasion, but arming yourself can help you have the tools you need to defend your family and home, just in case. This video was posted by KTVU Channel 2 on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.... Read More
9 dead, 18 injured in Waco biker gang shooting
The Associated Press reported today on the recent shooting in Waco, Texas: WACO, Texas (AP) — Law enforcement remained on alert in Waco, Texas, early Monday after a deadly shootout between rival biker gangs shook up the community, and attempts at intimidation ensured officers will... Read More
Pressure building to pass National Concealed Carry Reciprocity law
Bob Adelmann, for The New American, wrote this morning on the National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would ensure individual concealed carry access across numerous states. He reports: In February when Representative Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) reintroduced his Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015, Senator John Cornyn... Read More
Concealed carry permits, training should be up to gun owner, not government: State Rep. Ron Hood
An Ohio state senator, Ron Hood, wrote a guest column for Cleveland.com today discussing the importance of Constitutional Carry: Constitutional Carry is a simple idea. If you are not prohibited from owning a gun, you can legally carry it open or concealed with or without... Read More
Nevada Legislature: Gun rights measures die during Friday’s deadline
Geoff Dornan for the Nevada Appeal reported today that: A total of 39 bills died Friday at midnight because they couldn’t get out of committee in the 2015 Legislature — including a number of gun-rights measures proposed by members of the Assembly…. Among Friday’s dead... Read More
Dem Rep wins ‘Top Gun’ in shooting competition, calls for more gun control
AWR Hawkins for Breitbart reports: [Rep. Mike] Thompson stood with Gabby Giffords on March 4 and reintroduced Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) failed expanded background check legislation. It has gone nowhere fast since that time. The Congressional Sportmen’s Foundation annual shooting competition lets members of Congress... Read More