NEWS SECOND AMENDMENT “F” Stands for “Fail:” 7th Grader “Likes” Toy Gun Photo on Instagram, Gets Suspended from School | |
If you follow gun control politics even casually, you know three things. One, gun control advocates are positively and unshakable fixated – not just on taking your guns – but on making the very idea of a gun a thoughtcrime. |
NEWS GUN LAWS Don’t Scapegoat Gun Owners for Chicago’s Violent Crime Problem | |
The last two weeks have brought more evidence that Chicago’s gangland violence continues to spiral out of control. On May 2, two plainclothes police officers were shot while conducting an investigation in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. A van driven by an alleged gang associate pulled up next to the officers and a passenger in the vehicle opened fire. Then on Sunday, mourners were gathered at a makeshift outdoor memorial for an individual who had been shot and killed the night before in the City’s Brighton Park neighborhood, when two masked gunmen fired upon the crowd. Two were killed and eight were wounded in what police are characterizing as a gang retaliation shooting. |
NEWS London Gun License Data Sharing Shows Perils of Centralized Gun Owner Records | |
Every month it seems as if another corporation is apologizing to customers for a wide-ranging data breach. Despite its nearly limitless resources, the federal government has fared little better, proving itself incapable of protecting the sensitive information of its own employees from hackers. While there are important steps that businesses and government can take to help to protect vital information, the simple truth is that the sharing and collection of electronic data facilitates these sorts of breaches. |
NEWS Fabio Defends Right to Keep and Bear Arms | |
In Hollywood, advocating for gun rights is more shocking than gluten and cellulite. Actors decry private gun ownership in America as “a …. disgrace,” endorse Australian-style gun bans, and generally follow the same predictable script when it comes to increased gun control. |
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In this episode of Ask Me Anything, Glen introduces the new NRA-ILA Grassroots program called the Frontlines Activist Leader Program. Watch below, and find out how you can get involved! |
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP |