NRA’s Wayne LaPierre: Taking Guns Away From Law-Abiding Citizens Makes Us Less Safe

From the NRA’s statement: [T]here’s nothing about an insane criminal committing a horrible act that should lead to the government taking guns away from law-abiding citizens. That will only make us less safe. Yet, that’s exactly what we’re seeing right now. A highly-orchestrated effort to disarm American citizens unlike anything we’ve ever seen in this … Read more

Friend of Dayton Shooter Arrested for Illegal Possession of a Firearm, Lying on 4473

An Ohio man has been arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance and making false statements or representations. Ethan Kollie, 24, of Kettering, was arrested Friday night in Beavercreek on suspicion of a firearms violation unrelated to the Oregon District shooting, according to Montgomery County Jail … Read more

Dayton Police Chief Criticizes ‘Unregulated’ Ownership of ‘Assault Weapons’

Dayton’s police chief talked to the media recently about the firearm used by the shooter who murdered nine people and wound 14 more. The weapon used was an Aderson Manufacturing AR pistol with a Shockwave blade brace that he bought legally, undergoing the required federal background check. The chief finds civilian ownership of that kind … Read more

Tyson Forced to Apologize – After a Mass Shooting, Reason and Perspective Just Aren’t Helpful

The anti-gun furies are out in full force after three mass shootings (four, if you consider Brooklyn, which no one seems to) in a space of less than ten days. It’s the perfect opportunity to politicize mass murder, call for someone to do something and assign blame to politicians that the anti-gun left doesn’t like. … Read more

Firearms Policy Coalition Responds to Demands for More Restrictions on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in the Wake of Recent Mass Murders

The Firearms Policy Coalition has issued the following statement in response to demands for more restrictions on human rights and fundamental freedoms in the wake of recent mass murders in Dayton, El Paso, and Gilroy: We mourn for our fallen brothers and sisters whose lives were cut short or forever changed by acts of immeasurable … Read more