https://foac-pac.org FOAC General News en-us https://foac-pac.org/Fbi-Data-Contradicts-Murphys-Claims-On-Young-Adults-And-Active-Shootings/News-Item/13684 While the Senate negotiations on a legislative response to the recent mass murders in Buffalo and Uvalde continue, Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy told CNN on Thursday morning that an attempt to ban adults under the age of 21 from purchasing modern sporting rifles is now “off the table” as the two sides work to find something they can present to their colleagues that might win approval from 10 Republican senators. https://foac-pac.org/Fbi-Data-Contradicts-Murphys-Claims-On-Young-Adults-And-Active-Shootings/News-Item/13684 https://foac-pac.org/suspicious-Person-Shot-And-Killed-By-School-Resource-Officer-Outside-Elementary-School/News-Item/13686 A man was shot and killed by a police officer serving as a school resource officer in Gadsden, Alabama on Thursday after allegedly attacking the officer in the school’s parking lot. https://foac-pac.org/suspicious-Person-Shot-And-Killed-By-School-Resource-Officer-Outside-Elementary-School/News-Item/13686 https://foac-pac.org/Ana-Navarro-Loses-It-Over-Facts-That-Hurt-Anti-gun-Narrative/News-Item/13685 Ana Navarro is supposedly a Republican, though I’ve seen no evidence of that since she started working regularly on television. In fact, she’s routinely spouting the same left-leaning dogma you’d expect out of someone who works for CNN. https://foac-pac.org/Ana-Navarro-Loses-It-Over-Facts-That-Hurt-Anti-gun-Narrative/News-Item/13685 https://foac-pac.org/No-Effect-From-red-Flag-Law-In-California:-Jama-Study/News-Item/13683 On April 5, 2022, the JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Network Open published a study attempting to find a reduction in firearms fatal and non-fatal injuries associated with the very aggressive implementation of a “Red Flag” law, also known as a gun violence restraining order or GVRO, in San Diego County, California. https://foac-pac.org/No-Effect-From-red-Flag-Law-In-California:-Jama-Study/News-Item/13683 https://foac-pac.org/Drugged-Naked-Hunter-Biden-Hookers-Handgun-Malarky/News-Item/13681 While Joe Biden and Democrats on Capitol Hill are making the mother of all pushes in a last-ditch attempt to pass a wishlist of oppressive gun control bills. https://foac-pac.org/Drugged-Naked-Hunter-Biden-Hookers-Handgun-Malarky/News-Item/13681 https://foac-pac.org/Devil-No-Longer-Hiding-In-Details-Of-Gun-Control-And-He’s-A-Democrat/News-Item/13680 Once again in the aftermath of a high-profile tragedy involving the psychopathic misuse of a firearm, one political party is at the forefront of efforts to penalize all gun owners while, according to gun rights activists, also exploiting the crime to erode rights protected by the Second Amendment. https://foac-pac.org/Devil-No-Longer-Hiding-In-Details-Of-Gun-Control-And-He’s-A-Democrat/News-Item/13680 https://foac-pac.org/Massive-Gun-Control-Bill-Hr7910-Passes-House-Bans-Magazines-And-More/News-Item/13682 On Wednesday, June 8, 2022, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7910, euphemistically titled “Protecting Our Kids Act,” 223 for to 204 against. The bill was passed primarily along party lines, with Democrats and Republicans voting against it. https://foac-pac.org/Massive-Gun-Control-Bill-Hr7910-Passes-House-Bans-Magazines-And-More/News-Item/13682 https://foac-pac.org/an-Instant-Rise-In-Gun-Sales:-St-Peters-Gun-Store-Owner-Says-Business-Is-Busy-After-Active-Shootings/News-Item/13678 ST. LOUIS — The same type of gun used by the shooter in Uvalde, Texas, last month is in demand. https://foac-pac.org/an-Instant-Rise-In-Gun-Sales:-St-Peters-Gun-Store-Owner-Says-Business-Is-Busy-After-Active-Shootings/News-Item/13678 https://foac-pac.org/Where-Gun-Groups-Stand-On-Red-Flag-Laws/News-Item/13676 One proposed gun control that has support on both sides of the issue is extreme risk protection orders (ERPO), better known as “red flag” laws. https://foac-pac.org/Where-Gun-Groups-Stand-On-Red-Flag-Laws/News-Item/13676 https://foac-pac.org/Salon-Columnist-Almost-Gets-A-Clue-On-Guns/News-Item/13677 On Tuesday, I wrote about a Salon columnist and her vile rhetoric. Her comments were completely and totally disgusting, but pretty on-brand for Salon as a whole. https://foac-pac.org/Salon-Columnist-Almost-Gets-A-Clue-On-Guns/News-Item/13677 https://foac-pac.org/Polls-Offer-Confusing-Messages-As-Pols-Negotiate-On-Guns/News-Item/13679 Two new surveys about gun rights versus gun control may be helping more to cloud the issue than bring about some semblance of “compromise legislation” as politicians continue this week negotiating so-called “gun reforms” in the aftermath of high-profile mass shootings in Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, Tex. https://foac-pac.org/Polls-Offer-Confusing-Messages-As-Pols-Negotiate-On-Guns/News-Item/13679 https://foac-pac.org/Chris-Jacobs-Should-Serve-As-Warning-To-Gop/News-Item/13675 When you’re the incumbent, you have a profound advantage when you’re campaigning for office. This is one of those known and established facts in American politics. It doesn’t guarantee a campaign win, but it makes it a whole lot easier. https://foac-pac.org/Chris-Jacobs-Should-Serve-As-Warning-To-Gop/News-Item/13675 https://foac-pac.org/Anti-gun-Researcher-Admits-Background-Checks-Just-First-Step/News-Item/13673 While the current gun control talks in the Senate revolve around supposedly “modest” expansions of background checks and grants to states to establish “red flag” firearm seizure laws, gun control activists and anti-gun academics are making it clear that they won’t be satisfied with any deal that is struck between Republicans and Democrats. https://foac-pac.org/Anti-gun-Researcher-Admits-Background-Checks-Just-First-Step/News-Item/13673 https://foac-pac.org/Nigerian-Massacre-Enabled-By-Same-‘laws’-Being-Demanded-For-U-S/News-Item/13674 “Gunmen murdered dozens of congregants during Mass at a Catholic Church in Ondo state, Nigeria on Sunday,” Fox News reports. “The attackers used explosives and firearms in their assault on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, killing more than 50, according to reports. The gunmen also reportedly took the church’s priest hostage and he remains unaccounted for.” https://foac-pac.org/Nigerian-Massacre-Enabled-By-Same-‘laws’-Being-Demanded-For-U-S/News-Item/13674 https://foac-pac.org/Goa-Forces-Da-To-Look-Into-Criminal-Complaint-Against-Pittsburgh-Mayor/News-Item/13672 After the Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh in 2019, the city passed gun control measures violating the Pennsylvania state Constitution. https://foac-pac.org/Goa-Forces-Da-To-Look-Into-Criminal-Complaint-Against-Pittsburgh-Mayor/News-Item/13672 https://foac-pac.org/New-York-Governor-Signs-Gun-Control-Package-Into-Law/News-Item/13670 The Supreme Court has yet to officially opine on the constitutionality of New York’s “may issue” permitting laws for concealed carry licenses, and now a host of other newer restrictions will likely be getting court attention in the days ahead. On Monday, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed several sweeping new restrictions into law, including a ban on sales of so-called assault weapons to adults under the age of 21, new registration requirements for all owners of modern sporting rifles, and an expansion of the state’s “red flag” law that could have some unintended consequences for those in need of mental health services or counseling. https://foac-pac.org/New-York-Governor-Signs-Gun-Control-Package-Into-Law/News-Item/13670 https://foac-pac.org/The-Left-Wants-To-Repeal-The-Second-Amendment/News-Item/13671 Every time there is a mass shooting, the same political scene unfolds. Voices on the left begin calling for “sensible public policy” on firearms. The hosts of The View lose their minds because evil Republicans won’t fix the problem. Democratic politicians haul in money while decrying Republicans’ failure to “prevent gun violence and save lives.” The president makes a speech insisting he respects lawful gun owners, before asking when the carnage will stop and demanding a host of “common sense” gun-control measures. Yes, the left wants background checks, red-flag laws, etc. But the reform they really seem to salivate over is banning supposed “assault weapons,” like the AR-15. The issue inevitably gets debated back and forth in the media. Nothing happens at the federal level. Then, after a few weeks, the issue fades. https://foac-pac.org/The-Left-Wants-To-Repeal-The-Second-Amendment/News-Item/13671 https://foac-pac.org/Man-Open-Carrying-Ar15-Attacked-By-Career-Criminal-Ends-In-Gunfight/News-Item/13668 On May 27, 2022, at Clay’s Wellston Food Market in Missouri, next to the Illinois border on the east side of St. Louis, a man “openly carrying” an AR15 type rifle, under a jacket, with a “gun sleeve” on the rifle, was accosted by an armed man who approached him from behind and demanded the rifle and the jacket. From ksdk.com: https://foac-pac.org/Man-Open-Carrying-Ar15-Attacked-By-Career-Criminal-Ends-In-Gunfight/News-Item/13668 https://foac-pac.org/Scalise-Pushes-Back-On-Gun-Control-Probing-By-Fox-New-Host/News-Item/13669 If ever there were a Republican who could probably get away with supporting gun control, it’s Rep. Steve Scalise. https://foac-pac.org/Scalise-Pushes-Back-On-Gun-Control-Probing-By-Fox-New-Host/News-Item/13669 https://foac-pac.org/Lessons-We-Learned-And-Forgot-About-Defending-Our-Schools/News-Item/13665 U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- We saw two young men kill innocent people this last month. We’ve seen mass murder before. Determined men and women studied the murder of innocent victims. It isn’t easy to look death in the face but it is dangerous to look away and pretend it couldn’t happen again. Any responsible adult should be haunted by what we could have done and yet chose not to do. These are a few of the lessons we learned from mass murders in the US and around the world. https://foac-pac.org/Lessons-We-Learned-And-Forgot-About-Defending-Our-Schools/News-Item/13665 https://foac-pac.org/Red-Flag-Laws-And-Unintended-Consequences/News-Item/13666 The senseless murder of 19 children and two teachers at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas is leading to calls for more gun control. To some, “red flag” laws, also known as Extreme Risk Protection Orders, seem like the obvious solution. These laws allow judges to seize a person’s guns without a trial, based solely on a written complaint that the person might be a danger to themselves or others. All a judge needs is “reasonable suspicion.” https://foac-pac.org/Red-Flag-Laws-And-Unintended-Consequences/News-Item/13666 https://foac-pac.org/All-Kids-Should-Know-What-To-Do-In-An-Active-Killer-Situation/News-Item/13664 This may not be a popular opinion to put out there, but as a mom and a reasonably serious gun owner — I’ve made it my entire career, after all — it needs to be said. If you have kids, you are responsible for giving them the tools to make it in life, and that includes teaching kids of all ages what to do if they’re ever faced with an active killer. https://foac-pac.org/All-Kids-Should-Know-What-To-Do-In-An-Active-Killer-Situation/News-Item/13664 https://foac-pac.org/Gun-Rights-Group-Credits-Biden-Schumer-With-Spike-In-Gun-Sales/News-Item/13667 A national gun rights organization Joe Biden and Capitol Hill Democrats for igniting gun sales with what they are calling divisive rhetoric and pronouncements about pushing stricter gun control laws in the aftermath of the Robb Elementary attach that left 19 children and two teachers dead. https://foac-pac.org/Gun-Rights-Group-Credits-Biden-Schumer-With-Spike-In-Gun-Sales/News-Item/13667 https://foac-pac.org/Trump-Calls-For-School-Security-Measures-As-Senate-Seeks-compromise-On-Gun-Control/News-Item/13663 Donald Trump and several other Republican officials, including South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, denounced new gun control measures while addressing NRA members in Houston on Friday, but on Capitol Hill it’s a different story, where several Republican senators are continuing to huddle with their Democratic counterparts to try to craft something that might be able to get 60 votes. https://foac-pac.org/Trump-Calls-For-School-Security-Measures-As-Senate-Seeks-compromise-On-Gun-Control/News-Item/13663 https://foac-pac.org/New-Details-On-Uvalde-School-Shooting-Commanding-Officer-On-Scene-Treated-It-As-A-Barricaded-Suspect-Vs-Active-Shooter/News-Item/13662 UVALDE, TEXAS — Officials held a press conference today, providing new details about how events unfolded during the mass shooting on May 24th at Robb Elementary, which claimed the lives of 19 children and 2 teachers. https://foac-pac.org/New-Details-On-Uvalde-School-Shooting-Commanding-Officer-On-Scene-Treated-It-As-A-Barricaded-Suspect-Vs-Active-Shooter/News-Item/13662 https://foac-pac.org/Democrat-Party-100-percent-Owns-Uvalde-School-Shooting/News-Item/13658 The mass shooting in yet another school, this time in Uvalde, Texas, is like all the others: It was preventable and is 100% the result of the Democrat Party and its subsidiary, the teacher’s unions, who control government schools with an iron fist. https://foac-pac.org/Democrat-Party-100-percent-Owns-Uvalde-School-Shooting/News-Item/13658 https://foac-pac.org/Another-School-Shooting-In-A-Place-Where-Teachers-And-Staff-Were-Banned-From-Carrying-Guns:-Robb-Elementary-School-In-The-Uvalde-Texas-Cisd/News-Item/13661 A shooting at a Texas elementary school left 14 children and one teacher murdered. While about 30% of school districts in Texas 2020 had armed teachers and staff, unfortunately, the Robb Elementary School in the Uvalde, Texas CISD doesn’t appear to be one of them. Their firearm regulations are detailed here. There are no provisions in their regulations for teachers or staff to carry. https://foac-pac.org/Another-School-Shooting-In-A-Place-Where-Teachers-And-Staff-Were-Banned-From-Carrying-Guns:-Robb-Elementary-School-In-The-Uvalde-Texas-Cisd/News-Item/13661 https://foac-pac.org/Hero-Border-Patrol-Agent:-Allow-Teachers-To-Carry-Guns/News-Item/13660 Jacob Albarado, the off-duty Border Patrol agent who rushed into Robb Elementary School during Tuesday’s attack to save his daughter, says teachers should be trained and armed for classroom defense. https://foac-pac.org/Hero-Border-Patrol-Agent:-Allow-Teachers-To-Carry-Guns/News-Item/13660 https://foac-pac.org/Nyt-Reporter-Asks-If-Joe-Biden-Will-Target-Company-That-Made-Gun-Used-In-Texas-Attack/News-Item/13659 New York Times reporter Michael D. Shear asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at Thursday’s press briefing if Joe Biden would go after the company that made a firearm that was used in the Uvalde shooting. https://foac-pac.org/Nyt-Reporter-Asks-If-Joe-Biden-Will-Target-Company-That-Made-Gun-Used-In-Texas-Attack/News-Item/13659 https://foac-pac.org/The-Us-has-The-Most-Mass-Shootings--and-Other-Bogus-Gun-Research/News-Item/13657 Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., warned President Donald Trump that if he declared an “emergency” to build a wall, “think what a president with different values can present. … Why don’t you declare [the epidemic of gun violence in America] an emergency, Mr. President? I wish you would. … A Democratic president can declare emergencies as well.” https://foac-pac.org/The-Us-has-The-Most-Mass-Shootings--and-Other-Bogus-Gun-Research/News-Item/13657 https://foac-pac.org/Republican-Lawmakers-In-Harrisburg-Not-Likely-To-Budge-On-Push-For-Gun-Control-In-Pennsylvania/News-Item/13651 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It happens after every one of these mass killings: Calls for more effective gun safety laws on both the national and state levels. https://foac-pac.org/Republican-Lawmakers-In-Harrisburg-Not-Likely-To-Budge-On-Push-For-Gun-Control-In-Pennsylvania/News-Item/13651 https://foac-pac.org/Fbi-Report:-Active-Shooting-Incidents-On-The-Rise/News-Item/13653 In the wake of two devastating attacks in less than two weeks, a new government report provides sobering context on the frequency of such incidents. https://foac-pac.org/Fbi-Report:-Active-Shooting-Incidents-On-The-Rise/News-Item/13653 https://foac-pac.org/Biden-Atf-Nominee-Says-He-Supports-assault-Weapons-Ban-But-Offers-No-Definition-For-Term/News-Item/13654 Steve Dettelbach says he does want to ban “assault weapons” even though he does not have a working definition of which guns would fall under such a ban. https://foac-pac.org/Biden-Atf-Nominee-Says-He-Supports-assault-Weapons-Ban-But-Offers-No-Definition-For-Term/News-Item/13654 https://foac-pac.org/Exclusive:-Andrew-Pollack-we-Send-Billions-Around-The-World-But-Leave-Our-Kids-Unprotected/News-Item/13656 Parkland father Andrew Pollack spoke to Breitbart News about Tuesday’s heinous attack on Robb Elementary School in Texas, saying, “We print money and send billions around the world, yet we leave our children unprotected.” https://foac-pac.org/Exclusive:-Andrew-Pollack-we-Send-Billions-Around-The-World-But-Leave-Our-Kids-Unprotected/News-Item/13656 https://foac-pac.org/Biden-Atf-Nominee-Pressed-On-Gun-Prosecution-Slowdown-During-Time-As-Us-Attorney/News-Item/13655 Steve Dettelbach faced scrutiny of his gun prosecution record during his Wednesday confirmation hearing. https://foac-pac.org/Biden-Atf-Nominee-Pressed-On-Gun-Prosecution-Slowdown-During-Time-As-Us-Attorney/News-Item/13655 https://foac-pac.org/Police-Botched-The-Uvalde-Standoff-Now-Gun-Controllers-Want-To-Give-Police-More-Power/News-Item/13652 First it was Columbine. Then it was Parkland. Now, we learn that at Robb Elementary School, police officers again stood around outside a school while the killer was inside with children. https://foac-pac.org/Police-Botched-The-Uvalde-Standoff-Now-Gun-Controllers-Want-To-Give-Police-More-Power/News-Item/13652 https://foac-pac.org/Why-Gun-Stores-And-Ranges-Need-Suicide-Prevention-Training/News-Item/13646 I had an awesome opportunity about a month ago to take the QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper certification from a dear friend and Second Amendment advocate, Sarah Joy Albrecht of Hold My Guns. Sarah is on a very important and specific mission to provide aid and assistance for those who might need to seek out therapy, have a support system or connect with voluntary, private, offsite storage during a mental health crisis or times of personal need. https://foac-pac.org/Why-Gun-Stores-And-Ranges-Need-Suicide-Prevention-Training/News-Item/13646 https://foac-pac.org/Kamala-Harris-Reacts-To-Texas-Shooting-calls-For-the-Courage-To-Take-Action/News-Item/13647 While speaking at Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the Texas elementary school shooting by saying we, as a nation, must have “the courage to take action.” https://foac-pac.org/Kamala-Harris-Reacts-To-Texas-Shooting-calls-For-the-Courage-To-Take-Action/News-Item/13647 https://foac-pac.org/Biden-Talks-Of-Deer-In-Kevlar-Vests-Again-Floats-assault-Weapons-Ban/News-Item/13648 President Joe Biden addressed the shooting at Uvalde, Texas, Robb Elementary School, talking again about deer in Kevlar vests and suggesting an “assault weapons” ban. https://foac-pac.org/Biden-Talks-Of-Deer-In-Kevlar-Vests-Again-Floats-assault-Weapons-Ban/News-Item/13648 https://foac-pac.org/The-Hard-Truth-About-Tougher-Background-Checks/News-Item/13650 On the menu today: Yet another horrific school shooting, and yet another call for legal changes that, had they been in place before the shooting, would not have changed the outcome. https://foac-pac.org/The-Hard-Truth-About-Tougher-Background-Checks/News-Item/13650