Once again, a “violence interrupter” working with CeaseFire Chicago has been a violent himself and was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for a string of violent carjackings that left one victim shot and others threatened at gunpoint.
Israel has seen a mix of good and bad when it comes to gun control. In March, we reported Iranian-linked hackers were able to penetrate Israel’s databases containing sensitive gun owner data and leaked the information online in early February.
In addition to signaling a momentous shift in how the federal government views the constitutional right to keep and bear arms, the DOJ’s participation is particularly meaningful because similar bans are being litigated in other states.
If citizens can’t count on courts or policymakers to prioritize their safety, they’re left to their own devices when situational awareness is simply not enough.
Red state governors are not the ones setting local law enforcement priorities, budgets and policies, and the murder rate in each state is “largely a function of the large number of murders in a state’s biggest city or cities.”
The ABA’s latest anti-gun effort urges state and local governments to impose “significant civil and criminal” penalties on gun owners or adults in custody or control of a firearm who don’t promptly report the gun’s loss or theft.
Appearing on Morning Joe show last week, Johnson pointedly refused to give a direct answer to persistent questions on whether more police would reduce crime, and instead doubled down on poverty and more gun control.
When it comes to D.C.’s violent crime policy, there is plenty of low-hanging fruit to be picked. This is in part because violent crime is heavily concentrated among individuals who are already known to law enforcement.
NRA has often reported on failed “gun buyback” programs in cities across the country as being worse than useless. Unfortunately, for
In essence, New Jersey AG Matt Platkin’s office is making up the laws on firearms commerce one enforcement action and court decisions one at a time. What future requirements might be added are only limited by their imagination.
