FOAC Monthly Meeting - 02/10/2019
South Fayette Township Municipal Building 515 Millers Run Road, Morgan, PA
FOAC Monthly Meeting - 03/10/2019
South Fayette Township Municipal Building 515 Millers Run Road, Morgan, PA
FOAC Monthly Meeting - 04/14/2019
South Fayette Township Municipal Building 515 Millers Run Road, Morgan, PA
Quote Of The Week
"The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and ignorant believe to be liberty." - Fisher Ames, speech in the Massachusetts Ratifying Convention, 1788
Pittsburgh council members could face charges over gun restrictions, DA says :: 01/16/2019
Pittsburgh City Council’s proposed gun legislation might be unconstitutional and could result in criminal charges against members of council, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said in a letter to the councilman who introduced the bills.
DOJ report shows just how few legally purchased guns are used to commit crimes :: 01/16/2019
A Department of Justice report shows that only seven percent of nearly 300,000 state and federal prisoners who possessed a firearm during their crime purchased the gun from a licensed firearm dealer.
Hearing Protection Act, Reciprocity Introduced Again :: 01/16/2019
National concealed-carry reciprocity and easier access to suppressors are two initiatives that have a new lease on life as the 116th Congress opened.
Senator: Lawmakers Should Pass Tests Before Writing Gun Laws :: 01/16/2019
You know, Senator Fortunato, it might have been nice if you’d pushed this before Washington State came apart at the seams.
SCOTUS declines to take gun rights case that also challenged Whitaker appointment as acting AG :: 01/16/2019
Matthew Whitaker, acting U.S. attorney general, speaks during the Rural and Tribal Elder Justice Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018.
Law Barring Illegal Aliens From Having Guns Is Constitutional :: 01/10/2019
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday joined five of other circuits in rejecting a Second Amendment challenge to a federal law prohibiting unlawful aliens from possessing firearms, though it did so without making a definitive determination as to whether such persons are covered by the amendment.
The Supreme Court's Impact on the Second Amendment :: 01/02/2019
The Second Amendment is one of most fundamental provisions of the Bill of Rights, and one of the most fiercely debated. Since it was first put to paper, legal scholars, gun owners and anti-gun activists have engaged in an endless discussion over the meaning and scope of the Second Amendment, and for most of that time, gun owners have been on the losing side of the argument.
CGF Seeks U.S. Supreme Court Review in Constitutional Challenge to California's Handgun Roster, Microstamping Laws :: 12/29/2018
Washington D.C., Dec. 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, attorneys Alan Gura and Donald Kilmer filed a petition for Supreme Court review in a federal Second and Fourteenth Amendment lawsuit challenging the State of California’s handgun roster and “microstamping” laws. The Calguns Foundation, an institutional plaintiff in the case, is joined by Second Amendment Foundation and four individuals. A copy of the petition for certiorari can be found at https://www.calgunsfoundation.org/pena.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Police: 90-year-old Homeowner Shot Intruder in the Leg :: 01/13/2019
BERLIN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man from Milanville is facing charges after he tried to break into a home in Wayne County.
Illinois Self-Defense: Woman With Concealed Carry License Who Shot Robber Called A Hero :: 01/09/2019
CHICAGO (CBS)– Residents are praising the 25 year-old woman, with a concealed carry license, who shot and killed a man who was trying to rob her at a bus stop.
Alabama Self-Defense: Private Security Stops Mass Shooting At Alabama Night Club :: 01/07/2019
It’s long been argued that the solution to preventing mass shootings is the presence of more guns. There’s a reason people like me want armed teachers in our schools, for example.
Arizona Self-Defense: Arizona resident shoots four burglars, killing one, police say :: 01/03/2019
One person is dead and three others are injured after they were shot by a resident of an Arizona home they were trying to burglarize, police said.
