(Photo courtesy of Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation)
[Eugene, Oregon] In 2014 firearm instructor Derek LeBlanc had a vision. The national narrative surrounding firearms has changed and continues to change. One thing that cannot be ignored is the importance of education. With that, the educating of our children on firearms. LeBlanc started the Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation (Safe Around Firearms Education) to help spread his message. From the foundation’s web page we can glimpse at some of their goals:
Since 2015 the Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation has been a leader in the state of Oregon and the nation in regards to children’s firearm safety. We have reached 21,000 kids in Oregon, Washington, Northern California, and Arizona. We have taught them life-saving skills on what to do if they ever encounter a firearm. STOP, DON’T TOUCH, RUN AWAY, TELL AN ADULT!! We teach our kids to swim because we don’t want them to drown. We use this similar approach when it comes to firearm safety. Our
The Founding Fathers opted to protect our right to keep and bear arms in the Second Amendment not because of crime, but because of tyranny. They were sure that if the right to have guns wasn’t protected, a tyrannical government would ban them–something common throughout most of Europe even then–and then be able to trample the rest of our rights with us having no meaningful way to resist.
However, since then, we’ve found a new kind of tyranny. I call it the tyranny of the thug. It’s when evil individuals deprive you of your rights.
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Chicago is a violent, dangerous city. Because it’s so violent, police have looked for every edge they can. One system they’ve used over the years is called ShotSpotter. The system basically alerts police when a shot is fired, allowing them to respond, even if no one calls the police.
Yet it seems there are issues with the system.
Mostly, the problem comes after a 13-year-old was shot in what police are calling an “armed confrontation.” Now, ShotSpotter’s role in the shooting has
A good place to begin the reform process Lightfoot has called for would be a critical assessment of ShotSpotter. An ongoing investigation by the MacArthur Justice Center of Northwestern University Law School has yielded evidence that this high-tech tool is wasteful, alienating for community members, and generates intolerable risks of avoidable harms.
Illinois, and sales continue to soar.
But now, some state lawmakers and the Illinois State Police are taking aim at the huge backlog in processing firearm owner identification cards, also known as FOID cards.
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There’s been an explosion in gun ownership in Illinois over the past few years, and FOID card applications have nearly doubled since 2017.
“And then came 2020,” said Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly. “With the social tensions caused by civil unrest and global
pandemic, the firearm services bureau was confronted by a massive increase across all categories in their workloads.”
Under the law, state police are supposed to process a FOID card application in about 30 days. But now, it’s taking months and, in some cases, even a year to get a FOID card.
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Mass shootings are never a good way to start your day reading about them, but it happens.
It’s especially troubling after both Atlanta and Boulder. The one thing we should all hope for is a little peace and quiet. Unfortunately, that’s apparently not met to be.
Eight people were killed and several others wounded in a mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility on Thursday night, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Genae Cook said.
Authorities were aware of multiple other injured victims in hospitals, one of whom was in critical condition, she said during a media briefing early Friday.