President Signs Executive Orders To Fight Crime

posted on February 11, 2017

On Thursday, prior to the swearing in of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, President Donald Trump was focused on reducing crime. "I'm signing three executive actions today designed to restore safety in America,” Trump said before the swearing-in of Sessions.

The first order, aimed at international crime organizations, is designed to combat drug cartels and “to undertake all necessary and lawful action to break the back of the criminal cartels that have spread across our nation and are destroying the blood of our youth.” 

The second order addresses law enforcement. It directs the Justice Department to use existing federal law to prosecute those who commit crimes against police officers.

Trump’s final executive order gives Sessions authority to create a task force aimed at furthering strategies “to reduce crime, including, in particular, illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and violent crime.” Sessions himself called today’s crime rate a “dangerous permanent trend that places the health and safety of the American people at risk."

Latest

48651170742_04f298edc4_k.jpg
48651170742_04f298edc4_k.jpg

More Than Half of State Attorneys General Demand Answers from Biden

The group submitted a formal comment letter addressing the ATF’s proposed rulemaking regarding the “Definition of ‘Engaged in Business’ as a Dealer in Firearms.”

Another Armed Californian Saves His Family

Robberies and burglaries are increasingly occurring in the Golden State.

This is What Empowering Women Really Looks Like

With gun ownership on the rise throughout the nation, women are one huge demographic that has seen noticeable growth in this area. Such is why one NRA firearms instructor built a self-defense training company that caters exclusively to women.

What’s Next for Oregon?

When a circuit court judge imposed a permanent injunction against Oregon’s anti-freedom measure last week, it was just the latest skirmish in a year-long, up-and-down battle against the sweeping, poorly conceived law.

The Armed Citizen® December 4, 2023

True stories of the right to keep and bear arms.

NRA 2023 Year In Review

None of this would be possible without the enduring support of NRA members.

Interests



Get the best of America's 1st Freedom delivered to your inbox.