In a bi-partisan effort, all but 10 of Colorado’s 64 county sheriffs have signed onto a lawsuit aimed at blocking the Democratic gun control measures passed by the state legislature and signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper back in March. Joining the Sheriffs in the civil rights lawsuit, supported by the Independence Institute, are …
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On the heals of the Mother’s Day shooting in New Orleans, and with the media and the pols in Washington trumpeting stricter gun control laws (despite falling gun crime statistics) I came across this article by Walter E. Williams that does touch on what ‘the problem’ is. It is societal and political and is perpetuated …
A shooting incident interrupted a Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans’ 7th Ward. Police are discounting terrorism as the cause. They are calling it your basic “street violence.” The apparent target of today’s shooting was the Original Big 7 club and its followers. Founded in 1996 in the Saint Bernard Housing Projects in the 7th …
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Effective March 10, 2013, Square Inc., the convenient portable credit card processor, has aligned itself with the gun control hysteria crowd, expanding their exclusions for use to not just firearms not made in person, but also to ammunition and anything to do with firearms made in person or by any other means. It amounts to …
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The community-organizer-turned-President is at it again. Before an audience of college students in Mexico, he blames the United States for Mexico’s drug and gun violence. All without mentioning his Justice Department’s ‘Fast and Furious’ gun running program, responsible for arming and killing hundreds, if not thousands of Mexicans, in Mexico. Not to mention one of …
A Pizza Hut delivery driver was ambushed and robbed by three armed black men Wednesday night, 5/1/2013. The incident occurred in the 7800 block of Graves Road around 10 pm. Graves Road runs from Olive Road, two blocks East of Davis Highway. The thugs took the pizza, about $40 cash and the driver’s wallet. Fortunately, …
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Speaking of gun control hysteria, GE Capital stopped offering financing to retailers whose main business is selling guns. They say it affects less than one percent of gun dealers and, as big as GE Capital is, dropping that market segment from their model is immaterial to them from a business standpoint. The spokesperson said that …
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Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, in an effort to legislate some brotherly love, signed a bill that bans firearms from public parks and recreation areas. Placing restrictions, and limiting the ability of law-abiding citizens to protect themselves is his idea of public safety. Denying reality, bill sponsor Councilwoman Cindy Bass (D) said “There’s no reason to …
According to former Congressman Joe Scarborough (R-FL1), those House members (R’s and D’s) who voted against the gun control bill last week are “against background checks for criminals and terrorists” and “occupy the most extreme corner of American politics.” I don’t know anyone who is against background checks for purchasing firearms, including the NRA. Background …
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According to Reuters, the two brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings, who police say engaged in a gun battle with officers early Friday after a frenzied manhunt, were not licensed to own guns in the towns where they lived, authorities said on Sunday. Must be a little disheartening for the gun-grabbing lobby to learn …