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on September 19, 2013 in World News

College bars student from handing out Constitution

College bars student from handing out Constitution The Constitution guarantees the right to free speech, but don’t try to pass  out copies of it at Modesto Junior College in California. A student at the school who tried to pass out pocket-size pamphlets of the  very document that memorializes our rights got shut down on Sept. 17 – a date  also known as Constitution Day. Campus authorities told Robert Van Tuinen, who  caught the whole thing on videotape, he could only pass out the free documents  at a tiny designated spot on campus, and only then if he scheduled it several … View Article

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on September 17, 2013 in World News

Statewide Ban on Lead Ammo

                      California One Signature Away from Statewide Ban on Lead Ammo Legislation that would completely ban lead ammunition from the state of California is sitting on Governor Jerry Brown’s (D) desk, waiting for his signature to become law. California already has a lead ammo ban in eight counties, but the Democrat-dominated assembly wants to broaden the ban to cover the entire state. According to Fox News, proponents of the ban claim it will protect endangered species, like the condor. Proponents also “point to a 2008 study by the Centers for… View Article

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on September 11, 2013 in World News

City backs plan to seize negative equity mortgages

                        California City backs plan to seize negative equity mortgages Richmond, California’s leaders approved on Wednesday morning a plan for the city to become the first in the nation to acquire mortgages with negative equity in a bid to keep local residents in their homes. The power of ’eminent domain’ allows governments to seize private property for a public purpose. Critics say the plan threatens the market for private-label mortgage-backed securities. Richmond’s city council voted 4 to 3 for Mayor Gayle McLaughlin’s proposal for city staff to work more… View Article

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on August 19, 2013 in World News

California Rushing Headlong Toward Draconian Gun Control

                      California Rushing Headlong Toward Draconian Gun Control On August 12 Breitbart News reported that California was set to become the strictest gun control state in the country with an ammunition registry. It has since become apparent that such a registry is only the tip of the iceberg. Other bills speeding toward Governor Jerry Brown’s (D) desk all but guarantee CA residents will be subjected to draconian gun regulations and all out bans if Brown does anything other than veto them. The NRA-ILA provided convenient summaries and status reports on the… View Article

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