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on June 15, 2015 in World News

Democrats Introduce Licensing Requirement For All Handgun Buyers

Democrats Introduce Licensing Requirement For All Handgun Buyers by AWR Hawkins On June 11, Democrats introduced a bill to require a license for all would-be handgun purchasers in America. The Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act of 2015 is sponsored by Reps. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) (D-Md-8th Dist.) and  Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) (D-CT-5th Dist.) and Sens. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT and Chris Murphy (D-CT). It would require all would-be handgun purchasers to pass a background check and acquire a handgun purchaser or owner’s license. In this way, it would secure the expansion of background checks that have eluded to the Democrats to this… View Article

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on June 15, 2015 in World News

Bloomberg’s ‘Moderate’ Gun Control Journalism Outlet Debuts Tuesday

Bloomberg’s ‘Moderate’ Gun Control Journalism Outlet Debuts Tuesday by AWR Hawkins Michael Bloomberg’s gun control journalism outlet debuts this week following a June 15 “preview party” in Washington, DC. The outlet, called “The Trace,” is being promoted as “moderate,” although it will exist under the auspices of Everytown for Gun Safety. According to the Washington Examiner, precise details on what The Trace will do have not been released. The invitation for the preview party said simply, “Please join us for a preview of The Trace. The journalism startup dedicated to changing the conversation about guns in America.” The consensus is… View Article

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on June 15, 2015 in World News

‘Liberals cannot gild this lily.’ Trudeau is in free fall and hiding won’t help

Michael Den Tandt: ‘Liberals cannot gild this lily.’ Trudeau is in free fall and hiding won’t help by Michael Den Tandt Justin Trudeau, the Toronto Star’s Bob Hepburn opined Saturday, is showing signs of “turning a corner and becoming the formidable campaign force the Liberals hoped he would be and that Conservatives and NDP strategists feared all along.” Well, then. It’s curious Hepburn thought that enough to write it, and did not re-write it immediately after reading it. I can’t think of another independent political observer in the known universe who would agree with him, just now – including respondents… View Article

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on June 15, 2015 in World News

Duceppe looks to Scotland for proof separatism can rise again

Duceppe looks to Scotland for proof separatism can rise again by Michelle Zilio, CTVNews.ca @michellezilio Returning Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe is looking to the success of Scottish National Party (SNP) in the U.K. as proof that his separatist party can rise again. In response to a question about Quebecers’ seeming disinterest in separation from Canada, Duceppe defended his party’s sovereingtist cause, referencing the SNP victory in the recent U.K. election. “Look at what happened in Scotland. The Scots used to vote for the Labour (Party) for years. During the referendum, they saw the Labour working together hand-in-hand with the… View Article

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on June 15, 2015 in World News

Carmakers say adios to Canada as Mexico shifts into higher gear

Carmakers say adios to Canada as Mexico shifts into higher gear Mexico now makes more cars than Canada, a trend that’s not expected to change There’s little more than a weeded-over parking lot outside the former Freightliner truck factory in St. Thomas, a small town about a 30-minute drive south of London, Ont. Not long ago, the site was a hive of busy autoworkers. But in 2008, German automaker Daimler closed the shop and moved production offshore, part of a $600-million cost-cutting plan that saw 1,400 people thrown out of work. A plumbing component maker has since taken over part… View Article

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on June 15, 2015 in World News

Unless the NDP stumbles in Quebec, Trudeau cannot win

Unless the NDP stumbles in Quebec, Trudeau cannot win by JOHN IBBITSON The Globe and Mail Readers are right to complain that political journalists focus too much on polls, obsessing on the electoral horse race rather than on the substance of the party platforms. But sometimes you do need to pay attention to the horse race, and this is one of those times. Why? Because if the NDP can sustain its recent gains in francophone Quebec, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals cannot win the next election. It’s as simple as that. A CROP poll in late May showed the NDP with 42… View Article

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on June 15, 2015 in World News

American empire imploding both at home & abroad

American empire imploding both at home & abroad by John Wight he crisis and chaos engulfing the Middle East and Ukraine is evidence of US imperial decline, as Washington learns the harsh lesson that no empire lasts forever. In the wake of the Vietnam War – the end of which was marked by news footage of US personnel and a select few Vietnamese collaborators being evacuated from the roof of the US Embassy in Saigon in 1975 – the United States entered a prolonged period of decline when it came to its ability to embark on major military operations. For… View Article

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on June 15, 2015 in World News

Veteran Threatened With Arrest for Living Off-the-Grid

Veteran Threatened With Arrest for Living Off-the-Grid A Huntsville, Alabama couple is being told they cannot live off-the-grid. The couple, who live in a self-sustaining home powered by solar panels, does not use any city utilities. But Huntsville officials claim that this isn’t allowed. “We live out here off the grid, 100 percent self-sustaining,” said Tyler Truitt. “So I basically made all my utilities: I have my solar panels, I have my rainwater collection and stuff.” Truitt is a veteran who is now having his rights trampled. He and his girlfriend, Soraya Hamar, are be threatened with arrest if they… View Article

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on June 15, 2015 in World News

‘You Can’t Have People Walking Around With Guns’

Bill Clinton: ‘You Can’t Have People Walking Around With Guns’ “I used to tell people when we did Bosnia, Kosovo anything like that, you get enough people with weapons around and there will be unattended consequences.” Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” former President Bill Clinton told CNN’s Jake Tapper that the Baltimore and Ferguson civil unrest is a result of too many, “people walking around with guns” combined with a lack community trust. Clinton said, “The Baltimore thing came on the heels of what happened in Ferguson, what happened in New York City and all these other places…. View Article

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