Tag Archive: gun laws

on April 21, 2015 in World News

Apes are people too? NY judge grants human rights to chimpanzees

Apes are people too? NY judge grants human rights to chimpanzees Chimpanzee and human DNA differ by only about 1 percent – but should chimps be given human rights? A US judge said “yes” on Monday, ruling that apes held at a New York university are covered by the same laws that let humans challenge their detention. New York Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe said a pair of chimpanzees held at Stony Brook University are covered by a writ of habeas corpus – a legal principle that lets people challenge the credibility of their detention. The duo, named Hercules and… View Article

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on April 21, 2015 in World News

The Bankster War on Cash

      The Bankster War on Cash; JP Morgan Chase Begins to Prohibit the Storage of Cash in Its Safety Deposit Boxes Source: EPJ Letters are apparently going out to some JPMoragnChase customers announcing that cash will be prohibited from being stored in the bank’s safety deposit boxes. At the Collectors Universe message board, a commenter reports: My mother has a SDB at a Chase branch with one of my siblings as co-signers. Last week they got a letter outlining a number of changes to the lease agreement, including this: “Contents of the box: You agree not to store… View Article

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on April 21, 2015 in World News

Automakers Want to Outlaw Gearheads From Working on Their Own Cars

      Credit: _salguod / Flickr Automakers Want to Outlaw Gearheads From Working on Their Own Cars Car companies seek copyright restrictions to stop car enthusiasts, home mechanics Claiming that modern vehicles are “too complex” for home mechanics to fix, automakers are seeking copyright restrictions to prevent gearheads from working on their own cars. The Association of Global Automakers, a lobbying firm for 12 manufacturers, is asking the U.S. Copyright Office to prevent car owners from accessing “computer programs that control the functioning of a motorized land vehicle, including personal automobiles, commercial motor vehicles, and agricultural machinery, for purposes… View Article

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on April 21, 2015 in World News

‘A Concerned 8-Year-Old Citizen’ Writes Brutal Letter to Michelle Obama

A Concerned 8-Year-Old Citizen’ Writes Brutal Letter to Michelle Obama A friend sends along an email attachment—a handwritten letter by his 8-year-old son, Peter. It’s addressed to First Lady Michelle Obama. “It all started because he saw something about school lunches [and] how ketchup is bad for you, and that Michelle Obama wants to limit the amount of ketchup” in schools, my friend explained. When the boy’s mother reminded him he attends a private school, making the ketchup rationing a nonissue, “He said something about wanting to ‘give a voice to the voiceless.’” But ketchup is actually the least of… View Article

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on April 21, 2015 in World News

Trust in God But Carry a Concealed Handgun

Catholic Priest to Parish: Trust in God But Carry a Concealed Handgun Ann Arbor Catholic Priest Edward Fride recently sent a letter to his parishioners, warning them that the right solution to rising crime is not only to believe in God but also to carry a concealed handgun. Moreover, Fride told parishioners they could “attend classes at Christ the King parish to earn a Concealed Pistol License (CPL).” According to the Detroit Free Press, Fride wrote: It is very common for Christians to simply assume that they live in Mayberry, trusting that because they know the Lord Jesus, everything will… View Article

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on April 20, 2015 in World News

Media Focused on Crime Backfires, Americans Resist Gun Control

Media Focused on Crime Backfires, Americans Resist Gun Control On April 17, Pew Research published an analysis on the shift in public opinion whereby a clear majority of Americans support gun rights over gun control for the first time in more 20 years. Part of this analysis focuses on how the media has reported — and perhaps over-reported – crime in order to frighten Americans into supporting more government intervention via gun control. In so doing, the media inadvertently contributed to the success of the very pro-Second Amendment movement they hoped to topple. On December 10 Breitbart News reported Pew’s… View Article

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on April 20, 2015 in World News

Fans Call Tim McGraw a ‘Walmart Cowboy’

Fans Call Tim McGraw a ‘Walmart Cowboy’ Over Gun Control Fundraiser On Monday, CBS This Morning covered the fan outrage Tim McGraw is facing for committing to playing at a gun control fundraiser for Sandy Hook Promise on July 17. Sandy Hook Promise currently supports SB 941, a bill to ban private gun sales in Oregon and broaden legalized gun confiscation in the state. In 2014, Sandy Hook Promise opposed a push to arm teachers for self-defense in Georgia classrooms, although the goal of arming teachers was to prevent a Sandy Hook-like attack from happening that state. McGraw has responded… View Article

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on April 20, 2015 in World News

UK Man Quits Chemo and Beats Cancer with Cannabis

UK Man Quits Chemo and Beats Cancer with Cannabis Activist Post The US government has finally acknowledged the anticancer properties of cannabis. At this point it’s pretty difficult to ignore the evidence, including countless testimonials of people who cured their cancer with cannabis extracts. The latest example is a young man whose attempts at traditional cancer treatments of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy failed to get rid of his stage-three bowel cancer. Cannabis oil was a last ditch effort, and it worked. As reported by the Stoke Sentinel: CANCER survivor David Hibbitt is celebrating being given the all-clear by getting married Friday,… View Article

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on April 20, 2015 in World News

Monsanto and Others Caught Paying Internet ‘Trolls’ to Attack Activists

Monsanto and Others Caught Paying Internet ‘Trolls’ to Attack Activists Companies desperate to fool public Have you ever seen a post, comment, or reply that absolutely reeked of behind-the-scenes compensation by corporations like Monsanto? In the growing age of internet activism, and the expansion of social media as a tool to spread the word on real issues, paid internet trolling is becoming a new career path. Now, in case you’re not familiar with what ‘trolling’ really is, I think Wikipedia has a great definition. According to Wikipedia, an internet troll is: “…a person who sows discord on the Internet by… View Article

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