Tag Archive: gun rights

on January 23, 2016 in World News

Washington State Lawmakers Push Gun Storage Law, ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

by AWR Hawkins On January 22 Washington state lawmakers held a hearing on a proposal to requirement gun owners in the state to lock up their guns in the home. This comes just under two weeks after state representative Jim Moeller (D-49th) introduced legislation to ban the possession of the “assault weapons” in the state. According to The News Tribune, Rep. Ruth Kagi (D-Lake Forest Park) spoke for requiring law-abiding citizens to lock up their guns in their homes. Kagi said, “Requiring gun owners to safely store firearms is common sense.” She  added, “About 1 million households in Washington state… View Article

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on January 22, 2016 in World News

Push is on for Alberta conservatives to join forces

by Gary Mason The Globe and Mail Pressure is slowly building on the two conservative political parties in Alberta to put aside their differences, park their egos and unite under a common banner. And those who dream of the two entities gathering under one flag again also fantasize about a high-profile figure arriving on the scene to take the reins of the newly constituted political entity and lead the charge to power. And then they wake up. To this point, much of the white-knight speculation has focused on Jason Kenney, the former federal Conservative cabinet minister from Calgary who was… View Article

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on January 22, 2016 in World News

Justin Trudeau phone call prompts husband of Burkina Faso victim to hang up

Husband of Maude Carrier says Quebec premier Couillard handled situation better The Canadian Press he husband of one of the Quebecers killed in the Burkina Faso terrorist attack says hanging up on Justin Trudeau “felt good” after the prime minister called him earlier this week. Yves Richard told Montreal radio station 98.5 FM on Thursday he was frustrated in the hours after last week’s tragedy with what he called Global Affairs Canada’s lack of tact and empathy. He did say the situation has since improved and that the families of victims are being treated better. But Richard was not impressed… View Article

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on January 22, 2016 in World News

Obama is Trying to Keep Program that Armed Drug Cartels Secret, Judge Says Otherwise

By Derrick Broze On Tuesday a federal judge ruled President Obama cannot use executive privilege to deny Congress access to records related to failed gun running scheme, Operation Fast and Furious. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled that the Department of Justice’s prior release of information related to Fast and Furious invalidated President Obama’s claim that releasing details of the program would cause harm. “The Department itself has already publicly revealed the sum and substance of the very material it is now seeking to withhold. Since any harm that would flow from the disclosures sought here would be… View Article

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on January 22, 2016 in World News

‘Resurgent’ Russia “Forces” US to Postpone A-10 Retirement Plan

The spread of the Daesh militant group and the build-up of Russia’s influence in the global arena have prompted the US Air Force to revise its plans to retire the A-10 Thunderbolt air support jet. © AP Photo/ Bob Brodbeck A-10 Attack Jet’s Retirement Would be a Threat to US National Security When the USAF decided to sunset the A-10 the global threat environment looked different, he explained. The retirement plan was introduced in the fiscal year 2015 budget request, worked out before the rise of Daesh.The nature of the budget cycle forces the Air Force to plan its force structure two years ahead of time, he… View Article

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on January 22, 2016 in World News

A Continent on Edge: Refugees Bringing Exotic Diseases Into Europe

As migrants flock to Europe in huge numbers unseen since World War Two, fueling fears that they could bring rare infectious and contagious diseases Danish hospitals are on the lookout for diphtheria, which officials believe has been brought in by asylum seekers, The Local reported on Friday. “The infection can be very dangerous if one isn’t vaccinated against it. The dangerous type is very rare and we last saw it in Denmark in 1998,” an a spokesman for the Danish State Serum Institute spokesman said. Incoming refugees have also been found to carry tuberculosis and malaria. “There is no doubt that infectious diseases are coming… View Article

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on January 22, 2016 in World News

France and Germany in Panic Over ‘End of Europe’ as Realities Hit Home

When the French Prime Minister starts talking of the “end of Europe” and Germany announces indefinite border controls amid the growing refugee crisis – it is time to get concerned. The crisis is not new, so why the sudden panic? © REUTERS/ Michaela Rehle German Authorities and Police Crumbling Under Refugee Pressure The answer lies in the fact that next year – 2017 – the French will go to the polls to elect its president and Germany votes-in a new Bundestag. With the European refugee crisis showing no signs of abating, both French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel know they have… View Article

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on January 22, 2016 in World News

Bernie Sanders Rising Because Trump Annihilating Hillary Clinton

by John Nolte The DC Media might be vile and corrupt, but these vile and corrupt people are not stupid. For 25 years, the mainstream media have protected Bill and Hillary Clinton from their appalling history when it comes to their real and alleged abuses of a dozen or so women. And as we saw just last month when CNN cut off a guest’s microphone, the same DC media that attempted to destroy Clarence Thomas over a single nothingburger allegation, intended to keep that protection racket firmly in place until Their Girl was in the White House cementing Barack Obama’s… View Article

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