Tag Archive: gun rights

on July 7, 2014 in World News

Bloomberg’s Gun Control Group Has ‘No Influence

Bloomberg’s Gun Control Group Has ‘No Influence,’ Produces No Results On July 7, CNN’s John King told the Associated Press’s Julie Pace that Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety has demonstrated “no influence” in the coming November elections. Pace concurred, saying Bloomberg’s gun control efforts have yet to garner results. The two spoke on Inside Politics, where King said: The NRA is a powerful force, often in mid-term elections where turn out is low because they can motivate a smaller segment [of voters]. This is will be interesting to see. At the moment we’ve seen no influence, that this Everytown… View Article

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on July 7, 2014 in World News

Homeowner in Wheelchair Shoots, Kills Home Intruder

Homeowner in Wheelchair Shoots, Kills Home Intruder A wheelchair-bound homeowner in Powdersville, South Carolina, shot and killed a home invader who was trying to rob his home, officials said. According to Greenville Online, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department was called to the residence of Orlandous Brown at 12:35 a.m. on July 3. Latisha Vernon – a friend of Brown – was at the residence when the incident occurred and she called in “a burglary in process.” Police arrived to find “Vernon and her daughter… in the driveway calling to them.” They found the homeowner and the dead intruder in the… View Article

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on July 6, 2014 in World News

Gun Ownership an ‘Unalienable Right’

Missouri Amendment: Gun Ownership an ‘Unalienable Right’ State Must ‘Uphold’ In August Missourians will vote on Amendment 5, an amendment to the state constitution which explicitly declares private gun ownership an “unalienable right” and obligates the state government to “uphold” it. The language of Amendment 5 says “that the right to keep and bear arms is an unalienable right and that the state government is obligated to uphold that right.” According to The Joplin Globe, the amendment was sponsored by state senator Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia). It passed the state senate “by a 23-to-8 vote, and the state [house] by a… View Article

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on July 5, 2014 in World News

Home Invader Killed in Shootout with Homeowner

Home Invader Killed in Shootout with Homeowner On July 3 a 26-year-old suspected home invader in Easley, South Carolina, was killed after getting into a shootout with the homeowner of a residence he was allegedly robbing. According to The State, the incident took place in the morning hours. The suspect was confronted by the homeowner, and the two exchanged gunfire. “The two men were found in the living room” when police arrived. A mother and “her 17-year-old daughter were in the home at the time of the shooting.” Police say the suspect and the homeowner used handguns, and the “suspect… View Article

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on July 3, 2014 in World News

Chris Christie Vetoes ‘High Capacity’ Magazine Ban

  Chris Christie Vetoes ‘High Capacity’ Magazine Ban On July 2, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) vetoed A2006, a gun control bill which would have limited magazines in NJ to 10 rounds. Christie said he vetoed the bill because “it would do nothing to reduce gun violence. According to NJ.com, Christie said: This [bill] is the very embodiment of reform in name only. It simply defies common sense to believe that imposing a new and entirely arbitrary number of bullets that can be loaded into a firearm will somehow eradicate, or even reduce, future instances of mass violence. Gun… View Article

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on July 2, 2014 in World News

Allow Police to Confiscate Guns Based on Accusation Alone

    Bill Would Allow Police to Confiscate Guns Based on Accusation Alone California’s AB 1014 labeled most draconian gun control legislation in the country A draconian gun control bill set to be voted on by the California legislature would allow police to confiscate a person’s firearms solely on the basis of an accusation made against the gun owner by a family member or a health professional. Although the bill was amended after an onslaught of complaints, the legislation is still being labeled as the harshest gun control law in the country. AB 1014, authored by Assemblymembers Das Williams and… View Article

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on June 30, 2014 in Right Edition

Porn on the Brain – Inventions Useful and Oddball

Porn on the Brain – Inventions Useful and Oddball We realise that for some of you, the following news may be akin to Christmas being cancelled, but watching too much porn may be bad for your brain. A new study by German researchers revealed that men who overdose on porn not only have less grey matter but there is less activity going on. It’s not clear, for example, whether watching porn leads to brain changes or whether people born with certain brain types watch more porn, said Simone Kühn, the study’s lead author from the Max Planck Institute for Human… View Article

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