Tag Archive: Rightwing news

on January 19, 2015 in World News

Germany continues to repatriate gold

Germany continues to repatriate gold The German central bank or Bundesbank said Monday that it stepped up the repatriation of its gold reserves from overseas storage last year. “The Bundesbank successfully continued and further stepped up its transfers of gold,” the central bank said in a statement. “In 2014, 120 tonnes of gold were transferred to Frankfurt from storage locations abroad: 35 tonnes from Paris and 85 tonnes from New York.” Germany’s gold reserves are the second-biggest in the world after those of the United States and totaled 3,384.2 tonnes this month, according to the latest data compiled by the… View Article

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on January 18, 2015 in World News

Firearm Manufacturer ‘Regrets’ Providing Guns For ‘Taken 3′

Firearm Manufacturer ‘Regrets’ Providing Guns For ‘Taken 3′ After Actor’s Anti-Gun Remarks “We will no longer provide firearms for use in films starring Liam Neeson…” The firearm manufacturer that produced the guns for the movie Taken 3 has said it regrets its work after the film’s star, Liam Neeson, called the number of guns in America “a fucking disgrace” earlier this week. On Monday, the Batman Begins actor made a series of disparaging remarks towards gun ownership in America when asked about the Paris terror attacks targeting the satirical paper Charlie Hebdo. “There are too many fucking guns out there,… View Article

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on January 18, 2015 in World News

Obama to Call For New Tax Increases

Obama to Call For New Tax Increases Will use State of the Union address to target top earners, investment, inheritance President Obama plans to call for billions in tax increases on top earners – including a hike in investment tax rates — in order to fund new tax credits and other measures the White House claims will help the middle class. The president’s proposals, which also include eliminating a tax break on inheritances, are likely to be cheered by the Democratic Party’s liberal base when they are announced Tuesday night in his State of the Union address. However, the tax… View Article

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on January 18, 2015 in E News

NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS VOLUME 22, NUMBER 2

NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS VOLUME 22, NUMBER 2 Extra, Extra! Media Mogul Bloomberg Stages Anti-gun Indoctrination Camp for Suggestible Reporters Pro-gun websites and message boards have been abuzz this week with news that Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun cabal, Everytown for Gun Safety, is partnering with the Columbia Journalism School to offer a two-day workshop for media figures who cover guns and gun issues. While none of us here have the benefit (if that’s what you’d call it) of a graduate degree from the Columbia School of Journalism, we do our best to bring you the scoop on all the gun news that fit… View Article

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on January 18, 2015 in World News

No Longer Nameless: Operation Choke Point Closing A Gun Store Near You?

No Longer Nameless: Operation Choke Point Closing A Gun Store Near You? The threat Operation Choke Point poses to the Second Amendment has been real on paper without being tangible for quite some time. Now, however, with at least one gun store owner talking about the pressure brought to bear against his business by Operation Choke Point–any abstraction associated with the Department of Justice’s operation has vanished. Breitbart News has previously reported that Schuetz is in Hawkins, Wisconsin. His gun company–Hawkins Guns LLC–ran its accounts through Heritage Credit Union in Hawkins until said credit union called him in for a… View Article

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on January 18, 2015 in World News

Charged for self-defence

Charged for self-defence An update on the 68-year-old senior from New Brunswick who is being punished for defending his home with a firearm

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on January 17, 2015 in World News

NYC hired Rikers officers with gang ties, psychological issues

NYC hired Rikers officers with gang ties, psychological issues A report into the recruiting and hiring practices of the New York Correction Department found that more than one-third of the people hired had problems – criminal histories, mental issues – that should have disqualified them from the job. Conducted by New York City’s Department of Investigation (DOI), the review is the latest in a number of critical revelations about city jails including death, brutality, and drug smuggling. The year-long review by city investigators evaluated department hiring and recruiting practices by looking at the applications of 153 people who were hired…. View Article

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on January 17, 2015 in World News

Senator’s husband stands to profit big from government deal

Senator’s husband stands to profit big from government deal Ever wonder how lowly paid lawmakers leave office filthy rich? Sen. Dianne Feinstein is showing how it’s done. The US Postal Service plans to sell 56 buildings — so it can lease space more expensively — and the real estate company of the California senator’s husband, Richard Blum, is set to pocket about $1 billion in commissions. Blum’s company, CBRE, was selected in March 2011 as the sole real estate agent on sales expected to fetch $19 billion. Most voters didn’t notice that Blum is a member of CBRE’s board and… View Article

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on January 17, 2015 in World News

Politico Magazine: Idea of ‘Defensive Gun Ownership’ a ‘Tragic Myth’

Politico Magazine: Idea of ‘Defensive Gun Ownership’ a ‘Tragic Myth’ On January 14, Politico Magazine (PM) ran a story suggesting the claim that guns are used for defense purposes more often than ill-intent is wrong, and the whole idea behind “defensive gun ownership” is a “tragic myth.” PM defined the “tragic myth” as the belief “that millions of gun owners successfully use their firearms to defend themselves and their families from criminals.” They pointed to the dearth of academic support for defensive gun uses (DGUs) in “public health literature” and listed three instances in which a homeowner fired a gun… View Article

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on January 16, 2015 in World News

Arkansas Rep Proposes Campus Carry For State Colleges, Universities

Arkansas Rep Proposes Campus Carry For State Colleges, Universities On January 15, Arkansas state representative Charlie Collins (R-Fayetteville) proposed legislation to allow faculty and staff at state colleges and universities to carry guns on campus for self-defense. Known as House Bill 1077, the measure would allow faculty and staff with concealed carry licenses to carry on campus and would not allow colleges or universities to deny their right to do so. According to Arkansas Matters, Collins proposed a similar bills two years ago, but it allowed college and universities to opt out if they so chose. The opt out was… View Article

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