Why 'Universal Background Checks' Are A Bad Idea
by Jacob Sullum. Ineffective, unjust, and unenforceable. Senate Democrats plan
to ingratiate themselves with voters by introducing a new package of
gun controls. In a letter to fellow Democrats, Sens. Chuck Schumer
(D-N.Y.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) said they hope gun control
advocacy "will be a rallying point for a public that is ... MORE
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background check,
crime,
government,
gun control,
incentives,
regulation,
shooting,
violence
The Underbelly Of The California Drought
by Victor Davis Hanson. People should be represented as well as salmon. Even the high mountain lakes and reservoirs are about empty – and equally void of vacationers who have few places to boat, fish, and ski, and are unsure where the next forest fire will break out and force evacuations on often one-lane winding mountain roads. Four years of ... MORE
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California,
cronyism,
drought,
government,
incentives,
liberalism,
policy,
public service,
water
Eminent Domain Trumps Your Property Rights
by Daniel John Sobieski. In the ready, shoot, aim world of Donald Trump, the adage that a bell cannot be unrung undeniably applies and particularly with his statement that eminent domain, the government’s taking of private property for what Marxists and socialists would call “the greater good”, is “wonderful”. He has since, in Clintonian ... MORE
Olivia Nuzzi: Alex Jones Endorses Rand Paul
‘America needs real change’ Hot off his surprise interview with the reclusive Matt Drudge, the excited radio host texts to say he thinks Clinton is ‘too corrupt and evil’ for the presidency—and Paul is his man. In late September, Rand Paul announced that he had been endorsed by eight people: Fox News’s John Stossel; his own father, former ... MORE
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conspiracy,
corruption,
Hillary Clinton,
integrity,
politics,
presidency,
Rand Paul,
Republican
Woman Flips Off Mayor, So He Sends SWAT Team After Her
by John Vibes. Cops deployed as tools for politician. Tina Warren has been fighting her local government over rising water bills, leaving her at odds with the town’s mayor, Bill Kirkpatrick. Warren has been running a number of campaigns against his policies, and she has even been flipping the mayor the middle finger every time she sees him. Tina’s ... MORE
John Lott: Would-Be Killers Target Gun-Free Zones
Enough with the 'defenseless victim zones.' There has been another horrible crime committed and once again it is followed by calls for so-called universal background checks on private transfers of guns. Hillary Clinton vows, if she becomes president, to use executive action to enact such rules. She is angry that Republicans “refuse to do anything” ... MORE
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concealed carry,
gun control,
gun-free zones,
guns,
Hillary Clinton,
Obama,
restrictions,
shooting
‘Neutralizing’ John Lennon: One Man Against the ‘Monster’
by John W. Whitehead. John Lennon, born 75 years ago on October 9, 1940, was a musical genius and pop cultural icon. He was also a vocal peace protester and anti-war activist and a high-profile example of the lengths to which the U.S. government will go to persecute those who dare to challenge its authority. Long before Chelsea Manning and ... MORE
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control,
government,
individualism,
peace,
police state,
power,
rebellion,
spying,
surveillance
Joel Valenzuela: Millennials Have A New American Dream
Experience over possession. A house in the suburbs with a white picket fence. A couple of kids and a couple of pets. A well-paying full-time job. Retirement. The old American Dream, the picture of success to which we once aspired, is dead. There’s a new dream now, and it’s far less lofty. The perpetual recession has not gone away. Sure, in some ways ... MORE
Joseph Farah: 3 Reasons You Can't Trust Washington
Love your country, but never trust your gov't - Bob Novak. Far too many Americans have come to the conclusion that only the federal government can solve problems. The Democrats all believe it. Lots of Republican politicians accept it. For the news media, it’s an article of faith. But America was founded on the notion that powerful ... MORE
Andrew Napolitano: The Natural Right To Self-Defense
A confirmed liar's assault on the Constitution. While the FBI continued to analyze the emails Hillary Clinton thought she deleted and her advisers pressed her to hire a Republican criminal defense attorney in Washington, a madman used a lawfully purchased handgun to kill a professor and eight students at a community college in Roseburg, ... MORE
Civil Asset Forfeiture Is Oklahoma's New Stop And Frisk; 2/3 Of Cash Seizures By Police Come From Minorities
by David Lowe. People of color are being fleeced by law enforcement and the criminal justice system. The public began to pay more attention to the practice in places such as Ferguson, Missouri, where the courts and police preyed upon Black residents through court fines and fees. The exploitative system became a substantial revenue generator for ... MORE
Harry 'The Victim' Reid Sues Manufacturer Of Elastic Band Because It Slipped Out Of His Hand And He Hurt Himself
Bad things are always someone else's fault. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid has decided to sue the makers of the exercise band that he says caused an injury that left him blind in his right eye. The top Democrat and his wife Landra Gould are suing the companies that produce TheraBand for $50,000, according to a legal complaint, dug up ... MORE
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accidents,
Democrats,
Harry Reid,
lawsuit,
nitwittery,
responsibility,
self-interest,
victimhood
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