Archive for February 2013
More bad firearm advice from Joe Biden – Shoot through a door
Actually, this could be criminal. If someone told you it was perfectly acceptable to fire a round through a door at a target you had not identified, how do you think that would go over?
Read MoreHigh school principal tells student to delete video exposing teacher theft
If this was a story about simple theft, it would not be a story. In Linden, Calif., sophomore Justine Betti video recorded a teacher stealing items from student backpacks, and after reporting the theft to Linden High School principal Richard Schmidig, Betti was told to delete the video evidence and the matter would be investigated.
Read MoreTold You So: Congress considering changing rules for upcoming sequester
On Feb. 20, I told you Congress would probably just change the rules when it comes to the upcoming sequester just like they did with the infamous fiscal cliff. Right on cue, Senate Republicans are suggesting the rules be changed.
Read MoreVideo – Hannity vs. Keith Ellison on the sequester
Jim asked me to post the video from Sean Hannity’s show last night and the interview with Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.). To say this was an embarrassment for Ellison would be the understatement of the week.
Read MoreFeinstein: “All the police” support my assault weapon ban
Although Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) thinks she has all of the police supporting her proposed assault weapon ban, I can tell her with authority she does not.
Read MoreNew York: Penalties for large capacity magazines redux
Since my original post on the subject was long, corrected and updated multiple times – confusing even me – I needed to write a shorter post to clarify. I made a solid effort to update the orignal, but here’s the needed follow up.
Read MoreThe Department of Peacebuilding
Congresswoman Barbara Lee is sponsoring legislation (H.R. 808) that would create a new cabinet level bureaucracy…the Department of Peacebuilding. No, don’t rub your eyes, you read that correctly.
Read MoreConnecticut Attorney General: 2nd Amendment an individual right … for the time being
The attorney general in each state is the chief legal officer for the state, representing the interests of the people in legal matters and serve as legal council to state agencies. Their scope should not include politics or formation of law, as that is the role of the legislatures. But that does not stop Connecticut’s…
Read MoreNew York: Penalty for 11 rounds in a magazine as severe as sexual conduct against a child (Update)
Common sense gun legislation. Having eight rounds in a 10 round magazine, or having magazines with more than a 10 round capacity in New York will be is defined as criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree; a “Class D Violent Felony.” Wondering what some class E felonies in New York are?
Read MoreYet more Obamacare casualties
Yesterday, Universal Studios, the Orlando theme park, announced that beginning January 1, 2014, when Obamacare takes full effect, it will no longer provide health insurance to its part-time employees.
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