Ak Rifle Ban BuildAmmoLand – by Thomas Conroy

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- Kalashnikov rifles are big news lately. An executive order from the White House recently cut off the Russian-made versions – Saiga rifles and shotguns along with VEPRs.

But there are still plenty of AKs and parts kits from places like Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, just about anywhere from the old Soviet Bloc and their allies.

Even before the import ban on Russian AKs, building your own Kalashnikov was becoming more  popular, and will probably become even more so, now with the current ban in place.   Continue reading “Top Five Tools For Building Your Own AK-47 Rifle”

Americans Illegal Alien Invasion ProtestersAmmoLand – by Thomas Sowell

California –-(Ammoland.com)- In a recent confrontation between protesters against the illegal flood of unaccompanied children into the United States and counter-protests by some Hispanic group, one man from the latter group said angrily, “We are as good as you are!”

One of the things that make the history of clashes over race or ethnicity such a history of tragedies around the world is that — regardless of whatever particular issue sets off these clashes — many people see the ultimate stakes as their worth as human beings. On that, there is no room for compromise, but only polarization. That is why playing “the race card” is such an irresponsible and dangerous political game.   Continue reading “Illegal Alien Invasion Bordering on Madness”

Honored VeteransAmmoLand – by Roger J. Katz

New York, N.Y. –-(Ammoland.com)- Some time ago the Wall Street Journal wrote an opinion piece – an expose that appeared in the May 24th-25th Weekend Review Section, titled “Duty and Pity.”

The WSJ author, Phil Klay, wrote “. . . there is something deeply unsettling about the way we so often choose to think about those who served.”

Klay says that we choose to pity our returning soldiers. But, as he adds, “pity sidesteps complexity in favor of narratives that we’re comfortable with, reducing the nuances of a person’s experience to a sound bite.”   Continue reading “Vets Are Not Damaged Goods, Why Do Anti-Gun Groups Treat Them Like Trash”

deltaUSA Today – by Bart Jansen

Delta Air Lines, United and US Airways each canceled flights Tuesday to Israel because of safety and security concerns.

Delta, which typically flies between New York’s JFK airport and Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, suspended service indefinitely.

Delta Flight 468, a Boeing 747 with 273 passengers and 17 crew members, diverted to Paris on Tuesday after reports of a rocket near Tel Aviv, the airline said.   Continue reading “Airlines cancel flights to Israel over rocket threat”

FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2013 file photo, different strains of marijuana are displayed for sale at Medicine Man marijuana dispensary in Denver. Nationwide marijuana legalization seems inevitable to three-fourths of Americans, whether they support it or not, according to a new poll out Wednesday, April 2, 2014, by the Pew Research Center on the nation’s shifting attitudes about drug policy. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)Huffington Post – by Astrid Galvan

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Veterans, medical marijuana activists and scientists welcomed the first federally approved research into pot as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

But their hopes for the research were dashed when the University of Arizona fired researcher Suzanne Sisley, who undertook the study after clearing four years of bureaucratic hurdles.   Continue reading “Fired Professor Suzanne Sisley Isn’t Giving Up On Marijuana Research”

Bloomberg, allies pouring money into Lyft and UberNew York Post – by Michael Gartland

A year after then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg vowed to “destroy” the yellow-cab industry, his allies and surrogates are pouring energy and cash into ride-sharing ventures fiercely opposed by New York’s hacks and medallion owners.

Lyft — the ride-share startup known for its “suggested donations” and giant pink moustaches affixed to the grills of its cars — got a cool $60 million last year from Andreessen Horowitz LLC, a venture capital firm that counts Bloomberg LP as a key investor. Bloom­berg LP poured “tens of millions” into Andreessen, a source said.   Continue reading “Bloomberg, allies pouring money into Lyft and Uber”

Upper West Side condo has separate entrances for rich and poorNew York Post – by Kate Briquelet

This is rich!

The poor will use a separate door under plans for a new Upper West Side luxury tower — where affordable housing will be segregated from ritzy waterfront condos despite being in the same building.

Manhattan developer Extell is seeking millions in air rights and tax breaks for building 55 low-income units at 40 Riverside Boulevard, but the company is sequestering the cash-poor tenants who make the lucrative incentives possible.   Continue reading “Upper West Side condo has separate entrances for rich and poor”

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The FDA released a press release stating that the Wawona Packing Company of Cutler, Calif is voluntarily recalling certain lots of whole peaches (white and yellow), nectarines (white and yellow), plums and pluots packed between June 1, 2014 through July 12,2014 due to the potential of the products being contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Wawona Packing has notified retailers of the specific lots being recalled. No other products are impacted by this recall. No illnesses have been linked to this recall to date.   Continue reading “Fresh fruits recalled due to Listeria threat”

Pure Caffeine Powder: What You Need to KnowYahoo Health – by Ryan Wallace

It’s important for consumers and especially parents to learn all they can about the pure caffeine powder that has been linked to the recent death of an Ohio teenager.

The Food and Drug Administration is considering regulatory action pending its investigation into the death of 18-year-old Logan Stiner, who died on May 27 after consuming the powder. In the meantime, it is recommending that consumers avoid the substance.   Continue reading “Pure Caffeine Powder: What You Need to Know”

altGun Owners of America – by Erich Pratt

GOA today chided Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) for her utter hypocrisy — and lack of understanding — regarding our key historical documents, like the Federalist Papers.

Rep. Maloney has called for Capitol Hill law enforcement to investigate GOA Executive Director Larry Pratt for saying that the Second Amendment is “for restraining tyrannical tendencies in government … especially those in the liberal, tyrannical end of the spectrum.”   Continue reading “GOA Chides Rep. Maloney for Foolish Comments”

Moms Demand Action BannedAmmoLand – by AWR Hawkins

Washington DC – -(Ammoland.com)-  A July 16th 2014 column describing the gun-banning efforts of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America reveals that a Moms Demand chapter was kicked out of San Antonio’s Park North Target when they tried to hold a “Stroller Jam” in the store.

Store management kicked the gun control group out for “wielding signs and petitions in a ‘distraction-free’ shopping environment.”   Continue reading “Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense Kicked Out of San Antonio Target Store”

Attackers Call 911 on Defender with ShotgunAmmoLand – by Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- Florida recently passed a law making it harder to prosecute people who are defending themselves with firearms.

The law builds on a trend started with an Arizona law that codified the defensive display of a firearm as legal.

The Arizona law had been prompted by criminals use of the criminal justice system to punish people who had foiled their crimes by displaying a firearm in self defense.   Continue reading “Attackers Call 911 on Defender with Shotgun”

Brown recluse spiders are rare in Michigan, but can be found in isolated populations, an expert with Michigan State University says. This photo shows their body and head compared to the size of a penny. (Photo: Wikipedia commons)West Bloomfield Patch – by Beth Dalbey

A healthy 58-year-old Michigan woman has died after she was bitten by a brown recluse spider – a species that most experts don’t believe to be indigenous to the state – in what experts are calling a “rare death.”

Betty Ann Strickland of Tustin, a rural area east of Manistee National  Forest, noticed an what appered to be an insect bite of some sort on the top of her right foot on June 30, her husband, Charles, told WWJ.   Continue reading “Experts: ‘Rare Death’ After Spider Bite”

NJ.com – by Justin Zaremba

JEFFERSON —  Reptile specialist Gerald Andrejcak told NJ.com Friday that the giant snake loose in Lake Hopatcong is a green anaconda — though he’d previously only called it a boa constrictor — and that he was “sworn to secrecy” by a local animal control official to avoid causing a panic.

“It’s a green anaconda,” Andrejcak said. “I’ve known its species (since last week), but I was sworn to keep my mouth shut by local officials to avoid causing a panic. Now that there’s a panic, I’m going on the record.”   Continue reading “Expert: Lake Hopatcong snake an anaconda, but I was ‘sworn to keep my mouth shut’”

This image from an AP video shows Tariq Abu Khdeir, the Palestinian-American teen who relatives allege was beaten by Israeli authorities earlier this month, addressing the media after arriving at at Tampa International Airport on Wednesday night, July 16, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/AP Video)Huffington Post – by Igor Bobic

Israeli police raided the home of 15-year-old Tariq Abu Khdeir early Friday, just hours after the Palestinian-American teenager left for Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport to return home to Tampa, Florida.

Abu Khdeir, whose brutal beating at the hands of Israeli security forces was captured on camera, had been under house arrest in East Jerusalem. He was released on Thursday after pressure from the U.S. State Department and an ABC interview, wherein he defended his presence at a protest of the murder of his cousin, Muhammad Abu Khdeir, who was burned alive.   Continue reading “Photos Show Tariq Abu Khdeir’s Family Home Ransacked By Israeli Police”

In a new video posted by a witness, Eric Garner can be seen on the ground after Officer Daniel Pantaleo (rear, green shirt and beige shorts) applied a chokehold.New York Daily News – by CORINNE LESTCH , ROCCO PARASCANDOLA , LARRY MCSHANE

A defenseless dad, lying handcuffed and unresponsive on a sidewalk, received zero medical help from cops who instead just emptied his pockets, a shocking new video shows.

The seven-minute clip posted Saturday on YouTube shows an apparently lifeless Eric Garner, whose head droops to the side as at least eight cops stand nearby.

“C’mon, guy,” one cop says to Garner, the only thing on the video that suggests any of the officers was trying to help the Staten Island man. “Breathe in, breathe out.”   Continue reading “New video shows police offered no medical help to unresponsive Staten Island dad Eric Garner; cop who used chokehold is stripped of shield, gun”

An R.J. Reynolds sign is seen outside the 1-million-square-foot cigarette manufacturing facility in Tobaccoville, North Carolina May 23, 2014. REUTERS/Chris KeaneReuters

A Florida jury has awarded the widow of a chain smoker who died of lung cancer punitive damages of more than $23 billion in her lawsuit against the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the nation’s second-biggest cigarette maker.

The judgment, returned on Friday night, was the largest in Florida history in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a single plaintiff, according to Ryan Julison, a spokesman for the woman’s lawyer, Chris Chestnut.   Continue reading “Florida jury awards $23 billion punitive damages against RJ Reynolds”

downloadAOL – by Jeff Barnard

An Oregon defense contractor has pleaded guilty to selling $10 million worth of phony parts for attack helicopters and military vehicles to the U.S. government, including a locknut that secures the rotor on the Kiowa attack helicopter.

According to court records, the company Kustom Products Inc., a longtime seller of truck and RV parts based in Coos Bay; owner Harold Ray Bettencourt II, and four employees pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Portland to conspiracy to defraud the United States.   Continue reading “Oregon contractor pleads guilty to defrauding US”