Author: Joe from MassPrivateI

Tenth Amendment Center – by Mike Maharrey

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 2, 2017) – Yesterday, the Tennessee House gave final approval to a bill that would decriminalize the manufacture and possession of firearm silencers in the state. If signed by Gov. Bill Haslam, the bill would help foster an environment hostile to federal gun control in Tennessee.

Sen. Steve Southerland (R-Morristown) introduced Senate Bill 921 (SB921) earlier this year. Titled the “Tennessee Hearing Protection Act,” the legislation would repeal current Tennessee statutes prohibiting the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of firearm silencers.   Continue reading “To the Governor: Tennessee Passes Bill to Decriminalize Firearm “Silencers””

Courthouse News Service – by Jeff D. Gorman

(CN) – Some of Cleveland’s recently enacted gun laws, including the establishment of a gun-offender registry and a requirement to call police about guns on school property, are unconstitutional because they conflict with state law, an Ohio appeals court ruled.

Cleveland passed legislation in 2015 aiming to “increase regulations that limit discharge of weapons, increase awareness regarding the presence of weapons in school zones, promote law enforcement officer safety and most importantly…keep weapons out of the hands of children,” according to court records.   Continue reading “Appeals Court Tosses Cleveland Gun Regulations”

Judicial Watch

A Texas senior law enforcement official whose corrupt acts Judicial Watch reported to the feds years ago, has been ousted from yet another job. His name is Jesus “Eddie” Campa and back in 2014 federal, state and municipal law enforcement sources told Judicial Watch the top cop was criminally indicted for embezzling millions of dollars in Homeland Security funds. At the time Campa was chief deputy of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPCSO), a Texas agency responsible for patrolling more than 1,000 square miles with a population of about 700,000.   Continue reading “El Paso Sheriff Chief Deputy Ousted for Embezzlement Sacked from Another Police Job”

Courthouse News – by Derek Fleming

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) – Gun enthusiasts on Friday filed a federal challenge to one of California’s recently signed “gunpocalypse” bills, with four civil rights groups and seven individuals claiming the ban on the possession of high-capacity magazines violates their Second Amendment rights.

The measure, Senate Bill 1446, is one of several gun-related bills passed by the California Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown last year. While lawmakers in 1999 prohibited the sale, manufacture or importation of high-capacity ammunition magazines – but let those who owned them before that point keep them – SB 1446 will force gunowners who possess “grandfathered” magazines to turn them in for destruction or face legal consequences when it takes effect July 1.   Continue reading “Calif. Gunowners Call Magazine Ban Unconstitutional”

Post and Courier – by Maya T. Prabhu

COLUMBIA — Charleston Police Chief Greg Mullen wants to stop the General Assembly from enacting a law that would allow gun owners to carry their guns concealed or openly without having to get a permit, and he’s enlisted area residents to help him get the job done.

The department on Monday shared its official opposition for open carry of guns on social media and asked residents to call state senators and urge them to vote against it. An open-carry bill was approved by the S.C. House earlier this month.    Continue reading “Charleston police ask South Carolina Legislature to oppose bill that would allow open carry of guns”

WFAA – by Bradley Blackburn

BALCH SPRINGS — Community members are asking questions about why an officer fired into a car, killing a 15-year-old boy.

According to Balch Springs police, officers responded to a report of intoxicated teenagers on a residential street in the 12300 block of Baron Drive at 11 p.m. Saturday. Neighbors said a large house party was underway at the time.    Continue reading “15-year-old killed in officer-involved shooting in Balch Springs”

Washington’s Blog

The NSA announced Friday that they would stop the controversial program which sweeps up all emails and text messages which an American exchanges with someone overseas that makes reference to a real target of NSA surveillance.

By way of background, if Russia’s Putin was an NSA target, and an American received an email from a Russian saying “I hate Putin”, then that American could be surveilled by the NSA.  Continue reading “No, the NSA Has NOT Stopped Spying On Americans’ Emails”

UPI – by Daniel Uria

April 27 (UPI) — Police in Oregon issued a “verbal warning” to a cat reportedly seen armed with a gun-shaped stick.

Newport Oregon Police Department shared a photo of a black and white cat perched in a tree with its paw draped over a stick that appeared to resemble an automatic rifle.

Officers responded to the scene and were ultimately able to determine the cat did not pose any real threat.   Continue reading “Oregon police respond to report of cat armed with gun-shaped stick”

Reason – by C.J. Ciaramella

A bill to expand the federal death penalty to include the killing of state and local police officers advanced through a Republican-controlled committee in Congress Thursday, over the objections of civil liberties and criminal justice groups who argue it is unnecessary and duplicative.

The House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday, the Thin Blue Line Act, by a 19-12 vote that would make the killing of a state or local law enforcement officer during the commission of a federal crime an aggravating factor for juries to consider when weighing a death penalty sentence.   Continue reading “Thin Blue Line’ Bill to Expand Federal Death Penalty Advances in Congress”

Patch – by William Bornhoft

WYOMING, MN — The police in Wyoming, Minnesota, are wishing one man “the best of luck” after he contacted authorities about a harmless item he found.

So what happened, exactly? The man thought he found drugs in his wife’s purse and decided to contact the police.   Continue reading “Man Finds Harmless Item In Wife’s Purse, Reports It To Police”

MuckRock – by JPat Brown

Army Corps of Engineers (ACoE) have rejected a FOIA request for the “assessment report on the potential impact of an oil spill of the Dakota Access pipeline,” arguing that the release of such information would people’s lives at risk.  Continue reading “Army Corps of Engineers argues releasing DAPL oil spill assessment reports would endanger lives”

Fox News – by William Lajeunesse

While many states have become more gun-friendly in recent years – passing laws that allow for open and concealed carry – California has not. In fact, the state has passed a series of laws that have basically made the Golden State the capital of gun control.

Now the state affiliate of the National Rifle Association is firing back.   Continue reading “NRA affiliate sues California over gun-control laws that ‘demonize’ firearm owners”

Buzz Feed News – by Mike Hayes

Manhattan federal prosecutors announced corruption charges Tuesday against a group of former NYPD officers who ran a conspiracy to expedite New York City gun license applications in exchange for bribes, including vacations, strippers, prostitutes, guns, and cash.

According to the complaint, from about 2014 to 2016, Two former members of the NYPD’s licensing division, Paul Dean, a former supervisor, and Robert Espinel, allegedly conspired with gun license “expediters” to fast-track handgun applications for clients that included people arrested and convicted for crimes involving weapons and violence, and for individuals with a history of domestic violence.
Continue reading “Former NYPD Cops Accepted Strippers, Cash Bribes, And Prostitutes For Gun Licenses”

MassPrivateI

According to an article in the Knoxville New Sentinel, the City of Knoxville is spending close to $9 million to help spy on manage congested intersections in the future.

Recently, a company called GRIDSMART (GS) donated smart “traffic-time spying collection devices” to allegedly help the city manage intersections.

We’ve seen corporations use this tactic before with license plate readers, breathalyzers, Stingray surveillance, police body cameras and Lidar guns.   Continue reading “Feds use private companies to spy on cars, bicyclists and pedestrians”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

April 26th is shaping up to be a busy day.

As we reported on Friday, that’s when Operation Gotham Shield, an exercise involving FEMA, Homeland Security and a myriad of law enforcement and military agencies and which simulates a nuclear bomb blast over Manhattan, is set to conclude.

Then, as we learned earlier, April 26 is also when the entire Senate will be briefed by Donald Trump and his four top defense and military officials on the situation in North Korea at the White House, an event which Reuters dubbed as “unusual.”   Continue reading “Washington D.C. To Hold Massive “Coordinated Terror Attack” Drill This Wednesday”