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WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Gang of Eight immigration bill (S.744) passed by the U.S. Senate last June, and voted for by both Tennessee senators – Lamar Alexander (R) and Bob Corker (R), would have roughly doubled the number of new foreign workers allowed into the country, as well as legalized illegal immigrants. To put into context the possible effects of this legislation on Tennessee, the Center for Immigration Studies has analyzed recent government data on employment.   Continue reading “All Tennessee’s Employment Growth Since 2000 Has Gone to Immigrants; Yet, Natives Accounted for 60% of Population Growth”

Olympic CondomsLiberty Unyielding – by Howard Portnoy

It takes a village … to stop a school district from loonily handing out condoms to 11-year-olds. From the Statesman Journal viaEAG News):

The Gervais [Oregon] School District’s board of directors agreed to hit the brakes on implementing its condom distribution plan, saying while it’s urgent to address teen pregnancy, more research needs to be done. Continue reading “School district halts condom giveaway to 6th graders after community uproar”

MarionCountyCopBlockCop Block – by Roy

Date of Interaction: 5-18-14
Police Employees Involved: Marion County Sheriff’s Department
Police Employee Contact Information: (352) 732-8181

On May 18, 2014, I received a call from my 22 year old autistic son. I immediately got in my truck and went to where my son was being ticketed. When I drove up on the right hand side of the road, adjacent to my son’s car, I did not leave my vehicle and I kept it running. The officer turned around and asked, “Can I help you?” I said, “I’m his father.”  The officer yelled at me to please leave the premises. I stated, “I’m his father, and just wanted to tell you he is autistic.” He turned around and said, “Leave or you’ll be arrested.”   Continue reading “Man Tased While Trying to Tell Deputies That Son Is Autistic”

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The man who recorded video of a fatal police chokehold in New York City has been arrested on gun charges, police said Sunday.

Police said 22-year-old Ramsey Orta was arrested Saturday night on Staten Island, a few blocks from where officers confronted his friend Eric Garner on July 17.   Continue reading “Man Who Shot NYC Choke Video Held on Gun Charge”

Police One – by Ryan Parker, LA Times

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police found a shotgun that fell off an officer’s motorcycle and on Friday arrested the man accused of taking it from the area.

Takee Williams, 43, was arrested for grand theft after officers were able to track down the shotgun a few miles from where it came off the officer’s bike, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department.   Continue reading “LAPD finds cop’s missing shotgun; man arrested”

Guns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon

This story just goes to show that you can’t rely on living in a fancy gated community to prevent violent crime. Also, the phrase don’t bring a knife to a gunfight comes to mind.

Three men showed up at a home in Wellington, Florida and got into a dispute with the son of the homeowner. When one of the men pulled a knife and threatened the homeowner, the homeowner protected himself and his family.   Continue reading “FL Homeowner in Gated Community Shoots 1 of 2 Intruders Armed With a Knife”

de1911Guns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon

Few terms in the gun world capture the imagination of gun owners as much as “Desert Eagle” and “1911″.

Of course, the Desert Eagle has become synonymous with big bore semi-auto handguns, namely the Desert Eagle .50AE hand cannon.

Likewise, there are few gun designs more timeless and more owned than the venerable 1911 pistol.   Continue reading “Desert Eagle 1911 – Yes, Apparently That’s a Real Thing Now”

army majorsStars and Stripes – by Lolita C. Baldor

WASHINGTON — About 550 Army majors, including some serving in Afghanistan, will soon be told they have to leave the service by next spring as part of a budget-driven downsizing of the service.

Gen. John Campbell, the vice chief of the Army, acknowledged Friday that telling troops in a war zone that they’re out of a job is a difficult task. But he said some of the soldiers could join the National Guard or the Army Reserve.

Continue reading “Army to force out 550 majors; some in Afghanistan”

new haven shootingGuns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon

A 71 year old resident of New Haven, Connecticut had to use deadly force to defend himself at around 8am on Sunday morning when his neighbor allegedly attacked him with a knife.

According to WTNH, the suspect in the case is identified as 23 year old Leroy Brown.

We’re reasonable sure it’s not the same Leroy Brown from Jim Croce’s 1973 song, ‘Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown’. Although the name all of sudden became quite ironic for the suspect.   Continue reading “71 Year Old CT Resident Charged After Shooting Neighbor Who Allegedly Attacked Him With Knife”

stock_croppedGuns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon

What is it about minors and defensive gun uses lately? This is the 5th incident we’ve documented in less than a month in which a minor has used a firearm in self defense or defense of another in one way or another. See the bottom of this article for a full list.

In this case an intruder, identified as 45 year old Kenneth Johnson, broke into a Muscle Shoals, Alabama home where a 17 year and 15 year old were home alone.   Continue reading “17 Year Old Alabama Boy Chases Naked Intruder Away With Dad’s Gun”

CMEC paid Terry Kilgore $1.2 million to promote its interests in Virginia Beach Watchdog – by Kaitlyn Speer

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — It pays for a Chinese company to hire an influential state lawmaker, and vice-versa.

In April 2013, a Chinese company closed a $1.2 million contract with lawyer and state delegate Terry Kilgore to protect its interests in building a Virginia Beach arena and to help lift sanctions imposed on the company by the Bush administration in 2002,according to a contract between the two parties obtained by Watchdog.org.   Continue reading “Chinese company hires influential VA lawmaker, gets sanctions lifted”

Bloomberg – by Fion Li

Hong Kong’s de facto central bank bought $2.07 billion this week to stop the local currency from strengthening beyond its 31-year-old peg to the greenback.

Share listings, dividends and mergers and acquisitions are driving demand, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said July 26.OAO MegaFon, Russia’s second-largest wireless operator, has shifted some of its cash holdings into the city’s dollar as the U.S. and Europe ratchet up sanctions, Chief Financial Officer Gevork Vermishyan said in an interview yesterday.   Continue reading “Hong Kong Buys $2.07 Billion in Week to Defend Currency Peg”

22lr_stockGuns Save Lives

A fifteen year old boy in Columbia County, GA was forced to shoot his uncle, Ken­neth Wayne Newman Jr., after Newman came to the boy’s home, destroyed property, assaulted his father, and put him in a choke hold while threatening to kill him.

According to local media outlets, Newman came to his brother’s home intoxicated just after 2am. Newman allegedly began destroying property at the home and threatening to kill his brother, Rich­ard Green.   Continue reading “15 Year Old Georgia Boy Defends His Father by Shooting Attacker With .22 Rifle”

Govtslaves – by Abbie Napier

A North Canterbury school’s plan to fit students with microchip bracelets to track their behaviour has prompted concern among parents.

Swannanoa School wants to use silicon bracelets as part of a scheme to reward good behaviour, minutes from a Parent Teacher Association meeting show.

Teachers would use portable scanners to add points to a student’s online good behaviour chart with a reward when a certain amount of points was accumulated.

The school says the scheme would cost $7000 to set up. The proposal has been opposed by some parents.    Continue reading “School Plans Microchip Bracelets To Track Behavior”