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Eight police officers in Argentina, including a former town police commissioner, have been dismissed from their posts after four of them claimed that more than half a ton of missing marijuana was carried off by mice, The Guardian reported Wednesday.

The paper reported that police in the town of Pilar, about 35 miles northwest of Buenos Aires, impounded 6,000 kilograms (13,228 pounds) of marijuana. But when police inspected the evidence warehouse sometime later, they found that 540 kilograms (1,190 pounds) were missing.   Continue reading “Argentina cops who claimed mice ate missing marijuana are fired, report says”

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A judge in Massachusetts on Friday ruled against a lawsuit that questioned the state’s ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, declaring that the weapons were not protected by the Second Amendment.

Assault weapons are considered to be military firearms, U.S. District Judge William Young said in his ruling, therefore disqualifying them from being included in a citizen’s right to “bear arms.”   Continue reading “Massachusetts’ ban on assault weapons doesn’t violate 2nd Amendment, judge rules”

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A Georgia sheriff, whose politically incorrect welcome sign went viral in 2015, has a new, bold message for visitors to his county.

“Our citizens have concealed weapons,” the welcome sign reads in part. “If you kill someone, we might kill you back.”  Continue reading “Georgia sheriff’s concealed-carry sign goes viral”

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Outrage from Native American activists and their supporters has led a liberal California city closer to tearing down what they considered an offensive monument — to President William McKinley.

It’s the latest in a string of moves to scrap monuments decried as offensive to Native Americans — coming after the nationwide controversy over statues of Confederate leaders.  Continue reading “After Confederate statue controversy, cities move to tear down monuments seen as offensive to Native Americans”

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Gun rights activists were handing out high-capacity magazines at a rally outside the Vermont State House on Saturday to protest new legislation that would ban them and increase gun control in the state.

Hundreds of protesters gathered to urge Republican Gov. Phil Scott not to sign a new bill that would ban high-capacity magazines and bump stocks, expand background checks for private gun sales and raise the legal age for gun purchases.   Continue reading “Gun rights activists hand out high-capacity magazines at Vermont rally”

Guns America – by S.H. Blannelbarry

When Wayne LaPierre said on CBS’s Face the Nation that the ATF needed to “do its job” with respect to bump stocks, one wonders if he was asking the agency to turn thousands of law-abiding gun owners into outlaws. Because that, my friends, is exactly what is happening.

If you currently own a reciprocating stock you will soon be in possession of a machine gun. Unlawful possession of a machine gun is a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison, according to the DOJ.   Continue reading “Face 10 Years In Prison If You Don’t Surrender Your Bump Stock in 90 Days”

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JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. —  A group of community members is pushing for an ordinance they say would protect Jackson County from violations of the Second Amendment.

They say the effort, called a Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance, would essentially void any current or future state laws that would impose unconstitutional regulations on the sale and possession of firearms.   Continue reading “Ordinance seeking to block ‘unconstitutional’ gun laws brought before Commissioners”

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A Texas man who was arrested Sunday after police said they found a weapons stockpile that included an AK-47, AR-15 and bump stock in his hotel room told investigators that he was on a classified government mission, The Lowell Sun reported.

Francho S. Bradley, 59, and Adrianne D. Jennings, 40, were taken into custody after Bradley called police to the hotel room to report that someone was breaking in. Police responded and found the weapons, the report said.  Continue reading “Texas man who allegedly had weapons stockpile in Boston-area hotel says he was on a classified mission”

Guns America – by SH Blannelberry

Suppose Trump turns out to be a tyrant.  Then what?  That’s basically the question Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island) asked a crowd at a town hall event last week.

“It’s really a matter of putting public pressure on the president,” Suozzi said in a video on March 12. “This is where the Second Amendment comes in, quite frankly, because you know, what if the president was to ignore the courts? What would you do? What would we do?”   Continue reading “Democratic Congressman Talks Armed Insurrection Against Trump”

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SALEM, Ore. —  A recently filed Oregon initiative would make manufacturing, importing, possessing, purchasing or selling an assault weapon or large capacity magazine a crime — with only a few exceptions.

If passed, Oregon Initiative 42 would only allow owners to keep their assault weapons and large capacity magazines if they register them with Oregon State Police.  Continue reading “Oregon initiative would outlaw assault weapons, unless guns are registered with police”

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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in a Phoenix suburb say one of Uber’s self-driving vehicles has struck and killed a pedestrian.

Police in the city of Tempe said Monday that the vehicle was in autonomous mode with an operator behind the wheel when the woman walking outside of a crosswalk was hit.  Continue reading “Uber self-driving vehicle hits, kills pedestrian in Arizona”

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A judge in Oregon used a bench as a battering ram to break free from a locked courtroom, causing about $3,000 in damage, a report said.

Judge Susie Norby offered to pay for the damage out of her own pocket, but a Clackamas County spokesman said the funds will come from the county’s general fund, meaning taxpayers will foot the bill, the Oregonian reported.

Norby said her offer was turned down because county officials regarded the cost as negligible, the newspaper reported.   Continue reading “Judge locks self in courtroom, causes $3G in damage trying to break free: report”

Guns America – by S.H. Blannelberry

While students across the country are staging walkouts at their schools Wednesday, some to protest for tougher gun laws, others probably just to skip class for a bit, many young adults are silently joining gun-rights organizations.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) said this week that it’s observed a groundswell of support from post-millennials following the mass killing in Parkland, Florida.

SAF recorded a 1,200 percent increase in the number of 18- to 20-year-olds joining and supporting the organization, according to SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb.   Continue reading “While Some Students Are Walking Out for Gun Control, Many Are Silently Joining Pro-2A Organizations”

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An airport security guard was caught stealing 4,000 Chinese yuan ($628) from a passenger’s carry-on luggage right before it goes through the X-ray machine.

Busakorn Somkwamdee was recorded by a surveillance camera at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, rifling through a tourist’s bag right in front of another passenger. The luggage had been placed on the conveyor belt to pass through the security check.  Continue reading “Airport security guard caught stealing $600 from passenger’s luggage”

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It’s one thing to get caught texting while driving, but getting caught texting while driving about texting while driving? That’s a new one.

It happened to a truck driver in Kent, U.K., on Tuesday after police pulled him over for using his smartphone behind the wheel.   Continue reading “Truck driver caught texting about texting laws”

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A local sheriff in Michigan apologized on Tuesday for accidentally leaving, in a middle school locker room, a gun that was later discovered by one of the students.

Isabella County Sheriff Michael Main said he was “devastated” by his “lack of accountability” after a student at Shepherd Middle School found the firearm in the locker room bathroom.   Continue reading “Sheriff ‘devastated’ after student finds his forgotten gun in middle school locker room”

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CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. — An employee of a Cave Junction thrift store found more than just household items in a donated box Friday.

The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office say they responded to Senior Thrift Store after an employee called 911 to report finding a M60 military mortar in a box of household items.

The box was donated by an unknown subject.   Continue reading “Military mortar found in donated box of household items”

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A homeless man rejoiced after a Seattle judge ruled last week that his car is his home.

Steven Long has been living in a pickup truck he has been loaning from his friend since 2014. He works in construction and also uses the truck to hold his tools, Q13 FOX reported.   Continue reading “Seattle homeless man rejoices after judge rules his truck is a home”