Huffington Post by Jaweed Kaleem

A little over five years ago, Alison and Doug Kirk held their 9-year-old daughter’s hand as she lay on a futon in their Nashville living room, told her they loved her, and watched her take her last breath.

The Kirks had known for a long time that their little girl, Caroline, would die. In her last weeks, she was under hospice care, lived off an oxygen machine, was fed through a tube, and spoke only in small murmurs. It was the normal course for a child born with Niemann-Pick, a terminal disease that gradually leads to the breakdown of the nervous system, brain and lungs. Continue reading “Home Funerals Grow As Americans Skip The Mortician For Do-It-Yourself After-Death Care”

Dear Mr. Taeschner:

Thank you for contacting my office. Your thoughtful comments are greatly appreciated.

The views of Washingtonians are very important to my work. I will keep your thoughts in mind, and I encourage you to stay in touch. If you would like to know more about my work in the Senate, please feel free to sign up for my weekly updates at http://murray.senate.gov/updates. Again, thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with me. Continue reading “Correspondence between Senator Patty Murry and Sean Regarding our 2nd Amendment”

Gazette Extra – by STEPHEN P. HALBROOK

OAKLAND, CALIF. — EDITOR’S NOTE: The writer is addressing the question, “Is putting armed guards in the nation’s schools a good idea?”

When he heard police arrive at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a “gun free zone,” Adam Lanza ended his murder spree by killing himself. Continue reading “Pro: Armed school guards are our best bet to stop future Newtowns”

Bloomberg – by Heidi Przybyla & Jonathan Salant

A proposed ban on sales of assault weapons would be defeated in the U.S. Senate today unless some members changed their current views, based on a Bloomberg review of recent lawmaker statements and interviews.

At least six of the 55 senators who caucus with Democrats have recently expressed skepticism or outright opposition to a ban, the review found. That means Democrats wouldn’t have a simple 51-vote majority to pass the measure, let alone the 60 votes needed to break a Republican filibuster to bring it to a floor vote. Continue reading “Assault Weapons Ban Lacks Democratic Votes to Pass Senate”

Boston Globe – by Mary Williams Walsh

Fresh from persuading a $5 billion pension fund in Chicago to divest from companies that make firearms, the city’s mayor, Rahm Emanuel, on Thursday urged the chief executives of two major banks to stop financing companies ‘‘that profit from gun violence.’’

Emanuel sent letters to TD Bank, which provides a $60 million credit line to Smith & Wesson, and to Bank of America, which provides a $25 million line to Sturm, Ruger & Co., asking the CEOs to push the companies to ‘‘find common ground with the vast majority of Americans who support a military weapons and ammunition ban.’’ Continue reading “Chicago’s mayor tries to enlist banks in anti-gun campaign”

New York Daily Sun – by Lawrence Sellin

The US federal government has strayed so far from the Constitution and the rule of law that it can now be considered rogue and illegitimate.

The thoroughly irresponsible rate of government spending projected over the next twenty-five years will drive federal debt to unsustainable levels. The country is heading for a financial meltdown and economic ruin. Continue reading “Only rebellion can save America”

California communist Diane Feinstein proposed 150 new infringements upon the absolute, inalienable, cannot be infringed upon 2nd Amendment right of we the American nationals.  Then, to add insult to injury, she proposed more tax money to the ATF goons for the enforcement of the 150 infringements.

It is good to see the people somewhat awake in that they have begun to identify the infringements, not as reasonable law and/or policy, not as gun control or gun safety, but as what they are – infringements.

The Bill of Rights is the people’s law, not to be confused with the Uniform Commercial Code which is the government’s law.  The inalienable rights described in our Bill of Rights are the people’s rights, not the government’s.  And government employees cannot so much as discuss our rights/law in any coalition with their law.   Their law and our law can in no way be adjoined as they are opposed in subject matter.  Continue reading “The Common Law Cause for the Revolution”

Yahoo News – Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned on Thursday that a major cyber attack is a looming threat and could have the same sort of impact as last year’s Superstorm Sandy, which knocked out electricity in a large swathe of the Northeast.

Napolitano said a “cyber 9/11” could happen “imminently” and that critical infrastructure – including water, electricity and gas – was very vulnerable to such a strike. Continue reading “False Flag Alert: U.S. homeland chief: cyber 9/11 could happen “imminently””

The New American – by William F. Jasper

It should come as no surprise that the Communist Party USA is on board with President Obama’s plan to attack Americans’ right to keep and bear arms as a means to “end gun violence.” A cardinal feature of communist regimes, like all dictatorships, is the prohibition of private ownership of arms, creating a monopoly of force in the hands of the State.

In a January 18 article, People’s World, an official publication of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA), declared that “the ability to live free from the fear or threat of gun violence is a fundamental democratic right — one that far supercedes any so-called personal gun rights allegedly contained in the Second Amendment.” Continue reading “Communists Cheer On Obama’s Gun Grab”

Luis Manuel

A deep arctic freeze has locked parts of the Midwest to the Northeast in their fourth day of glacial temperatures felt as low as -36F degrees – freezing fountains, faces, and as breathtakingly seen in Chicago, entire buildings.

In the Windy City firemen battled a five-alarm warehouse fire in single-digit temperatures last night, with the extreme cold hindering the process. Water froze on firefighters’ gloves almost as soon as it left their hoses, Continue reading “Oh My God: Global Warming Nightmare in Chicago – Where’s Al Gore When You Need Him?”

Before It’s News – by Live Free or Die

What can I say, we appear to have another amazing coincidence about the Sandy Hook school shooting. The man who Wikipedia credits as coining the term “assault rifle” also grew up in Newtown, Connecticut. It also just so happens that he’s been at war against the NRA and the 2nd Amendment for many, many years now. An introduction from Liberty Belles:

The gun-ban elitists want you to believe that America’s streets will be flooded with killer machine guns if the “Assault Weapons” ban sunsets this September. They predict blood, mayhem, and societal chaos if law-abiding citizens are “allowed” to purchase these rifles, despite the fact that rifles of this sort have been commercially available since 1896. Continue reading “Newtown Man Coined “Assault Rifle” Term: Has Engaged In Lifetime “War” Against The NRA – Smoking Gun Or Another Strange Sandy Hook Coincidence?”

Against Crony Capitalism – by Nick Sorrentino

“A sick joke on all of us.”

This is where the true progressives and the libertarians and conservatives who care about crony capitalism can come together. The nomination of Mary Jo White for SEC chairwoman.

This is complete contempt for the American people. If there is any doubt, at all, about who’s side when it comes down to it this administration is on, look no further than this prospective appointment. Continue reading “This is insane. New head of Securities and Exchange Commission? A Big Time Defense Attorney—For the Big Banks!”

Stuff – by Michelle Cook

For many people it is just a famous, comical quote, but some passengers on a New Zealand-bound flight did not see the funny side in Wynand Mullins’ T-shirt, which read “Prepare to die”.

In hindsight, Mr Mullins says his T-shirt, with a popular quote from the fantasy film The Princess Bride, may not have been the best clothing choice for a flight, but he believes the reaction of Qantas was over the top.

Mr Mullins, a Kiwi living in Sydney, was one of the first to board his Auckland-bound flight on Sunday evening. While other passengers took their seats, Mr Mullins was approached by a flight attendant who said some people on board were intimidated by the words on his shirt. Continue reading “‘Prepare to die’ t-shirt causes stir on flight”

Breitbart – by Mary Chastain

While Democrats attempt to ban “military-style assault weapons” like the AR-15, a Rochester Institute of Technology student used that very gun to thwart home invaders and save his roommate’s life.

Christopher Boise heard noises in the basement of his apartment; when he went to investigate, he found two intruders. One of the men trained a gun on him. Boise screamed, which woke his roommate, Raymond, who grabbed his gun bag and took out his AR-15. Continue reading “Student Uses AR-15 To Stop Home Invasion”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

On Monday, January 28th, citizens, including members from groups such as the Susquehanna Valley Liberty Alliance, the Sunbury chapter of PANDA (People Against the NDAA), Oath Keepers, and the ACLU, along with the Constable of Sunbury’s 9th Ward will be presenting the Sunbury City Council and Mayor with an ordinance to uphold the Bill of Rights and interpose against the unconstitutional indefinite detention provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, also known as NDAA. Continue reading “Citizens to Demand Sunbury City Council Take Action on NDAA”

Dear Sean,

Thank you for contacting me about gun safety, the President’s policy proposals, and potential Congressional action on this issue. I appreciate hearing from you on this important concern.

On Friday, December 14, 2012, twenty children and six school teachers and administrators were killed in a horrific mass shooting at the hands of a mentally ill individual. Unfortunately, this tragedy is not the only one of its kind. This was the third mass shooting including Aurora and Oak Creek in the last year and fifth in the last several years with Virginia Tech and Tucson. Continue reading “Correspondence between Congressman Adam Smith and Sean Regarding our 2nd Amendment”

Salon – by NATASHA LENNARD

Last fall, we reported footage released of NYPD officers brutalizing a shirtless, shoeless homeless ban who was sleeping (with permission) in a Brooklyn synagogue youth outreach center.

21-year-old Ehud Halevi was beaten and pepper sprayed, as security camera recordings show, spent four days in prison and faced a string of charges including felony assault on a police officer — charges which were later dropped when the district attorney reviewed the disturbing video. This week, Gothamist reports, Halevi filed a federal lawsuit against the NYPD with the help of famed civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel. Siegel, the former director of the NYCLU told the Gothamist that he is confident Ehud will be awarded compensatory damages. He told the site: Continue reading “Homeless man brutalized by NYPD files federal suit”

RT News

The NYPD is facing a lawsuit from a woman who was injured in a police shootout outside of the Empire State Building in New York last summer. The 32-year-old was crossing the street when a stray bullet wounded her and eight other bystanders.

“I was just crossing the street,” Chenin Duclos told CBS News. “I wasn’t doing anything wrong and quickly life changed.” Continue reading “Woman injured in Empire State Building shooting sues NYPD”

New York Magazine – by Joe Coscarelli

NYPD boss Ray Kelly was his version of giddy yesterday while describing new technology that will allow police to just see straight through people’s clothing. As detailed by The Wall Street Journal, “The so-called T-Ray machine detects terahertz radiation, a high-frequency electromagnetic natural energy that is emitted by people and can penetrate many materials.” Kelly, in a speech at the Waldorf-Astoria, explained, “If something is obstructing the flow of that radiation, for example a weapon, the device will highlight that object.” After a demonstration, he added, “You get a sense of why we’re so hopeful about this tool.” And the government is footing the bill. Continue reading “NYPD Testing T-Ray Device to See Through Clothes”

Yakima Herald – by Chris Bristol

Citing his desire to protect constitutional rights, Yakima County Sheriff Ken Irwin announced Tuesday he is against a ban on assault weapons, but favors background checks on all firearms transactions.

In an interview with the Yakima Herald-Republic, Irwin said he decided to announce his position on two of President Barack Obama’s most controversial gun control proposals ahead of a clear-the-air meeting Friday with supporters of gun rights.

He acknowledged his position would probably fully satisfy neither supporters of gun rights nor supporters of increased gun control after the shootings in Newtown, Conn., last month that claimed the lives of 20 grade-school children and seven adults. Continue reading “Yakima County sheriff says he opposes assault weapon ban”