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Florida – -(Ammoland.com)- The critically important self-defense bill, SB-128, was heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, Tuesday, January 24, 2017 and PASSED 5-4.
SB-128 Burden of Proof by Sen. Rob Bradley restores the presumption of innocence in self-defense cases by putting the burden of proof BACK ON THE STATE where it belongs. That is all the bill does. Continue reading “Florida Burden Of Proof Bill Passed Out of Committee”
The de Blasio administration is planning to spend $10.4 million to outfit all NYPD patrol cars with bullet-resistant window inserts, according to City Hall officials.
The plan is expected to be announced Tuesday when Mayor de Blasio unveils an $84.7 billion preliminary fiscal 2018 budget — up 3.1 percent from last year’s $82.1 billion preliminary plan. Continue reading “NYPD to install bulletproof windows in all patrol cars”
If you ever feel a little bit stupid, just read it; you’ll begin to think you’re a genius..
(On September 17, 1994, Alabama’s Heather Whitestone was selected as Miss America 1995.)
Question: If you could live forever, would you and why? Continue reading “When you feel stupid, read this!”
“Global solution” means the individual is cut out of the equation, he doesn’t count, he doesn’t mean anything in the larger scheme of things, he’s just another pawn and cipher to move around on the board.
And as more duped and deluded people sign on to this agenda, the whole concept of the individual shrinks and becomes irrelevant. Continue reading “The Individual vs. Globalism”
Freedom Outpost – by Tim Brown
It appears the government wants to hide the illegal actions it has taken, along with those of the Bureau of Land Management in the Bundy Ranch trial that is soon to begin.
On Tuesday, Prosecutors in Las Vegas filed a Motion In Limine in the case of The United States vs Cliven Bundy et al. They are hopeful that Nevada District Court Judge Gloria Navarro will allow the US central government to “cover-up” any wrong doing by Bureau Of Land Management agents during the 2014 Bundy Ranch siege. Continue reading “Prosecutors Seek to Protect BLM from Scrutiny in Bundy Ranch Trial”
President Donald Trump may order a review that could lead to bringing back a CIA program for holding terrorism suspects in secret overseas “black site” prisons where interrogation techniques often condemned as torture were used, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
The black sites were used to detain suspects captured in President George W. Bush’s “war on terrorism” after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and were formally closed by former President Barack Obama. Continue reading “Trump may reinstate secret CIA ‘black site’ prisons: U.S. officials”
Personal Liberty – by Sam Rolley
An Obama administration edict that threatened the 2nd Amendment rights of millions of elderly and disabled Americans is likely headed for the congressional chopping block.
In what the National Rifle Association has described as “the largest gun grab in history,” the Obama administration created a plan to deem ineligible for gun ownership as many as 4 million Americans who receive Social Security benefits through a “representative payee.” Continue reading “Congress likely to kill Obama’s Social Security gun grab”
After days of uncertainty, NYPD officials say the department will let the family of Ramarley Graham know if the department takes any disciplinary action against the officer who killed the unarmed 18-year-old five years ago.
Deputy Commissioner Kevin Richardson says the public will find out too, despite section 50-a of the state’s civil rights law which makes police disciplinary records confidential. A WNYC investigation in 2015 found it’s one of the most restrictive laws in the country and can actually impact a defendant’s right to a fair trial. Continue reading “NYPD Backtracks on Releasing Disciplinary Info”
A cop in the NYPD’s mounted unit had phone sex with a 16-year-old Long Island girl and sent her video of himself masturbating, according to Suffolk County police.
David P. Stagliano, 38, of Ronkonkoma — who back in June used his steed to help chase down a robbery suspect in Midtown — was busted Friday and suspended from the NYPD, officials said Tuesday. Continue reading “NYPD Mounted Unit cop busted for having phone sex with 16-year-old girl, sending sexual video”
US President Donald Trump has said he believes torture works, saying “we have to fight fire with fire”.
Mr Trump told ABC News he would consult Defense Secretary James Mattis and CIA director Mike Pompeo about what could be done legally to combat radicalism.
The president said while radical groups beheaded people in the Middle East “we’re not playing on an even field”. Continue reading “President Donald Trump says he believes torture works”
The Washington Post – by Claritza Jimenez
Violent thunderstorms tore across the South over the weekend, killing 19 people. But in an incredible stroke of good fortune, a bathtub probably saved the life of a woman sheltering from a twister that carved a 13-mile path in east Texas, near the border with Louisiana.
The National Weather Service forecast office in Shreveport, La., filed a storm report Monday night that is a simply jaw-dropping. It describes an 800-yard-wide tornado packing winds of 130 mph that tore off the roof of a storage building on Saturday and tossed a party barge 200 yards into a grove of trees. But here is the unbelievable part: Continue reading “A woman flew through a tornado in a bathtub and survived”
Mary Tyler Moore, the Oscar-nominated actress best known for her roles in the television sitcoms “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” has died. She was 80.
“Today, beloved icon Mary Tyler Moore passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine,” her publicist, Mara Buxbaum, told ABC News. “A groundbreaking actress, producer and passionate advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Mary will be remembered as a fearless visionary who turned the world on with her smile.” Continue reading “Mary Tyler Moore, Star of ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ Dies at 80”
Wall Street Journal – by LUCIANA MAGALHAES and SAMANTHA PEARSON
SÃO PAULO—The multimillionaire star of the Brazilian version of “The Apprentice” TV show, who took over as São Paulo’s mayor this month, is set to embark on the biggest municipal privatization drive in the country’s history.
João Doria, who won a landslide victory in October and has drawn comparisons to U.S. President Donald Trump, said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal he plans to sell off everything from São Paulo’s carnival venue to rights to the city’s cemeteries, aiming to raise more than 7 billion reais (about $2.2 billion). Continue reading “São Paulo Mayor João Doria Puts City’s Assets Up for Sale”
When one uses the enemy’s language one has joined their ranks.
Yahoo News – by Alex Lockie, Business Insider
The State Department is reviewing a last-minute decision by former Secretary of State John Kerry to send $221 million dollars to the Palestinians late last week over the objections of congressional Republicans.
The department said Tuesday it would look at the payment, one of the Obama administration’s final acts in office, and might make adjustments to ensure it comports with the Trump administration’s priorities. Continue reading “The Trump administration has frozen Obama’s quiet attempt to send $221 million to Palestine”
Yahoo News – by Julia Edwards Ainsley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump signed directives on Wednesday to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border and strip funding from cities that shield illegal immigrants as he charged ahead with sweeping and divisive plans to transform how the United States deals with immigration and national security.
The Republican president is expected to take additional steps in the coming days to limit legal immigration, including executive orders restricting refugees and blocking the issuing of visas to people from several Muslim-majority Middle Eastern and North African countries including Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, Iran, Libya and Yemen. Continue reading “Trump orders building of Mexico border wall, targets U.S. ‘sanctuary’ cities”
The #WomensMarch event took place on Saturday in D.C., where hoards of anti-Trump “feminists” took to the streets to protest.
However, beyond a general dislike of Donald Trump, no one is exactly sure what they were protesting.
Nevertheless, as you can imagine there were plenty of “cringeworthy” moments. Continue reading “10 Cringeworthy Pictures From the “Women’s March””