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$12M Invested in Background Checks

Mayors Against Illegal Guns are buying $12M in TV ads that feature a gun owner who understands that supporting background checks goes hand in hand with defending the Second Amendment - and his family.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Now that assault weapons are secure from efforts to ban them, background checks are still alive as an example of the “incremental” theory of liberal politics.

I doubt they will achieve what the anti-gun movement is after but it’s a test of what really big money can do for a liberal cause.

Being Right With Jesus

Much to think about, and much to do if we are sincere in our desire to be right with Jesus, in a way unlike that of the Evangelists of the GOP.

(PASO ROBLES, CA) - Mr. Reince Priebus, Head of the Republican National Committee, described President Obama’s Administration as NOT being right with Jesus, and by doing so, explicitly implied that the GOP was.

I have been aware of this connection of Party and Jesus for some time which, under the leadership of Evangelists of Puritan faith, guides the Party along its implausible and obstinate way.

Legal Scrubbing is a Dirty Game

Salem-News.com's Jennifer Fierberg is in New York City covering the Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations at the UN.

(NEW YORK) - On day four of the Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations at the UN in New York City, a draft of the Arms Trade Treaty was presented to all 148 nations present.

But to each and every delegation there were complex words such as "of" and "in" that had to be changed and could only be announced through a speech.

Who Elected the NRA? You?

American culture does not give women much more protection or respect than the Taliban.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - Last year, Stephanie Holten obtained a temporary order for protection from her ex-husband Corey Holten, who had threatened to kill her if her new boyfriend “gets near my kids.” She wrote on the form: “He owns guns, I am scared.”

The judge prohibited him from going within two blocks of her house. What the judge did not do was require him to do was surrender his guns. Twelve hours later he was outside her home...

Final Message from Tom Clements

Murdered prison director's final message to Colorado

(DENVER) - Many Americans already know that Colorado's Department of Corrections (DOC) Chief, Tom Clements, was shot to death at his own front door a few hours ago.

Massachusetts Sheriff Jokes that President Obama Should be Shot

Maybe the town would be safer if their sheriff didn’t think that killing the president of the United States was a laughing matter.

(BOSTON YBW) - The liquor is usually flowing in full force on St. Patrick’s day, which is the reason that some people end up saying and doing things that cost them everything.

At a Republican Party in Massachusetts, Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald, Jr. (R) made the kind of joke that might get you a phone call from the Secret Service.

Failure is Not an Option

Arms treaty will only regulate international trade situations and will have NO effect at all on national gun control laws as those are protected and set by the Constitution of the United States.

(WASHINGTON DC) - For the next two weeks numerous NGO’s, world government leaders and other groups will convene on the United Nations to negotiate the Arms Trade Treaty that failed to be reached in July 2012.

This treaty has been in the making for six years.

Guns, Cents and Common Sense

$8 billion split revenue with states and let them enforce said laws, law abiding citizens keep their guns and the gov get more money.

(WASHOUGAL, WA.) - Let law abiding citizens keep their guns. And let congress do what it does best - tax !

Like autos, registered and tax every gun. $20 for pistols and $100 for assault rifles would generate est.

Senate Bill to Limit Magazines Expected to Fail

Showdown at the DC Corral, as NRA uses threatening terms in stating their opposition.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - A Presidential bid to renew a ban against military-style assault weapons was narrowly backed by the Senate Judiciary Committee today.

The bill now moves to the full Senate, where it is expected to fail due to strong opposition from the GOP and several democrats. The measure would also limit high-capacity ammunition clips to 10 bullets.

Second Amendment Truths

Individuals alone do not constitute a well regulated body...

(PASO ROBLES, CA) - In 1783-9 ‘Militia’ meant a well regulated body of men under the leadership of such as Geo. Washington who defeated the English whose Officers surrendered to him at York.

Victory was won by patriots with firearms meant to provide food for their families...