[ad_1] Last week, two gun control advocates – who described themselves as a “crime analyst” and a “data scientist” — published an article in the anti-gun publication The Atlantic blaming the 2020 spike in homicide rates on that years’ surge in gun sales from federally licensed dealers (FFLs). In other words, they want readers to
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[ad_1] A Texan man held hostage by a British terrorist during the 10-hour synagogue siege told on Monday of their dramatic escape, as Senator Ted Cruz joined calls for an urgent investigation into the case. Jeffrey Cohen, vice president for the board of trustees at Congregation Beth Israel, was one of four people held on Saturday
[ad_1] Blackburn terrorist was on call with his children when he was shot dead by a SWAT team, his family claims Father-of-six Malik Faisal Akram was speaking to his children when he was gunned down in a Texan synagogue, it was claimed today. His younger sibling Gulbar has said they are now trying to get his
[ad_1] As Democrats nationally gird themselves for a tough year, progressives are looking to Texas’ first-in-the-nation primaries on March 1, and two Texas candidates in particular, to test their midterm muscle. Both Jessica Cisneros and Greg Casar are supported by Justice Democrats—an organizing group known for backing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s successful bid to oust incumbent
[ad_1] Then-Gov. Terry McAuliffe speaks at a Dominion Energy event July 11, 2017. He was among officials at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal. McAuliffe failed in his re-election bid in 2021. (Source: Dominion Energy) The issues of “voter suppression” and “disenfranchisement” have been much in the news lately. President Biden and Vice President Harris spoke on
[ad_1] Republican state lawmakers are pushing a plan that would lower the minimum age to legally carry a concealed weapon in Wisconsin. Currently, a Wisconsin resident needs to be 21 years old before they can apply for a concealed carry permit. The GOP-backed bill would lower it to 18. The measure’s sponsor, state Rep. Shae
[ad_1] The Texas rabbi who escaped from British gunman Malik Faisal Akram after a 12-hour stand-off on Saturday said he welcomed him into his synagogue because he ‘looked like he needed shelter’ and gave him a cup of tea. Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker also explained that he threw a chair at Akram at Beth Israel Congregation in Colleyville, Texas,
[ad_1] Bobby Timmons, director of the Alabama Sheriff’s Association (ASA), is so opposed to acknowledging your inherent right-to-carry, and wants so badly to protect the revenue stream from permit fees, that he openly opposes the Second Amendment and allies with anti-gun extremists. He said in a media interview that the ASA is working with a Bloomberg-backed, national
[ad_1] MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers are pushing a plan that would lower the minimum age to legally carry a concealed weapon in Wisconsin. Currently, a Wisconsin resident needs to be 21 before they can apply for a concealed carry permit. The GOP-backed bill would lower it to 18. Postal Service unveils new
[ad_1] Hate preacher Anjem Choudhary urged his supporters to free a notorious Islamist fanatic dubbed ‘Lady Al Qaeda’ months before a British terrorist demanded her release while besieging a Texas synagogue on Saturday. Choudhary called on his supporters to release Aafia Siddiqui ‘physically or by ransom’ in a Telegram post in September. The 54-year-old has been
[ad_1] The FBI has finally admitted the Texas synagogue siege was an anti-Semitic terror attack after initially claiming it was not directly targeting Jews. Malik Faisal Akram, from Blackburn in the UK, held four people hostage, including a rabbi, for ten hours at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, Saturday night. Speaking Saturday
[ad_1] On Monday January 10th Kimberly Lowe formally announced her candidacy for Virginia’s 9th Congressional District on the Republican Ticket. With redistricting the southern portion of Roanoke County and Bedford and Franklin Counties have been added to the 9th Congressional District displacing career politician Morgan Griffith outside of the District. “As a mother, I am
[ad_1] A Duke University professor has called on his fellow Muslims to confront the ‘increasing anti-Semitism problem’ within their community in wake of the Texas synagogue terror attack. Abdullah T. Antepli, a professor of the Practice of Interfaith Relations at the Duke Divinity School, took to Twitter Sunday saying members of his faith have a ‘moral
[ad_1] Siddiqui, who was a biology major at MIT, said in 1993 that she wanted to do ‘something to help our Muslim brothers and sisters’ even if it meant breaking the law. She jumped to her feet and ‘raised her skinny little wrists in the air’ in a display of defiance that shocked her friends.
[ad_1] The family of a 44-year-old British Muslim man who was shot dead by police in Texas after launching a terror attack on a synagogue last night demanded to know how he was allowed into America despite a long criminal record. Malik Faisal Akram, from Blackburn, died in a hail of bullets after a 10-hour
[ad_1] The man who stormed a Texas synagogue on the Sabbath and was holding hostages before he was shot and killed was demanding the release of ‘Lady Al Qaeda,’ who is serving 86 years in a federal prison less than 30 miles from where the hostage standoff took place. The suspect stormed the Congregation Beth Israel, in
[ad_1] FBI agents investigating a suspected terrorist incident at a Texas synagogue said the gunman appeared to have a British accent and officials will be liaising with the Metropolitan Police during the investigation. Four hostages taken by the man who stormed the building ‘armed with backpacks of explosives’ have been released after the man was
[ad_1] The British man who was shot dead after taking four people hostage inside a Texas synagogue has been identified as a 44-year-old man from Blackburn. Malik Faisal Akram was shot dead after a stand-off with American intelligence officers at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas on Saturday. Akram, who was reportedly armed with ‘backpacks of
[ad_1] There’s a booming literature on the erosion of democracy in America, as well as around the world, but David Pepper’s book “Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call From Behind the Lines” stands out as arguably the most important for three reasons: It brings the subject down to earth, connects democratic erosion to corruption and
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[ad_1] On Friday, the Washington Senate pulled magazine ban legislation, Senate Bill 5078 to the Senate Floor where it is eligible for a vote for passage. NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters probably recall this measure from last year, previously reported here. Please contact your State Senator IMMEDIATELY and ask them to OPPOSE Senate Bill 5078. Senate Bill 5078,
[ad_1] On a cold evening last November, a handful of activists along with a state senator and gubernatorial candidate pitched tents in front of the Rhode Island state capitol in Providence. “I shouldn’t have to do this at all,” Senator Cynthia Mendes told a local news site that night. “But when we’re sure that the
[ad_1] John Gear | Guest Opinion We can fix the gun problem and make America safer without an expensive, dangerous, and futile “War on Guns.” To solve the problem of keeping guns out of the wrong hands we must use an idea that limits losses from many other hazards: insurance. Mandatory insurance makes people be
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Bald eagles have lifted themselves from the brink of extinction in the United States but deaths caused by lead poisoning from ingesting hunters’ bullets left in wildlife remains are holding back their population recovery, scientists say. Population increases of the majestic bird recognized as the national symbol of the United States
[ad_1] Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry voted to pass Senate Bill 619, the constitutional carry bill. It is now eligible for floor debate in the full Senate. Please contact your state senator and ask them to SUPPORT SB 619. Senate Bill 619 ensures that law-abiding adults who are legally eligible to possess a
[ad_1] The legislature only just gaveled in this week and anti-gun legislators and gun control groups couldn’t wait to reintroduce their extreme gun ban legislation – an “assault weapons” ban, Senate Bill 5217. Having failed to gain any traction in the 2021 Regular Session, the measure has now been re-filed and scheduled for a public hearing and
[ad_1] Yesterday, the Judiciary Committee held a work session on gun confiscation legislation carried over from last year. Thanks to the strong support of NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters, the majority of the Committee voted “ought not to pass” on LD 1068. The bill will move to the House and Senate for consideration later
[ad_1] By Jeff Gross, contributing writer A great way to start this year off is to get more involved in the matters you have a problem with. I heard and saw many complaints in 2021. Some had very legitimate concerns. Often, these issues were being discussed at the RI legislature, and might even have evolved
[ad_1] So-called smart guns that only verified users can fire will become available commercially in the U.S. this year, shaking up an industry excited to court first-time gun owners but concerned about keeping the government from mandating the technology. Gunsmiths such as SmartGunz LLC in Kansas, LodeStar in Pennsylvania and Biofire in Colorado are manufacturing
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VOL. 46 | NO. 2 | Friday, January 14, 2022
Having made it a couple of weeks into 2022 without any major new attacks on democracy (fingers crossed), let us briefly turn our attention to 2024 politics: How does the prospect of tens of thousands of ardent Republicans or Democrats swarming through Nashville