[ad_1] On May 11, 2021, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Harlin Hale of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a decision dismissing the Chapter 11 case of the National Rifle Association and certain of its affiliates. The high-profile New York-based non-profit sought bankruptcy protection in Texas on Jan. 15, 2021 and immediately

[ad_1] Let’s start with the obvious: “Basket of deplorables” is a weird turn of phrase. There are baskets and there are deplorable people, but pairing the two is the oddest of linguistic odd couples. Hillary Clinton said those three words in the final months of her 2016 presidential campaign, making rhetorical and political history. There

[ad_1] INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Former Indian River County Hospital District TrusteeTracey Zudans wants to follow in her husband’s previous footsteps.  Zudans, wife of former Mayor Val Zudans, is among three candidates who has have filed to run for the Vero Beach City Council. Two seats, currently held by Vice Mayor Rey Neville and Dick Winger, are up

[ad_1] Governor Roy Cooper, who is no friend to the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens, also ignores the recommendations of law-enforcement. Today, he vetoed House Bill 398, NC Sheriffs’ Association-backed legislation to repeal the pistol permit in favor of the federal NICS background check. This is the second piece of pro-Second Amendment legislation Gov.

[ad_1] As part of the campaign to stigmatize firearms and legitimate firearm owners, gun control advocates and their allies on the left have targeted anything that resembles or is used as a proxy for a gun – partially chewed pop tarts, fingers (a “level 2 lookalike firearm”), Halloween costume props, and ordinary toys. There are more examples than we could possibly list

[ad_1] As part of the campaign to stigmatize firearms and legitimate firearm owners, gun control advocates and their allies on the left have targeted anything that resembles or is used as a proxy for a gun – partially chewed pop tarts, fingers (a “level 2 lookalike firearm”), Halloween costume props, and ordinary toys. There are

[ad_1] Before being declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden was unabashed in his support for restricting Second Amendment rights. A lengthy section of his campaign website described his ambitions for new gun control, with headings such as “Keep guns out of dangerous hands” and “Make sure firearm owners take on the

[ad_1] The federal government has rarely made a habit of covering itself in glory, but in recent weeks it seems determined to engender mistrust among the American public. In only the last month, three fresh examples of the federal government’s inability to secure sensitive data have come to light. These examples of official incompetence have

[ad_1] The Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium at the Rockefeller Institute of Government published a policy brief promising “Policy Solutions to Address Mass Shootings.” The Rockefeller Institute is a think tank within the State University of New York system and founded by the governors of northeastern states to offset the supposed lack of research from

[ad_1] PORT ANGELES — A Sequim man who is charged with a racially motivated attack on Ediz Hook has been ordered to 90 days of mental health treatment at a state psychiatric hospital. Samuel Elliot Ketchum, 39, was found not competent to stand trial Friday for an alleged assault in which he was accused of

[ad_1] SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported 2,155 new coronavirus cases, nearly matching a record daily increase set earlier this month amid an alarming spread of infections. With Wednesday’s report, the country has tallied more than 1,000 new cases for 50 consecutive days, including a record 2,221 on Aug. 11. The virus has

[ad_1] Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson is a hyper-conservative Republican and self-proclaimed “man of God,” Since his election as the state’s Lieutenant governor last year, he instituted a task force to review public school systems and the teaching styles used in them to compile the “Indoctrination in North Carolina Public Education Report.” That report, Robinson claimed,

[ad_1] Annette Meeks  |  Your Turn It was disappointing to read former U.S. Sen. David Durenberger’s July commentary on these pages defending the multi-state lawsuits being pursued by several states’ attorney generals including Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison. Durenberger (R-Minn.) says in that column that “taxpayers are unfairly shouldering costs of climate change” and that these lawsuits against the

[ad_1] Yesterday, the Assembly Appropriations Committee took up the suspense file and passed SB 264, with amendments that narrow the scope of the bill to prohibit firearm, ammunition, and parts sales in the 32nd District Agricultural Association (Orange County/Costa Mesa), and SB 715, legislation that limits when a hunting license can be used for firearm purchases. These bills will now head

[ad_1] U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky is restarting the agency’s discontinued gun violence research program, expanding the bureaucracy’s mission beyond controlling and preventing infectious disease to include studying what President Joe Biden has called a “gun violence public health epidemic.” In an interview with CNN published Friday, Walensky called gun

[ad_1] “Something has to be done about this,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in an exclusive interview with CNN. “Now is the time — it’s pedal to the metal time.” This summer alone has seen a spree of gun injuries and deaths, and the weekends have been especially violent, with an average of 200

[ad_1] At Delta, the surcharge is one of several new requirements for unvaccinated workers. Starting immediately, those employees will have to wear masks indoors. In about two weeks, they will be subjected to weekly coronavirus tests. Then, on Sept. 30, unvaccinated employees will lose protections intended to cover pay for work missed while having to

[ad_1] When a conspiracy theory started circulating in China suggesting that the coronavirus had escaped from an American military lab, it largely stayed on the fringe. Now, the ruling Communist Party has propelled the idea firmly into the mainstream. This week, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman repeatedly used an official podium to elevate unproven ideas

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[ad_1] President Biden named David Chipman, seen here in 2019, as his nominee to lead ATF back in early April. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP President Biden named David Chipman, seen here in 2019, as his nominee to lead ATF back in early April. Andrew Harnik/AP The key agency that enforces federal

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association announced Tuesday it was canceling its annual meeting in Houston due to Covid-19, as the recent surge of the delta variant threatens to overwhelm hospitals throughout Texas. “Due to concern over the safety of our NRA family and community, we regret to inform you that we have decided to cancel

[ad_1] By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – The National Rifle Association (NRA) said on Tuesday it has canceled its upcoming annual convention, which was set to open late next week in Houston, citing public health concerns posed by the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. The announcement came amid court action https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/nras-unabated-corruption-justifies-shutting-it-down-new-york-says-2021-08-17 brought by New York state

[ad_1] Here’s what you need to know: Security personnel standing guard outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China, in February.Credit…Hector Retamal/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The director of national intelligence on Tuesday delivered a report to President Biden on the origins of the coronavirus epidemic, according to U.S. officials, but the nation’s spy

[ad_1] (The Center Square) – Kathy Hochul was sworn in early Tuesday morning as New York’s 57th governor, becoming the first woman to hold the position and hoping to avoid the scandals that enveloped her three immediate predecessors. In a ceremony that took place shortly after midnight, Hochul, 62, was sworn in by New York

[ad_1] Congress is preparing to question officials from President Joe Biden’s administration about its handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as criticism mounts from lawmakers of both parties. House Foreign Affairs Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) announced yesterday that he invited Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to appear before his

[ad_1] By Gregory Krieg, CNN Kathy Hochul was sworn in as New York’s first female governor shortly after the stroke of midnight on Tuesday, replacing her disgraced predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, who resigned amid multiple scandals, including a report from the state attorney general that found he sexually harassed 11 women. A Buffalo native, Hochul served

[ad_1] By Gregory Krieg, CNN Kathy Hochul becomes New York’s first female governor at the stroke of midnight on Tuesday morning, replacing her disgraced predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, who resigned amid multiple scandals, including a report from the state attorney general that found he sexually harassed 11 women. A Buffalo native, Hochul served as Cuomo’s lieutenant

[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Pointing to what it described as the “irrationality” of the ban, the National Rifle Association has urged a federal appeals court to reject a 2018 Florida law that prevents people under age 21 from buying guns. NRA attorneys last week filed a 61-page brief arguing that the 11th U.S. Circuit Court

[ad_1] President Biden and his Attorney General, Merrick Garland, have championed “red flag” laws that authorize courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from possessing or accessing guns based on unproven and uncorroborated allegations by family members, coworkers, law enforcement officers or others. A key feature of these laws is an initial order that is imposed “ex