Archive → April, 2008
A federal appeals court Wednesday tossed out New York City’s lawsuit accusing the gun industry of selling firearms with the knowledge they can be diverted into illegal markets.
Lawrence G. Keane, a lawyer for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a firearms industry trade association, called the ruling “very gratifying to members of the firearms industry.”
Gov. Napolitano (AZ) vetoes gun bill; Pearce angry
Arizonans who carry concealed weapons without a state permit still can wind up behind bars.
Gov. Janet Napolitano vetoed legislation Tuesday reducing the penalty to a $300 fine, so violators are still subject to up to six months in jail and a $2,500 fine.
The move angered Rep. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, who said HB 2630 was designed to protect individuals who are not committing any other crimes. He called Napolitano a “gun-grabbing, Constitution-ignoring governor.”
New York City Lawsuit Against America’s Firearm Industry Dismissed
To Tell the Truth
“E.J. Dionne`s column in the Washington Post asked this question about Barack Obama: “Is he Adlai Stevenson or John F. Kennedy?” In the New Republic online, John Judis wondered if Obama might be “the next” George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee who lost in a landslide,” writes Fred Barnes. “Both are interesting questions. But there`s a more relevant and important one: Is Obama who he says he is?”
Bob Barr: Gun ownership a freedom under Bill of Rights
Bob Barr, former congressman, was invited to speak at the College on the Second and Fourth Amendments. Former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr spoke at the College of New Jersey last week regarding the Second Amendment and the importance of the Bill of Rights to the freedom of American citizens.
Whitewashing vote fraud
Monday`s 6-3 Supreme Court decision upholding Indiana`s voter-identification law has unhinged Democrats and their allies on the political left. Within hours of the ruling, the ACLU was wringing its hands about the judgment of the court that requires someone to produce photo identification in order to vote was not unconstitutional. Sen. Charles Schumer, New York Democrat, complained that it was “a body blow to what America stands for — equal access to the polls.” But a careful reading of the opinions of the six justices who voted to uphold the Indiana law shows this assertion to be nonsense.
Obama’s Wright Turn
Why did Barack Obama finally denounce Rev. Wright yesterday? The reason is different than what he said.
Flying Blind in the War on Terror
The government’s decision to ban the use of “jihad” and “mujahedeen” referring to Islamic terrorism exposes its failure to define who the enemy is in the Global War on Terror
Rev. Wright’s Middle East Views
Why does Reverend Jeremiah Wright have such harsh feelings towards Israel? He gave us a clue at his speech Monday at the National Press Club.