Rabbi Margolin wrote to the governments of all EU-member states requesting a change in law, reports Israel National News. In the letter Rabbi Margolin states, “We hereby ask that gun licensing laws are reviewed with immediate effect to allow designated people in the Jewish communities and institutions to own weapons for the essential protection of their communities, as
Read MoreU.S. shooter Kim Rhode has a chance to tie a record for the longest consecutive streak of medal-winning performances at this month’s Olympic Games, but the six-time competitor shows no surprise when the discussion turns from sports to gun laws. A new chapter in the long-running U.S. debate about gun rights opened this summer, when
Read MoreVirginia native Ginny Thrasher, 19, shoots her way to first U.S. gold medal in Rio
Three years ago, then-West Springfield High junior Ginny Thrasher was the 45th-best junior air rifle shooter in the U.S. On Saturday morning, the 19-year-old NCAA national champion stepped into the first medal event of the Rio Games — the women’s 10-meter air rifle finals — and did this: GOLDEN GINNY! #TeamUSA's first medal. #TeamUSA's first #Gold! pic.twitter.com/Ew62Pl9svB
Read MoreOn Monday night this week, Daniel Haiken, a young resident of Nesher, was murdered. Haiken delivered pizzas for a local shop. On Monday night, he returned from a delivery straight into an armed robbery in the pizzeria. The robbers shot him, grabbed the money and escaped. Apparently, nobody – not the pizzeria owner, not Daniel,
Read MoreAlthough this article is titled “Don’t Look at Your Gun While Reloading!” it is also meant to cover the reasons you shouldn’t look at your gun while working on it, period. This includes loading, unloading, and clearing malfunctions. Though this is a highly debated and emotional topic on social media and the interwebz, most progressive
Read MoreObama Commutes Sentences Of 55 More Firearms Offenders
Yesterday, President Obama commuted the sentences of 214 people serving federal prison sentences. Obama has now granted a total of 562 commutations — a number that the White House says is more than the previous nine presidents combined. Many of those whose sentences Obama previously commuted were convicted of firearm-related offenses. Earlier this year, Sen.
Read MoreBACK TO SCHOOL: Gun Zone Signs in Texas That Will Actually Reach Criminals
The community of Claude, TX definitely has an idea of how to effectively deter potential shooters from their schools using signs. Following the school board decision to allow conceal carry on campus, all school buildings in the district have been adorned with signs bearing a bold red statement that says: “ATTENTION: PLEASE BE AWARE THAT
Read MoreEvery year, on August the 1st, the whole of Warsaw comes to a standstill at the W-Hour, 5pm, the start of the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. Pedestrians stop, streets turn into carparks. Seventy-two years ago, for almost two months, the Polish underground, chiefly Armia Krajowa or Home Army, fought the hopeless fight against the overwhelmingly
Read MoreDENVER — The roofing business in Colorado can be competitive. An estimated 2,000 companies swarm into the state on average to knock on doors of customers impacted by hailstorms. In the industry it can be tough to stand out. WeatherProof Roofing is no longer having that problem. On Saturday, James Webb announced a “Get a Roof,
Read MoreMaine Restaurant Owner Refuses Service to Anyone Who Owns an AR-15
Anne Verrill, owner of Grace restaurant in Maine, is refusing service to anyone who owns an AR-15 or even supports the idea of owning one. According to The New York Times (NYT), Verrill used a Facebook post to alert customers and would-be customers that “anyone who owned a high-powered semiautomatic rifle similar to the one used
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