In early July, the FBI posted a solicitation notice for a “Social Media Alerting Subscription,” which would “acquire the services of a company to proactively identify and reactively monitor threats to the United States and its interests through a means of online sources.” The request singles out Twitter, Facebook, Instagram “and other social media platforms”
Read More‘“There is no evidence that we are in the midst of an epidemic of mass shootings.” The number of incidents and casualties are simply too small to make such claims and, he stresses, the media coverage of shootings often ends up creating a false sense that gun violence—which is at or near historic lows—is ubiquitous
Read MoreHere’s What Trump’s Red Flag Laws Really Look Like: Connecticut Man’s Firearms Seized Because His Son Shared a Meme on Facebook
Be careful what you post on social media if you own guns and are politically conservative. Because the true motive behind Red Flag laws is to make sure you are disarmed, cannot defend yourself, and can be controlled. Due to the recent mass shootings, there is a major push for so-called “red flag” gun laws at both the state
Read MoreTrump insists U.S. already has “very strong” background checks for gun buyers
Good. “President Trump insisted Tuesday the U.S. already has “very, very strong background checks” for gun purchases, noting many of his supporters “are strong believers in the Second Amendment,” marking another sign he is backing away from supporting expanded checks.” Now let’s see him back off from any support for red flag laws. President Trump
Read MoreExtreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs), commonly referred to as “red flag laws,” have been at the forefront of the gun control debate. The idea is simple: if a person is deemed mentally unstable, and a risk to themselves or others, he or she can be stripped of their firearms. Typically, family members, doctors and law
Read MoreI’m sorry to say that I agree with this observation: “The only reason we still have gun rights is not because of the Constitution, but because Congress simply hasn’t taken them away yet. “ In the wake of mass shootings, gun control is in the news again. The opinion section is full of letters both
Read MoreDemocrat Senators Warn SCOTUS If It Hears 2nd Amendment Case It Could Face Restructuring
Why voting is important. With Republicans we at least still have some chance of keeping our rights under the Constitution. On Thursday, five Democratic Senators sent a warning to the Supreme Court saying that the high court could find itself “restructured” if it continued (to paraphrase the Senators) playing politics and bowing to conservative special
Read More“Over all, more than 34.4 million adults took antidepressants in 2013-4, up from 13.4 million in the 1999-2000 survey. Adults over 45, women and whites are more likely to take antidepressants than younger adults, men and minorities.” It’s not antidepressants… Another tragic mass shooting has taken place and, as usual, both sides are using it
Read More“Well, I am not surprised that things are even worse probably than they were when I and some others were stalked. And if you have a kid that is on the line, it’s worse. Lost Angles Country has their Victims’ Bill of Rights, which is then ignored by the agencies supposedly enforcing it. Then there
Read MoreDemocrats: Fundamentally transforming the United States of America. Several high-profile Senate Democrats warned the Supreme Court in pointed terms this week that it could face a fundamental restructuring if justices do not take steps to “heal” the court in the near future. The ominous and unusual warning was delivered as part of a brief filed Monday in a
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