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• Decorated Vet Arrested After ‘Rudely Displaying’ His Rifle — and Says Officer Pulled Gun on Him in Front of His Son

  April 16, 2013 at 2:31pm

  This whole incident was wrong on so many levels, but mishandled by both the vet AND the police. My ‘gut’ feel on this is that the charges against the vet will ultimately be dropped, or the case will be dismissed in court since a good lawyer will point out the poor police procedures that led to escalation of the situation rather than defusing it. However, on the vet bringing a lawsuit, that might prevail in California, but in Texas where more sense prevails, I think he would not win because he took an ‘adversarial’ stance from the beginning of the situation that could be interpreted to have caused the reactions of the police. Not that they should not have known better procedures, but that had the vet simply explained the Boy Scout hike and the potential dangers he felt they may encounter was the reason for being armed, the situation might have been handled differently (and perhaps more appropriately) by the police. So, while the police have the primary responsibility for defusing rather than escalating the situation at any point, the vet was not helping any. Therefore, both sides had fault and the lawsuit should not prevail. That’s my take, anyway. If I were the judge, I’d admonish both sides; the vet to be more forthcoming rather than adversarial, and the police to get some more training in handling such situations.

• High-Capacity Magazine Registry, Universal Background Checks and More: Connecticut Lawmakers Reach Deal on Tough Gun Laws

  April 1, 2013 at 7:53pm

  Here we go again. Infringe upon the Constitutionally guaranteed 2nd Amendment rights of innocent law abiding citizens as punishment for the misdeeds of criminals.

  So, does the legislature believe that criminals will be lining up to register either their guns or their magazines? Should we ban alcohol because of those that get a DWI/DUI and have an accident that kills others? Gee, we tried that. It didn’t work. All we got was a huge black market and increased crime.

  We’ve tried banning illicit drugs. What has that got us? A huge black market and increased crime.

  Don’t they think that there will soon be the same black market (and associated crime) supplying the criminals with banned firearms in their state? Do they think that (for instance) the Mexican Cartels don’t recognize a profit opportunity when they see it?

  Amnesty and banning guns. Gee, I wonder where lobby monies paid to lawmakers comes from on those… seems right up the alley of the drug cartels; just what they want… free access to another country where the citizens are defenseless (or not as well armed as they are). Works well in Mexico, doesn’t it? And Chicago…

• War Drums: North Korea Orders Rocket Prep After U.S. Deploys B-2 Stealth Bombers Over South Korea

  March 28, 2013 at 10:27pm

  Ah yes; their child leader vs our child leader. I imagine Obama is working out our surrender on the back channels, and the billions we’ll be paying North Korea in reparations because our B-2 scared their children.

  When we need a Patton, we get a p#$$y.

  Since, according to Kim Jong Un, the Korean War is back on, let’s get to doing some real field testing with our tactical nu kes and get it over with once and for all. And keep the U.N. out of it for a change! (Except to tell them that once it’s over they’ll be moving there for their new headquarters)

• Texas Democrat Proposes Legislation That Would Remove Sheriffs Who Refuse to Enforce Gun Control Laws From Office

  March 27, 2013 at 5:06pm

  In reply to encinom.

  Then you better get your guy Holder put in jail immediately! As chief law enforcement officer of the U.S. he routinely refused to enforce laws on the books… drug laws, immigration laws, welfare laws, etc.

• How to Repurpose Plastic Water Bottles Into DIY Rockets

  March 27, 2013 at 1:27am

  In reply to AMERICA4EVER.

  Naw, I think you’re OK if you don’t paint it black; that might re-classify it as a military grade weapon of mass destruction.

• Dr. Ben Carson Fires Back at Critics Who Claim Conservatives Are Only Embracing Him So They Can Say They Aren’t Racist

  March 26, 2013 at 7:02pm

  I have to laugh every time I see a story like this. The fact is that those that preach tolerance the loudest are the least tolerant people on this earth. For Democrats, this is purely projection. I’ve traveled all over the country (in fact, all over the world) for most of my 60+ years, and I’ve found that by far, the majority of intolerant, race-baiting racists in this world are Democrats.

• Harry Reid Actually Uses Explosion That Killed 7 Marines as Opportunity to…Complain About Sequestration

  March 19, 2013 at 4:04pm

  What a pathetic excuse for a man; making political points on the backs of dead Marines. I, a citizen of the United States and a veteran who served this nation for 7 years, demand that he either resign as a Senator, or be removed by the members of the Senate who should be equally offended by this travesty regardless of party affiliation.

• The Crazy Cyprus Tax Plan: What Does This Mean For the U.S. & the Rest of the World?

  March 18, 2013 at 12:44am

  It’s 11:37 CST and the Asian markets are already down 2%… the Dow futures for tomorrow are already showing down 133 points… and I think I’ll go to the bank to take my money in cash for the moment.

• The Crazy Cyprus Tax Plan: What Does This Mean For the U.S. & the Rest of the World?

  March 18, 2013 at 12:24am

  In reply to zetuff.

  Hmmm… I could be wrong but it seems from the video that the Brits are becoming somewhat perturbed…

• The Crazy Cyprus Tax Plan: What Does This Mean For the U.S. & the Rest of the World?

  March 18, 2013 at 12:13am

  In reply to kmac32.

  The reason this isn’t a bigger story in the U.S. is because of the precarious position the country is in, and the last thing they need is for people to realize that they should remove their money from the banks. They want everything to look like all is well here so that the Europeans will invest their money in U.S. Treasury bonds which the U.S. desperately needs. Or maybe not… maybe everything is really hunky-dory here in the good ole US of A. After all, Obama is making a point of telling us that we don’t have any debt problem and that we are fine. Today John Boehner and Paul Ryan both said that they agree with King Barry; we don’t have any debt problem… Now there’s a group with some credibility on all things economic; NOT! With those three in agreement, I think we’re in much bigger trouble than anyone is letting on.