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Pentagon: ISIS Has U.S. Weapons Bundle
The US has indeed accidentally armed ISIS militants. A video uploaded by the militants appeared to show them rifling through grenades and other items from a supply drop intended for Kurdish fighters defending Kobani; the AP reports that the Pentagon has today confirmed ISIS got a bundle. Of the 28 supply bundles dropped on Monday, two were blown off course by wind. One was destroyed, the other grabbed by ISIS. It contained small arms, grenades, medical supplies, and ammunition, which a Pentagon rep says aren’t substantial enough to give ISIS an advantage.
No on WA I-594
Would you vote for a law that would make criminals of half your neighbors? Initiative 594 would do exactly that.
...Canadian Parliament Shooting
The visual exchange of gunfire was not captured on camera, but you can hear quite a few shots fired. Hard to tell the exact count with the echoes.
Eric Holder’s Definition Of Failure
“And the thought that we could not translate that horror into reasonable — I mean, really reasonable gun safety measures that were supported by the vast majority of the American people is for me something that I take personally as a failure,” he said, The Hill reported. “And something that I think we as a society should take as a failure — a glaring failure that I hope will ultimately be rectified.”
Eric Holder, US Attorney General
October 21, 2014
Lamenting that gun control legislation was not passed after the Sandy Hook massacre.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/21/eric-holder-sad-i-take-personally-as-a-failure-the/
The Dangerous Myth of Hierarchy of Lethality
Massad Ayoob has some great thoughts worth sharing…
...Defending Our America: Windy City Nightmare
Chicago certainly doesn’t have a shortage of gun regulations and restrictions, yet gun violence persists at an alarming rate.
Demystifying Guns
Billy Johnson delves into about the irrational, media-fed, hysterical fear of guns that is prevalent in our society.
Eric Holder’S Top Deputy Resigns Amid Revelation Fast And Furious Guns Used In Phoenix Crime
The top deputy to Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation on Thursday amid revelations that Operation Fast and Furious scandal guns were used to harm Americans in Phoenix in 2013, a development top congressional Republicans say President Obama’s administration sought to cover up.
...I Speak in the Name of Freedom
Gabby Franco speaks of her admiration for the strong foundation of the United States that comes from the Constitution.
Ginny Simone Reporting: Terror in the Heartland
Investigative journalist Ginny Simone reports live on location with breaking news as it’s happening. She also digs deep in the trenches to bring you detailed, in-depth reports on the news that matters to you most. These are the stories you won’t get from the mainstream media.
Teaching Kids To Shoot
Some great advice from my friend Dustin…
...Probe Of Silencers Leads To Web Of Pentagon Secrets
The mysterious workings of a Pentagon office that oversees clandestine operations are unraveling in federal court, where a criminal investigation has exposed a secret weapons program entwined with allegations of a sweetheart contract, fake badges and trails of destroyed evidence.
...Founders Intended Limits On Gun Rights
This is so wrong it makes my head hurt…
...Weekend Plans
Are you going shooting this weekend? If so, what are you planning on shooting?
I’m hoping to test out the new berm this weekend.