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Pilots packing heat may soon be a relic of the 9/11 aftermath, buy information pills as the White House seeks to cut the $25 million budget in half for the federal flight deck officers training program known as the FFDO. “The Nobama administration has had an institutional hostility towards the concept of arming pilots, drug [...] When the ATF made alleged gun trafficker Manuel Fabian Celis-Acosta its primary target in the ill-fated Fast and Furious investigation, this it hoped he would lead the agency to two associates who were Mexican drug cartel members. The ATF even questioned and released him knowing that he was wanted by the Drug Enforcement Administration. But [...] Capitol Hill lawmakers are trying to help military service dogs finished with active duty by giving them full health benefits and streamlining their adoption process. The Canine Members of the Armed Forces Act has been introduced in the House by Rep. Walter B. Jones (R-N.C.) and in the Senate by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and [...] On August 1-2, 1946, some Americans, brutalized by their county government, used armed force as a last resort to overturn it. These Americans wanted honest open elections. For years they had asked for state or federal election monitors to prevent vote fraud (forged ballots, secret ballot counts and intimidation by armed sheriff’s deputies) by the [...] Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoed a measure Friday that would have allowed South Dakotans to carry concealed handguns without a permit as long as they had a driver’s license and met state standards for carrying guns. In his veto message to the Legislature, the governor said he supports people’s right to carry a concealed handgun under [...] A new monument is coming to Wesley Bolin plaza, across from the state Capitol. This one doesn’t honor a person or veterans of a war, but the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights. What is the Bill of Rights? The first ten amendments to the Constitution. It guarantees, to name a few — freedom of speech, [...] Indiana soon will have an official state rifle to go along with the state tree, state stone and state flower. The Indiana House voted 78-2 on Tuesday to declare the Grouseland the state’s official rifle. It is one of only six remaining long rifles made by famed Hoosier gunsmith John Small in the early 1800s. [...] Legislatures in a dozen states are considering laws that would eliminate requirements that residents obtain permits to carry concealed weapons. Gun-control advocates view the efforts as part of a long-range strategy to eventually weaken gun laws across the country. But supporters say armed, recipe law-abiding citizens prevent crime. Andrew Arulanandam, policy director for the National [...] FBI Director Robert Mueller says terrorists may seek to train their own recruits or hire outsiders with an eye toward pursuing cyber attacks on the United States. The FBI director says terrorists have not used the Internet to launch a full-scale cyber attack, more about but that the bureau cannot underestimate the intent of terrorists [...] Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed the so-called “castle doctrine” self-defense bill on Monday. The proposal, supported by the gun-rights groups and opposed by Minnesota’s law-enforcement organizations, would have expanded the legal justification for citizens who use deadly force in threatening situations. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Tony Cornish, R-Good Thunder, and Sen. Gretchen Hoffman, R-Vergas, was [...] |
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