THEHILL.COM 8 Hours Ago Pro-Obama group pushes president's gun control agenda - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room by Daniel Strauss By Daniel Strauss - 02/21/13 02:37 PM ET Tweet Organizing for Action (OFA), the group descended from the Obama for America campaign organization, will press lawmakers on Friday to back President Obama's proposals to reduce gun violence. OFA plans to host 100 events in 80 congressional districts aimed at urging lawmakers to back Obama's gun proposals, the group announced Thursday. "These events range from Letter to the editor writing parties, or rallies and press events, to candle light vigils and petitions for members of Congress," according to Organizing for America spokeswoman Katie Hogan. "These events were tailored by our supporters on what they thought was the best event for their community." Also on Friday, OFA is releasing its first online ad buy, which will focus on "members of Congress who have not

INFOWARS.COM 9 Hours Ago Texas Weighs Bill That Would Buck Gun Control Cameron LangfordCourthouse News February 21, 2013 Texas Rep. Steve Toth (R) Rep. Steve Toth, a Republican from The Woodlands, recently filed HB 1076 “The Firearms Protection Act.”[/caption]A Texas legislator proposed a bill that would make it a misdemeanor to enforce federal gun-control measures pushed by the Obama administration. Rep. Steve Toth, a Republican from The Woodlands, recently filed HB 1076 “The Firearms Protection Act.” If the state Legislature passes it, the measure would ban state, county and municipal authorities, including district attorneys, from enforcing any future federal gun control laws. It would also allow Texas police officers to arrest federal law enforcement agents who attempt to enforce any federal bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines within the state. Read full article This article was posted: Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 9:44 am Tags: constitution, gu

News World news US gun control Joe Biden to Congress: take action on gun control or face moral consequences Connecticut governor praises Biden's 'unstinting commitment as vice-president says US has changed position on gun control Share 11 Joe Biden criticised politicians who were more concerned with their political survival 'than the survival of our children'. Photograph: Jessica Hill/AP Vice-president Joe Biden warned on Thursday that "there is a moral price to be paid" for inaction over gun control laws and criticised politicians "more concerned about your political survival" than the safety of America's children. Speaking at a gun violence forum in Danbury, Connecticut, 10 miles from the Newtown school where 20 children died in a shooting attack in December, Biden praised the courage shown by families of the Newtown victims in dealing with the tragedy. But, in a passionate address, he drew contrast with the response of some politicia

Today at 5:46 PM 9Comments New York Man Arrested for Weapons Arsenal After Facebook Freak-out Over Gun Control By Joe Coscarelli Lawrence Mulqueen of Rockland County was charged today with making terrorist threats, harassment, and illegal weapons possession after police found two rifles, a sword, bayonets, brass knuckles with a knife attached, body armor, and a bunch of ammunition at his home, CBS New York reports. The 49-year-old's landlady tipped police to a Facebook page, created under a pseudonym, where he allegedly threatened politicians including Andrew Cuomo, Michael Bloomberg, Nancy Pelosi, and others associated with gun control. "I cannot wait to start killing the scum," he wrote, according to police. "I want these scumbags DEAD!!! ... Death to them all." "I think what may have particularly have gotten his ire in the past month or two were the various legislations enacted with respect to the rights to possess a firearm. I think that was

Thursday, February 21st Fuel Fix John Hofmeister, author of "Why We Hate Oil Companies: Straight Talk from an Energy Insider," joined Sean to discuss his grassroots campaign to change the way we look at energy in this country. Hofmeister created an advocacy group, Citizens for Affordable Energy, after leaving his job as President of Shell Oil. Hofmeister believes natural gas is one of many solutions America should look at to solve it's energy problems. Natural gas has drawn increasing interest as a transportation fuel in the midst of the shale production boom, but it has been difficult to tra

WEASELZIPPERS.US 4 Hours Ago House Democrats Propose 10% Tax On Guns To Fund Gun Buyback Programs… New taxes and less guns, every Democrat’s wet dream come true. Via The Hill: Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) and 18 other House Democrats have proposed legislation that would impose a 10 percent tax on concealable firearms and use this revenue to fund federal grants for gun buyback programs. “For far too long we have watched gun violence shatter the lives of thousands of families every year, and it is time to stand up and protect our children and our communities,” Sanchez said Thursday. “It is time to give our law enforcement agencies all the necessary resources to prevent gun violence, and that starts by funding anti-violence campaigns, gun safety campaigns and firearms buyback programs,” she said. “The Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act is a positive first step toward getting unwanted guns off the street and preventing gun violence from ripping apart another family.” Unde

NATIONAL REVIEW 4 Hours Ago Hatch: ‘I Don’t Think There’s Any Question’ Obama Would Like to Repeal Second Amendment by Andrew Johnson Utah Republican senator Orrin Hatch said he believes President Obama would repeal the Second Amendment if he could. “I don’t think there’s any question about it. Most liberal Democrats would,” Hatch told Laura Ingraham on her radio show today. “They’ll mouth that they wouldn’t, but look, what are they doing? They want more and more controls,” he continued. Hatch added that the recent gun-control debate is “really all political” and that the “president never misses a political advantage.” Hatch has been a staunch advocate for the Second Amendment, including by opposing universal background checks and bans on assault-weapons and high-capacity magazines.

Thursday, February 21, 2013 "Ladies and gentlemen, for the first time in my life, I am ashamed of my country.  To be watching all of this 'sequesteria,' to be treated like this, to have our common sense and intelligence insulted the way it's being insulted? It just makes me ashamed.  Seriously, man." -Rush   Transcript & Rush 24/7 Audio Now at RushLimbaugh.com: Rush Limbaugh Declares of Sequesteria: For the First Time in My Life, I Am Ashamed of My Country    "Do you really think that if we're gonna spend $3,700 billion this year, that not spending $

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House to Vote soon on Tennessee “Guns in Parking Lot” Bill A bill to allow Tennesseans with handgun carry permits to store firearms in their vehicles no matter where they are parked cleared its final legislative committee Wednesday before a full House vote. The House Civil Justice Committee accepted the new law on a voice vote. Supporters argued that companies still could prohibit employees from bringing weapons on their property, but the bill would eliminate criminal charges against violators. "We're not setting a policy of how a business deals with its employees," said Republican Rep. Jeremy Faison of Cosby, the bill's main sponsor in the House. Attorney for the house, Thomas Tigue said the bill would not alter company policies. "If your employee manual says you can't drink at work, and you're over 21 and it's legal for you to drink, you can still suffer employment consequences," he said. "This bill does not affect what does ha

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