Shared from Zite "The Iron Dome system and its impressive success thus far have had a strategic impact on managing the campaign. It gives us wide options," said Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon. "Having said that, we cannot become complacent." Read more:  Iron Dome game-changer in latest round of fighting | The Times of Israel   http://www.timesofisrael.com/iron-dome-game-changer-in-latest-round-of-fighting/#ixzz37CSmIO1H   Follow us:  @timesofisrael on Twitter  |  timesofisrael on Facebook   John Hames shared with you:   Iron Dome game-changer in latest round of fighting timesofisrael.com - AP — Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system has emerged as a game-changer in the current round of fighting with Hamas ...

Shared from Zite Four days into Operation Protective Edge, over 400 rockets have been fired at Israel, and several Israelis were injured during Friday, even as Iron Dome intercepted most rockets heading into residential area Read more:  US urges 'both sides' to avoid civilian casualties; injuries in Sderot, Beersheba | The Times of Israel   http://www.timesofisrael.com/operation-protective-edge-israel-hamas-day-4/#ixzz37CS51tAc   Follow us:  @timesofisrael on Twitter  |  timesofisrael on Facebook   John Hames shared with you:   Israel masses forces on Gaza border, ahead of possible ground offensive timesofisrael.com - Operation Protective Edge entered its fourth day on Friday. By nightfall Thursday, over...

Shared from Zite "It gives us a sense of control in a situation where there is no control," said writer and journalist Debra Kamim, who lives in Tel Aviv. "It's especially useful at night because people are worried they won't hear the sirens while they sleep, and this way they can have the phone next to their beds."   John Hames shared with you:   Israelis turn to smartphones to track incoming rocket attacks Washington Post - Screenshots of the Red Alert app on an iPhone. (Ruth Eglash/The Washington Post) JERUSALEM – It might beep like an update for Candy Crush or an incoming Snapchat message on your phone, but the Red Alert app — which provides real-time alerts when rockets are launched toward Israel and has been downloade...

Shared from Zite   The changes the council approved Wednesday made its policy adhere to the statewide gun law Gov. Nathan Deal signed April 23. The Safe Carry Protection Act went into effect July 1 and allows licensed gun holders to carry weapons inside bars, government buildings, places of worship and school board meetings. Read more:  The Marietta Daily Journal - Marietta updates policy to be in line with new gun law   John Hames shared with you:   The Marietta City Council approved changes to the city's weapon policy Wednesday night with a 7-0 vote. "It's something that should have been done and had to be done " said Mayor mdjonline.com - MARIETTA — The Marietta City Council approved changes to the city's weapon policy Wednesday night with a 7-0 vote."It's something that sh...

Shared from Zite   At a press conference Thursday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said people with religious beliefs who disagree with the ObamaCare contraception mandate can choose their faith or "you don't have to form a corporation." John Hames shared with you:   Schumer Tells Religious Americans Not To Start A Business If They Don't Agree With Obamacare's Contraception Mandate weaselzippers.us - At a press conference Thursday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said people with religious beliefs who disagree with the ObamaCare contraception mandate can choose their faith or "you don't have to form a corporation." Av...

Shared from Zite   Several features built into Pedersen's design set the Remington Model 51 apart from and above its competition. Foremost was Pedersen's delayed blowback, locked-breech action, which could handle pressures only dreamed about by its straight blowback competition. John Hames shared with you:   The R51 9mm Guns Magazine - Remington's New Pocket Auto Is An Updated, Modern Version Of The Early Pedersen-Designed Model 51. John D. Pedersen was one of the world's most prolific and revered gun designers. His name is best known for his invention of the WWI "Pedersen Device" to convert the Springfield M1903 into an autoloading rifle with a capacity of 40 pistol-sized cartridges. Associated with Remington fr...

Shared from Zite   John Hames shared with you:   Ammo Prices: 07/11/2014 thefirearmblog.com - Posted 3 hours ago in Ammunition by Tom R with No CommentsTags: ammo, ammo online, ammo prices Week 15 (of data). Available on the App Store . John Hames

Shared from Zite   Before that happens, there remains a window of opportunity for advocates of state sovereignty to pursue a bold course toward reigning in federal overreach. While the notion of nullification has maintained popularity among constitutional activist groups, it lacks teeth in an era where the federal Supreme Court holds final say over conflicts between federal and state interpretation. Instead, states might consider reforms which would reinvigorate state legislative power over their federal delegations, deterring bad law before it happens. John Hames shared with you:   Time for States to Reclaim Their Sovereignty pjmedia.com - Motivated by last year's Supreme Court ruling striking down components of the Voting Rights Act which required some states to obtain federal clearance befo...

Shared from Zite   "If the mayor's not going to provide security, then my recommendation, as an experienced law enforcement officer for nearly 40 years, is either buy yourself an attack dog, put bars on your windows and doors and get yourself some firearms because you're going to have to protect yourselves," he said. "We won't be able to." John Hames shared with you:   Why a Police Rep Is Telling Citizens to 'Get Yourself Some Firearms Because You're Going to Have to Protect Yourselves' theblaze.com - In order to avoid "yearly budget crises," Miami-Dade County (Florida) may have to fire hundreds of police officers as part of a long-term budget strategy announced earlier this week. The proposal ...

Shared from Zite   As a member of Army Special Operations for more than 16 years, I've shot countless rounds from pistols, rifles and shotguns. During my years as a tactical shooter, like most of my peers, I strove to improve on my tactical engagements, where speed and accuracy were essential to success. My teammates and I spent hours every day with our personal weapons conducting drills to the minutia in order to hone our skills and squeeze out the most performance possible. During all this time on the range, and during all of our experimenting with new techniques, the fundamentals of marksmanship remained constant. John Hames shared with you:   Getting Back to Basics: Combat/Tactical Shooting and Gunfighting with Pistol, Carbine/SBR and Sho...

Shared from Zite   The paper's coverage of the ongoing situation has been marked by intense anti-Israel bias in tone and labeling, and a false moral equivalence between the behavior of "extremist" Israelis and merely "militant" Palestinian terrorists. Read more:  http://newsbusters.org/blogs/clay-waters/2014/07/11/new-york-times-wretched-anti-israel-bias-comes-all-too-clear#ixzz37COmt4os John Hames shared with you:   The New York Times' Wretched Anti-Israel Bias Comes in All Too Clear News Busters - Three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped on June 12 while hitchhiking home in the West Bank. They were found dead on June 30, murdered by Hamas militants. Palestinians attacked the ambulance carrying their bodies. Later Hamas ...

Shared from Zite   Rocket fire from Lebanon hit northern Israel Friday, a move that has led Israeli officials to suspect Lebanese militants may be joining the four-day conflict between Israel and Gaza militants. The Lebanese military said three rockets were fired toward Israel around 6 a.m. and the Israelis retaliated by firing about 25 artillery shells on the area. Israeli military spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner confirmed that the Israeli military had responded to the new attack with force. John Hames shared with you:   Lebanese rockets hit Israel as hostilities escalate Fox News - July 11, 2014: A Lebanese army personnel inspects the remains of a shell that was suspected of having been launched from Lebanon to Israel, near the village ...