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Will Illinois Gun Owners Register Their Firearms?

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Illinois has banned so-called "assault weapons" but grandfathered in those already owned by residents. Now, the window is open to register the guns, and it will be interesting to see how Illinois gun owners respond. The common refrain from many gun owners is that "registration is the first step to confiscation." They are understandably wary of telling an overtly anti-gun Illinois legislature and governor exactly where to find all the firearms in the state. Craig Wall reports for ABC7: When the state banned the sale of assault-style weapons earlier this year, it allowed those who already … [Read more...]

How Joe Biden Raised Oil Prices

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You saw Joe Biden demonize fracking and the oil industry throughout his campaign until the debates when Donald Trump cornered him on it, at which point he denied it all. Then, once he moved into the White House, Biden began his war on oil and helped to drive up prices on everything Americans need. At UnHerd, Ashley Rindsberg explains Biden's war on oil and the mistakes he made that led to Americans paying so much for fuel. Rindsberg writes: One of the many ironies of the Just Stop Oil movement is that, for the past year, their protests have been positively correlated with the price of oil. If … [Read more...]

Is the Philadelphia Looting Spree the Wake-up Call America Needs?

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Crime has ravaged businesses across America since 2020, when radical politicians gave looters the green light to turn America into a warzone. Since then, the nation has watched with horror as roving gangs have cleaned out popular locations like Nordstroms and Apple Stores and even little gas stations. For two days now, America has watched as looting in Philadelphia has gone to a new level. Are the shocking scenes of criminality in Philadelphia the wake-up call America needs to do something about this behavior? Or will this simply slip into the news cycle and become another missed opportunity … [Read more...]

California Wants to Make the 2nd Amendment Unaffordable

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California, led by Gov. Gavin Newsom, is doubling the tax it demands from law-abiding gun owners on sales of ammunition and guns. It appears Newsom and the California legislature have settled on a strategy of simply pricing the poor out of their Constitutional rights as enumerated in the Second Amendment. Adam Beam reports for the Associated Press: California will ban people from carrying firearms in most public places while doubling the taxes on guns and ammunition sold in the state under two new laws Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Tuesday that will test the limits of the U.S. Supreme Court’s new … [Read more...]

Is McCarthy Up to the Task?

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What's wrong with a line-by-line approach to the budget? Here, Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) explains to Fox News host Maria Bartiromo why he can't support McCarthy's approach to running the House of Representatives. The way to fund the government is not by doing it the same way Congress has since the mid-90s, where it's one up or down vote on the entire government all at once. We should have separate single-subject spending bills. @SpeakerMcCarthy promised that in January. He is in breach… pic.twitter.com/iewuoroMqL — Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) September 24, 2023 … [Read more...]

Judge Shatters California High Capacity Magazine Ban

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U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez shattered the state's ban on high-capacity magazines, calling it unconstitutional. The ruling could set up a Supreme Court decision on the matter, potentially affecting similar bans throughout the country. Jonathan Stempel reports for Reuters: A federal judge in California on Friday declared that state's ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition unconstitutional, saying it violated the Second Amendment rights of firearms owners. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez in San Diego said California's "sweeping ban" went too far by preventing … [Read more...]

Is Your Water Safe to Drink? NOLA Residents Aren’t Sure

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Residents of New Orleans are wondering whether or not they'll have safe water to drink as forecasts for the Mississippi River levels decline, and the threat of a saltwater intrusion from the Gulf of Mexico becomes a reality. Nadine El-Bawab reports for ABC7, writing: New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has signed an emergency declaration over an intrusion of saltwater into the Mississippi River that officials say could impact the water supply in the region. "We will continue to work with our partners locally and state-wide as we closely monitor this situation," Cantrell wrote on X, formerly … [Read more...]

The Folly of Windmills from Nowhere USA

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Your Survival Guy and fellow boaters were astonished at the city-like size of a massive ship parked outside of Newport Harbor for weeks this season. Turns out it’s used to put up windmills not made in the USA. And, cue the music, they’re running out of taxpayer money. The Wall Street Journal's editorial board reports: If only the hot air blowing at the United Nations’ Climate Ambition Summit this week could be used to generate electric power. That would be especially convenient since Governors in the Northeast are lobbying the White House to bail out their states’ offshore wind projects, … [Read more...]

NYC Rolling Out the Robocops

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In the summer of 2020, progressive politicians made police the bad guys and destroyed the morale at their cities' police departments with #DEFUNDPOLICE madness. Now some are realizing what a mess they've made, but it's too late. Good cops have been heading to small towns and cities where they're appreciated, leaving big cities with staffing shortages. In 2023, NYPD cops have been resigning at a record pace. It's so bad, NYC Mayor Eric Adams is being forced to roll out new robocops in the city's subways to tame what has become a crime epidemic. Luke Funk reports in The Messenger, writing: A … [Read more...]