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As word surfaced that the town of Nelson, Georgia was seeking to join the city of Kennesaw, Ga as cities that require firearm ownership, Second Amendment advocates throughout the nation applauded the North Georgia city. After all, they note, more guns equal less crime. A town that requires everyone to own a gun will obviously be a bad place to go to get rowdy with the law abiding, right?
Well, all of that may be true. However, it’s also irrelevant. [Read more...]
With the Obama administration’s push for universal background checks, Second Amendment advocates have been screaming “gun registration” at the top of their lungs. To counter, gun control advocates are using this is as “proof” that gun rights advocates are nuts. After all, they argue, no one is wanting to register guns. They just want to make sure people buying guns are legally able to do so. Too bad they don’t understand that what they’re asking really is gun registration.
The idea of universal background checks is gaining some traction in Congress because it’s hard to argue against, on the surface. After all, who doesn’t want to keep guns out of the hands of the next Adam Lanza or Jared Loughner? However, the gun community is concerned because they all understand the full process of purchasing a firearm under current law. [Read more...]
Georgia state representative Earnest Smith doesn’t like having his face photoshopped into pictures. Apparently, he really hates it when his head is photoshopped onto the body of a porn star. From FoxNews:
A Georgia state lawmaker with an unconventional grasp of the First Amendment is backing a bill that would make lewd photoshopping a crime punishable by a $1,000 fine.
Rep. Earnest Smith pointed, as proof of the problem, to a picture of his head that was recently edited onto a pornstar’s body. That image was created by a blogger who used the image to mock Smith.
The Augusta-based legislator said he was not worried the bill would step on First Amendment rights.
“Everyone has a right to privacy,” he told FoxNews.com. “No one has a right to make fun of anyone. It’s not a First Amendment right.”
Christopher Dorner is/was an evil man (as of this writing, it is unconfirmed whether the body found in the cabin’s remains was his or not). While there are plenty who dispute this, you will not find me among them. Regardless of his motivations, he initiated force upon innocent people. He didn’t do anything in this mess that is the least bit redeemable in my opinion. However, California law enforcement has plenty to be ashamed about as well.
Dorner’s initial claim was that he was fired as part of a police abuse cover-up. With the history of the Los Angeles Police Department, he may well be right on that count. The truth is, the LAPD has a history of police abuse which was brought into the national spotlight after the beating given to Rodney King in the early 1990′s.
What followed the start of Dorner’s rampage was something else entirely. [Read more...]
The Dougherty County School System has had a rough time for a while. Like school systems throughout the state, the DCSS is facing a budget crunch. Unlike many other systems, they are also losing students, an estimated 136 per year. So, to that end, they are trying to do the responsible thing and close some schools.
On Monday night, the first of two public hearings was held for citizens to express any concerns they had. Here is what The Albany Herald reported as one of the “concerns” that was voiced:
These closures will mean that our children’s futures will be crippled even further,” [Louise] Primrose said to a chorus of ”That’s right!” from around the packed board room. “Closing these schools amounts to cruel and unusual punishment for our children. Their future is on hold. Now somebody tell me what is wrong with this picture?
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