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Weekend of Massacres: let's review all the gun violence solutions Were you ready for the massacre aftermath and analysis coming from the media/Democrats/"conservatives" funded by the left? A cornucopia of think-pieces, editorializing-masquerading-as-news, finger-wagging and general peacock-strutting for a runway of virtue on social media and cable "news." We have solutions! Sadly, all these solutions, that "do something," all involve infringement on your rights and have nothing to effectively address gun violence. First up, let's ban assault weapons. Do you know what happened during the 10-year life of the Clinton assault weapons ban? Columbine. Did we stop/reduce gun violence? Nope. Also...

In today's video, Christopher Greene of AMTV covers Donald Trump on Gun Control. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqBXrtrR6BI 

The owner of the anonymous message board 8Chan, Jim Watkins, has unequivocally stated that the manifesto which was said to have been posted by the El Paso Walmart shooter on his website was not actually posted by the killer. Just moments before the deadly shooting in El Paso on Saturday, a sinister four page long manifesto was posted to 8Chan by someone who claimed to be the shooter. However, Watkins, an Army veteran, asserted that the shooter actually posted on Instagram prior to the attack — and whoever uploaded the manifesto to 8Chan was not the person who committed the...

A survivor of this weekend’s shooting in El Paso, Texas told CNN’s Chris Cuomo that he was surprised when he found out that his “gun-wielding” mother did not bring her firearm with her to Walmart. “I ran towards my mother to try and shield her. And I’m like ‘mom.’ Cause my mom is a gun-wielding grandma. She carries a snub-nose Smith and Wesson, 38 special with a built in scope in it — everywhere she goes,” Grant said. The man said he was shocked when he found out that his mother wasn’t carrying her firearm.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A veteran FBI agent who wrote derogatory text messages about Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday charging that the bureau caved to “unrelenting pressure” from the president when it fired him. The suit from Peter Strzok also alleges he was unfairly punished for expressing his political opinions, and that the Justice Department violated his privacy when it shared hundreds of his text messages with reporters. “The campaign to publicly vilify Special Agent Strzok contributed to the FBI’s ultimate decision to unlawfully terminate him,” the lawsuit says, “as well as to frequent incidents of public and online harassment...

The owner of the website 8chan claims the El Paso shooter’s manifesto was not uploaded by Patrick Crusius, and another man, claiming to have grown up next to him, says “Patrick has autism and was in special ed classes… He couldn’t have written that document.”In the aftermath of the tragic shooting at an El Paso, Texas Walmart on Saturday, the liberal media turned the blame on President Trump, other prominent conservatives and Trump supporters altogether.Despite the fact that the suspect made it clear his views, “predate Trump,” and that he supported a universal basic income and automation, concepts no Trump...

China warned that the U.S. and its Asia-Pacific allies risked countermeasures if they accepted the deployment of intermediate-range American missiles, singling out Australia, Japan and South Korea... The comments underscore the difficulty facing the Trump administration’s effort to counter China’s own missile capabilities in the region after formally withdrawing last week from its Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia. Any country that accepts the missiles risks diplomatic and economic retaliation from Beijing -- and all three U.S. allies mentioned count China as their largest trading partner... The 1987 INF treaty required the U.S. and Russia to never deploy ground-based ballistic...

The Cold, Hard Math Says Netflix Could Crash 70% It’s official... it’s the beginning of the end for Netflix (NFLX). As you may have heard, the online video company made a troubling announcement... This quarter, for the first time ever, it lost American subscribers. Hundreds of thousands of them. The stock plunged more than 11% on the news. I’ve been “sounding the alarm” on Netflix’s troubled business since last July when its stock was trading above $400.

Peter Strzok, the former FBI agent who came under fire for sending disparaging text messages about President Trump and other political figures during the 2016 election, is suing his former employer over his firing, claiming the decision was a result of "unrelenting pressure" from President Trump. In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, Strzok's counsel argued that he was fired unlawfully for using his protected political speech under the First Amendment, among other reasons. Strzok was fired last August. His firing came after DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz released a lengthy 500-page report last year that fiercely criticized Strzok for his...

The man suspected of carrying out the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, had mental health issues, including hearing voices in his head, according to his ex-girlfriend. Lyndsi Doll dated Connor Betts while both were in high school. Doll said that during Betts’s senior year he regularly ingested caffeine pills and energy drinks and told her he couldn’t sleep because he was tormented by dark shadows at night.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter Chelsea have teamed up to write a book called The Book of Gutsy Women to spotlight admirable female figures such as scientist Marie Curie and comedian Ellen DeGeneres. The project entitled The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience will feature portraits of over 100 women, including heroines from the Clintons' own circle of friends and family. The book, announced by publishers Simon & Schuster, will be released on October 1. It will include features on presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm, Saudi activist Manal al-Sharif, author Chimamanda Ngozi...

Navy Moving Ahead With Unprecedented Review of JAG Corps By: Sam LaGrone August 5, 2019 6:49 PM After months of high-profile legal gaffes, the head of the Navy has ordered what officials are calling an operational pause for the Navy’s legal community. The largest and most comprehensive review of the Navy’s legal system kicked off the day after President Donald Trump publicly admonished the JAG community for awarding medals to the lawyers who were responsible for the failed prosecution of Special Warfare Operator Chief Edward Gallagher. “Not only did they lose the case, they had difficulty with respect to information...

lhan Omar has been seen getting up close and personal with married aide Tim Mynett, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal. The Minnesota congresswoman, 37, has been carrying on with Mynett, 38, a campaign fundraising strategist, for several months, according to a source. Mynett is married to Dr. Beth Mynett, but DailyMail.com has confirmed that he has recently left their marital home and is now living in a D.C. apartment. Photos show that Mynett and Omar are constantly by each other's sides at events, traveling to Los Angeles, New York City, Austin and Seattle together. Mynett has even spent time with Omar's...

Sadly, two mass shooting have occurred again over the past weekend. One in Dayton, Ohio, and one in El Paso, Texas. These mass shootings are needless and tragic, they threaten the safety of the American public, and they’re often carried out by society’s worst individuals. So, why do politicians continue to push gun control which would have done nothing to save lives? Why aren’t more legislators encouraging individuals to exercise their Second Amendment rights? Why do American public officials not simply recognize, once and for all, the big elephant in the room: The Constitutional right to self-defense? Both (Most) States...

Navy Identifies Pilot Killed in Death Valley Super Hornet Crash By: Sam LaGrone August 2, 2019 4:50 PM Lt. Charles Walker, 33, died when his F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed about 40 miles north of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif. The Navy has identified the pilot who was killed in a Wednesday crash in Death Valley National Park, Calif. Lt. Charles Walker, 33, died when his F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed about 40 miles north of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif. He was on a training mission over a canyon at the national park when the crash occurred....

President Donald Trump sued California Tuesday challenging a state law that requires candidates for president to disclose income tax returns before they can appear on the state's primary ballot. The federal lawsuit from Trump and his campaign is the latest move by the President to resist efforts to turn over his tax returns. The law adds an "unconstitutional qualification" to the fixed set of qualifications for the presidency set forward in the Constitution and violates the First Amendment, Trump's lawyer William Consovoy argued in the lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Shortened title. Full title: Dayton gunman Connor Betts' ex-girlfriend reveals he showed her a video of a mass shooting on their first date and took her to a gun range before they broke up in May The ex-girlfriend of Dayton gunman Connor Betts says he showed her a video of a mass shooting on their first date and that he took her to a gun range. Adelia Johnson, who said she dated Betts for a few months before their relationship ended in May, told NBC's Today that the 24-year-old had struggled with mental illness and he didn't get the help...

Let's begin with a reminder that my position on partisan blame after horrific acts of violence has been quite clear and consistent.  I believe it's almost always grossly unfair, and a cheap political smear, to pin mass murder on mainstream ideological opponents, even by implication.  Leave it to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to make the least fair point in the dumbest and ugliest way possible.  Take it away, lady: Ocasio-Cortez: Trump's immigration rhetoric is "directly responsible" for El Paso mass shooting https://t.co/6jZPnAP9wx pic.twitter.com/vWiXGFLD42— The Hill (@thehill) August 6, 2019 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) late Monday said that President Trump's divisive rhetoric on...

Police Responding to Reports of Shooting at Walmart in Baton Rouge, Louisiana - TV US 20:50 06.08.2019(updated 20:55 06.08.2019) Get short URL 0 13 Reports have emerged saying that there is an active shooter situation at a Walmart store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Possibly the shooting suspect at Baton Rouge Walmart. Driving past Walmart on Burbank where police had a man on ground. Have no clue if person is suspect, but guns were drawn. Will update if possible

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