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The producer of a documentary on the civil right to keep and bear arms has posted a trailer in advance of the film’s release that provides a powerful, timely and resonating counter to the ongoing media frenzy pushing for citizen disarmament edicts. Kris Koenig, Emmy award-winning producer and writer, and founder of Dead Patriot Films, Inc., which is producing “Assaulted, Civil Rights under Fire,” has been the driving force behind an effort to provide an all-encompassing look at the individual right recognized by the Second Amendment, both from an historical perspective and as a contemporary societal necessity. “This film will...

The Kickstarter web site shows that Dead Patriot Films has reached its funding goal for "Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire" This has the potential to become an iconic film about how California is and has historically deprived its citizens of the right to keep and bear arms. The goal for pledges to start the project was $65,000. That goal was reached nine hours ago. Current pledges stand at $71,140.

Freedom Loving California Gun Owners Need Your Help NOW! Only 36 hours remaining until deadline! Your contributions are needed to launch the production of a new documentary about gun rights and civil rights. Link here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/assaulted/assaulted . What is this movie about? This film will reveal how California is the front line in the civil rights battle between public safety and the 2nd Amendment. When the subject of California’s gun control laws are discussed, rarely are they associated with the civil rights movement and the quest for equal rights for all. This film will compare the historical aspects of gun...

UPDATED — The Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation has joined forces with the Calguns Foundation in a fund-raising effort supporting the production of a pro-gun documentary called Assaulted – Civil Rights Under Fire. The documentary is a project by Kris Koenig of Chico, Cal., and it concentrates on the erosion of gun rights in the Golden State. However, the story could apply to anywhere that the gun prohibition lobby has relentlessly chipped away at the Second Amendment. It is being done by Dead Patriot Films. According to SAF Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb, the plan is to raise at least $65,000...

Women in Green head Nadia Matar was detained Wednesday by Civil Administration oficials after a violent confrontation initiated by Arabs near Netzer. Matar's saga began Tuesday night when Women in Green planted several large olive trees on state-owned land near Netzer on a hill connecting the Jewish communities of Elazer and Alon Shvut to stop Arab encroachment. "Arabs had started planting vines there, squatting on state owned land. Then they started fencing it in and we knew we had to step in. We ordered a huge truck and came in the night. We planted many large olive trees and hooked...

A disgraced academic forced to resign after publicly mocking a sex assault victim has landed a £50,000 job at a prestigious London university. Nir Rosen was handed the positon at the renowned London School of Economics a month after he made 'cruel and insensitive remarks'about CBS correspondent Lara Logan, who was beaten and molested while covering the Egyptian revolution. Mr Rosen, 33, announced at the weekend he is to start work as a research fellow at the university's global governance centre.

Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) (L) hugs Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) at a campaign stop at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina January 25, 2008. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Girl Seen on Sex Tape Found Safe Girl Seen Being Sexually Assaulted on Tape Is Found Safe, Nevada Authorities Say By KEN RITTER The Associated Press LAS VEGAS A young girl who was seen being sexually assaulted in a homemade videotape has been found and is safe with relatives and sheriff's officials, an investigator said Friday. "We found the victim. She's safe," Nye County sheriff's Detective David Boruchowitz told The Associated Press. Widespread media accounts of the case led to the crucial tip that helped find the girl, Boruchowitz said. He did not provide details of her identity, where she...

Suburban Bird-Feeding Couple Assaulted WEST CHICAGO - West Chicago police said they arrested a local man suspected of running over a 71-year-old woman with her own pickup and battered her husband during a carjacking attempt. Officers said David Martinez-Villareal, 21, was arrested Sunday morning near his home and charged with vehicular invasion, aggravated vehicular hijacking, six counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated battery to a senior citizen. NBC5's Mary Ann Ahern reported that the couple routinely fed birds each morning, and were feeding birds at 8 a.m. For some unexplained reason, Martinez-Villareal began yelling at the couple,...

ELKHART -- A 23-year-old man facing jail time for a probation violation assaulted a 74-year-old bailiff before escaping from the Elkhart County Courts Building on Wednesday, according to authorities. Aaron Macon appeared Wednesday afternoon in Superior Court 6 regarding a probation violation on a felony charge of marijuana possession. Judge David Bonfiglio found Macon had violated his probation by failing a drug test and told the defendant to sit and wait for a court security officer to take him into custody, Bonfiglio said. "We always make them sit in the jury box until the officer comes up," he said. Macon...

Clinton: ‘I paid a big price’The former president on his legacy, his health and his wife's future By Brian Williams Anchor & “Nightly News” Managing Editor NBC News Updated: 6:52 p.m. ET June 1, 2005 CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. - Former president Bill Clinton is just back from a grueling 14-day, 12-nation, 16-stop tour. **SNIP** I asked the president a blunt question about his legacy and any regrets he may have that impeachment will always play a prominent role in how his presidency is remembered. Clinton: It probably would, because — but to be fair, you said you're being blunt with me....

Italy's Berlusconi Slightly Hurt in Tripod Attack 24 minutes ago ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was slightly injured Friday when a tourist threw a camera tripod at him in a packed Rome square, an official from the prime minister's party said. Berlusconi was hit behind the ear by the tripod during an impromptu walkabout in Piazza Navona shortly after sunset. The official said Berlusconi was bruised in the attack and had seen a doctor as a precautionary measure. ANSA news agency said the assailant was a 28-year old bricklayer from northern Italy who was in Rome for...