Demo Sen. Chuck Schumer Thinks NRA Members Have “Dumb” Ideas About The Second Amendment…

Chuck Schumer and democrats think there should be severe limits on the freedom to own a gun which is explicitly called out in the Second Amendment.  On the other hand, they don't think there should be any restrictions on abortion which has been declared a constitutional right, but isn't mention anywhere in the Constitution.


Via Washington Examiner:

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., suggested that may members of the National Rifle Association reject his gun control proposals because they have “dumb” ideas about the meaning of the Second Amendment.

“There are reasonable limitations,” Schumer said yesterday on Meet the Press. “And some in the pro gun movement and the NRA in many instances doesn’t believe in any limitation at all. That is not unconstitutional. That just is dumb.”

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Idea from World Economic Forum: Let's spend $14 trillion greening the world economy...

The whole green/global warming hoax is about money. The idea is to use environmental fears to redistribute the developed nations wealth as part of a liberal social justice scheme.

Via The Independent: 

An unprecedented $14trn (£8.8trn) greening of the global economy is the only way to ensure long-term sustainable growth, according to a stark warning delivered to political and business leaders as they descended on the World Economic Forum in Davos yesterday.

Only a sustained and dramatic shift to infrastructure and industrial practices using low-carbon technology can save the world and its economy from devastating global warming, according to a Davos-commissioned alliance led by the former Mexican President, Felipe Calderon, in the most dramatic call so far to fight climate change on business grounds.

This includes everything from power generation, transport, and buildings to industry, forestry, water and agriculture, according to the Green Growth Action Alliance, created at last year's Davos meeting in Mexico.

The extra spending amounts to roughly $700bn a year until 2030 and would provide a much-needed economic stimulus as well as reduce the costs associated with global warming further down the line, said Mr Calderon, who leads the alliance.

Video: Michelle Obama eye-rolls Boehner while shoveling food in her mouth...

America, this is your 1st Lady for 4 more years...


Let's hope all those calories go directly to her hips...

If no one needs a large capacity magazine, why are NY cops so upset new gun control law applies to them?

 Over at Reason, they are asking the important questions...

In my column this week, I asked why police officers should be allowed to have so-called high-capacity magazines if they have no defensive value. Since "no one needs" to fire more than X number of rounds before reloading (and assuming that "need" should define what people are allowed to possess), why not apply the same limit to everyone? It looks like the New York legislature, which this week reduced the state's magazine limit from 10 rounds to seven, did take an evenhanded approach—but only by accident. According to DNAinfo.com and WABC, the ABC station in New York, legislators were in such a rush to impose new gun restrictions that they forgot to exempt active-duty and retired law enforcement officers from the new magazine rule. Whoops.
Cops are complaining about the lack of a double standard:

"As a law enforcement officer for over 20 years, I understand the importance of instituting a new policy on mandating the limits of bullets that a regular citizen can possess, but as a matter of fact the bad guys are not going to follow this law," said Norman Seabrook, president of the correction officers union, the city's second largest.
"The way the current legislation is drafted, it actually handcuffs the law enforcement community from having the necessary ammunition needed to save lives," he said. "We must not allow this to happen."

Roy Richter, president of the Captains Endowment Association and a lawyer, said, "It puts retired officers in a position that the clip they were issued by the NYPD, carried for their careers and were fully trained on, is now considered contraband." [...]

Japan and China war of words over disputed islands heats up...

Don't be surprised when this one goes hot...

When Chinese and Japanese fighters met for the first time over disputed islands in the East China Sea earlier this month, Japan promptly declared its right to fire tracers at China's jets.

Though met with outrage by China at the time, Japan continues promoting the live firing which Chinese military academics are calling the "first shot."

The Tokyo AP reports Japan believes it's simply following protocol:

“Every country has procedures for how to deal with a violation of its territory that continues after multiple cautionary measures,” Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Wednesday when asked if tracer shots would be fired against intruding aircraft that refuse to change course. “We have response measures ready that are consistent with global standards.”

If Japan is using the talk of tracer fire to gauge Chinese reaction, the tactic worked.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Sunday his country is on "high alert" and that Japan and the U.S. are ignoring the fact that "the islands are China’s inherent territory."

DOJ Lawyer started booing at Paul Ryan?

When Rep. Paul Ryan came out at Obama's inauguration, liberals started booing. The man who is taking credit works for Eric Holder...

This guy is a DOJ Lawyer from DC and he's taking credit for starting the Paul Ryan booing at #Inaug2013 #inauguration twitter.com/BenHowe/status…
— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) January 21, 2013

Obama promises to do something about climate change as frigid temps hit coast to coast...

Barack Obama promises to do something about climate change as frigid temps hit coast to coast.

Mainstream Media Lapdog CNN Correspondent: ‘I Feel Like I Should Pinch Myself Right Now’

Geez...