Israeli Settlers Fire on Palestinians

 

“Settlers from the West Bank village of Yitzhar clashed May 19 with residents of the Palestinian village Asira al-Qibliya,” jta.org reports. “A Palestinian man, 24 was injured in the head by the gunfire.” As always in the Middle East, context (or lack thereof) is everything. For those who seek more than a snippet, B’tselem (“The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories”) released three videos of the confrontation. Click here for their YouTube channel. “Both sides claim that the other began the rock throwing and set the fires. At least three Israeli soldiers stood with the settlers and did not intervene as they fired on rock-throwing Palestinians.” And there’s the source of the viral outrage: Israeli soldiers didn’t act to prevent further carnage. Which didn’t happen.

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CA to Gunmakers: We’ll See Your Innovation and Raise You a Law

Reacting to the shocking news that gunmakers actually read the laws that California churns out and design guns around them, all State Senator Leland Yee could manage to sputter was, “When I saw the news I was absolutely horrified.” The gaping loophole that has the poor Senator all aflutter means rifles with bullet buttons – which actually allow a shooter to change out a magazine – are legal in the Golden State. Yes, that sounds pretty basic and magazine releases are legal just about everywhere else in these fifty-seven states. But what works so well for the rest of us doesn’t cut it on the left coast . . .

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Could You Handle the Chaos?

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Steve Zorbaugh Has Trouble With Numbers. Also Words, Facts, Logic and Grammar.

Steve Zorbaugh believes that the Second Amendment should be repealed, because “guns are too costly for society.” Normally when I see someone talking about “repealing the Second Amendment” I point out that the Bill of Rights protects natural, fundamental, and inalienable human, individual, and civil rights — subject neither to the democratic process nor to arguments grounded in social utility.[1] But Steve is way smarter than I am and has nipped that argument in the bud right off the bat . . .

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Public Funds Subsidize MAIG Anti-Gun Operatives

Sure, anti-2A organizations are in turns annoying, laughable, ineffectual (especially given recent trends) and frequently pathetic. But hey, they have a right to exist and express their rights-challenged POV. Free speech and all that. Agree or not, it’s a free country, right? But what if you were forced to fund their advocacy efforts? What if your tax dollars were being appropriated to pay the people who are working to make your ability to own and carry a gun as onerous and difficult as possible? Well buckle up, Bunky, because you are. Thanks to a little digging by Sean Caranna at allnineyards.com, it turns out that the city of Orlando subsidizes one of Bloomy’s MAIG operatives in a position the city lists as a Mayors Against Illegal Guns Regional Coordinator. Caranna’s found these positions salted into city payrolls all over the country and lists the “coordinators” he’s uncovered. So far. Check out the list at the link, above, and hold onto your wallet.

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You Know You’re A Gun Nut When . . .

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New James Bond Movie SKYFALL Features Point Shooting

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