Life's a b***h

Quiz:

1) What is a factor that makes condors especially susceptible to ingesting lead bullets?
a. As scavengers, they may feed on carcasses of animals shot by h****rs
b. They are attracted to the smell of lead, even though it’s harmful to them
c. They often intentionally follow h****rs, hoping for an easy meal
d. All condors are highly allergic to lead

2) Which of these animals is most likely to ingest dangerous amounts of lead from bullets in their food?
a. Bald eagle
b. Pileated woodpecker
c. Desert tortoise
d. Bighorn sheep

3) Which group of animals is unusually susceptible to lead poisoning?
a. Birds
b. Condors and eagles, but not other birds
c. Big cats
d. Bears

4) Approximately how many California condors were k**led by lead poisoning between 1992 and 2021?
a. 120
b. 90
c. 55
d. 200

5) True or false: Ingesting just 1% of a lead bullet can k**l a condor
a. True
b. False

6) What is a way that lead ammunition contaminates the environment?
a. All of these
b. Bullets in animal carcasses are eaten by scavengers
c. Bullets break down in wetlands and contaminate water
d. Lead from bullets that break down in the soil is absorbed by plants

7) Which of these states has banned lead ammunition for hunting?
a. California
b. Oregon
c. New York
d. Nevada

https://animalpetitions.org/educational-series-no-more-animals-should-die-from-lead-bullet-poisoning/?#gf_242

Educational Series: No More Animals Should Die From Lead Bullet Poisoning

By Nick Engelfried
In 1982, North America’s largest bird seemed to be heading for extinction. California condors, which prior to European colonization soared above forests, prairies, and deserts from what is now British Columbia down into Baja California, had been reduced to just 22 individuals. A variety of factors, from habitat loss to hunting, contributed to the catastrophic decline. However, one cause of mortality stood out as the greatest existential threat to these majestic birds: lead ammunition. Condors who fed on the carcasses of animals k**led by lead bullets would sicken and die, indirect casualties of the practice of hunting animals with lead shot.
A heroic conservation effort saved California condors from the very brink of extinction, with all the surviving wild birds being brought into a captive breeding program by 1987. Five years later, the offspring of some of these survivors were released back into their native habitat, the first step toward establishing what conservationists hope will one day be healthy, self-sustaining condor populations in some of the wildest places across their original range.

The dramatic rescue of the California condor is a conservation success story. However, while living condors now number in the hundreds–including both wild birds and those in captive breeding programs–the species remains critically endangered. Even more worrying, the most important factor in their near-extinction remains a real and present danger. Between 1992 and 2021, a total of 120 condors succumbed to lead poisoning, a devastating toll for such an imperiled species. More than half the mortality of wild California condors during this time period is believed to have resulted from lead poisoning.

Protecting condors from lead is an imperative if this species is to have a viable future. However, while their case is especially dramatic, condors are far from the only animal threatened by the continued use of lead ammunition.

While hunting affects wildlife populations in many ways, most obviously by targeting certain species for sport or subsistence, the use of lead bullets ripples throughout entire ecosystems. Scavengers like condors, eagles, ravens, bears, coyotes, and many others are especially likely to be poisoned when they feed on the remains of hunting casualties. Waterfowl, cranes, and other wetland birds also ingest lead in the form of shot that is left behind in wetlands, lakes, and rivers. While lead is poisonous to all animals, birds are especially prone to suffering lethal consequences. For example, just 1% of a lead bullet can be enough to k**l a California condor. A total of at least seventy-five bird species have been documented suffering from lead poisoning.

Animals who are likely to directly ingest bullet remnants are at the highest of risk of lead poisoning. However, once it is introduced to the environment this deadly toxin spreads throughout the food web. Lead shot that breaks down over time will eventually be incorporated into the soil, ending up in plants that in turn are eaten by animals. Nor are we humans safe from harm. Like any animal, we will eventually be affected by any substance that contaminates the food chain. At a time when billions of dollars are being spent to protect public health by removing and replacing lead pipes, it makes little sense to ignore how this toxin is being introduced into our environment by hunting.

If endangered species like condors are to recover to anything like their former numbers, it is imperative that lead ammunition be phased out. Many animal lovers, understandably, dislike hunting in any form–but it is also true that alternatives to lead ammunition exist. In places where hunting is going to continue, lead bullets could be replaced by bullets made from other metals that have far fewer negative consequences for the ecosystem.

Copper, tungsten, and steel are all viable lead alternatives that do not poison non-target animals or people. Yet, despite the existence of readily available solutions, getting the federal government to act on the threat posed by lead ammunition has been very difficult. As a result, lead bullets remain legal in most parts of the United States to this day.

Back in 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency rejected a petition from environmental groups calling on the agency to ban lead ammunition. The agency claimed that the federal Toxic Substances Control Act does not give it authority to ban lead, and subsequent efforts to get the EPA to reconsider have proven unsuccessful. Misinformation from pro-gun organizations has complicated the politics of lead, unnecessarily endangering wildlife.

Last year, Gun Owners of America urged its membership to oppose banning lead ammunition in certain wildlife refuges, falsely characterizing the effort to protect wildlife as an attack on the Second Amendment. However, wh**ever your position on the Second Amendment or the use of firearms, the idea that banning lead bullets equates to an attack on gun rights is simply false. With many viable alternative forms of ammunition, we can protect wildlife from lead poisoning without affecting the right to bear arms.

In the absence of widespread federal action, some states have stepped forward to address the threat of lead bullets. In 2013, California passed legislation to phase out lead ammunition, which went fully into effect in 2019. It is now illegal to use lead for hunting in the state, meaning endangered species like condors have a better chance to recover from over a century of contamination in their habitat. Other states–including Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Minnesota, and New York–have restricted lead bullets for specific kinds of hunting or on certain public lands like wildlife refuges.

The still-tenuous plight of the condor symbolizes why the work of getting lead out of ammunition is so important–and while California’s ban will certainly help the birds, the condor’s historic range extends into many other states where lead bullets are still routinely used. The successful effort to phase out the legal use of lead ammunition in California can serve as an inspiration and a model for other states who aspire to protect animals and people from this existential threat. Animal lovers everywhere can do our part to help by contacting our representatives and letting them know we support getting lead out of ammunition.

With enough voices calling for the phase-out of lead bullets, we can work toward a future where no animal has to suffer or die from this wholly preventable threat. Only then will it be possible for birds like the magnificent California condor to once again soar over their historic range, safe from the prospect of a grim fate caused by poisoning.

Keep listening to the left-wing lamestream media. Shills for Biden.

The only problem we have is the brain ine******y of the ignorant left. You can defend the indefensible with your ignorant posted opinion.

It looks that way.

H********c, antisemitic, or both?

I don't know what to make of this case. Be careful what you wish for? I remember it in the news. Anyway, this was an unconscionable act of murder, regardless of whether it was a h**e crime or not. But then, isn't almost every crime a h**e crime in some way or another?

We aren't getting any younger, and who knows when we will have another chance to meet.
I look forward to seeing you Wed. Morning.

https://turleytalks.com/jimmy-kimmel-accidentally-exposes-mass-migration/?utm_placement=NUSNnewsletter

Jimmy Kimmel Accidentally EXPOSES Mass Migration!
April 5, 2024


Recently the insufferable late night propagandist Jimmy Kimmel went to Japan and was stunned by how much more orderly, clean, and civilized it was compared to the US, especially the cities. He ranted about this in a recent monologue on his show but many online were quick to point out that Japan is the impressive civilization that it is because it acts against nearly every policy Jimmy Kimmel stands for.

CORRECT!

NOBODY WILL ADMIT THIS, BUT THE OBVIOUS REASON FOR THIS IS JAPAN'S LACK OF DIVERSITY. AS A RESULT, THEY HAVE A HIGH-TRUST SOCIETY.

HERE IN THE US, WE HAVE CULTURAL ENRICHERS THAT MAKE OUR CITIES CRIME-RIDDEN, THIRD-WORLD S**THOLES.

— ANDERS TO GITMO (@THEBREWCREWFEED) APRIL 4, 2024

Japan has always had some of the strongest restrictions on immigration in the world, of course aided by the fact that they are a monoethnic island. Even in recent years as birthrates have regrettable plummeted, Japan did not cave to the g*******t mass migration lobby. However, due to the economic contractions predicted to come as the aging population is unable to be adequately replaced, there are moves to let in hundreds of thousands of Indians and other mostly South Asian immigrants into the country. Jimmy Kimmel, however, is apparently too stupid to make the connection between Japan’s cleanliness and their strict immigration restriction. It wasn’t that long ago when Kimmel was mocking the idea of a border wall and restricting i*****l i*********n altogether:


REPOST#JIMMYKIMMEL #HUMOROUS
JIMMY KIMMEL..
TRUMP BUILDING THE WALL OR😣😊? PIC.TWITTER.COM/RD6RYPMLZD

— NAVEEDMANZAR (@NAVEEDMANZAR7) JANUARY 24, 2020

The homogeneity of Japan allows for the world’s largest city of nearly 40 million people, Tokyo, to be one of the safest and cleanest cities in the whole world. The fact that the vast supermajority of people are Japanese from Japan who speak Japanese creates an environment much more conducive to understanding, assisting others, conscientiousness, and other positive civilizational traits. Much like in parts of Europe that are still mostly European, one can usually lose their wallet for hours only to come back to it having not been stolen. Many report stories like this.

CIVILIZATION AND LOST CIVILIZATION. PIC.TWITTER.COM/XOLOSBXS7D

— RADIOGENOA (@RADIOGENOA) MARCH 30, 2024

Recently Japan has extended e-visas to Indians and anticipates over 820,000 immigrants in the next five years. While many of these immigrants may be fairly assimilable Vietnamese or Koreans, the majority will likely be Indians who unfortunately have a habit of turning places they live into little India’s, and I doubt anyone would praise India’s cleanliness over that of Japan. Unfortunately even in Japan there are those that would rather import a foreign underclass to the detriment of cultural security and public safety instead of sustaining a brief economic downturn.

INDIANS SETTLES A TRIBAL FEUD IN JAPAN📍 PIC.TWITTER.COM/6NLLHUAN2W

— TYRONE (@TYRONEKANGZZ) APRIL 2, 2024

While Japan’s problems pale in comparison to the open border situation the US is facing as well as the exorbitant amounts of legal immigration that also shouldn’t be happening, east Asia is dealing with the worst fertility crisis around the world with South Korea having a birth rate of around .75 children per woman. Japan is not faring too much better, but perhaps they could focus on encouraging Japanese emigres to return home as opposed to bringing in hundreds of thousands of Indians or Africans. Hopefully the Japanese do not commit to replacing themselves as the leaders in the West have so wholeheartedly committed to.

CASTRO BUGMAN BOASTS THAT TEXAS WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME A DEMOCRATIC STRONGHOLD DUE TO BROWNS DEMOGRAPHICALLY FLOODING THE STATE.

"DEMOGRAPHIC REPLACEMENT ISN'T HAPPENING, BUT IT'S GOOD THAT IT IS"
 PIC.TWITTER.COM/IHYIRKGY8P

— ZENO CALHOUN (@ZENOC_OS**TS) SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Don't you ever get tired of being wrong about everything? The poster child for Stupidiocracy.

https://spectator.org/hitlers-meeting-with-grand-mufti-shows-war-in-middle-east-is-about-hatred-of-jews/?lh_aid=6961050&lh_cid=kckt1e5cfd&lh_em=dtucker300%40yahoo.com&di=7ea3f9956036df8fef6d6b6550a90db5

Hitler’s Meeting With Grand Mufti Shows War in Middle East Is About Hatred of Jews
The Oct. 7 attack and the Holocaust had the same motivation.
by JEFFREY LORD
April 11, 2024, 9:20 PM


It wasn’t about Israel.

It was Nov. 28, 1941. Israel, founded in 1948 — seven years later — did not exist. The territory of modern-day Israel and Palestine was then under the control the British.

Europe was at war. Adolf Hitler’s Germany was on the march. It had conquered France, Poland, the Czech Republic, and invaded Russia.

But on this November day, meeting at his office in the Reich Chancellory in Berlin, Hitler was meeting with a decidedly non-European individual.

Hitler’s visitor was one Haj Amin al-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and a Palestinian Arab. A careful record of their conversation was kept. And over there at the Times of Israel, the essence of that conversation has been published.

Among other things said to Hitler by the Grand Mufti was this:

The Arabs were Germany’s natural friends because they had the same enemies as had Germany, namely the English, the Jews and the C*******ts.

To which Hitler replied that:

Germany stood for uncompromising war against the Jews…. Germany was resolved, step by step, to ask one European nation after the other to solve its Jewish problem, and at the proper time to direct a similar appeal to non-European nations as well.

As soon as Germany had won the war, Hitler said:

Germany’s objective would then be solely the destruction of the Jewish element residing in the Arab sphere under the protection of British power. In that hour the Mufti would be the most authoritative spokesman for the Arab world.

In other words?

The existence of Israel is not at the center of the current war in the Middle East.

The center of this war — as the hardcore history of the decidedly pre-Israel Hitler–Grand Mufti meeting a full 83 years ago so vividly demonstrates — is about k*****g Jews. Exterminating an entire race of human beings. And doing so for no other reason than hatred of Jews. Which is exactly what motivated Hitler to launch the Holocaust.

That was the position of the Palestinian Grand Mufti in 1941 — and it is the position of Hamas and Iran and their allies today.

The question for Americans now is why President Joe Biden doesn’t understand this most basic fact in world history.

Only in the last few days have Jew-h**ers gathered in Dearborn, Michigan, to shouts of “Death to Israel!” and “Death to America!” What they really mean, of course, is “Death to Jews.”

Reuters reports:

Biden, 80, has evolved in the face of a challenging 2024 ree******n bid, threats by some would-be supporters to withhold their v**es over his lack of backing for Palestinians, and a warning from former President Barack Obama that Israel’s actions could backfire.

What happened on Oct. 7 was, simply put, an attack designed, Hitler-style, to k**l as many Jews as possible. If there was a wave of a magic wand that could replace Jews in the Middle East with, say, Presbyterians or Catholics or Black Baptists, it is entirely possible none of what’s happening would be happening.

The hard central fact of not just our time but seemingly time immemorial is hatred for Jews. Which all too frequently results in murderous wars designed to k**l Jews at a maximum, or, at a minimum, anti-Semitism. An anti-Semitism that has sadly erupted in 21st-century America on one college campus after another.

The question is obvious.

When will America — in this case Joe Biden as president of the United States — take on this v***s of Jew hatred directly? To call it out for what it is, whether in Dearborn, Michigan, the rest of America, the Middle East, or any other corner of the globe where it can be found?

Pretending that what the Grand Mufti and Adolf Hitler were about in 1941 is no longer happening, or ignoring it altogether in today’s 21st century, will not solve what is a very real — and dangerous — problem.

Lawsuits Decide Cases — They Don’t Solve Problems
Recent efforts by state attorneys general to target opioid addiction prove just that.
by JACK PARK
April 11, 2024, 9:20 PM


In my more than 40 years of practicing law, I have learned that while lawsuits can bring disputes to an end, they cannot solve problems.

Unfortunately, not all other lawyers have learned the same thing, and the effects of this can be vexing both to the law and to public policy.

As early as 2006, it was noted by Victor Schwartz and Phil Golberg how “some state attorneys general and personal injury lawyers have been trying to convert the tort of public nuisance into a cutting-edge legal theory” and to move it “far outside its traditional boundaries by using it to sue product manufacturers in an effort to circumvent the well-defined structure of products liability law.” While this may be a tempting shortcut around state legislatures for attorneys general to achieve their own policy ends, it represents a misuse of the legal system and could set a concerning new precedent for the use of public nuisance law.

Schwartz and Golberg explain that public nuisance law has a long, albeit narrowly applicable, history. They note that the “essence” of public nuisance law “is to allow governments to use the tort system to stop quasi-criminal conduct that, while not illegal, is unreasonable given the circumstances and could cause injury to someone exercising a common, societal right.” That could mean “blocking a public roadway or, in recent times, dumping sewage into a public river or blasting a stereo when people are picnicking in a public park.” A corollary of this history is that members of the public who are inconvenienced can only sue for damages, while governmental bodies can only sue to stop or abate the nuisance but cannot sue for money damages.

Many have identified the tobacco litigation of the 1990s as the “watershed event” in the process of turning product liability claims into nuisance claims. It also marked a significant step in normalizing contingency fee arrangements between private law firms and government entities, as it was the first time that attorneys general in a number of states entered into such agreements to support their legal efforts. Coincidentally, not only did these law firms stand to rake in huge amounts of fees from these no-bid contracts, but they frequently turned out to be top contributors to the hiring attorney general’s campaign fund.

Then–Connecticut Attorney General (and now Sen.) Richard Blumenthal, for example, hired four firms in total — including three that were in-state — to support his litigation efforts. These included Blumental’s former law firm, his former partner’s wife’s firm, and a firm whose managing counsel served as personal counsel and counselor to then–Connecticut Gov. John Rowland. Those three law firms, each of which was plugged into the attorney general or the governor, split $65 million in legal fees.

The attorneys general of other states, including Kansas, Texas, and Missouri, also hired friends and gave them giant paydays. Most notably, then–Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon hired five law firms that had made contributions of more than $500,000 to his campaigns over eight years. Even though Missouri was the 27th state to join the tobacco litigation — and, as a result, the legal heavy lifting was already done — those firms split $111 million in fees.

Yet despite this blatant display of cronyism and backscratching, many current attorneys general seem intent on making the same mistake today. As Schwartz and Goldberg further explain, “Even though no court validated the use of public nuisance theory in the tobacco litigation, the use of public nuisance theory quickly became a misleading aspect of the state attorney general tobacco litigation legend.” Such misconceptions have pushed attorneys general to continue to move forward with this flawed legal strategy in other lawsuits, even though this litigation is hardly a model to be emulated.

The latest iteration of that legend has seen public nuisance statutes used by states and localities to pursue reimbursement for the effects of opioid addiction. The state of Oklahoma and the city of Baltimore have both contracted with plaintiffs’ trial counsel to pursue claims of reimbursement for the effects of opioid addiction in their jurisdictions. Fortunately, the Oklahoma Supreme Court reversed a judgment in favor of the state, reasoning that public nuisance law was not an appropriate remedy for the harm caused by opioid abuse, but Baltimore’s lawsuit continues to move forward and poses a serious legal threat.

The use of public nuisance claims by governmental bodies to pursue reimbursement for costs they claim to have suffered turns that theory on its head. Those actually injured by opioids are those who have abused them, something that the governmental bodies bringing suit haven’t done. Their proper role under public nuisance theory is to seek to abate the nuisance, not pursue damages. It is also odd to apply public nuisance law to a commercial activity, particularly one that is so highly regulated as the prescription drug industry.

More to the point, if one product can be the object of a public nuisance lawsuit, where is the stopping point? Other lawyers have solicited governmental bodies to hold energy producers liable for claimed injuries attributable to c*****e c****e. As Judge William Alsup observed in 2018, the lawyers behind the lawsuits were “asking for billions of dollars for something that hasn’t happened yet and may never happen to the extent you’re predicting it will happen.”

Should an attorney general successfully bring a public nuisance case against an opioid manufacturer or energy company, it could leave the door open for them to go after other politically undesirable industries and effectively sue them out of business, ultimately achieving a policy end run when they are legislating through litigation.

In the end, courts should be far more alert to efforts by lawyers to use them to solve problems. As is clear, lawsuits decide cases; they don’t solve problems.

Finally, a win for the good guys.


85-year-old Idaho woman who k**led intruder committed 'heroic act of self-preservation'

Jonathan Limehouse
Thu, April 11, 2024

The 85-year-old mother of a disabled son committed a "justifiable homicide" in Idaho when she shot an armed burglar who snuck into her home and threatened to "k**l her multiple times," a county prosecutor said.

Christine Jenneiahn presented "one of the most heroic acts of self-preservation" that Bingham County prosecutor Ryan Jolley has ever heard of when she shot and k**led 39-year-old Derek Condon, according to an incident review written Tuesday.

The confrontation occurred around 2 a.m. on March 13, when Condon woke Jenneiahn from her sleep at her home in Blackfoot in southeastern Idaho, Jolley's review said. Condon, who was wearing a military jacket and black ski mask, pointed a gun and flashlight at Jenneiahn, he wrote.

A subsequent investigation into the case indicated a "strong likelihood" that Condon hit Jenneiahn in the head while she was lying in her bed due to blood being on her pillow and bedroom floor, the prosecutor's review said. After that, Condon handcuffed Jennejahn and took her to the living room, the legal document shows.

Bingham County Sheriff’s Office: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=746011561000135&id=100067738922816

Numerous threats were made to Christine Jenneiahn's life, prosecutor says

Once in the living room, Condon handcuffed Jenneiahn to a wooden chair and demanded she tell him where the valuables were kept in her home, according to Jolley's review. When Jenneiahn told Condon that she "didn't have much," the burglar placed the gun against her head, the document continued.

Jenneiahn eventually told Condon about two safes downstairs, which led to him leaving her handcuffed in the living room while he went to check several rooms multiple times, according to the review.

While checking downstairs, Condon realized that Jenneiahn's disabled son was also in the home, Jolley's review says. This led to Condon becoming angry with Jenneiahn because she did not tell him anyone else was in the house, according to the document.

"(Condon) also made numerous threats to Christine telling her that he would k**l her," Jolley said in the incident review.

Christine Jenneiahn shot burglar while handcuffed, prosecutor says

At some point when Condon was downstairs, Jenneiahn d**gged the chair she was handcuffed to into her bedroom and got her .357 Magnum from under her pillow, according to the incident review. The mother then returned to the living room and hid the gun between the armrest and cushion of a couch next to where she was seated and waited to see what Condon did, the legal document continued.

Jenneiahn told prosecutors her recollection of what happened next is "somewhat unclear," Jolley said in the review. She did recall Condon coming back to the living room and threatening to k**l her as he continued to burglarize her home, according to the county prosecutor.

During the chaos, Jenneiahn ultimately decided that it was "now or never" so she pulled out her revolver and shot Condon twice, the review says. Condon would return fire, shooting Jenneiahn multiple times in her abdomen, leg, arm and chest, the document continued.

Derek Condon died from injuries, police found burglary tools on him, prosecutor says

After returning fire, Condon went into the kitchen and died from his wounds, Jolley said in the review. A still-handcuffed Jenneiahn fell to the floor and remained there for 10 hours, according to the prosecutor.

The mother called 911 after her son came upstairs in the morning and handed her the phone, the review says. Deputies got to the home and worked to save Jenneiahn's life, according to the legal document.

A lock pick set, car keys, a handcuff key and items in a bag from Jenneiahn's home were found with Condon, Jolley said in the review.

'Truly incredible,' prosecutor says about Christine Jenneiahn surviving the incident

Condon's murder is a "justifiable homicide" under Idaho law, Jolley's office said.

"The law in Idaho regarding self-defense is clear under Idaho Code section 19-202A. 'No person in this state shall be placed in legal jeopardy of any kind whatsoever for protecting himself,'" according to Idaho law. "A person may stand his ground and defend himself or another person by the use of all force and means."

Jolley said in the review that "any reasonable person would believe it necessary to defend themselves or their disabled child under the circumstances."

"That Christine survived this encounter is truly incredible," Jolley said. "Her grit, determination, and will to live appear to be what saved her that night ... Christine was justified in taking any and all means necessary to defend herself and her son that night. "

https://www.yahoo.com/news/85-old-idaho-woman-k**led-194835824.html

Start with H****r B***n.

Kamala Harris Announces New Rule: All Gun Dealers Must Conduct Background Checks
By Hank Berrien
•
Apr 11, 2024 DailyWire.com

On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris announced that all gun dealers now must conduct background checks no matter where or how they sell their merchandise.

The rule was expected to be submitted to the Federal Register by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms on Thursday. It will be implemented in 30 days, Politico reported.

“It’s a false choice to suggest that you’re either in favor of the Second Amendment or you want to take everyone’s guns away,” Harris insisted. “I’m in favor of the Second Amendment, and I am in favor of reasonable gun safety laws — for example, background checks.” (They don't want to take everyone's guns. No? Just those of law-abiding citizens. Yeah, riiiight! The purpose is to know who has the legally owned guns. What's to stop a government from becoming tyrannical? The full force of the 2nd Amendment. In case you haven't noticed the current administration is becoming more tyrannical every day. None of this will stop the criminals from illegally obtaining guns.)

“Currently, gun stores are required by law to conduct a background check for every gun sale. But, for decades, many dealers who sell weapons someplace other than the traditional gun store — say, for example, a gun show or a flea market or even through social media — have gotten away without conducting background checks. This is the so-called ‘gun show loophole,’” she stated.

Harris then added more items to her gun control checklist: “President Joe Biden and I will continue to call on the United States Congress to have the courage to pass universal background checks, red-f**g laws, and an assault weapons ban.”

The idea of implementing red-f**g laws — which permit confiscation of forearms if the owner is deemed a threat to themselves or others — on a federal level has been criticized for giving the government too much power.

The Rand Institute stated in January 2023, “Evidence for the effect of assault weapon bans on mass shootings is inconclusive. Evidence that high-capacity magazine bans may decrease mass shootings is limited.”

“The new rule, the most sweeping expansion of firearms background checks in decades, will apply to more than 20,000 individuals engaged in unlicensed gun dealing and affect ‘tens and tens of thousands of gun sales’ each year, an administration official told reporters during a call previewing the announcement,” Politico reported.

“Today’s Final Rule is about ensuring compliance with an important area of the existing law where we all know, the data show, and we can clearly see that a whole group of folks are openly flouting that law. That leads to not just unfair but, in this case, dangerous consequences,” ATF director Steven Dettelbach stated.

The rule was made possible because of the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was passed after the shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The Act broadened the definition of licensed gun dealers and established enhanced background checks for buyers under the age of 21.

They do indeed, but what pisses me off are the commentators, who to this very day, say they were glad OJ was found not guilty because they didn't want another Rodney King r**t, and they claim this was justice for the way B****s had previously been treated by the po-po. And then there is Kevyn, the poster child for stupidiocracy.

I don't know, but I feel there is a possibility (limited as it may be) that OJ was covering for his son as the real murderer. Anyway...