Annie, Get Your Gun! School Shooting Sparks Run on Firearms Sales
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/12/20/annie-get-your-gun-school-shooting-sparks-run-on-firearms-sales.html
Gun sellers say they are struggling to keep up as people have been rushing to buy firearms across the country. The sudden surge in rifle and handgun purchases has been driven by fears that the Obama administration may push for new restrictions on guns ...
Obama appoints task force to tackle gun control
http://bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2012/12/20/democrats-seek-seize-public-grief-gain-momentum-for-tightening-gun-laws/sfqxg5asxR2Y7yNhUoQLOP/story.html
President Barack Obama, with Vice President Joe Biden, spoke about policies he plans to pursue following the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
School safety addressed
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/national-international/Sandy-Hook-Tragedy-School-Security-183826061.html
Distance doesn't separate the tragedy of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting from the hearts, minds and fears of local parents, children and school officials.
In Robert Bork?s Death, a Reminder of Scalia?s Inconsistency
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/12/20/in-robert-bork-s-death-a-reminder-of-scalia-s-inconsistency.html
The original originalist never made it to the high court, but his supposed brother in arms, Antonin Scalia, has wrought more than enough damage on his own, writes Paul Campos.
Armored Backpacks and a Rush on Guns After...
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/armored-backpacks-rush-guns-conn-18022961
When Ken Larson's 1-year-old son starts school in a few years, he'll be carrying an armored backpack. After the Connecticut school shooting, Larson and his wife have decided to buy him one just to be safe.
Young: We need leadership on pot laws
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Will-cigarette-makers-jump-into-pot-market-4131689.php
Among the results of last month's elections was a startling cultural development: two states, Colorado and Washington, became the first to legalize the sale of marijuana for any purpose to adults over 21.
US Office Rejects 2nd Apple Patent
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/apples-pinchtozoom-patent-rejected/311423-11.html
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has dealt a blow to Apple in its legal battle with Samsung Electronics over smartphone patents, declaring that a patent that helped Apple win $1.05 billion in damages against Samsung in a jury trial should not ...
Some believe Friday is doomsday on the Mayan calendar; the Mayans don't
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57560001/how-the-mayan-calendar-actually-works/
Merida, Mexico (CNN) -- There may be no one left on earth to say TGIF this week. Some believe the world is coming to an end Friday -- on 12/21/12 -- which is when an important phase on the ancient calendar of the Mayan people terminates.
Texas town lets teachers carry concealed guns
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/texas-town-teachers-carry-concealed-guns-18022744
HARROLD, Texas - For more than a century, Harrold has barely been a stop between Wichita Falls and Amarillo. But this little town 135 miles northwest of Fort Worth is now getting a lot of attention.
House GOP Plans Vote on Fiscal Cliff 'Plan B'
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/white-house-threatens-veto-gop-budget-plan-18012407
The GOP-controlled House is moving ahead Thursday on a bill that would raise taxes on people earning over $1 million a year, sparing most workers from a tax hike but leaving in place painful budget cuts to the military and domestic agencies as "fiscal cliff" ...
After Newtown, a Different Kind of Christmas
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/9748617/Scandal-of-Mary-and-Joseph-passes-most-Britons-by-as-they-place-Father-Christmas-by-the-manger.html
For everyone, the celebration of Christmas will be different this year. After the killing of 20 children and those entrusted with their care in Newtown just 11 days before the holiday (and on the sixth day of Hanukkah, which was being celebrated by at least one of ...
No comments:
Post a Comment