Archive for June, 2008
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Outraged Mayor vows to defend Chicago gun law
An “outraged” Chicago, IL, Mayor Daley this morning denounced a U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Washington D.C.’s handgun ban as a “frightening decision” and a “return to the days of the Wild West.”
Daley predicted that Chicago’s 1982 handgun freeze would be next in the crosshairs of the powerful [...]
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Second Amendment - Bill of rights, us constitution, constitution, supreme court second amendment, second amendment ruling, Gun Ban… what does the gun ban lift mean to the average American citizen?
One thing: more crime.
Yes, the Supreme Court seens to be wanting more crime.
Washington’s handgun ban was considered the most restrictive in the nation, with Chicago’s ban [...]
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Supreme Court rules Refutes Gun Ban
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that American citizens have a constitutional right to keep guns in their homes for self-defense, the justices’ first major pronouncement on gun control in U.S. history.
The Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling reversed the District of Columbia’s 32-year-old ban on handguns as incompatible with gun rights under the Second Amendment. [...]
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The Supreme Court today published its highly anticipated decision in the District of Columbia DC gun ban rights case. The primary arguments focused on whether the right to bear arms is an individual right or a collective right attached to the role of an individual in a militia.
Supreme Court Ruling
The disagreement arises from the wording [...]
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
2nd Amendment upheld
The Supreme Court voted by a narrow margin to uphold the 2nd amendment. By a 5-4 vote your right to keep your gun has been spared. It is important to note that if it was Al Gore or John Kerry in office, the vote would have gone the other way and you would be [...]
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Supreme Court Says Individuals Have Right to Own Guns
Answering a 127-year old constitutional question, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to have a gun, at least in one’s home. The Court, splitting 5-4, struck down a District of Columbia ban on handgun possession.
Supreme Court Strikes Down D.C. Handgun [...]
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Soccer legend Pelé was held at gunpoint by a band of youths and robbed of a gold necklace, his cell phone and a watch.
The incident happened on June 13 but only made public now occurred at the Guarujá beach, near the city of Santos, in southern São Paulo state, the most populated in Brazil. Pelé’s car [...]
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Saturday, June 21st, 2008
First Day of Summer!
Swimming Pools Are Here!
The first day of summer and its super hot long hours of sunlight are here and then start the search for equipments and supplies from the fortunate people who can afford to have their private swimming pools at their own home.
And them do not mind to invest wiselly at [...]
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
Season of Holidays, Vacation, Trips, Hot Days…
First Day Of Summer - This month of June contains two important dates: the official opening of the North Atlantic Hurricane Season (June 1st) and the Summer Solstice (June 20th), marking the beginning of the Summer Season with the year’s longest day, compared to the length of night.
Summer Solstice [...]
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
Rawsolar - Company that develops renewable energy solutions, specializing in solar energy panel systems.
A solar-based MIT spin-off company vying for business in the alternative energy sector where he main difference between the products that are developed by this green start up company and other similar enterprises is that Rawsolar products are affordable, meaning affordable solar power [...]
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