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Connecticut: “No Guns, No Gold”

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“You probably know about the gun control bill that was voted into law this month. Gun manufacturers are threatening to move out of the state. The story is here.  The state is now about to shut down all coin stores. A bill to require complete record-keeping on all sales, including photos of every coin sold, and recording the ID of every buyer and seller, is about to be passed into law. The cost of complying will shut down the stores.”

http://teapartyeconomist.com/2013/04/26/connecticut-no-guns-no-gold/

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Missouri senate votes to stop issuing driver’s licenses after concealed carry records leak

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“Missouri state senators on on Monday voted to eliminate all funding for the Department of Revenue’s driver’s license bureau because they were angry about the way the agency was keeping concealed carry gun records. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Kurt Schaefer (R) said that he had created that draconian cuts to send a message to Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration.  In addition to $3.5 million of funding for the driver’s license offices, Schaefer is also targeting the Department of Public Safety and computer operations at the state Office of Administration because they had a role in sharing concealed carry records.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/23/missouri-republicans-vote-to-stop-issuing-drivers-licenses-over-gun-records-conspiracy-theory/

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New Jersey Governor Imposes Red Light Camera Freeze

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“Chris Christie has gone from red light camera proponent to active photo ticketing opponent in a matter of months. On Thursday, the state Department of Transportation (NJDOT) announced there will be no new red light cameras installed in the Garden State with the notice specifically mentioning it was the political decision of the ‘Christie Administration.’ Less than nine months ago, Christie had backed red light cameras.  Data from the first year of camera use show a spike in the number of injury-causing and severe accidents. The results ran counter to the promise that photo ticketing reduces ‘more dangerous’ angle collisions.”

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/40/4082.asp

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California: Audit Finds Nearly Non-Existent Yellow At Red Light Camera Intersection

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“Red light camera opponents often charge municipalities exploit intersections that have dangerously short yellow times for the purpose of issuing tickets. An outside audit of the Sacramento, California red light camera program confirmed that tickets were issued at an intersection where the yellow warning period on occasion flashed by faster than the eye could see. The Redflex camera system reported seeing yellows as short as 0.056 seconds on July 11, 2012 at around 9:30am.  The report also chided officials for not trimming trees when the limbs hide the cameras and legally required warning signs.”

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/40/4084.asp

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After U.S. Troops Leave, Armed Drones Will Patrol Afghanistan’s Skies

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“One of the major elements of Afghanistan’s air war will remain after most U.S. troops have headed home, the U.S. military command confirmed today. Armed drones, operated by the U.S., will remain over Afghanistan after 2014.  Western Pakistan, the epicenter of the U.S. drone war from 2009 to 2011, experienced a surge in U.S. drone strikes at the beginning of this year. Those drones are under the control of the CIA, and U.S. military officials believe that’s likely to remain the case even if the Obama administration takes away many of the CIA’s drone operations, since there is no declared U.S. war in Pakistan. Those drones are flown from Afghanistan.”

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/04/armed-drones-afghanistan/

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Napolitano, Graham: U.S. needs more technological entry and exit controls

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“US authorities missed Tsarnaev’s trip because his name was misspelled in the system, possibly on a plane ticket.  Napolitano acknowledged ‘there was a mismatch there,’ adding that an immigration reform bill now under consideration would cut down on such problems by requiring passports to be readable electronically.  It was not immediately clear whether Tsarnaev’s departure set off a government alert because he was on a terror watchlist or on a broader, central repository of some 500,000 names, known as the TIDE database, maintained by the National Counterterrorism Center.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/23/janet-napolitano-u-s-pinged-when-boston-suspect-flew-to-russia/

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Rand Paul: Use Drones To Search Neighboorhoods For Murder Suspects

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“Sen. Paul also apparently would not object to using drones domestically in critical police actions: ‘If there is a killer on the loose in a neighborhood, I’m not against drones being used to search them.’ Paul also said in the Salon article: ‘Here’s the distinction, I have never argued against any technology being used against having an imminent threat an act of crime going on…’  ‘Imminent threats’ have a way of breeding like lemmings….”

http://jimbovard.com/blog/2013/04/23/rand-paul-endorses-using-drones-to-kill-suspected-liquor-store-robbers/

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Rand Paul’s reversal: I don’t care if a drone kills a liquor store robber with $50 in cash

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“Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who filibustered for 13 hours in March 2013 against the idea of using military drone technology against U.S. citizens, said he supported them being used against criminal suspects in an interview with Fox Business Channel on Monday.  ‘I have never argued against any technology being used against having an imminent threat, [or] an act of crime going on,’ Paul said, referring to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. ‘If someone comes out of a liquor store with a weapon and 50 dollars in cash I don’t care if a Drone kills him or a policeman kills him.'”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/23/rand-pauls-reversal-i-dont-care-if-a-drone-kills-a-liquor-store-robber-with-50-in-cash/

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Bloomberg Says Interpretation of Constitution Will ‘Have to Change’ After Boston Bombing

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“In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday the country’s interpretation of the Constitution will ‘have to change’ to allow for greater security to stave off future attacks.  ‘We live in a complex word where you’re going to have to have a level of security greater than you did back in the olden days, if you will. And our laws and our interpretation of the Constitution, I think, have to change.  ‘We have to understand that in the world going forward, we’re going to have more cameras and that kind of stuff. That’s good in some sense, but it’s different from what we are used to,’ he said.”

http://politicker.com/2013/04/bloomberg-says-post-boston-interpretation-of-the-constitution-will-have-to-change/

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FBI Failed to Track Boston Terrorist Suspect’s Flight to Russia: Misspelled Name

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“It turns out that the FBI failed to register the fact that the Boston bomber flew to Russia in 2011. Someone misspelled his name when he got on the plane.  You mean that the nation’s suspected-terrorist monitoring system is dependent on correctly spelled names? Yes.  You mean that billions of dollars in sophisticated equipment can be tripped up by people with peculiar last names? So it seems.  You mean that the TSA’s screening system, with X-ray machines, latex gloves, and long lines doesn’t work for bombers with odd last names. Sadly, yes.”

http://teapartyeconomist.com/2013/04/23/fbi-failed-to-track-boston-terrorists-flight-to-russia-misspelled-name/

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