Tuesday, the Utah Senate approved a controversial gun bill that would allow Utahns to carry concealed firearms without a permit. Senate endorses bill allowing concealed guns to be carried without permit The Utah Senate HB76. “This is something that strengthens the right to carry a firearm.” The Senate voted 19-6 in favor of the measure in a...
Bill Allows Concealed Weapons to Be Carried Without Permit
The so-called ‘constitutional carry’ gun bill that allows weapons to be concealed without a permit passed the House Friday after being changed so a round can no longer be in the chamber. HB76 was approved 51-18 and now goes to the Senate. The change was made by the bill’s sponsor, Rep. John Mathis, R-Vernal. The bill had been put on hold by the...
Gunmakers Threaten to Boycott Sales to States with Gun Laws
In the growing debate about gun control and the various laws proposed to restrict firearms and magazine capacity, some firearm manufacturers around the nation are threatening to pull back. More than 70 U.S. companies, ranging from gun shops to gun machinists, are calling for an end to “the police loophole” through a reverse boycott to local and state...
Afghan President Orders US Forces Out of Key Province
Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai has ordered that all U.S. special forces must leave Wardak province, just west of Kabul, within two weeks — citing allegations of disappearances and torture. In a statement Sunday, a spokesman for Karzai said, “after a thorough discussion, it became clear that armed individuals named as U.S. special force...
Meteor Sparks Rumors, Conspiracy Theories in Russia
The meteor that tore across the skies over Russia’s Chelyabinsk region early Friday led some suspicious Russians to conclude that it was a stealth military attack by either the U.S. or China, while others believed the end of the world was nigh, according to published reports. The meteor triggered a shock wave that injured nearly 1,000 people, blew out ...
Super Search Engine Tracks Terrorists & YOU — Via Social Networks
Web software designed by the defense firm Raytheon can scour Facebook, Twitter and check-in sites such as Foursquare to create an instant dossier covering a suspect’s likely geographic locations and activities. Raytheon calls it Rapid Information Overlay Technology (RIOT), and privacy advocates think it goes too far. “This sort of software allows the...
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