California lawmaker: Guns are ‘essential to living the way God intended’
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A Republican lawmaker in California who disagrees with President Barack Obama’s effort to prevent mass shootings says that guns are an “absolutely essential” part of God’s plan.
Bush attorney general disappoints Hannity: Obama’s executive orders are legal
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Former Bush Attorney General Michael Mukasey appeared on the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” with a message that left the host looking disappointed.
Recreational assault weapons fire riddles Ohio home, narrowly misses officer
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Two men were arrested in Ohio after their target practice with an AK-47 assault rifle accidentally shot up a woman’s home.
Nadler: ‘Gangster’ Republicans threatening U.S. with another depression
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Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) blasted Republicans in Congress on Thursday for using the federal debt ceiling as political leverage to demand spending cuts from Democrats.
DOJ sends bundle of completely censored documents in response to ACLU lawsuit
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Responding to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Department of Justice (DOJ) turned over a bundle of documents that are completely blacked out.
Parody: NRA urges members to ‘live in fear’
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In a video published Thursday, the funnymakers over at “Funny or Die” took on the National Rifle Association’s “stand and fight” ad as only satirists can.