Cody Wilson wants you to print a gun from home on a 3-D printer. He then wants everyone to be able to get access to the plans for free. Wilson is raising funds through the Wiki Weapon Project, hosted by a group that calls itself Defense Distributed. The funds are going to be used to purchase equipment to print the gun and award the prize to the contest winner. The contest is awarding a $3,000 – $5,000 prize to anyone who can design a printable gun that can fire a single .22 caliber bullet. Wilson, referring to the donors and American’s second amendment gun rights says, “I think it shows they really believe in a future where the gun is inalienable…a kind of faith in American individualism, the sovereignty of the individual.”SOURCE
Obama team tries to lower expectations for debates
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign doesn’t want to talk about what the Democrat is doing to prepare for the fall debates with Republican Mitt Romney. But aides are readily setting expectations — and not surprisingly, they want to keep them low for Obama while raising the stakes for Romney.
Attacks on the American Embassy in Cairo, Campaign Turns into a Foreign Policy
American Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens was killed in an attack on a US consulate in the Middle East. In separate protests in Cairo, several men scaled the walls of the U.S. Embassy and tore down its American flag. This violence in both Libya and Egypt stemmed from anger about an online film considered offensive to Islam. Mitt Romney said he was “outraged” by the attacks in Benghazi and Cairo, but took harsh aim at the Obama administration for what he characterized as a weak response to the violence. Obama’s campaign, along with other Democrats, has pushed back, saying it was “shocked” to hear Romney injecting politics during a time of mourning in the U.S. diplomatic community. SOURCE
Obamas’ Fundraising Win Over Romney
President Barack Obama squeaked out a fundraising victory over Mitt Romney in August as the candidates gear up for the final stretch of their closely contested campaign.
Obama Warns Syria about Chemical Weapons
Monday, President Barack Obama warned that he would consider military force if Syria’s Bashar Assad either tries to relocate his regime’s arsenal of chemical and biological weapons or attempts to use them on his own people in a bid to crush an uprising that could topple him from power.
Marine Arrested for Facebook Posts, Defended by the Rutherford Institute
An unconstitutional Arrest of a Marine for his Facebook posts occurred on August 16th, 2012 in Chesterfield County, Va. The former Marine, 26-year-old Brandon Raub was exercising his 1st amendment right of free speech on the popular internet site. Raub was taken into custody at his home where no charges were filled and he was not read his Miranda rites. The Rutherford Institute is a nonprofit civil liberties organization. They provides free legal assistance to American citizens whose constitutional rights have been threatened or violated. They have enthusistically taken on Raub’s case. SOURCE
Candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Show Disinterest for New Gun Control Laws
Both candidates Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama share their views on the new gun control laws. Last week’s massacre at a Colorado movie theater revived the dormant gun control debate in the United States. Neither President Barack Obama nor Republican candidate Mitt Romney are pushing for new gun control laws.
Campaign Pauses in Respect of Colo. Shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — The deadly shootings at a movie theater in Colorado have briefly silenced the presidential campaign, prompting both President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney to cut short their schedules and pull advertising in the state out of respect for the victims and their families.
Obama’s Courtside Look at Olympics
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama basked in the glow of the Olympics on Monday, getting a court side look at USA Basketball team during an exhibition game against Brazil.
Obama Says Hugo Chavez is Not a ‘Serious’ Threat
President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast late Tuesday that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez—a leftist leader who flaunts close ties with Iran and has become a bugbear for American conservatives—has not posed a “serious” threat to American national security.