CONSERVATIVE ACTION ALERTS 05/08/2013

AMMO Act would limit DHS Bullet Purchases  The Department of Homeland Security is looking for more ammunition. That’s right; on May 1, the DHS placed a purchase order for “reduced hazard training ammunition,” or “frangible” ammunition. The Department outlined their interest in wanting to order these rounds in over a dozen calibers for use in a variety of different weapons, namely handguns and shotguns. Included in the solicitation is a lengthy “questionnaire,” where the DHS asks the manufacturer questions like: 15. Are you capable of producing large quantity orders of any training caliber specified with a short turnaround time of 30-60 days? 16. What would your lead time be for an order of 2 million rounds of a single type listed above? ... Read More

Gun Homicides Down  Despite what the gun-grabbers say, gun-related deaths are happening less today than the early 1990s.  Read More

Obama administration moving closer to arming Syrian rebels, says GOP senator  Following a game of golf on Monday with President Barack Obama, Sen. Bob Corker hinted that the U.S. is moving closer to providing military aid to the Syrian rebels in their battle against President Bashar al-Assad’s military forces. Read More

11 Reasons Why The Federal Reserve Should Be Abolished  If the American people truly understood how the Federal Reserve system works and what it has done to us, they would be screaming for it to be abolished immediately. It is a system that was designed by international bankers for the benefit of international bankers, and it is systematically impoverishing the American people. The Federal Reserve system is the primary reason why our currency has declined in value by well over 95 percent and our national debt has gotten more than 5000 times larger over the past 100 years.  Read More

The Case Against Case Law  Most Americans assume that rulings and decisions handed down in cases that come before American courts are based on, and consistent with, the “rule of law.” But, regrettably, this is not true. Read More

Growing Government and Slowing Growth — Obama’s Contradiction  With unemployment still hovering near 8 percent, President Obama has made it a second term priority to increase economic growth. Yet the president’s own policies, which have lead to a significant growth in the size and cost of government, may make it difficult, if not impossible, for the United States to grow at the rate necessary to significantly increase employment. Read More