Month: October 2015

Jerusalem mayor calls on licensed gun owners to carry firearms to defend against terrorism

;Reported By The Blaze on 2015-10-08 

 “Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said it’s “imperative” that Israelis with gun licenses go out armed

as he does

in order to defend against Palestinian terror attacks…. The Jerusalem municipality earlier issued a statement urging residents with licensed firearms to carry their weapons in light of the major increase in Palestinian terror attacks over the past month.’Many terror attacks in Jerusalem have been prevented or neutralized due to the quick actions and response of responsible bystanders,’ the municipality said….”

Scientist who urged government to sue climate skeptics gets millions from taxpayers

Reported By Fox News on 2015-10-07

 A key signatory of a petition calling for government to sue companies that question climate change has pulled the letter from his institute’s website amid revelations his family reaped $500,000 in salary and benefits last year from the government-funded organization…. Last year, tax records show that Shukla received a $333,000 salary and benefits from an organization he created called the ‘The Institute of Global Environment and Society’ – a group that gets 90 percent of its revenue from government grants. His wife also received $166,000 in compensation from the group over the same period…. The organization has been operating since 1991, and total payments from the group to the Shuklas since 2001 (the most recent year records are available) amount to $5.6 million, according to an analysis of old returns by the Free Beacon….”

Career criminal killed while attempting to rob four people at gunpoint

 Reported By Fox News on 2015-10-05 

“A weekend triple shooting in Northeast D.C. appears to be a case of self-defense from a robbery. Four people were walking in the 700 block of H Street around 1 a.m. Saturday when a [career criminal] identified as Jerome Wright held them up at gunpoint. But according to a source close to the investigation, one of the victims fought back. In the struggle, two of the robbery victims were shot. One of them, after being hit in the chest, managed to wrestle the gun from Wright and fatally shot him….”