Democrats Immediately Call For Gun Control After Las Vegas Shooting

JD Mon, 10/02/2017 - 11:11

Congressional Democrats chose not to wait for all the facts to come in before immediately pushing for increased gun control measures following the Las Vegas shooting Sunday night that left 50 people dead and more than 400 injured.

It’s not yet clear how the shooter, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, acquired his guns or if gun control measures could have prevented him from obtaining them, but leading Democrats are already demanding stricter gun control legislation.

CBS Legal Exec: No Sympathy For Vegas ‘Because Country Music Fans Often Are Republican’

JD Mon, 10/02/2017 - 11:04

A top legal executive at CBS, Hayley Geftman-Gold, said she “is not even sympathetic” for the victims of the shooting at a country music festival at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Sunday night.

“If they wouldn’t do anything when children were murdered I have no hope that Repugs will ever do the right thing,” wrote Geftman-Gold on Facebook, perhaps referring to Sandy Hook on Facebook. “I’m actually not even sympathetic bc country music fans often are Republican gun toters.”

With The Media Distracted, Trump Quietly Continues Slashing The Number Of Regulations

JD Mon, 10/02/2017 - 11:00

President Donald Trump has cut the federal regulatory burden to levels that took the Reagan administration years to achieve, according to a new report.

A report by the libertarian Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) found the Trump administration cut the number of pages in the Federal Register 32 percent in the first nine months of this year. It took former President Ronald Reagan several years to cut that many pages of regulations.

Las Vegas shooter's brother says family is 'dumbfounded' at massacre and have no idea of motive

JD Mon, 10/02/2017 - 10:53

The brother of the Las Vegas shooter said that he was a normal guy who must have 'snapped' before carrying out the worst mass shooting in American history.

In an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, Eric Paddock said that 'something happened' to make his brother Stephen kill 58 and injure more than 500.

Eric said that there was 'absolutely no indication he could do something like this' and said that Stephen had no political or religious affiliation.

The FBI’s Latest Report Suggests The ‘Ferguson Effect’ Is Real

JD Sun, 10/01/2017 - 19:55

At first glance, the number seems like an error — as if an FBI statistician had accidentally transposed some digits in the bureau’s annual report on crime released earlier this week.

Were there really 765 murders in Chicago in 2016? A year after the city tallied 478, and the year before that 411? A reader unfamiliar with Chicago’s recent crime history would likely say the true number has to be 576 or, worst case, 675.

BOMBSHELL: DEMS/TEAMSTERS ORDER PUERTO RICAN STAND-DOWN TO EMBARRASS TRUMP

JD Sun, 10/01/2017 - 18:57

Only 20% of truck drivers showing up as essential aid backed up for miles

Democrats and Puerto Rican teamsters have orchestrated a stand-down of essential supply distribution throughout Puerto Rico in an effort to make President Trump appear ineffective at responding to the humanitarian crisis.

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