There is no Silver Bullet

There is no silver bullet that will magically end the empire and give us a real “land of the free.” Instead, it will take fortitude and perseverance in support of liberty, and a dedication by the people to “eternally press forward for what is yet to get.”

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Mississippi Committee Passes Bill to Prohibit Using Credit Card Information to Track Firearms Purchases

Titled the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, the proposed law would prohibit a financial institution or its agent from "assigning" a specific firearm or ammunition merchant code to any firearms business located in Mississippi.

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West Virginia Bill Would Take Steps Against Fusion Center Surveillance

he proposed law would prohibit any federal agency employee or contractor from remotely accessing fusion center assets or infrastructure absent a valid warrant from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

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Missouri House Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Limit Warrantless Drone Surveillance

The legislation would require state and local law enforcement agencies to get a warrant before using a drone or other unmanned aircraft to gather evidence or other information pertaining to criminal conduct or conduct in violation of a statute or regulation.

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Iowa Bill Would Ban Enforcement of Federal Gun Control; Past, Present and Future

The legislation would ban any person, including any public officer or employee of the state and its political subdivisions, from enforcing any past, present or future federal “acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, court orders, rules, or regulations” that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms.

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Minnesota Bill Would Limit State Participation in Federal Police Militarization Program

The legislation would prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies in Minnesota from acquiring “military-grade weapons” from the federal 1033 program. SF863 defines military-grade weapons as “militarily equipped vehicles and aircraft, weapons and other objects designed to primarily have a military purpose or offensive capability, and ammunition.”

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Washington Bill Would Expand Raw Milk Sales, Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibition Scheme

The legislation would exempt small farms and places where raw milk is not advertised as for sale, from a list of regulations applying to other raw milk sales – as long as they meet specific sanitary requirements. Consumers would be allowed to purchase raw milk directly from the farm, without being subject to the larger market regulatory process.

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New York Bills Would Create State Process to End Police Qualified Immunity

The legislation would create a cause of action in state courts to sue a police officer who "under color of law, subjects or causes to be subjected, including failing to intervene, any other person to the deprivation of any individual rights that create binding obligations on government actors secured by the bill of rights, article one of the state constitution."

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Tennessee Bill Would Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender in the State

Practically speaking, this would allow Tennesseans to use gold or silver coins as money rather than just as mere investment vehicles. In effect, it would put gold and silver on the same footing as Federal Reserve notes.

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