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Chicago Considers 'Violence Tax' on Guns and Ammo

Mike Adams — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:30:31 +0000

City officials in Chicago are considering a proposed “violence tax” on guns and ammunition in hopes that it will help shade in the gray areas of a $115 million black hole in the city’s budget and police the number of guns in circulation on the streets. This has Second Amendment supporters ticked off because sources say the proposed tax will increase the prices of these items exponentially, even though no one yet knows what the tax would be.

Should There Be a Law Against Using a Phone While Driving? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:00:51 +0000

Currently, 10 states and the District of Columbia ban any cell phone use while operating a motor vehicle. According to a new survey from AutoTrader.com, though, most people would be okay if this restriction spread to the rest of the country.

New Jersey Motorists Banned from Smiling in Driver's License Photos

Mike Adams — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:03:21 +0000

New Jersey is forcing residents who operate motor vehicles to wipe those big, silly smiles off of their faces – when they get their drivers license photo taken, that is. The state has instituted the smiling ban because says its facial recognition software does not comprehend all those happy-go-lucky, ear-to-ear smiles that some motorists are [...]