Woman Turns to Supreme Court to Get Her Guns Back

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In 2013, Lori Rodriguez called San Jose police to her home because her husband was having a mental health crisis and making violent threats. Seven years later, she is petitioning the Supreme Court to force the city to return her guns.

“It’s not right. I shouldn’t have to do this to get back what’s mine,” Rodriguez told the Washington Free Beacon. “They violated several of my constitutional rights.”

Rodriguez claims police ordered her to open the couple’s gun safe so they could seize all of the weapons in the home after her husband was detained for making threats that the city says included “shooting up schools.” Cops seized not only her husband’s weapons but also the guns that were personally registered to Rodriguez. The city has repeatedly rebuffed her requests to return her property.

The suit is now the sole case with Second Amendment implications remaining before the Court after the justices rejected 10 other gun-rights cases on June 15. Rodriguez’s legal challenge comes as the federal government and a number of states debate “red flag” bills that would allow authorities to deny gun rights to citizens. It has the potential to clarify the extent to which the Second Amendment protects individuals from seizures of firearms.

San Jose city attorney Richard Doyle did not respond to a request for comment. The city defended its actions, saying that authorities were within their rights to confiscate the guns, calling Rodriguez’s claim “borderline frivolous.” (Read more from “Woman Turns to Supreme Court to Get Her Guns Back” HERE)

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Hollywood Producer Charged With Drugging, Kidnapping, Raping Four Women; Major Porn Actor Also Charged With Sexual Assault of Four Women

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By New York Post. A Hollywood producer was busted this week on multiple charges of drugging, kidnapping and raping four women — including two over the same 48-period, authorities have announced.

David Guillod, 53, had stepped down as chief executive of Primal Wave Entertainment in 2017 shortly after “Ted” actress Jessica Barth publicly accused him of rape.

It helped spark “extensive investigations” leading to the charges Monday, the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office said.

Guillod — who produced Charlize Theron’s “Atomic Blonde” and Netflix’s “Extraction,” starring Chris Hemsworth — was accompanied by his lawyer when he turned himself in Monday, the Los Angles Times said. (Read more from “Hollywood Producer Charged With Raping Four Women” HERE)

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Adult Film Star Ron Jeremy Charged With Sexual Assault of 4 Women

By USA Today. Adult film star Ron Jeremy has been charged with forcibly raping three women and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents dating back to 2014, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office announced Tuesday.

Jeremy, 67, was charged with three counts each of forcible rape and forcible penetration by a foreign object and one count each of forcible oral copulation and sexual battery, the district attorney’s office said.

The adult film actor, real name Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, is accused of forcibly raping a 25-year-old woman at a home in West Hollywood in 2014. He is also accused of sexually assaulted two women, ages 33 and 46, on separate occasions at a West Hollywood bar in 2017 and of forcibly raping a 30-year-old woman at the same bar in 2019.

Jeremy is set to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon, and prosecutors are recommending that bail be set at $6.6 million. (Read more from “Adult Film Star Ron Jeremy Charged With Sexual Assault of 4 Women” HERE)

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Yes, Senator, Parents Can Educate Their Own Kids

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High school-educated, working-class parents aren’t capable of overseeing their own child’s education, a state lawmaker said last week.

New Hampshire state Sen. Jeanne Dietsch, D-Peterborough, made the comment at a committee hearing last Tuesday while promoting a bill that would stop the state Board of Education from creating a new way of allocating high school graduation credits.

“This idea of parental choice, that’s great if the parent is well-educated. There are some families that’s perfect for. But to make it available to everyone? No. I think you’re asking for a huge amount of trouble,” Dietsch said.

Dietsch’s remarks represent a growing trend among leftist politicians to belittle, even vilify, a parent’s role. The trend stems from an ideology that insists the nanny state is superior to parents.

Dietsch’s political commentary was a full-on attack on parental rights and education in America, with a side of elitism to boot.

A fellow legislator, state Rep. Glenn Cordelli, R-Tuftonboro, asked the obvious question of Dietsch.

“Is it your belief that only well-educated parents can make proper decisions for what’s in the best interest of their children?” he asked.

Dietsch went on to explain that her views on what makes a parent qualified are based on her personal history, which seems like a biased way to examine a legislative proposal:

In a democracy, and particularly in the United States, public education has been the means for people to move up to greater opportunities, for each generation to be able to succeed more than their parents have. My father didn’t graduate from high school, so it was really important that I went to college.

The presumption that a state senator would know what is best for families across the state of New Hampshire reeks of hubris. It shows a misunderstanding of the role of family, not to mention demonstrates an elevated, starry-eyed view of public education.

For starters, plenty of Americans without a college education are intelligent problem-solvers and successful people. Often, they own their own businesses or are in blue-collar trades such as plumbing, electrical work, construction, and the like.

Of course, additional education—particularly in professions such as medicine and law, or certain businesses—can be necessary, but it’s not vital for every industry.

Not everyone is wired for a vocation that requires a Ph.D. To presume a parent couldn’t teach his child what is necessary to go to college or to thrive in a blue-collar field—jobs that are disappearing and in high demand—smacks of the sort of self-righteousness we have come to expect from too many politicians on the East Coast.

Although state public education is ideal for many families, it does not work for everyone. For some families, including those who travel a lot or are in the military—or, heck, look at kids in Hollywood—homeschooling is best.

I once knew of a family who homeschooled because their child wanted to be a professional surfer—so he preferred to do school online Monday through Thursday and surf the rest of the days.

Elected officials should applaud the many educational choices available to families today and help families become empowered to make the choices that are right for their children.

Dietsch’s comments are typical of leftist politicians who want to subvert the role of parents and replace them with the all-knowing state. One hallmark of progressive ideology that Democrats such as Dietsch clearly subscribe to is the view that the state is superior to the family—including, and especially, when it comes to education.

State officials, politicians, even law enforcement, know best and many moms and dads are just ignorant rubes who can barely feed and clothe their kids, let alone teach them. This mentality reminds me of the kind of socialism that caused the collapse of nations before our eyes: Both of our major political parties should reject it.

A basic tenet of America’s founding principles is that “we the people” wield the power, make decisions, and hold elected officials accountable for their roles, not the other way around. The state doesn’t exist to squelch the family, but to empower the family.

Particularly today, when blue-collar jobs are necessary to fill in obvious gaps, parents with a high school education who want to encourage their children to take a similar path should do so, and with confidence.

State lawmakers should encourage families to choose an educational path that’s right for them and leave their own elitist opinions out of the debate. (For more from the author of “Yes, Senator, Parents Can Educate Their Own Kids” please click HERE)

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Supreme Court Rules Women Are No Longer Real but Just Fantasies

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This past Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled by a vote of 6-3 that a woman is not real.

Writing for the majority, Justice Neil Gorsuch announced, “The six of us on the Court who are clearly smarter than the dissenting three, and, likewise, much brighter and wiser than the hundreds of millions of you deplorable rubes across the land who still believe in biology and genetics, have decided, by god-like fiat, that as of June 15, 2020, a female is no longer a fact, but a fantasy.” . . .

“Therefore, on this grand day of enlightenment, we proclaim that throughout the land, all subjects of the United States of America must now bow in submission to the Rainbow altar and its golden calf. You must pay homage to our Cult of Feelings. You must deny reality and cast all reason aside.

“How foolish of you think that there is a God and that He created man as a binary male and female. How naive of you to think a female is a fact. She is not!

“In our day of gnosis, we know that nothing can be known and, therefore, we know that a woman is little more than a fantasy and a fabrication. We are sure that nothing is sure, but of this one thing we are sure … Being a woman is a social construct and not an objective reality. (Read more from “Supreme Court Rules Women Are No Longer Real but Just Fantasies” HERE)

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‘Cancel Culture’ Gets Hilariously Mocked Over University’s Connection to Infamous Slave Trader

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Cancel culture, the practice of publicly shaming people and organizations — often resulting in an individual losing their job or a business losing customers — for saying or doing something objectionable, has been amplified in recent weeks as racial unrest took over the country in the wake of George Floyd’s tragic death. . .

Conservative pundit Jesse Kelly triggered a wave of “#CancelYale” momentum over the weekend after observing that Elihu Yale, the man for whom Yale University is named, was a notorious slave trader.

“Yale University was named for Elihu Yale. Not just a man who had slaves. An actual slave trader. I call on @Yale to change it’s name immediately and strip the name of Yale from every building, piece of paper, and merchandise. Otherwise, they hate black people,” Kelly tweeted, along with the hashtag “#CancelYale.”

In another tweet, Kelly mocked, “I’m ok with arresting Yale faculty and alumni, but I think they all should be allowed to buy their way out of prison with reparation payments. Let’s end Yale’s vicious cycle of keeping other human beings in captivity. #CancelYale.”

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88-Year-Old Store Owner Shoots Alleged Shoplifter

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Nashville liquor store owner May Boyce, an 88-year-old widow who stands 5-foot-3 and weighs 115 pounds, according to reports, got “fed up” of her store being robbed so she shot an alleged shoplifter.

She told police she grabbed her late mother Mary’s .38 Smith & Wesson snub-nose revolver and shot a suspect who was trying to steal alcohol last Tuesday, according to an affidavit obtained by McClatchy News Service.

“I did what I had to do, and I hope word gets out on the street that I’m fed up and I’m not taking it anymore,” she told The New York Post Saturday. “You’ve got to stick up for yourself sometimes.” . . .

Authorities said it might be two years before they give her back her confiscated gun.

“I told ’em, s–t, I might be dead by then,” Boyce said. “But the law’s the law.” (Read more from “88-Year-Old Store Owner Shoots Alleged Shoplifter” HERE)

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Trump Initiative Aims to Reduce High Suicide Rate Among Veterans

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After fighting alongside his fellow Marines in the war in Iraq, Chad Hiser survived a battle that killed 18 other troops. Just three days days later, a friendly-fire incident injured others. But 15 years ago, Hiser almost didn’t survive his own battle that came after he was honorably discharged.

“I returned home feeling guilty for surviving. Shame for feeling like I hadn’t done enough. The war was still in my mind. I was detached physically, emotionally, and spiritually,” Hiser, who is now involved with the Wounded Warrior Project, said Wednesday at a White House event. “I was angry and isolated from the world, including my family.”

In 2005, Hiser attempted suicide, and was later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. He spoke at the White House as part of the PREVENTS task force’s plan the Trump administration described as a comprehensive approach to reversing the trend of an average of 20 veterans per day committing suicide.

Veterans die by suicide at higher rates than that of the general population. In 2017, about 6,000 veterans took their lives.

The task force has made 10 recommendations to ensure effective, coordinated action among federal agencies and public organizations and establishes a new public health campaign to improve veterans’ awareness of mental health resources available around the country.

“In 2009, by God’s grace and mercy, I was saved by Jesus Christ,” said Hiser, of Ohio. “After carrying these burdens I had carried so long, the newfound hope I had was my foundation now.”

He quoted Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the plans I have for you, the plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Now working to help other veterans through their struggles, Hiser said, “It’s important to let everyone know, let the country know, that they can be strong and ask for help if you are struggling.”

At the Wednesday event, President Donald Trump announced the completion of the work of the PREVENTS commission he appointed through a March 2019 executive order.

PREVENTS is an acronym for President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide.

Trump, speaking at the East Room event, noted that veterans’ trust in the Department of Veterans Affairs now stands at 91% after major reforms he enacted following VA scandals in the Obama administration.

Still, the president said, ending the tragedy of veterans’ suicides demands bold action.

“The loss of our heroes breaks our hearts and pains our souls,” Trump said.

“They come home from these active battlefields and active places, and all of a sudden, sometimes, they’re left somewhere alone, and they have a hard time with it,” the president said. “They fought our battle overseas, and now we must join them in winning this new battle at home. There is no single solution to this issue. Every resource must be brought to bear.”

Karen Pence, the wife of Vice President Mike Pence, and Surgeon General Jerome Adams will launch a major public awareness campaign.

“This historic campaign will mobilize every sector of American society to encourage heroes in need, empower them with the best prevention practices, and help every veteran thrive in their lives after service,” Trump said.

The administration is expanding its partnership with military and veterans organizations, universities, faith-based leaders, businesses, and nonprofits, he said, adding that 30 large corporations will help prioritize the mental health of their employees.

“The PREVENTS office is currently reviewing the $1.5 billion of federal funding committed to suicide prevention to make sure research goes where it is most needed in order to save lives and to make lives better,” the president said. (For more from the author of “Trump Initiative Aims to Reduce High Suicide Rate Among Veterans” please click HERE)

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While Thousands Protested Freely, My Grandmother Died Alone During Lockdown

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“Don’t worry,” the mob said, “Grandma is safer than ever.”

Except my grandmother wasn’t. She died “recovering” in a skilled nursing facility a week-and-a-half after a fall at home broke her neck. From walking and talking, my 88-year-old grandmother deteriorated into a catatonic state in quarantine. Her family was instructed to socially distance for her health and safety.

. . .Perhaps the elderly are forgotten afterthoughts, pushed to the periphery of society because we believe they no longer contribute to the social fabric — they’re “non-essential.” Or perhaps it’s just easier for everyone to go about business as usual, convincing ourselves that we did our duty as sons and daughters, then wiping our hands clean.

. . .I can’t imagine the betrayal and abandonment my grandmother must have felt. It took 10 days of separation from the hospital to the nursing home to her deathbed — an eternity surrounded by unknown people trapped in an unknown place where days blended into nights. I’m fairly certain my grandmother died of a broken heart.

. . .Only 10 people were allowed at the Mass service originally, including the priest. My mother pushed for 15. We had to be judicious with which family members could attend. My grandmother had seven children, 11 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. If the funeral had occurred a week later, when Allegheny County moved to the “Yellow Phase,” the governor would have allowed 25 of us. (Read more from “While Thousands Protested Freely, My Grandmother Died Alone During Lockdown” HERE)

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State Bans Abortions for Babies With Down syndrome

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced that he will sign a bill banning abortions at the detection of a heartbeat, which is around six weeks into the pregnancy.

The state’s Legislature passed the abortion bill backed by the Republican governor and opposed by Democrats as budget negotiations stalled after midnight, FOX 17 reports.

. . .The bill requires an ultrasound to be conducted before an abortion and would prohibit physicians to perform an abortion based on “sex, race or disability diagnosis of the unborn child.”

While there is an exception for medical emergencies, there are no exceptions in the bill for women who are victims of rape or incest. Both sides claim they are protecting the health of mothers.

Though critics said it won’t hold up in court, Lee claimed it was “enhanced” to be more likely to survive due to its “ladder” provision, similar to the Missouri bill, “of sequential abortion prohibitions at two-week gestational age intervals, along with severability clauses for each step of the ladder.” (Read more from “State Bans Abortions for Babies With Down syndrome” HERE)

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Teenager Raises $160,000 for Black-Owned Businesses Hurt During Protests

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17-year-old Atlanta teen CJ Pearson offered a $10,000 check to the owners of Wilbourn Sisters Designs on Thursday — one of many businesses he is helping to save.

WSB-TV Channel 2′s Kristen Holloway spoke to 17-year-old CJ Pearson, who raised a whopping $160,000 for black-owned businesses harmed or destroyed by the ongoing protests. The demonstrations were sparked by the alleged murder of George Floyd by Officer Derek Chauvin of the Minneapolis Police Department. . .

Pearson supports the “Black Lives Matter” movement — which highlights the disproportionate violence against black Americans perpetrated by law enforcement — but believes there is a better way to express solidarity with victims than violence, looting, or hashtags.

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