#Trump pledges to 'roll back' Democratic President Joe #Biden’s #gun#regulations put in place by Democratic President Joe #Biden & to fire the #ATF chief during a lengthy rally speech to the #NRA on Sat, during which he accepted the influential group's #endorsement.
During the speech, #Trump repeated a pledge to fire the director of the Bureau of #Alcohol, #Tobacco, #Firearms & #Explosives, known as the #ATF, on Day One of a potential administration. He accused that agency, which enforces #UnitedStates#GunLaws, of being heavy-handed w/ #FirearmOwners & revoking licenses on frivolous grounds.
On Mon, Aimenn Penny, 20, was sentenced to 18 yrs in #prison after pleading #guilty to 2 felonies: committing a #church#arson#HateCrime & using fire & #explosives to commit a #felony. Penny’s attempted #firebombing of the Community Church of Chesterland came as some #RightWing#media outlets intensified their rhetoric against #drag shows & #conservative lawmakers made banning them or limiting children’s exposure to them an increasingly high priority.…
Today in Labor History January 21, 1919: Members of the Irish Volunteers ambushed Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) officers in the Soloheadbeg ambush. The RIC were escorting a consignment of gelignite explosives at Soloheadbeg, County Tipperary. The IRA killed two RIC officers in the ambush and seized all their weapons and the explosives. Gelignite was invented in 1875, by Alfred Nobel, that infamous proponent of peace. For more on Nobel’s ignoble history, you can read my article, “The Merchant of Death” https://marshalllawwriter.com/the-merchant-of-death/
"The email, which appeared to have been sent to numerous states, claimed to have planted multiple #explosives at the Capitol. Upon receiving this info, SCPD closed & evacuated the Capitol. State Capitol Police…, along w/ explosive K9 ‘Bocci’, searched the Capitol bldg & grounds. Nothing suspicious was found, everything appeared to be safe & the bldg was reopened." - Officer Scott Driscoll
It was never in doubt that another war in the #Gaza Strip would ravage the #environment there.
On November 20, the #TurkishNews agency #TRTWorld reported that experts were raising alarms about the #EnvironmentalIssues that will confront Gazans once the war ends.
Assassination Plot Against Putin Thwarted, Russian Authorities Claim (www.overtoperator.com)
Russian language Telegram channels highlight an attempt to assassinate Putin with explosives under a bridge over the Moskva.