NORTH CAROLINA – Starting next Tuesday, guns will be allowed on school properties across the state of North Carolina as long as they are in a locked car. The state’s lawmakers responded to many of the antigun laws that were pushed after the tragedies of Newtown, Connecticut by going the opposite way and legislating in…
Last night a meteoroid exploded over the skies of Ohio. According to Space Weather, the meteor was traveling at 114,000 mph when it hit the Earth’s atmosphere. It was captured on NASA’s camera and was reportedly visible from at least 14 US states. Thankfully it blew up before it could get farther into our atmosphere….
No, this isn’t a hoax. Yes, she’s for real. Stephanie Banister is a 27-year-old candidate for office as a member of the One Nation party. She’s running on a platform of banning Halal food and believes that kosher Jewish food is fine because “Jews follow Jesus Christ”. She was interviewed about her interesting political platform…
White House Deputy Spokesman Josh Earnest said Wednesday targeting individual marijuana users was “not the best allocation” of federal law enforcement resources. This comes in light of new laws passed in Washington and Colorado that are giving medical marijuana users and even some recreational users the power to decide what to do with their bodies. Pressure…
Optout.org is asking young people to sign a petition and opt-out of enrolling for Obamacare. In what has to be the creepiest political ad ever, they show a girl who goes to the doctor for what seems to be a regular obstetrics appointment… until Uncle Sam comes in. The website reads: FRIENDS DON’T LET FRIENDS…
Can a video of an elephant hunt teach us a greater story about conservation? The Internet is on fire! Everyone is debating a new video where a lobbyist for the NRA hunts and shoots an elephant on TV. Tony Makris received a permit to hunt elephant in Botswana’s Okavango Delta and he brought a camera…
Puppycide! It’s an epidemic! by Keith Farrell and Austin Petersen Regular readers of The Libertarian Republic know that we often keep track of abuse of authority from all branches and departments of government. The authority vested in our local police departments is given to them in order to serve and protect the citizens of our…
Buzzfeed has a great video out with a countdown of some of the most embarrassing and awkward moments in political history. Unfortunately we didn’t find the election of Barack Obama on this list, but there are still lots of hilarious moments for you to enjoy. Including Al Gore’s strange make-out session, Karl Rove‘s dancing and…
The 2nd Amendment doesn’t say you have a right to bear arms… unless you’re blind! The anti-gun warriors have a new target in their sights… the disabled. The state of Iowa has been issuing gun permits to the blind. This is due to the fact that every single American citizen has a constitutional and civil…
LYNN, Mass. – A disabled Iraq war veteran was shot and killed by police after officers claim he grabbed one of their guns. The police were responding to reports of a disturbance. The victim, Denis Reynoso got into an exchange with another person before he returned home. The investigators are claiming that three officers entered…