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GUN RIGHTS BATTLES GOP state legislators seek to ease gun codes

Posted: April 7, 2015 at 9:47 am

Conservatives emboldened by election victories are working to roll back gun restrictions in several states, while those on the other side of the debate are claiming success elsewhere in passing initiatives related to gun background checks.

On the pro-gun spectrum, for example, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback last week signed a bill to allow Kansans to carry concealed weapons in the state without training or a permit.

Second Amendment Foundation founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb told Fox News, "I think the voters spoke pretty loud and clear in November and elected a pretty pro-gun rights Congress as well as many statehouses across the country and we're seeing now lots of bills being sponsored...".

On the other side, Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, said her group is focused on initiatives it can win with voters, rather than legislators.

"In 2013, we helped close the background check loophole in six states," Watts said. "In 2014, we helped pass laws in red and blue states to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers."

Watts also pointed to the overwhelming passage of Initiative 594 by voters in Washington state last fall. That law expands the federal background check requirement for gun sales to private dealers, such as those now found at gun shows.

"The gun lobby has been so insidious in this country in taking away the responsibilities that go along with gun rights," Watts said. She added in an interview with Fox News that the National Rifle Association (NRA) has an annual budget of $350 million.

The NRA said that while its operating budget is close to that figure, a "small fraction" -- approximately $20 million -- goes toward what it calls 'political activity,' with the bulk spent on safety and training programs.

Moms Demand Action works with Everytown for Gun Safety, which is bankrolled by former New York City mayor and billionaire, Michael Bloomberg.

Chris W. Cox, executive director of the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), told Fox News, "Billionaire Michael Bloomberg's tactics may be new, but the fight is the same. The NRA and our five million members stand ready to defend the Second Amendment wherever the battlefield. The majority of Americans do not want more gun control and we will fight tooth and nail to expose Bloomberg's lies and defeat his extreme gun control agenda. "

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State GOP lawmakers working to roll back gun restrictions after midterm wins

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Conservatives emboldened by election victories are working to roll back gun restrictions in several states, while those on the other side of the debate are claiming success elsewhere in passing initiatives related to gun background checks.

On the pro-gun spectrum, for example, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback last week signed a bill to allow Kansans to carry concealed weapons in the state without training or a permit.

Second Amendment Foundation founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb told Fox News, "I think the voters spoke pretty loud and clear in November and elected a pretty pro-gun rights Congress as well as many statehouses across the country and we're seeing now lots of bills being sponsored...".

On the other side, Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, said her group is focused on initiatives it can win with voters, rather than legislators.

"In 2013, we helped close the background check loophole in six states," Watts said. "In 2014, we helped pass laws in red and blue states to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers."

Watts also pointed to the overwhelming passage of Initiative 594 by voters in Washington state last fall. That law expands the federal background check requirement for gun sales to private dealers, such as those now found at gun shows.

"The gun lobby has been so insidious in this country in taking away the responsibilities that go along with gun rights," Watts said. She added in an interview with Fox News that the National Rifle Association (NRA) has an annual budget of $350 million.

The NRA said that while its operating budget is close to that figure, a "small fraction" -- approximately $20 million -- goes toward what it calls 'political activity,' with the bulk spent on safety and training programs.

Moms Demand Action works with Everytown for Gun Safety, which is bankrolled by former New York City mayor and billionaire, Michael Bloomberg.

Chris W. Cox, executive director of the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), told Fox News, "Billionaire Michael Bloomberg's tactics may be new, but the fight is the same. The NRA and our five million members stand ready to defend the Second Amendment wherever the battlefield. The majority of Americans do not want more gun control and we will fight tooth and nail to expose Bloomberg's lies and defeat his extreme gun control agenda. "

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SAF Takes Case of Arizona Navy Vet Whose Guns Were Seized

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BELLEVUE, Wash., April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Second Amendment Foundation announced today that it has taken on funding the case of a retired Glendale, Arizona Navy veteran whose gun collection was seized by authorities because of an on-going dispute with a neighbor who obtained a protection order.

The case of 56-year-old Rick Bailey has made headlines in the Southwest and across the Internet. Bailey had complained to the City of Glendale about the neighbor's habit of parking dump trucks used in his landscaping company. The dispute unfolded over several months until Bailey called police over concerns of toxic chemical odors apparently coming from the neighbor's property. The neighbor apparently alleged that Bailey had threatened him, and the following day, he obtained a harassment order against Bailey. Police showed up and took Bailey's gun collection, and he wants his property back.

SAF is working with Chandler, Arizona attorney Mark J. Victor to secure the return of Bailey's firearms and help solve his predicament. Bailey's collection of 28 firearms has an estimated value of more than $25,000 and took more than a decade for him to collect.

"Mr. Bailey is devastated by this situation," said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb. "We seem to live in an environment when someone's life can be turned upside down on an allegation that should have been thoroughly investigated before any action was ordered by a court.

"Sadly," he continued, "this kind of hideous gun confiscation flies below the radar and it is happening more frequently to gun owners across the country.

"Bailey had to retire from his job due to a disability from a back injury that also resulted in his medical discharge from the Navy after four years of service," he noted. "He couldn't physically harm anybody.

"This situation appears to have gotten out of control," Gottlieb observed. "A generation ago, neighbors solved this kind of dispute over a cup of coffee or a Sunday barbecue. We're helping Bailey in his appeal of the judge's order so he can not only reclaim his valuable firearms, but also some of his dignity as well."

The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation's oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 650,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control.

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Bible in Caddo Parish Clerk of court office violates 1st Amendment

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SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - A Bible in the Caddo Parish Clerk of Court office had to be removed because it violated the First Amendment.

When Randall Lord asked a Bible to be removed from the Caddo Parish Clerk of Court office nearly a decade ago, he never thought he'd have to ask again.

"I sent an email to Caddo Parish attorney, at the time, Charles Grubb to ask that it be removed," said Lord.

But when Lord walked back into the Clerk of Court office recently he noticed the Bible was back.

"This violates the first amendment in that it's promoting a religion. Our government is not supposed to be in the business of promoting religion," he said.

According to the 1st amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the bible violates the establishment clause, which prohibits the U.S. government from endorsing any one religion.

"I don't have anything against any religion being a part of our community or being displayed, but the way it's being displayed is improper. If other religions are included along with the display there would be no issue here," said Lord.

Not long after KSLA News 12 obtained video of the Bible, it had been replaced with a Webster's Dictionary of similar size.

Caddo Parish Clerk of Court Chief Deputy Mike Spence says the Bible was returned to it's original location, away from public display.

"We're not here to cause controversy," said Spense."We're just here to store records and keep the courts going."

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Bitcoin Foundation board director says company is bankrupt

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Home News Apps Bitcoin Foundation board director says company is bankrupt The financial future of one of the biggest backers of bitcoin is hanging in the balance according to directors within the company.

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The Bitcoin Foundation, an organisation that promotes development of bitcoin, is "effectively bankrupt" and has shed most of its staff, a member of the foundation's board of directors has said.

Two other board members, however, said the foundation was not bankrupt, though in need of some kind of restructuring.

The outburst by Olivier Janssens, who was elected to the board last month, is the latest in a series of controversies surrounding the foundation, which was founded in the U.S. in 2012 as a nonprofit entity.

"The foundation has almost no money left, and just fired 90 percent of its people. Some will stay on as volunteers," Janssens wrote in a blog post on the foundation's forum.

"The Bitcoin Foundation hates transparency," he added. "If they would have been transparent then everyone would know there is no money left."

Janssens attributed the foundation's financial straits to two years of "ridiculous spending and poorly thought out decisions," adding that the board has tried to remedy the situation by finding a new executive director. He called for the replacement of the entire board.

Described as a bitcoin millionaire, Janssens wrote that he will donate "several 100k" to a special trust fund aimed at supporting core development of the digital currency and supplemented by crowdfunding efforts.

The foundation did not immediately respond to a request for information about Janssens' post. But Patrick Murck, its executive director, wrote in a response to Janssens' post, "The foundation is not bankrupt, but a restructuring is needed. Olivier basically jumped in front of our announcements on that and our annual report on the 2014 finances to be released next week, and he spun it very very negative."

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Bitcoin alternative in 'pyramid scheme' storm

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The founders of a new digital currency, known as LEOCoin, have hit back at reports published over the weekend linking them with a suspected pyramid scheme back in 2012.

Last week, U.K.-based Learning Enterprises Organisation (LEO) unveiled a trading platform in Hong Kong for its cryptocurrency called LEOCoin, which the company is promoting as an alternative to more popular digital currencies like bitcoin.

At a London launch the previous week, LEO boasted that it had already promoted the product to its current client base, claiming it meant over 100,000 entrepreneurs were already actively using the cryptocurrency in anticipation of its official trading debut, with around 30,000 merchants already signed up.

It also claimed this made it the "second largest digital currency" in the world, second to bitcoin, but has been slammed by reports on industry websites in the last week. Joel Dalais, a virtual currency entrepreneur and the director of bitcoin exchange IBWT, said on cryptocoinsnews.com that LEOCoin was a "good example of what a pump and dump coin looks like." He also dismissed its claims of its sizeable usage as "bulls*t."

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An article by another industry website, called CoinDesk, delved into the history of project founders Dan Anderson and Atif Kamran and said that both were caught up in a controversy surrounding a suspected pyramid scheme, called UNAICO Pakistan, that was warned by the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan in 2012.

Published online, the report by the Pakistani SEC said it had received various complaints from the public claiming that UNAICO was a pyramid scheme. The letter, dated April 2012, concludes that the company's activities did "broadly fall" within the definition of "fraudulent activities" and gave a recommendation to shut down the firm.

LEO's Dan Anderson is named as being the CEO of UNAICO at the time and Atif Kamran was also linked to the company through Sitetalk, a social community platform that is described as a "sister concern" by the Pakistani commission.

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The Bitcoin Foundation is out of cash, says board member

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The Bitcoin Foundation, an organization that promotes development of bitcoin, is effectively bankrupt and has shed most of its staff, a member of the foundations board of directors has said.

Two other board members, however, said the foundation was not bankrupt, though in need of some kind of restructuring.

The outburst by Olivier Janssens, who was elected to the board last month, is the latest in a series of controversies surrounding the foundation, which was founded in the U.S. in 2012 as a nonprofit entity.

The foundation has almost no money left, and just fired 90 percent of its people. Some will stay on as volunteers, Janssens wrote in a blog post on the foundations forum.

The Bitcoin Foundation hates transparency, he added. If they would have been transparent then everyone would know there is no money left.

Janssens attributed the foundations financial straits to two years of ridiculous spending and poorly thought out decisions, adding that the board has tried to remedy the situation by finding a new executive director. He called for the replacement of the entire board.

Described as a bitcoin millionaire, Janssens wrote that he will donate several 100k to a special trust fund aimed at supporting core development of the digital currency and supplemented by crowdfunding efforts.

The foundation did not immediately respond to a request for information about Janssens post. But Patrick Murck, its executive director, wrote in a response to Janssens post, The foundation is not bankrupt, but a restructuring is needed. Olivier basically jumped in front of our announcements on that and our annual report on the 2014 finances to be released next week, and he spun it very very negative.

While saying that the money has basically run out, board member Gavin Adresen wrote in another response that The foundation isnt bankrupt, but the board needs to decide whether the responsible thing to do is to continue the organization with a much smaller organization and vision or to dissolve it.

The Bitcoin Foundation is no stranger to controversy. Among its founding members are Charlie Shrem, who pleaded guilty to transmitting money linked to the Silk Road online drugs site, and Mark Karpeles, who presided over the collapse of MtGox, once the worlds largest trading place for bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Foundation Is 'Effectively Bankrupt,' Considers Restructuring: Report

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The Bitcoin Foundation, the nonprofit that has led adoption and standardization efforts for the open-source cryptocurrency, is considering restructuring into two smaller organizations, just days after one of its board members said it was effectively bankrupt.

The foundation itself has no control over the open-source Bitcoin, but it has taken a strong role in organizing the community and calling for standardization and adoption.

On Tuesday, Bitcoin Magazinereportedthat the foundation was considering splitting into two parts, one focused on maintaining and developing the currencys core database, and the other as a promotional organization designed to foster the currencys growing community.

Olivier Janssens, the groups newest board member who was elected last month, wrote a scathing forum post on Saturday, claiming the foundation was out of money and had shed most of its staff, hiding these problems from its members.

The Bitcoin Foundation hates transparency. If they would have been transparent then everyone would know there is no money left. ... The Foundation has almost no money left, and just fired 90% of its people. Some will stay on as volunteers, he wrote. If I get asked to leave the Foundation for telling the truth, so be it. The truth is being told.

He blamed the foundations problems on two years of ridiculous spending and poorly thought out decision, and said the boards plan to find a new executive director is insufficient, calling for the entire board to be replaced.

"My big issue was that they did not tell the membership about the real financial status," Janssens told Ars Technica. "You cant be a member-run non-profit and still try to get money from your corporate or individual sponsors while hiding the fact that youre near-bankrupt. Thats the reason I came forward, I could not live with that. Thats up to the members to decide."

Janssens previously threatened to give up his lifetime membership in 2014, after a board member, Brock Pierce, was linked to a sex abuse case, but ultimately decided against it.

In a response on Saturday, board member Patrick Murck refuted the claims."The Foundation is not bankrupt, but a restructuring is needed. Olivier basically jumped in front of our announcements on that and our annual report on the 2014 finances to be released next week, and he spun it very very negative," he wrote.

Previous board members of the Bitcoin Foundation have been embroiled in controversies. One of its founders, Charlie Shrem, pleaded guilty to transmitting money that was linked to the illegal Silk Road marketplace, and another, Mark Karpeles, who was the head of Mt. Gox, the worlds largest trade site for Bitcoins, when it collapsed.

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Bitcoin Foundation said to be out of cash

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Newly elected board member Olivier Janssens blamed 'ridiculous spending' and bad decisions

The Bitcoin Foundation, an organization that promotes development of bitcoin, is "effectively bankrupt" and has shed most of its staff, a member of the foundation's board of directors has said.

Two other board members, however, said the foundation was not bankrupt, though in need of some kind of restructuring.

The outburst by Olivier Janssens, who was elected to the board last month, is the latest in a series of controversies surrounding the foundation, which was founded in the U.S. in 2012 as a nonprofit entity.

"The foundation has almost no money left, and just fired 90 percent of its people. Some will stay on as volunteers," Janssens wrote in a blog post on the foundation's forum.

"The Bitcoin Foundation hates transparency," he added. "If they would have been transparent then everyone would know there is no money left."

Janssens attributed the foundation's financial straits to two years of "ridiculous spending and poorly thought out decisions," adding that the board has tried to remedy the situation by finding a new executive director. He called for the replacement of the entire board.

Described as a bitcoin millionaire, Janssens wrote that he will donate "several 100k" to a special trust fund aimed at supporting core development of the digital currency and supplemented by crowdfunding efforts.

The foundation did not immediately respond to a request for information about Janssens' post. But Patrick Murck, its executive director, wrote in a response to Janssens' post, "The foundation is not bankrupt, but a restructuring is needed. Olivier basically jumped in front of our announcements on that and our annual report on the 2014 finances to be released next week, and he spun it very very negative."

While saying that "the money has basically run out," board member Gavin Adresen wrote in another response that "The foundation isn't bankrupt, but the board needs to decide whether the responsible thing to do is to continue the organization with a much smaller organization and vision or to dissolve it."

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