We have very sketchy information. But the Alabama survivalist hostage standoff has ended. And we have reports that the 5 year old hostage is free and unharmed. More news as we get it.
Late Update, 5:04 PM: We now have multiple reports that the hostage taker is dead. What’s not clear is how he died, though some sort of law enforcement action or suicide.
As the GOP money establishment tries to shut down the Tea Party and its zany Senate candidates, there may be more obstacles than they realize.
Sheriff says Alabama survivalist who murdered school bus driver and took a 6 year old boy hostage in his underground bunker “feels like he has an important story to share.”
The ATF has given the official okay to the gun factory that will be located at The Citadel, the planned prepper planned community/ashram out in Idaho.
Gov. Kasich of Ohio accepts ‘Obamacare’ Medicaid expansion.
If you needed to know that the assault weapons ban part of the guns push is not happening, check this out.
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I’m not sure what I think of the merits but as a practical matter the chances seem pretty low that this plan survives much past the first time a state gives its electoral votes to a nominee who didn’t win that state.