Legislation targets one handed knives amid knife rights row
Federal Customs and Border Protection considers reclassifying many pocket knives as switchblades potentially banning items owned by millions. The move could affect workers and hunters, threaten firearms ownership, and impact a $6 billion industry employing thousands. Public comments are invited by a May deadline with a lengthy process urged by critics.
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United States
WorldNetDaily
San Francisco
Customs
Doug Ritter
KnifeRights.org
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American Knife and Tool Institute
U.S
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Office of International Trade, Regulations and Rulings
Mint Annex
9Th Street N.W
Washington, D.C
Let Peace Begin With Me Editorial
Odessas Publisher Laura Fenint and editorial page editor Brodnax present a page urging readers to promote and preserve freedom. They frame freedom as self-control given by God, not a political grant from anarchy, aligning with moral guides and the Declaration of Independence.
Sotomayor and gun rights a legal restraint view
The piece argues Sotomayor upheld a ruling that New York banned nunchakus and cautions against labeling her as anti gun. It compares her stance to the Seventh Circuit and Easterbrook, noting federalism limits Second Amendment reach and urging restraint rather than activism. It questions how Sotomayor will vote on broader gun rights while acknowledging uncertainty.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York
Sotomayor
2Nd Circuit Court of Appeals
Dable
District of Columbia
Easterbrook
Borrowing ourselves into socialism
Monte Dutton writes from Gaston Gazette about a bleak recession era, contrasting it with the 1930s. He visits Evelyn Bay Coffee Company in Brooklyn Michigan, praises small town enterprise, notes owner Vickie Torres’s struggles, and urges residents to support local businesses as chains fail and the downturn deepens.
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Evelyn Bay Coffee Company
Brooklyn
Mich
Herbert Hoover
American Heritage
Vickie Torres
Evelyn Bay
Vickie
Michigan
High and Mighty
Kevin Patton
Steamers
Patton
Odessa College dedicates memorial bench for Joe and Lee Buice
Odessa College honors Joe and Lee Buice by dedicating a memorial bench on campus Thursday. The Odessa American invites reader input on current topics with both praise and criticism. send thumbs nominations to onletters oapa.com to share a view.
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Joe and Lee Buice
Odessa
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