Another Trump District Democrat Ripped By Constituents Over Impeachment: ‘If She Votes For Impeachment, She’s Screwed’
Constituents ripped Democratic Oklahoma Rep. Kendra Horn on Sunday, saying Democrats focus too much on impeachment and too little on improving the lives of Americans.
Horn, who represents most of Oklahoma, Pottawatomie and Seminole counties, spoke at a Sunday town hall meeting where voters angrily questioned her on why she continues to focus on impeachment. President Donald Trump won Horn’s district in the 2016 presidential election, and eight Republicans announced they will run for her vulnerable seat in 2020, according to the Oklahoman.
“As an independent voter, I think you’re in a lot of trouble if you vote for this impeachment,” said Edmond, Oklahoma, resident Susan Jaslow, the Oklahoman reported. Jaslow voted for Horn in 2018, but said she is part of a group of independent voters upset about the impeachment circus.
“If she votes for impeachment, she’s screwed,” Jaslow added.
“We want Congress to get back to work for the American people, please,” said Ronda Peterson, who identified herself as a conservative.
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Democrat Rep. Kendra Horn blasted by constituents outraged by the Democrats’ partisan impeachment effort:
"We’re mad as hell. Why did you allow this sham to go on?"
NFL Star Pays Off Over 300 Layaway Accounts at His Hometown Walmart
Bobby Ellis / Getty ImagesKhalil Mack of the Chicago Bears talks on the sidelines before the start of the preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on Aug. 24, 2019, in Indianapolis. (Bobby Ellis / Getty Images)
The pressure to find and purchase the perfect gifts for your family can easily become the most stressful part of the holidays, but one NFL player wanted to help ease that stress for some people in his hometown.
A Florida Walmart announced on Dec. 6 that all of the active layaway accounts had been paid off in full thanks to a generous hometown hero.
Chicago Bears linebacker Khalil Mack’s foundation seeks “to positively affect the lives of intercity and under-privileged youth and families.”
Earlier this month, Mack quietly donated $2,000 to a youth football team in Chicago that was raising money to get to the Disney National Championship game.
This past weekend, however, Mack decided to spread some Christmas cheer a little closer to home, according to WGN-TV.
On Dec. 6 a Walmart in Fort Pierce, Florida, announced to its customers that a “secret Santa” had paid off all active layaway accounts.
“We have some wonderful News!” the store wrote on Facebook.
“If you have an active Holiday Layaway account at your local Ft. Pierce Wal-Mart, you account has been paid off!
“We here at Walmart would like to thank the Khalil Mack Foundation for your generosity, and for making so many families happy for the holidays! Everyone is truly greatful for everything you have done for them!”
Store manager Mathias Libardi told TC Palm that Mack’s foundation paid off over 300 accounts but was unwilling to disclose the total dollar amount.
“His foundation came to us and said he wanted to be a secret Santa,” Libardi said.
He also helped out his alma mater’s football team earlier this year.
Mack played football at Fort Pierce Westwood High School before college, according to TC Palm.
As the team was preparing for the football season this summer, he decided to give back to the program that helped him get to the NFL by purchasing cleats for the high school players.
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U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe made waves again last month in her acceptance speech as one of Glamour magazine’s Women of the Year, pointing to a supposed bigoted double standard in modern American culture and sports — and contending that progressive activism in the public sphere has not gone far enough.
“I still know in my heart of hearts, and in my bones, that I can do more and that we can do more,” Rapinoe told the audience, according to The Washington Post. “And I know that because we just have to. We must. It’s imperative that we do more.”
And apparently, it also means doing so in the most disrespectful manner imaginable.
Presenting SI’s 2019 Sportsperson of the Year: Megan Rapinoe 👏
She owned the biggest moment of her life and silenced all the doubters, all while becoming a voice for so many across the world https://t.co/Djg6rbAqj3
“Just the fourth woman in the award’s 66-year history to win it unaccompanied,” according to SI — several others have received the honor along with men or teammates — Rapinoe was anything but grateful for the recognition.
Instead, the left-wing athlete’s acceptance speech quickly devolved into an angst-fueled reproof for the very organization celebrating her — not only for her so-called leadership of Team USA in its 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup victory but also for a supposedly brave stance taken against President Donald Trump when she decided not to place her hand over her heart or sing the national anthem during the tournament.
Sports Illustrated, Rapinoe said, may have been awarding her — an openly gay woman and major political activist — with one of the most prestigious awards in the field of athletics, but this was not enough.
The publication had not gone far enough out of its way to “bear witness” to the strides made in past decades by female and non-white athletes and sports writers, she argued.
“Is it true that I’m only the fourth woman deserving of this award?” Rapinoe asked. “I don’t think so.”
“Is it true so few writers of color deserve to be featured in this publication? No,” she continued, seeming to receive cheers from only a few audience members. “Is it true so few women’s voices deserve to be heard and deserve to be read in this publication? I don’t think so.”
Powerful moment last night during Megan Rapinoe’s Sportsperson acceptance speech. pic.twitter.com/MNYzFwGMdh
Steps in the right direction simply do not cut it.
In fact, it is common place for social justice warriors and left-wing elites to stomp on the olive branches and burn the bridges extended to them by mainstream American institutions or organizations.
The old wisdom that personal and cultural healing is done by recognizing the mistakes and shortcomings of the past, turning from them and moving forward is lost on the social justice culture.
The pain of the past — the longstanding cultural scars, still in a lengthy process of healing — must be reopened early and often, so that we may be reminded that things were once horribly wrong by way of another excruciatingly painful and divisive cultural process.
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Because healing and “social progress” have never actually been the goal.
But that would have required her to step out of the limelight — something the social justice leftists are never keen on doing.
No, leftists such as Rapinoe and her great friend Colin Kaepernick are only interested in social justice so long is it can make them a few bucks or land them on the front page of The New York Times, The Washington Post or HuffPo.
And that means sacrificing real justice and equality by staging a publicity stunt and spitting on honest attempts at cultural healing.
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A small business owner in San Diego has experienced a surge of public support for defending a homeless man who lives near the owner’s donut shop.
Nomad Donuts is located in North Park, a neighborhood in San Diego, California. The shop, opened by Brad Keiller and Cameron Corley in 2014, offers gourmet doughnuts, pastries and bagels.
Of the thousands of reviews that customers have left about Nomad Donuts on the business directory service Yelp, a recent negative 1-star review posted on Nov. 17 left Keiller wondering how to respond.
The customer who wrote the review, which has since been removed, strongly disapproved of the continual presence of a homeless man along the shop’s west wall, which “really makes me feel great about spending $5 on a jelly donut,” The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
Keiller, 49, said he went back and forth about how to respond, and about whether he should keep the response private or make it public.
He ultimately decided to respond publicly, wanting to convey his feelings that homeless people like Ray Taylor, who does live by his donut shop, deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.
“I understand how you feel, it’s not easy to look at,” wrote Keiller.
“I know I probably lose some business, possibly yours, too, because of my choice not to chase him away, but I won’t. He’s not looking for handouts and he tries not to bother anyone. If you stop and talk to him, maybe you’ll come to like him, too.”
Yelp users loved Keiller’s heartwarming response and began sharing it on social media. Soon, Keiller’s story was national news and a fundraising campaign had been started to benefit Taylor.
Taylor told The San Diego Union-Tribune that he has been living on the streets since 2011. He had always been employed in electronics assembly and as a deliveryman and handyman, but a string of health incidents and unemployment left him uninsured and struggling to make ends meet.
Taylor is thankful that Keiller spoke up in his defense and is surprised by the outpouring of friendliness that has come his way since the incident.
“I was shocked by it and a little self-conscious, because I wasn’t sure how people would react. But it’s been great,” Taylor said. “People have been driving up and waving at me and saying hello. I’m not sure what will come of this, but I’m just going to enjoy it while it lasts.”
Finally, someone is standing up to the anti-Christian bigots who run the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
In Alabama, Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith is refusing to bow to the group’s request that he stop asking people in his community to pray following tragic events.
The FFRF freaked out two weeks ago after learning the sheriff’s office published a request on Facebook that their followers “pray from the deepest parts of your heart” for a 14-year-old boy involved in a tragic accident.
Another post from the sheriff’s office stated that “our prayers are with” a policeman’s family after he was killed by an 18-year-old.
That was enough to prompt Sam Grover, associate counsel for the FFRF, to write a letter to the sheriff’s office demanding it knock it off.
“The issue here is that the sheriff’s office has a pattern of using tragedy to promote the idea of prayer and our letter reminds the sheriff, not everyone in Walker County prayers or believes in the same religion,” he wrote.
“It is laudable for your Office to support those in mourning and to facilitate community recognition for those who have lost their lives serving the public,” he continued.
“However, a senseless and tragic death is not an excuse to disregard the Constitution, which prohibits government entities like the Sheriff’s Office from promoting religious activity.”
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Typically, the FFRF issues some sort of legal ultimatum if its demands aren’t met. Just weeks ago, it successfully threatened an Oklahoma grade school with a lawsuit if it didn’t put a halt to a live nativity scene.
But that wasn’t what happened here, likely because Grover knows there are no grounds for action.
Much to Grover’s chagrin, T.J. Armstrong, community relations officer for the Walker County Sheriff office, told Fox News they would not be caving to his request.
“It’s a very implicit no,” he said.
Fox News reported that since the complaint was received, the sheriff’s office has received “messages of support from across the country.”
Sheriff Smith expressed his appreciation for the community’s support in a Facebook post on Dec. 6.
“I’ve made it no secret that faith is a driving factor including my work, and that will never change,” he wrote. “I don’t express faith to exclude anyone or make anyone feel less than. I express faith because it is the one thing that we can always fall back on in times of need and MY God has never let me down.
“I, and my office, treat everyone with respect, no matter their religion, race, sex, or anything else that doesn’t matter and I would never force religion on someone else.”
He added as sheriff, he will always give glory to God “because without him, none of this would be possible.”
“I truly believe that, and if someone else doesn’t, that’s ok,” he said.
In a post on his private Facebook page, Armstrong said what many Christians across the country are likely feeling.
“Proud to have a Sheriff that won’t bow to political pressure or the devices of the enemy!” he said.
In another post shared on Facebook, Armstrong pointed out that many of America’s founding documents refer to God and ask Him for help, a fact that undercuts many of the efforts undertaken by the FFRF, which claims to “promote the constitutional principle of separation of state and church.”
“As Christians,” he said, “we are called to go into the world and preach the Gospel, not just to keep our beliefs inside the walls of a designated church building and edify each other in some inclusive fraternity, but to demonstrate the Love and Grace of Jesus Christ through our actions so that they can have eternal life.”
Good for him, and good for the Walker County Sheriff’s office for standing up to these bullies.
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Chick-fil-A’s first-ever animated short film is a heartwarming reminder of the importance of “Together Time” in the middle of such a busy season.
“The film follows Sam, a child eager to spend time with her kind, but distracted family,” the company said in a Dec. 3 news release.
“Once she discovers The Time Shop, a magical world she enters through her family’s grandfather clock, she’s introduced to a timekeeper who ultimately gifts her family what she dreamt of all along.”
The timekeeper explains the difference between time that is lost and time that flies, but one particular type of time especially catches little Sam’s eye: Together Time.
“Ah, Together Time,” the timekeeper says to Sam. “The best kind. It can make memories that last forever.”
“From building relationships with guests, to encouraging shared moments between friends and families, togetherness has been at the core of our business. And this holiday season, we wanted to extend that spirit of ‘Together Time’ even further,” Chick-fil-A’s news release said.
“Our goal is to help people find time for each other especially during the holidays and Christmas when there are so many distractions and demands competing for our time,” Chick-fil-A senior marketing director Ashley Callahan added in a statement.
During the holiday season, it’s easy to get distracted with errands or events, and thus forget one of the most special gifts the season has to offer: quality time with loved ones.
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According to a survey commissioned by Chick-fil-A, 93 percent of people said that quality time is an important factor in creating holiday memories, while 73 percent said they wished they had more time to spend with those they love.
Through the new marketing campaign, the fast food chain hopes to not only highlight the importance of Together Time, but also showcase how it is dedicated to giving both its employees and customers time back.
“While the campaign presents the company’s first time-centered messaging, in practice Chick-fil-A restaurants are closed every Sunday to give local franchise Operators and their Team Members quality time back with their family and friends, and drive-thru iPad ordering and the Chick-fil-A app are designed to give guests minutes back in their day,” Chick-fil-A’s news release said.
Chick-fil-A didn’t make its name the main focus of the film. In fact, the brand is only briefly mentioned for about three seconds at the end of the short video.
Along with the release of the adorable animated short, Chick-fil-A is helping others ask their loved ones for more Together Time.
By going online to chick-fil-a.com/timeshop, people can create Time Cards to hand to loved ones, much like the one featured at the end of the film, that outline a commitment for Together Time.
People can also request that the cards be sent directly to their loved ones.
The company has also built an interactive pop-up in New York City where visitors can experience different kinds of time: Story Time, Snack Time, Giving Time and more.
Calligraphers are also stationed at the pop-up to help people fill out their Time Cards in artful fashion.
Chick-fil-A’s newest marketing campaign is a reminder that time is precious and should be spent with those we love.
This community-centric message is a breath of fresh air amid the push of consumerism we are overwhelmed with during this season.
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The I.G. Report fails to explain the reasons for opening the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. The report claims that the investigation, launched on July 31, was based on a Friendly Foreign Government (FFG) tip and on an existing cyber-intrusion investigation into the DNC hacking. The report attempts to stress the role of the FFG tip, stating that it was the only piece of information that predicated opening of the Crossfire Hurricane.
We did not find information in FBI or Department ECs, emails, or other documents, or through witness testimony, indicating that any information other than the FFG information was relied upon to predicate the opening of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation.
FFG information refers to the tip received from Australian diplomat, Alexander Downer, about his recollections of a conversation with George Papadopoulos, which happened months before. In that conversation, Papadopoulos talked about Russia and Hillary Clinton’s emails. At that time, Hillary’s emails and her illegal basement server were already all over the news. Downer’s tip provided no new information. Even setting aside questions about Downer’s motivations (knowing his connections to the Clintons), the reliability of his recollection of that conversation, and the intelligence value of bar boasting, the “tip” was irrelevant, not just worthless.
Let’s also consider the evidence available to the FBI in the summer of 2016, disproving any connections between Trump and Russian intelligence — the “exculpatory” evidence, if you will. In the primaries, Trump was subjected to and passed rigorous opposition research by Republican opponents. If he had any ties to the Russian government, they would have been revealed before July 2016.
On July 19, Donald Trump was officially nominated as the presidential candidate, after more than 13 million Republicans cast their votes for him in the primaries. What were the DOJ perpetrators thinking when they launched Crossfire Hurricane on July 31?
The I.G. Report is not truthful in its description of the reasons behind opening the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. This might be not Horowitz’s fault — his main sources were the Spygate perpetrators themselves. They were familiar with investigative techniques and thus coordinated their testimonies, inclusive of media leaks, accordingly.
There is only one other relevant factor mentioned in the I.G. report regarding the opening the Crossfire Hurricane investigation: the “cyber-intrusion investigation” of the DNC leaks and alleged hacks. These two separate incidents were incorrectly mixed and attributed to the Russian government. But the report doesn’t disclose when this cyber-intrusion investigation started or how it was predicated.
The cyber-investigation is justified by a circular argument. The report simply repeats the allegations of “Russian infiltration,” made by the DNC, CrowdStrike, and the DOJ in May–July 2016. Then it cites the so-called Intelligence Community Assessment of January 2017, the Mueller Report, and congressional proceedings, produced later and based on those initial DNC/DOJ claims and CrowdStrike data. Following the breadcrumbs, it would seem that the whole of Crossfire Hurricane was predicated on the cyber-intrusion investigation, which was predicated on the word of CrowdStrike, who was hired by Perkins Coie, who was hired by the DNC. The CrowdStrike information was false, although the FBI probably didn’t know that at that time.
The I.G. Report mentions neither CrowdStrike nor any of its officers. For comparison, FFG is mentioned 144 times, and even Fusion GPS is mentioned 138 times, but CrowdStrike is completely missing. Because the CrowdStrike information was very technical, exposing it was harder than exposing the Steele dossier, and it required experts from the tech industry.
But in February 2017, the U.S. tech industry was turned against this country. Remember when Trump signed the temporary ban preventing citizens of seven countries, selected by the Obama administration as terrorism risks, from entering the U.S.? Inexplicably, 129 top tech companies became agitated and extremely hostile to the Trump administration. It then became difficult for engineers and cyber-security experts to even appear to be pro-Trump. Criticizing the anti-Trump conclusions of CrowdStrike and the CIA and FBI became too risky. The tech industry’s further slide was an inevitable consequence.
Big Tech took these actions under combined pressure from its internal ideological monoculture (which it has developed unnaturally by caving in to the demands from the Left, taking on board SJWs, and removing conservative employees), Democratic politicians, and foreign governments. Additionally, Big Tech companies derive most of their revenues from abroad and consider themselves global entities. (Amazon seems to be an exception.)
Big Tech was complicit in the Russia hoax since November 2016. Google and social media bias and censorship followed, frequently justified by the Russia hoax. Then Big Tech refused to work with the DoD, security, and law enforcement agencies, except in efforts to deceive them in support of Russia hoax.
The I.G. Report fails to explain the reasons for opening the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. The report claims that the investigation, launched on July 31, was based on a Friendly Foreign Government (FFG) tip and on an existing cyber-intrusion investigation into the DNC hacking. The report attempts to stress the role of the FFG tip, stating that it was the only piece of information that predicated opening of the Crossfire Hurricane.
We did not find information in FBI or Department ECs, emails, or other documents, or through witness testimony, indicating that any information other than the FFG information was relied upon to predicate the opening of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation.
FFG information refers to the tip received from Australian diplomat, Alexander Downer, about his recollections of a conversation with George Papadopoulos, which happened months before. In that conversation, Papadopoulos talked about Russia and Hillary Clinton’s emails. At that time, Hillary’s emails and her illegal basement server were already all over the news. Downer’s tip provided no new information. Even setting aside questions about Downer’s motivations (knowing his connections to the Clintons), the reliability of his recollection of that conversation, and the intelligence value of bar boasting, the “tip” was irrelevant, not just worthless.
Let’s also consider the evidence available to the FBI in the summer of 2016, disproving any connections between Trump and Russian intelligence — the “exculpatory” evidence, if you will. In the primaries, Trump was subjected to and passed rigorous opposition research by Republican opponents. If he had any ties to the Russian government, they would have been revealed before July 2016.
On July 19, Donald Trump was officially nominated as the presidential candidate, after more than 13 million Republicans cast their votes for him in the primaries. What were the DOJ perpetrators thinking when they launched Crossfire Hurricane on July 31?
The I.G. Report is not truthful in its description of the reasons behind opening the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. This might be not Horowitz’s fault — his main sources were the Spygate perpetrators themselves. They were familiar with investigative techniques and thus coordinated their testimonies, inclusive of media leaks, accordingly.
There is only one other relevant factor mentioned in the I.G. report regarding the opening the Crossfire Hurricane investigation: the “cyber-intrusion investigation” of the DNC leaks and alleged hacks. These two separate incidents were incorrectly mixed and attributed to the Russian government. But the report doesn’t disclose when this cyber-intrusion investigation started or how it was predicated.
The cyber-investigation is justified by a circular argument. The report simply repeats the allegations of “Russian infiltration,” made by the DNC, CrowdStrike, and the DOJ in May–July 2016. Then it cites the so-called Intelligence Community Assessment of January 2017, the Mueller Report, and congressional proceedings, produced later and based on those initial DNC/DOJ claims and CrowdStrike data. Following the breadcrumbs, it would seem that the whole of Crossfire Hurricane was predicated on the cyber-intrusion investigation, which was predicated on the word of CrowdStrike, who was hired by Perkins Coie, who was hired by the DNC. The CrowdStrike information was false, although the FBI probably didn’t know that at that time.
The I.G. Report mentions neither CrowdStrike nor any of its officers. For comparison, FFG is mentioned 144 times, and even Fusion GPS is mentioned 138 times, but CrowdStrike is completely missing. Because the CrowdStrike information was very technical, exposing it was harder than exposing the Steele dossier, and it required experts from the tech industry.
But in February 2017, the U.S. tech industry was turned against this country. Remember when Trump signed the temporary ban preventing citizens of seven countries, selected by the Obama administration as terrorism risks, from entering the U.S.? Inexplicably, 129 top tech companies became agitated and extremely hostile to the Trump administration. It then became difficult for engineers and cyber-security experts to even appear to be pro-Trump. Criticizing the anti-Trump conclusions of CrowdStrike and the CIA and FBI became too risky. The tech industry’s further slide was an inevitable consequence.
Big Tech took these actions under combined pressure from its internal ideological monoculture (which it has developed unnaturally by caving in to the demands from the Left, taking on board SJWs, and removing conservative employees), Democratic politicians, and foreign governments. Additionally, Big Tech companies derive most of their revenues from abroad and consider themselves global entities. (Amazon seems to be an exception.)
Big Tech was complicit in the Russia hoax since November 2016. Google and social media bias and censorship followed, frequently justified by the Russia hoax. Then Big Tech refused to work with the DoD, security, and law enforcement agencies, except in efforts to deceive them in support of Russia hoax.
It’s so easy to get caught up in the busyness of the holiday season and to forget those around us.
However, a heartwarming trend that is spreading across the country shows appreciation to a group of people who often don’t get much: delivery drivers.
People are creating adorable boxes filled with grab-’n’-go snacks such as chips, fruit and candy as a way to say “thank you” to those who work long hours during the holiday season.
This idea recently went viral after Kathy Ouma shared a driver’s reaction to the box she set up outside her Delaware home.
“I live in a multi-generational house and we have a lot of packages that come and go,” Ouma told ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
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“We’re really grateful for our men and women who deliver in all types of weather and especially in the holiday season when they’re so busy,” she said.
Last week, Ouma heard a voice outside her front door so she decided to check her doorbell camera.
When she did, she saw an Amazon delivery man react with pure joy and a little dance.
“Oh, this is nice,” the driver said in the now-viral video. “They’ve got some goodies. Aw. This is sweet.”
THIS!❤️❤️ Made my day! I leave goodies out every year. Middletown, Delaware. #AmazonPrimeUpdated:The driver is Karim Earl Reed III – You are bringing millions of people joy! ❤️
Ouma’s post has since been shared over 360,000 times.
Some even commented with pictures of their own versions of snack boxes for drivers.
Ashley Sollars, a digital managing editor for WKDQ-FM, even created and shared a free printable flyer to help people create their own boxes of treats during the holiday season.
“After posting this, lots of people followed suit and are posting pics of their own version of the ‘delivery driver Christmas cheer box,’” Sollars said.
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Usually, when you’re talking about Christmas carolers who won’t leave you alone, it’s those fictive guests demanding their figgy pudding. They won’t leave until they get some, they say — which is a problem, given that this is 21st century America and not 19th century England, which means we don’t even know what figgy pudding is, much less how to make it.
This being America, we do believe in the Second Amendment, however. Therefore, if some riled-up guests demand said foodstuff and say they won’t go until they get some, if things get particularly hairy you can just pull out your Walther. That tends to clear out undesirables in a relative hurry.
It also helps to clear out Christmas carolers when they turn into would-be robbers.
According to WPTA-TV, such an incident happened Thursday in the Lincoln Village section of Fort Wayne, Indiana, where two men passing themselves off as if they were a-caroling allegedly tried to gain entry to a house by force.
Witnesses said the two men had knocked on the door of one of the house while singing Christmas tunes. They didn’t gain entry that way so they started trying to kick their way in.
The owner wasn’t having it — so he shot through the door, scaring the men off.
No arrests have been made, although the two men were seen speeding off in a teal car.
A neighbor who declined to give his name described the scene.
“I went to the window, the blinds were already open, and I saw an individual sprinting in between two houses going to another subdivision,” the man told WPTA.
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“They heard the doorbell ring, they heard what appeared to be pounding on the door, and then they saw the door being kicked in or attempted to be kicked in. And that’s when this individual fired his weapon into the door or the door area,” he said.
Another neighbor, Lance Turner, said it was a frightening situation.
“Kinda scary considering there was a gunshot about 200 yards, if that, from where I’m standing,” Turner told WPTA.
“I didn’t think that something like that would happen in this neighborhood,” he said. “I mean, seriously, we’ve only lived here about a year, never really felt any problems with the neighborhood. It was always welcoming, neighbors were fine.”
Turner, thankfully, had a video doorbell he installed over the weekend.
“We kinda caught a really good deal on Black Friday, so we just decided to put it in,” he said.
Of course, you know what works well in concert with a video doorbell? A little gift courtesy of our Founding Fathers and the Second Amendment.
Why didn’t this end badly? It wasn’t because this homeowner called the police and it certainly wasn’t because he told the carolers that he didn’t have any figgy pudding and didn’t have any intention of making any. It’s because he fired a round through the door.
You can tell potential home invaders that you mean business. Those words mean nothing to them.
I can tell you what does: the unmistakable staccato noise that comes out of the muzzle of Samuel Colt’s great equalizer. (Just don’t get one of the original Colt models; they’re probably a bit more expensive and less efficacious than a Ruger MK III.)
“If something like that were to happen at my house, I probably would be not sleeping too well at night,” Turner told WPTA.
If you want to sleep a bit better, however, you know what to stock up on. And no, it’s not figgy pudding.
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Virginia’s "Second Amendment sanctuary" movement continued to see overflow crowds throughout the state on Thursday despite Governor Ralph Northam (D.) backtracking on confiscation and threatening "consequences" for sanctuary municipalities.
Eight Virginia localities became sanctuaries Thursday night, bringing the total to 93, including 75 of Virginia’s 95 counties and 18 of its legally independent cities. The movement—which pushes local governments to declare that they won’t enforce new gun laws they deem unconstitutional—has seen grassroots support from people of all backgrounds and ages in both rural and urban Virginia. It shows no sign of slowing, despite Northam promising a grandfather clause omitting preexisting owners from his proposed gun ban and threatening "consequences" for areas that become sanctuaries.
The continued momentum of the movement, especially in blue parts of the state, may weigh heavily on the new Democratic state legislature when it convenes Jan. 6. It has already forced Democratic leadership to abandon SB-16, a bill that would have completely banned possession of AR-15s and many other guns. As opposition continues to grow, newly elected Democrats may continue to shy away from the more radical parts of Northam’s gun-control agenda.
Fauquier County was among those that saw huge turnout Thursday. The Washington Free Beacon witnessed several thousand people adorned with "Guns Save Lives" stickers outside of the board of supervisors meeting in Warrenton, Va. The gun-rights advocates waited in the freezing cold for hours to voice their support. Those who spoke with the Free Beacon said they were not moved by Northam’s concession or threats.
"I have guns that they’re talking about banning," Crystal Kiffer, a dentist and lifelong Fauquier County resident, told the Free Beacon. "It’s gonna be a tough, tough day if I don’t get to hold onto my guns. I’m not going to let them go."
Gary Gray, who showed up with his teenage daughter and a sign that read "The British Are Coming!" was concerned that despite the defeat of SB-16, Northam’s still-live proposal to register certain firearms will still lead to confiscation.
"Any erosion of our constitutional rights is just the beginning," he told the Free Beacon. "This is just the tip of the iceberg on what they ultimately want, which is complete gun confiscation across the whole United States. These United States were founded with firearms. All the other rights we have are only guaranteed because of this right."
Gray’s concerns about confiscation were informed by state rep. Donald McEachin’s (D.) warning that the National Guard could be called out to enforce new gun-control laws if local authorities refuse to. The governor’s office did not respond to a request for comment on whether he is considering using the National Guard to enforce gun control.
Protesters hold signs during a Fauquier County, Va. hearing on Second Amendment sanctuary status / Stephen Gutowski
Kaitlyn Gray, Gary’s 18-year-old daughter who arrived to the meeting with a sign that read "Shall Not Be Infringed," said she was also worried about the threats.
"It’s scary that this is happening," she told the Free Beacon.
Gray and her father didn’t let the threats dissuade them from publicly supporting the sanctuary resolution, however. They also do not view the grandfather clause as a reasonable compromise.
"I don’t think anyone should have the right to infringe on our Constitution," she said. "We shouldn’t even have to discuss a grandfather clause. I don’t think that should be even on the table. I don’t think we should have to worry about anyone taking our guns away at all."
Laird Taylor said he was concerned that confiscation could happen before courts could intervene and wanted the county to promise it would resist any such efforts.
"I’m a peaceable man and I’m not trying to make any trouble at all now, nor do I intend to, I simply would like to have my rights under the Second Amendment preserved," he told the Free Beacon. "I see them about to be infringed and I’m offended by that."
Taylor said the sanctuary movement has driven him to become more involved in local politics than he had ever been before. He signed up to become a member of the pro-gun Virginia Citizens Defense League and spoke before the board of supervisors for the first time since moving to the state.
"This is more than just ‘don’t take my guns away,’" Taylor said. "This is a larger issue as I see it and I’m kicking myself in the rear end as a citizen to get myself smart in things that I probably should have before. Better late than never."
Fauquier County’s board of supervisors did not vote on the Second Amendment resolution before them Thursday night, primarily because many of the dozens of people offering public comment decried it as too weak.
"We’re gonna send a message to staff to go find some ‘teeth,’" Christopher T. Butler, chair of the Fauquier County board of supervisors, said as he adjourned Thursday’s meeting.
The board scheduled a Dec. 23 meeting to consider a revised proposal. They appear poised to pass a resolution even more favorable to gun rights.
Gary Gray summed up the feelings of many of the supporters when he responded to the idea of a gun confiscation law with, "Three simple words: will not comply."
