![]() ![]() Peace Hamas-Israel war: Why Arab frustrations with US are spiking “One way the Obama Administration is able to is by limiting what’s available in the market with federal agencies purchasing unnecessary stockpiles of ammunition,” said Senator Inhofe, sponsor of the proposed AMMO (Ammunition Management for More Obtainability) Act, in a statement. Frank Lucas, both of Oklahoma – introduced legislation that would require an audit of the effect of government bullet purchases on the broader market and would limit the US government's ammo stockpile to six months' supply, rather than the current two years' worth stored in federal armories. That last one may sound as if it belongs in the annals of conspiracy theories, but many gun rights advocates and at least some members of Congress take it quite seriously. On Friday, two Republican lawmakers – Sen. Third, and most controversially, is suspicion in some quarters that the federal government itself has deliberately placed a huge order for ammunition in order to drain the supply and cause bullet prices to jump for private buyers. Second is a staid industry that, having not anticipated a demand surge, does not have a big enough supply of black powder and primer to quickly and significantly boost production to meet the demand surge. First is panic buying among the gun-loving public, something that's been seen before. Three causes are generally cited, though it's difficult to tell precisely how much each is to blame. What some call the great American ammo shortage is a head-scratcher even for experts, so far defying economic laws of supply and demand. “It’s impossible to get ammo right now,” says Jan Dillard, an employee at David’s Gun Room, in Norcross, Ga., where ammo shelves have been bare for three weeks. And the shortage has not abated, although it's been more than four months since the mass shootings in Newtown, Conn., sparked a run on guns and ammunition, when it became clear Congress would take up gun control. But demand is outstripping supply, causing prices to spike and even some police departments to shift to air rifles for training exercises. It's not as if the nation's 27 ammunition manufacturers have closed up shop or are turning out fewer bullets than usual. The joy many gun owners felt earlier this month when the Senate voted down new gun regulations has been tempered by a stark – and disappointing – truth: America is currently a country without enough bullets for sale. We are human beings, and even just the benefit of the doubt toward our neighbor could be the beginning of a revolution. In the face of political polarity, economic uncertainty, and international conflict, there can still be space for a cultural reset.We are not combatants in a war. He’s been twice taken away from his family.”The Innocence Project is an organization that seeks to reverse wrongful convictions, but it can also speak to an effort to restore. ![]() Cure “is someone that was failed by the system once, and he has again been failed by the system. Where is the space and opportunity for benevolence?Seth Miller, executive director of the Innocence Project of Florida, says Mr. Cure couldn’t have known what it is like to be an officer. Cure’s last name offers a glimpse into what seems to be both the simplest and the hardest solution – a need for a deeper humanity. The tragic tales of Sean Bell, shot by police the morning before his wedding day, and Philando Castile, born 48 hours before me, haunt me.Mr. A series of escalations ended with the fatal shooting of Mr. According to reports, the deputy, who was white, pulled over Mr. Cure, who was wrongfully imprisoned for 16 years for a crime he didn’t commit, was gripped by a fear that he would once again be denied justice without cause.His nightmare came true this past Monday during a struggle with a Georgia deputy. How could a man with a surname of healing have to endure such heartache for so long?Mr. ![]() I heard about the tragedy of Leonard Cure, and my heart sank. ![]()
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