http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ban/ en-us Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:05:43 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414942/posts Restrictive smoking law takes effect Jan. 2December 19, 2009 10:00 PM Sue Book Sun Journal Staff Tar Heels and tobacco are typical tag words for North Carolina, but 2010 won’t be a smokin’ New Year in this state. After New Year’s Eve parties and a day to deal with hangovers, no legal smoke will be hanging in North Carolina restaurants and bars. A state smoking ban begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 2. Restaurants, bars and other establishments that fail to enforce it will be warned twice, and then fined $200 for each subsequent violation. Private, non-profit clubs that serve only... New Bern SJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414942/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:05:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414285/posts Christmas trees, decorations and carols are being banned from schools and businesses, leaving nothing but a commercial holiday. www.stolinsky.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414285/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:06:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400589/posts Posted: 5:54 pm EST November 11, 2009 Updated: 6:53 pm EST November 11, 2009 BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. -- Fishermen say an effort to protect the red snapper could kill Brevard County's fishing industry. They're gathered in Cape Canaveral to fight a ban on "bottom fishing." WFTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400589/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 23:19:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397310/posts It's been criticized as an expression of prejudice at odds with European values of tolerance. But in a referendum on November 29, Swiss voters approved a ban on the building of minarets. And now populist parties in Denmark and the Netherlands say they want referendums, too. The calls came from two parties known for their tough stances on immigration. Geert Wilders, head of the Dutch Freedom Party, told the Dutch daily "Volkskrant" that his party "will call upon the government to make a similar referendum possible in the Netherlands." And in Denmark, Danish People's Party head Pia Kjaersgaard welcomed the... Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397310/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 01:55:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396379/posts Thirty minutes after the referendum finished at midday, Swiss television reported: “The initiative would appear to be accepted. There is a positive trend. It’s a huge surprise.” According to the respected gfs.bern polling institute an estimated 59 per cent of voters backed the ban. A majority of cantons were also in support of the initiative. “A majority have voted for a nationwide ban on the construction of minarets,” said the institute’s director Claude Longchamp, speaking on Swiss Radio DRS. Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396379/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:13:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396266/posts I know why they don’t want to call it a Christmas Tree anymore!I know why they want to banish it from the public square! An evergreen is a symbol of eternal life; yet, it is cut down and nailed to two wooden members— reminding men of the Eternal Son of God Who was nailed to the Cross. It is topped with a star reminding men of the Bright and Morning Star or the Star of Bethlehem; or, it’s topped with an angel who announced and attended His birth; or, the bow— a love-knot binding the two: man and God together... Mountainmanna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396266/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:54:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393914/posts The Obama administration has decided not to sign an international convention banning land mines. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said Tuesday that the administration recently completed a review and decided not to change the Bush-era policy. "We decided that our land mine policy remains in effect," he said. More than 150 countries have agreed to the Mine Ban Treaty's provisions to end the production, use, stockpiling and trade in mines. Besides the United States, holdouts include: China, India, Pakistan, Myanmar and Russia. Human rights groups had expressed hopes that the Obama administration would sign the treaty. Stephen Goose, the director... The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393914/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:39:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393909/posts Obama administration will not sign land mine banBy DESMOND BUTLER, Associated Press Writer Tuesday, November 24, 2009 15:06 PST WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has decided not to sign an international convention banning land mines. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said Tuesday that the administration recently completed a review and decided not to change the Bush-era policy. "We decided that our land mine policy remains in effect," he said. More than 150 countries have agreed to the Mine Ban Treaty's provisions to end the production, use, stockpiling and trade in mines. Besides the United States, holdouts include: China, India,... SF Gate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393909/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:28:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390674/posts WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Before the Senate Judiciary Committee November 18th, 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder revealed a stunningly broad and aggressive anti-gun agenda. "The President of the United States asked that politicians not use the Ft. Hood attack to engage in 'political theater.' It appears those committed to attacking gun owners and the Second Amendment simply can't help themselves and are engaged in blaming guns and gun owners on the heels of this terrorist attack. Sadly it looks like 'politics as usual,'" said LEAA's spokesperson, Ted Deeds. After explaining and defending his decision to give enemy combatants constitutional... LEAA.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390674/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:20:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386251/posts Death sought over Ibaraki stabbing spree MITO, Ibaraki Pref. (Kyodo) Prosecutors sought Friday the death sentence for a man accused of a stabbing spree in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, that left two people dead and seven others wounded. At the Mito District Court, the prosecutors said Masahiro Kanazawa, 26, "wanted to end his boring days" with the death sentence he thought he would get for the March 2008 stabbings at Arakawaoki Station. Kanazawa's counsel asked for life imprisonment. Kanazawa was also accused of fatally stabbing a 72-year-old man at the victim's home in Tsuchiura four days before the stabbing spree. He... The Japan Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386251/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:20:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385191/posts The sound of carol singers at the door at Christmas is as traditional as mince pies, mulled wine and roast turkey. But one town could be dispiritingly silent this festive season after householders were urged to turn Scrooge and ban carollers.The sound of carol singers at the door at Christmas is as traditional as mince pies, mulled wine and roast turkey. But one town could be dispiritingly silent this festive season after householders were urged to turn Scrooge and ban carollers.Householders are being handed postcards that warn carol singers will not be welcome this Christmas because many residents are 'uncomfortable'... MailOnline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385191/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:25:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384617/posts Mineola, NY –-(AmmoLand.com)- The Nassau County local law banning the possession of handguns mislabeled “deceptively colored” remains on hold indefinitely pending the outcome of a legal challenge by gun-rights activists. In June 2008, Nassau passed Local Law #5, criminalizing the possession and sale of “deceptively colored handguns” as a supposed danger to law enforcement. The law originally banned all handguns except for those that are “black, grey, silver, steel, nickel or army green.” It does not grandfather currently owned guns and mandates that gun owners surrender all banned guns for destruction without any compensation, and with no opportunity to sell... ammoland.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384617/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:26:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384606/posts Artist and blogger Todd Wilkinson is unhappy about the upcoming rules change which will permit law abiding citizens to carry defensive firearms in National Parks beginning in February. He asks... Always, the first question responsible legislators should ask when writing a law is this: What significant problem is being solved by putting another code on the books? I happen to agree with that particular statement. In this case, the significant problem being solved is that visitors to National Parks, unlike State and local parks, are having their Second Amendment rights taken away from them and are rendered defenseless. Wilkinson doesn't... Cleveland Gun Rights Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384606/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:05:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383845/posts Time after time, public murder sprees occur in "gun-free zones" - public places where citizens are not legally able to carry guns. The list is long, including massacres at Virginia Tech and Columbine High School along with many less deadly attacks. Last week's slaughter at Fort Hood Army base in Texas was no different - except that one man bears responsibility for the ugly reality that the men and women charged with defending America were deliberately left defenseless when a terrorist opened fire. The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383845/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:19:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383107/posts Cities, counties no longer mellow about pot dispensaries At least 120 cities and eight counties in California have banned medical pot shops, fearing crime and profiteering. Some cite the proliferation of dispensaries in L.A. By John Hoeffel November 10, 2009 As hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries have opened this year in a startling rollout across California, unnerved local officials have started to push back aggressively. Many cities and a few counties have banned them. Others have imposed emergency moratoriums. And some have started to sue dispensaries to force them to close. So far, the state's courts have sided with local... LAT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383107/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:38:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2369369/posts ...or maybe not. Faced with increased violence, Britain deploys permanently armed police in London Transsylvania Phoenix http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2369369/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:02:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2365507/posts The Left barely tolerates conservatives only so long as they talk to one another, write for one another, post for one another, and interact with one another. But if a conservative, especially a prominent one, should dare to leave the conservative “hood,” they jump all over him. He must be punished severely, so he will never again make the mistake of trying to mingle with “nice” people. That’s liberal? That’s progressive? That’s tolerant? That’s inclusive? No, that’s just the way things are. www.stolinsky.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2365507/posts#comment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:07:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364583/posts A press release and automated calls to voters by Seattle mayoral candidate Mike McGinn’s campaign, accusing opponent Joe Mallahan of wanting to “make it legal to bring loaded firearms to playgrounds, pools, and community centers,” was touching off dueling statements of lying and waffling Friday evening. And in response to a challenge from McGinn asking Mallahan to say whether he would defend in court a new ban on firearms in Seattle parks, community centers and other facilities where children might be present, Mallahan spokeswoman Charla Neuman was non-committal. seattlepostglobe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364583/posts#comment Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:17:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363597/posts An Oregon apartment complex reversed its ban prohibiting residents from flying American flags from dwellings and parked vehicles after the property manager decided she didn't have the legal standing to do so, KATU in Portland reported Wednesday. The American Civil Liberties Union said that Barb Holcomb's ban at Oaks Apartments did not violate any laws, but Holcomb said her legal cousel led her to believe otherwise so she reversed the decision. "If people want to fly any flag of any nationality, it's their right," she told KATU. "When a tenant rents the unit, the inside of the unit belongs to... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363597/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:53:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362999/posts The influential lobby group Consumer Electronics Assn. is fighting what appears to be a losing battle to dissuade California regulators from passing the nation's first ban on energy-hungry big-screen televisions. On Tuesday, executives and consultants for the Arlington, Va., trade group asked members of the California Energy Commission to instead let consumers use their wallets to decide whether they want to buy the most energy-saving new models of liquid-crystal display and plasma high-definition TVs. "Voluntary efforts are succeeding without regulations," said Doug Johnson, the association's senior director for technology policy. Too much government interference could hamstring industry innovation and prove... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362999/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:28:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360868/posts October 5, 2009 - Alexandria, Va. – A sweeping oceans and Great Lakes management policy document proposed by the Obama Administration will have a significant impact on the sportfishing industry, America’s saltwater anglers and the nation’s coastal communities. The draft policy, the Interim Report of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, issued on September 17, will govern federal Pacific and Atlantic Ocean waters and Great Lakes resource conservation and management and will coordinate these efforts among federal, state and local agencies. This past June, President Obama created the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, led by the Chair of the Council... Cape May County Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360868/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:45:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336389/posts Sep 9, 2009 10:40 pm US/Central Air Rifles And BB Guns: Toys Or Weapons? SEND A TIP TO THE 2 INVESTIGATORS Reporting Dave Savini CHICAGO (CBS) ― Just a few hours ago a Naperville high school student was arrested for shooting a BB gun at students from Chrone middle school. Fortunately no one was hurt. Not the same can be said for one Glen Ellyn woman who had a BB pellet pulled out of her heart. That's why there is a growing call to have BB guns and air rifles regulated like handguns. CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini takes a... CBS2 Chicago http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336389/posts#comment Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:28:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334299/posts After a Nato airstrike killed as many as 125 people last week, General Stanley McChrystal was keen to get the situation under control — fast. When he tried to contact his underlings to find out what had happened, however, he found, to his fury, that many of them were either drunk or too hungover to respond. Complaining in his daily Commander’s Update that too many people had been “partying it up”, General McChrystal, head of International Forces in Afghanistan (Isaf), banned alcohol at his headquarters yesterday, Times Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334299/posts#comment Tue, 8 Sep 2009 01:50:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333534/posts Along with a box of matches and a piece of string, they've always been an essential part of a Scout's kit. But now penknives are going to be restricted on scouting trips as a seemingly innocent tradition succumbs to concerns over the nation's blade culture. The Scout Association is advising boys and their parents that they should not bring such knives to camp - despite it being legal for anyone to carry a foldable, nonlocking blade in a public place as long as it is shorter than 3ins. Scouts have been taught to carry knives and have used them to... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333534/posts#comment Sun, 6 Sep 2009 20:59:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328918/posts Glen Cove District Students Urged To Have No Skin-On-Skin Contact With Swine Flu Outbreak Looming Parents Told To Provide Kids With Tissues, Hand Sanitizer, Ibuprofen Reporting Jennifer McLogan NEW YORK (CBS) ― Click to enlarge1 of 1 DNA test kits of the the influenza A(H1N1) or Swine Flu virus prepared by PrimerDesign Ltd are displayed at the company laboratory in Southampton on May 2, 2009. Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images Close numSlides of totalImages Poll Is Glen Cove going too far in telling its students not to touch each other to fight H1N1? Related Slideshows Celebs Who Lean To The Right 2009... NEW YORK (CBS) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328918/posts#comment Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:22:45 GMT