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Destroying the second amendment depends on keeping the public afraid, and away from accurate information.

Violent crime in the United States fell for the fifth consecutive year in 2011 with murder, rape and robbery all going down, although crime remains a serious problem in many urban areas, the FBI said on Monday.

The report of all crimes reported to police nationwide showed slightly more than 1.2 million violent incidents nationwide, while property crimes hit a nine-year low.

Compared with 2010, the new figures show violent crime down 3.8 percent overall. Property crime was down 0.5 percent.

Among violent incidents reported to police, murders were down about 0.7 percent, robberies dropped 4 percent, aggravated assaults declined 3.9 percent, and forcible rapes were down 2.5 percent.

U.S. violent crime down for fifth straight year – CNN.com

The UK only has one fifth as many people as the US, but the UK averages 50% more violent crimes per year than the US.  That works out to a violent crime rate in the gun-free UK, which is  700% higher than the US.

Gun control is a disaster every place it is implemented.

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US Drought Monitor

Wyoming snowpack is far above normal, and NOAA lists them as being in severe to extreme drought.

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STATE                                            PERCENT OF Normal
  RIVER BASIN                          Number   Snow Water  Accum
                                      of Sites  Equivalent  Precip
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WYOMING
  SNAKE RIVER ........................ 20 of 20     104        91 
  MADISON-GALLATIN ...................  5 of  5      97        89 
  YELLOWSTONE ........................ 13 of 13     103        94 
  WIND RIVER ......................... 11 of 12      98        81 
  BIGHORN BASIN ...................... 10 of 11     115        94 
  SHOSHONE RIVER .....................  4 of  5     100        98 
  POWDER RIVER .......................  6 of  7     124       100 
  TONGUE RIVER .......................  6 of  7     105        82 
  BELLE FOURCHE ......................  1 of  1     675        95 
  CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN ...............  2 of  2     190       102 
  UPPER N. PLATTE .................... 15 of 18      98        88 
  SWEETWATER .........................  2 of  3      85        66 
  LOWER N. PLATTE ....................  4 of  4      98        76 
  LARAMIE RIVER ......................  6 of  6     106        89 
  S. PLATTE ..........................  2 of  3     133*       87 
  LITTLE SNAKE RIVER .................  7 of  8     103        86 
  UPPER GREEN RIVER .................. 12 of 13      97        87 
  LOWER GREEN RIVER ..................  7 of 11     127        93 
  UPPER BEAR RIVER ...................  7 of  9     102        86

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Congressional leaders in both parties are engaged in high-level, confidential talks about exempting lawmakers and Capitol Hill aides from the insurance exchanges they are mandated to join as part of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, sources in both parties said.

Lawmakers, aides may get Obamacare exemption – John Bresnahan and Jake Sherman – POLITICO.com

Vehicle could burn coal, convert it into electricity, charge batteries with the electricity, and then run off clean battery powered energy.

Profiling violates the Constitution, so the Bill of Rights must be destroyed to avoid profiling.

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the universe

– Albert Einstein