Is there any truth to the NRA's allegation that “Barack Hussein Obama and European leaders are plotting the confiscation of Americans' guns”?
I don't think this is the right question ask. It should be 'are their groups of people who want to take your guns away'?First off the probability of you getting killed by a gun is near zero. Its just media and politics that makes people think it's a big issue. Half of 'gun violence' are suicides. There were 13k KILLINGS (not murders) in 2015, out of just under 400million people, that is 1 in 30,769. You should also take into consideration that the majority of murders are directly or indirectly related to the drug trade and gangs on gangs; and really, who cares about them. The statistics are undeniable.To that question the answer is LOUD YES. Here is the evidence... 1. It has already happened before. During hurricane Katrina the New Orleans police and military went door to door confiscating weapons. Katrina GUN CONFISCATION and Witness Reports of RAPE 2. Chicago, Washing, New York have had a full out gun ban for 40 years. Chicago Gun Ban Ruled Unconstitutional By Federal Judge 3. There was a ban on 'Assault' riffle purchase ban from the 80's - 90's. Here is a bill in 2015 trying to reinstate the ban Text - H.R.4269 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 . The4. There is a currently a ban on full auto's. exception is made if you have a class 3 weapons permit.5. The current tactic of liberals is to ban features of guns. For example, assault riffles in CA must have a bullet button, 10 bullet clip max. The list of banned 'features' keeps on growing slowly.6. Another tactic of liberals is to create registry lists. This only reason why this is being done is to keep track of who has guns.7. The final tactic is to limit ammo, outlaw certain kinds of ammo. Again, the kind of ammo used doesn't matter when it is a head shot. lol.8. In the 20th century, 100 million people were murdered by their OWN government. In almost all the cases, a gun ban and confiscation was successfully implemented beforehand.Now the stats...
Is it normal for politicians to just blatantly lie like Trump does?
Absolutely not. I have worked for the Mayor of Los Angeles and I don’t ever recall a lie he told, or was accused of. Sometimes constituents would demand and insist on his support or opposition for X issue, and all he could honestly say was that he would look into it. And he always did. If he came to a different conclusion than what they wanted/demanded, they would tell the newspapers that he lied to them when they confronted him.I think the problem comes when you have ambitious, eager staff who may say they “believe” he/she would do Y or Z. Then if he/she changes their mind, it appears they are lying. And I’ve witnessed staffers lie to the politician because they held opposing views.Or the politician may totally agree in theory but if they cannot convince their peers to vote the way they are, the constituent loses and blames the pol for lying.The ONLY times I’ve witnessed a local politician lying straight up is when his relative was the biggest lobbyist in town and he definitely knew there were certain groups he would never help. And once when I asked a politician directly if he was voting yes or no. He said yes. Ten minutes later he voted no. When I told the newspaper, he called me a liar on the front page of the local newspaper.Nobody is a bigger offender than Trump. I am flabbergasted and disgusted every time he lies.
What does Trump's victory really mean for India and Indians in the US? Will it affect visas such as L1, H1B, and green cards applied for by Indians? Will settling in the US become easier or harder?
This is what's running on Whatsapp:*Trump's first day at the Oval Office after being elected President.*First briefing by the CIA, Pentagon, FBI:Trump: We must destroy ISIS immediately. No delays.CIA: We cannot do that, sir. We created them along with Turkey, Saudi, Qatar and others.Trump: The Democrats created them.CIA: We created ISIS, sir. You need them or else you would lose funding from the natural gas lobby.Trump: Stop funding Pakistan. Let India deal with them.CIA: We can't do that.Trump: Why is that?CIA: India will cut Balochistan out of Pak.Trump: I don't care.CIA: India will have peace in Kashmir. They will stop buying our weapons. They will become a superpower. We have to fund Pakistan to keep India busy in Kashmir.Trump: But you have to destroy the Taliban.CIA: Sir, we can't do that. We created the Taliban to keep Russia in check during the 80s. Now they are keeping Pakistan busy and away from their nukes.Trump: We have to destroy terror sponsoring regimes in the Middle East. Let us start with the Saudis.Pentagon: Sir, we can't do that. We created those regimes because we wanted their oil. We can't have democracy there, otherwise their people will get that oil - and we cannot let their people own it.Trump: Then, let us invade Iran.Pentagon: We cannot do that either, sir.Trump: Why not?CIA: We are talking to them, sir.Trump: What? Why?CIA: We want our Stealth Drones back. If we attack them, Russia will obliterate us as they did to our buddy ISIS in Syria. Besides we need Iran to keep Israel in check.Trump: Then let us invade Iraq again.CIA: Sir, our friends (ISIS) are already occupying 1/3rd of Iraq.Trump: Why not the whole of Iraq?CIA: We need the Shi'ite govt of Iraq to keep ISIS in check.Trump: I am banning Muslims from entering US.FBI: We can't do that.Trump: Why not?FBI: Then our own population will become fearless.Trump: I am deporting all illegal immigrants to south of the border.Border patrol: You can't do that, sir.Trump: Why not?Border patrol: If they're gone, who will build the wall?Trump: I am banning H1B visas.USCIS: You cannot do that.Trump: Why?Chief of Staff: If you do so, we'll have to outsource White House operations to Bangalore. Which is in India.Trump (sweating profusely by now): What the hell should I do as President???CIA: Enjoy the White House, sir! We will take care of the rest!Forwarded as received.Of course it's a piece of sattire, but I don't know how much different tje reality will be?