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Another Mass Shooting - Welcome to Guns R Us

Those refusing to take on gun control have made it the third rail of politics.

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - On April 28, in Cleveland, Texas, a man with a AR-15 style gun killed five people, including an 8-year old boy and a teenage girl. Welcome to "Guns ‘R’ Us”.

Don’t mind the carnage; we are a nation of gun violence with 140+ mass shootings so far in 2023.

Woman Arrested and Missing Albany Boy Recovered In Portland

The boy has been a Missing Person since April 5th.

(ALBANY, Ore.) - Albany Police received a tip from a citizen that Alyssa Thomas and the teen were currently at the Lloyd Center Mall in Portland, Oregon.

24-year-old Alyssa Kathleen Thomas was taken into custody on an arrest warrant and probable cause for custodial interference.

Difficulty of Addressing Gun Violence

Gun massacres rose by 183% after 2004, when Congress refused to extend the ban.

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - Like many Americans, I am appalled at the level of gun violence in this country. While in the U.S. Army, I was trained in a number of small arms, including the M-16 rifle, the military version of the AR-15.

Today, the AR-15 is the best-selling rifle in the United States.

McMinnville Man Faces Federal Charges For Selling Fentanyl, Resulting in Death

All seven individuals consumed and overdosed on the fentanyl.

(McMINNVILLE, Ore.) - According to court documents, on February 10, 2023, Donnahoo sold powdered fentanyl he claimed was cocaine to an individual at a residence in McMinnville for $100.

One person tested the powder using fentanyl “test kit,” but it gave a (wrongly) negative result.

Florida Man Sentenced for Sexual Abusing an Oregon Child

In October 2020, he threatened to kill the child and the child’s family.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A Florida man was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison today for video recording himself sexually abusing a child he met on social media and sharing the abuse video with others online.

In March 2018 he travelled to Oregon to meet the child.

The Coup in Israel

Netanyahu's actions promise an end to Israel’s democratic experiment

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Israel has always been touted as America’s most reliable friend in the Middle East, a bastion of democracy in a region dominated by autocracies.

Now that picture is fraying as the far-right coalition of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes power.

Israel Must Quit Palestinian Territory Immediately

Every day the occupation continues is a breach of international law.

(LONDON, UK) - Implanting settlers is a violation of occupation law by Israel and a War Crime on the part of the individuals involved.

Ending these violations involves immediate removal of the settlers and the settlements from occupied land and an immediate end to Israel’s exercise of control, including its use of military force, over those areas of the West Bank.

The Israeli-Palestinian Two-State Solution Delusion

Israel is continually squeezing the Palestinians from their own lands.

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - The conventional wisdom in the White House and in Congress is that it would be political suicide to threaten to cutoff foreign aid, military aid or loan guarantees to force Israel into meaningful peace negotiations.

The prospect for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the next several years is slim to none.

Armed Robbery Suspect Killed by Salem Police

No officers were injured in the incident.

(SALEM, Ore.) - An armed robbery suspect was shot and killed this morning by Salem Police.

The suspect crossed the street to the NAPA auto parts store parking lot where he was confronted by officers and gunfire was exchanged. The suspect was struck and killed in the shootout.

Suspect in Custody after Police Pursuit ends in Officer Involved Shooting

A suspect fired gunshots at police before giving chase Monday morning.

(ALBANY, Ore.) - The driver of the vehicle failed to stop for the marked police vehicle and fired gunshots multiple times at the Corvallis Police vehicles.

The suspect, identified as 40-year-old Stephen Anthony Schmidt-Shelton of Corvallis, led the two Corvallis Police Officers in a vehicle pursuit through rural southwest Linn County.