Orlando Nightclub Shooting Worst Mass Shooting In US History

Newly obtained congressional data shows hundreds of terror plots have been stopped in the U.S. since 9/11 – mostly involving foreign-born suspects, including dozens of refugees.
The files also give fresh insight into the true scope of the terror threat and cover a wide range of cases, including:

• A Seattle man plotting to attack a U.S. military facility
• An Atlantic City man using his “Revolution Muslim” site to encourage confrontations with U.S. Jewish leaders “at their homes”
• An Iraq refugee arrested in January, accused of traveling to Syria to “take up arms” with terror groups

For the period September 2001 through 2014, data shows the U.S. successfully prosecuted 580 individuals for terrorism and terror-related cases. Further, since early 2014, at least 131 individuals were identified as being implicated in terror.

• Across both those groups, the senators reported that at least 40 people initially admitted to the U.S. as refugees later were convicted or implicated in terror cases.
• Among the 580 convicted, they said, at least 380 were foreign-born. The top countries of origin were Pakistan, Lebanon and Somalia, as well as the Palestinian territories.

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An online gun store reported selling more than 30,000 AR-15 rifles over a period of seven days.

Hunter’s Warehouse is based in Bellevue, Pennsylvania. They claim that since nearly 50 people were gunned down in an Orlando nightclub mass shooting, the AR-15 has only proved more popular with web-based shoppers.

“In particular, the AR-15 has been selling very, very well,” said Hunter’s Warehouse owner, Tom Engle, in an interview with Fox Business.

“Shootings don’t push up gun sales,” he added. “It’s when the government starts talking about banning particular guns and up go gun sales. When people lose their right to buy a particular gun or a particular type of gun, they go after them and they want them then.”
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Ref: WBRZ, Baton Rouge


Holy-Moly ! Those guys must have one helluva warehouse.


Meanwhile, over in the House of Representatives, . . .
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Starting at around 11:30 a.m., Clyburn and dozens of other House Democrats, led by civil rights icon and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., gathered on the House floor to disrupt legislative business scheduled to begin at noon. Nearly five hours later, Democrats were still sitting in the chamber, many of them literally on the floor, taking turns delivering impassioned, emotional and angry speeches for their colleagues, visitors, reporters and anyone watching a live video feed thanks to U.S. Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif.

On a press conference call shortly before the six-hour mark, U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said to expect the sit-in to continue into the night — or whenever Republicans committed to bringing the bill up for a vote.

Because Republicans gaveled the House into a recess when it became clear Democrats showed no signs of yielding, the C-SPAN cameras were not covering the proceedings.
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Ref: The Post and Courier

As of this moment a House of representatives sit-in continues; essentially Democrat representatives sitting on the floor demanding a vote on another gun-ban bill, . . . after 4 earlier bills failed.

Why, . . . why, . . . why, . . . it's a travesty - holding up the important work of Congress. [Actually, poor old DonDiego favors most anything that stops Congress from spending, spending, . . . and spending.]

Oh, and incidentally, there is a difference between the Senate and the House of Representatives.
__In the Senate a Senator can be recognized and subsequently hold-up-normal-business by not yielding the floor as long as he can speak. This is a filibuster.
__In the House there is no such procedure, so the Democrats jes' decided to plop themselves down on the floor. As they refuse to follow "normal order", the House Leadership has placed the House in recess.

DonDiego can only hope those on the floor, literally, promise to hold their breathe until they get their way, and proceed to do so.

WBRZ, Baton Rouge

I suspect DonDiego wouldn't be happy if Democrats blocked payment on US financial obligations in a hissy fit over guns. Luckily i think gun-control- Democrats are more grown up than obamacare-crybaby-Republicans so a sitin is as far as it will go until the election in November.

Its nice to have some grown ups in Congress, isnt it?

DonDiego would be pretty far down the list of citizens who wouldn't be happy; he is actually pretty well prepared to withstand a financial or political breakdown longer than most.
In any case DonDiego suspects the instant the first SNAP card failed to purchase food, actions to resume payments would be taken.

Oh, . . .here are the grown-ups cluttering up the House floor:

"Do it MY WAY or I'll sit on the floor 'til I die or get my way ! ! !"


. . . . or until they get tired of it, . . . or the newscasters lose interest.
They will have accomplished nothing but a half-witted stunt.

When the Republicans shut down the govt it is bad, but when the democrats do it it is good. I fail to see the difference.

Sitting on the floor & whining does not seem very mature.

Grandstanding a-holes that never accomplish anything but getting reelected and staying on the gravy train. What a waste.

"The House adjourned for the Independence Day recess shortly after Republicans voted to pass an emergency funding package to combat the Zika virus after 3 a.m. Thursday. The House will have a pro forma session at 9 a.m. Friday but won’t return for legislative votes until Tuesday, July 5 and will then adjourn again 10 days later until after Labor Day."
Ref: The Hill

"Sitting on the floor, . . ."
Well, so far. But with the House adjourned and blankets arriving soon there'll be sleeping on the floor.


Oh, look! Unless poor old DonDiego is mistaken that's well-known Native American Senator Elizabeth Warren in the turquoise blouse; she is reported to have brought Dunkin' Donuts to the sit-in participants. [DonDiego is not certain what the exact protocol for a Senator to sit on the House floor is, but since the House is in recess it's pr'bly OK.]
Pocahontas always looks good in turquoise:


DonDiego is touched by the sight of these earnest legislators giving up their entire 4th of July holiday to fight for what they know is right, regardless of any silly Bill of Rights nonsense, . . . and in the manner to which they have become most accustomed - sitting on their butts eating donuts.

[DonDiego wonders what the Over/Under is on how long they actually interrupt their holiday?]

There's a huge difference - the first being the accuracy of your statement. Democrats did not shut down the Federal Government.

And the consequences of Democrat vs Republican protests are in the neighborhood of 24 billion dollars in the national economy.
Republican's blew a 24 billion dollar hole with their Obamacare cry-fest

I cant help Hoop's inability to see that difference. I can just provide facts.

Thank you for providing and reminding us of the work schedule of the least productive Congress in history.

John Boehner held the record for fewest work days for his Congress ....but Paul Ryan broke that record in short order. And holy cow! Republicans are pissed they cant get home for their 4th of July celebrations....ON JUNE 22. Must be nice. I get 1 day off for Independence Day. Paul Ryan's Congress gets a month (minus whatever time Democrats sit on the floor).

I'm sure Speaker Ryan has a public email address where you can send your sympathies.

If the democrats continue to sit on the floor and cry, eventually the govt will need to reauthorize cash & thus a shutdown.

You are worried about a $25b drop because the democrats refused to negotiate with the Republicans, it is nothing when compared to the latest 6 month GDP of less than 1% of obamanomics or the only 8 year period that didn't have at least one year of at least 3% GDP.

But i digress. The issue here is islamic terrorism which the democrats refuse to address. If gun control is the answer why are there so many dead people in Chicago from guns?