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Presumed Dangerous, NO GUNS on the Surface, the Present Political Answer to Gun Control Seems Simple and Obvious: Simply Take Guns from Dangerous People The Squad • California’s Vaccination Mandate • Wally Byam and the Airstream October 7 , 2019 • $3.95 www.TheNewAmerican.com THAT FREEDOM SHALL NOT PERISH Presumed Dangerous, NO GUNS On the surface, the present political answer to gun control seems simple and obvious: Simply take guns from dangerous people. The problem is that everyone could be deemed “dangerous.” W226 N2940 DUPLAINVILLE RD. • WAUKESHA, WI 53186 • (262) 547-4700 The Law Top Ten Reasons to Get US Out! Frédéric Bastiat, in his classic exposé of the UN — REPRINT of socialism and communism as “le- NEW While you’re getting people to gal plunder,” explains the fundamen- worry about a UN world govern- tal principles involved in determin- ment with distribution of the ing the proper scope of government. “Get US Out! slim jim,” be sure It explains socialist fallacies. 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HISTORY — PAST AND PERSPECTIVE 32 Wally Byam and the Airstream by Dennis Behreandt — Motivated by a love of travel and a growing desire on the part of millions of Americans to freely travel about the country and the world, Wally Byam developed the iconic Airstream travel trailer and played a central role in the development of the recreational vehicle industry. THE LAST WORD AP Images 44 Playing Politics at the Federal Reserve by C. Mitchell Shaw 32 DEPARTMENTS 5 Letters to the Editor 31 The Goodness of America 7 Inside Track 40 Exercising the Right facebook.com/airstream 9 QuickQuotes 41 Correction, Please! COVER GettyImagesPlus TRAILWINDS PLAZA SPACE AVAILABLE 5,640 square ft. Call 239-677-7441 or Email [email protected] Cleveland Ave. (Rt. 41) • Ft. Myers, Florida • Stamra Inc. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Publisher & Editor Gary Benoit Mercury in Vaccines our entire system to a halt? Does losing Senior Editor I found the cover story to the May 6 issue justify not working together to solve our William F. Jasper of TNA entitled “Forced Vaccinations” problems? Managing Editor to be commendable. There’s one caveat: When you have more loyalty to your RAIL INDS Kurt Williamsen The article says, “Notably absent from the party than to your country, perhaps your T W table is autism, which many physicians value system needs some adjustment. Web Editor link to thimerosal, a mercury preservative WILLIAM F. HINESER, DPM John T. Larabell in several vaccines, including MMR.” Not Arvada, Colorado Foreign Correspondent so. Thimerosal is not in the MMR shot be- PLAZA Alex Newman cause the vaccine has live viruses in it, and Vote Responsibly, or Else the mercury would kill them. The MMR’s Contributors true function, however, is just as deadly. If we support the wrong candidates, or if Bob Adelmann • Dennis Behreandt All live-virus vaccines contain glutamic we do not vote at all against the wrong Steve Byas • Raven Clabough acid (MSG), which acts as a stabilizer (feed- candidates, this is what the Democrats and Selwyn Duke • Brian Farmer er) of the viruses. MSG is also a precursor RINOs would do to us: Christian Gomez • Larry Greenley of a substance called glutathione, which Raise our taxes; invade our privacy; Gregory A. Hession, J.D. helps the body excrete heavy metals and shut down pro-freedom websites; outlaw Ed Hiserodt • William P. Hoar toxins. Glutamic acid in an injected vaccine, and confiscate our guns; charge us with R. Cort Kirkwood • Patrick Krey, J.D. which the body’s immune system would crimes and put us in jail; impeach our Warren Mass • John F. McManus react against, would tend to inhibit the pro- president and Supreme Court Justice Ka- James Murphy • Dr. Duke Pesta Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. duction of glutathione at the best of times. If vanaugh; increase state and federal spend- C. Mitchell Shaw • Michael Tennant a live-virus vaccine such as the MMR were ing; foreclose on our homes through emi- Rebecca Terrell • Fr. James Thornton given at the same time as a vaccine that con- nent domain; increase crime, criminals, Laurence M. Vance • Joe Wolverton II, J.D. tained mercury, e.g., the flu shot, the interac- illegal drugs, and disease spread by open- tion would tend to inhibit the body’s ability ing our borders; merge the United States Creative Director to excrete the mercury. The result would with Mexico and Canada to form a single Joseph W. Kelly be, among other potential deleterious con- “North American Union”; get us into an Senior Graphic Designer ditions, brain damage. undeclared, no-win war that could lead to Katie Bradley The MMR is associated with the likes of World War III; and turn the United States autism, just in a different way from what is of America into a communist country by Research suggested in this highly important article. surrendering to a world communist gov- Bonnie M. Gillis STAN STANFIELD ernment (United Nations). LLIOTT RAHAM Chief Strategy Officer Sent via e-mail E G Bill Hahn Glendale, California Advertising/Circulation Manager The Blame Game Julie DuFrane I had a hangnail last week, and I definitely Balanced Budget Con know it was Trump’s fault — no question One of the main arguments for a Con- about it! Anti-Trump rhetoric is this silly. Con is the Balanced Budget Amendment Our country has endemic, systemic (BBA). I have three questions concerning problems that have developed over many a BBA. They are: years. Does it seem logical that these are all 1. If the crooks and mental midgets in the fault of Donald Trump, one person who D.C. do not follow the Constitution now, Printed in the U.S.A. • ISSN 0885-6540 P.O. Box 8040 • Appleton, WI 54912 has held office for a little over two years? why would they follow an additional 920-749-3784 • 920-749-3785 (fax) We have problems with debt, education, amendment? www.thenewamerican.com poverty, perceived racism, and wars all 2.
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