NKorea Moves More Missiles To The Front

REUTERS
North Korea has moved two short-range missile launchers to its east coast, apparently indicating it is pushing ahead with preparations for a test launch, a South Korean news agency reported on Sunday. South Korea and its allies have been expecting some sort of North Korean missile launch during weeks of heightened hostility on the Korean peninsula.
     An unidentified South Korean military source told the South's Yonhap news agency that satellite imagery showed that North Korean forces had moved two mobile missile launchers for short-range Scud missiles to South Hamgyeong province.
     "The military is closely watching the North's latest preparations for a missile launch," the source said.
     The North moved two mid-range Musudan missiles in early April and placed seven mobile launchers in the same area, Yonhap said. A North Korean show of force could be staged to coincide with the anniversary of the founding of its army on April 25.  READ FULL ARTICLE

Why Gun Control Failed

SEATTLE TIMES
What began as an energetic effort to finally get something new on gun control on the books wound up last week in defeat after defeat, and the bill was finally pulled. There’s no telling when it will return. Why is it so hard for even the most modest gun-control effort to succeed?
     The easy answer is the power of the gun lobby, but the obstacles are far more complex. Growing numbers of people distrust the federal government. A deeply rooted gun culture sees big government as a threat to its security, not to mention its constitutional rights. Members of Congress from conservative areas are well aware that votes on gun control, even in baby steps, are politically perilous.
     The biggest hurdle is overcoming the long-simmering, ever-growing public fear that government is too intrusive and incompetent. That attitude almost scuttled the 2010 health-care law, as people resented government forcing them to buy coverage. People also became concerned that “death panels” would be created to determine who would live or die.
     No such panels were planned, but Republicans have tried nearly three dozen times to repeal the law, which will require nearly everyone to obtain health insurance next year or pay a fine. More government intrusion, they say. The resistance to more gun control follows a similar pattern.    READ FULL ARTICLE