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Latest From Chip Wood January 25, 2013 Jamie Foxx, Gun Hypocrite » Jamie Foxx is one of a bevy of Hollywood celebrities who appear in a new video urging Washington to come up with a plan to end gun violence. Chris Rock, Amy Poehler, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Aniston and Will Ferrell join Foxx in pleading: “For the children of Sandy Hook, we demand a plan.” More » Freedom Watch The Gun Fight Will Be Local » Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced her bill to ban weapons with scary-looking features and high-capacity magazines and create a national registry system yesterday. The bill was introduced with sound and fury by a person who has stated it’s her goal to confiscate every firearm in America. More » Voices Gun Control Has Always Been A Part Of American History » Let’s allow momentarily for some advocacy of the devil in the gun debate and admit that, for better or for worse, gun control is deeply rooted in the history of the United States. More » Personal Liberty News Marijuana In Colorado Leads To Rethinking Of Laws » Since Colorado voters opted to legalize marijuana, State lawmakers have deemed it necessary to come up with a plan to navigate the murky legal waters of how to police driving while stoned. More » Bill Proposes Prescriptions For Cigarettes » An Oregon lawmaker has proposed making it illegal to possess or distribute cigarettes without a doctor's prescription. The bill, sponsored by State Representative Mitch Greenlick of Portland, classifies cigarettes as a Schedule III controlled substance. More » Eye Disease May Be Linked To Aspirin Use » Regular aspirin use may be linked with an increased risk of age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness, Australian researchers say. More » Chip Shots Score! Stocks Will Rise This Year Stock bulls will like this Super Bowl. Are you familiar with Wall Street’s Super Bowl Predictor? It says that the stock market will go up in a year that an original National Football League team wins the Super Bowl, but will fall whenever a team from the former American Football League is victorious. Hey, don’t scoff; it’s been right more than 80 percent of the time. And since both contestants in this year’s Super Bowl were part of the original National Football League (the Baltimore Ravens trace their lineage back to the old Cleveland Browns), followers say the market will be up for the year. Time will tell if they’re right again.  More »