Tuesday 02-16-16

Snow day here

Also, it is obvious and undisputable, registration always leads to confiscation.

Gun nut charged after cops find ‘distrubing’ arsenal near school

A Queens man ​kept ​an arsenal in his one-bedroom apartment — stockpiling 225 pounds of gunpowder, tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition, loads of bullet-making equipment, ​licensed handguns and ​assault rifles​ that were unsecured as well as bullet-proof vests, authorities said.
Guo Shou, 33, is accused of amassing enough deadly weapons and ammo to take on a small army, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.
The Rego Park resident was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree reckless endangerment and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon after he was busted in his apartment at 65-60 Wetherole Street — which is less than two blocks away from an elementary school, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.
In total, he was caught with ​14 licensed handguns​; two loaded, licensed shotguns​; one licensed rifle​; approximately 45,000 rounds of ammunition for a variety of weapons​; 225 pounds of smokeless gun powder stored in various containers and open to view​;​ unassembled parts for an AR-10 and AR-15 assault rifles, three high-capacity magazines — one fully loaded with 20 rounds and each capable of holding in excess of ten rounds of .308 caliber ammunition — two Kevlar body armor vests, six Kevlar armor plates, one ammunition press, numerous primers, empty cartridges, and several other devices and components related to weapons ammunition.

‘It is extremely disturbing to find such a lethal arsenal of this magnitude in a residential community – especially one less than two blocks from an elementary school’
 - Queens District Attorney Richard Brown

“The defendant is accused of turning his apartment into an arsenal by stockpiling deadly weapons and ammunition – all laying in plain sight and unsecured,” Brown said in a statement. “It is extremely disturbing to find such a lethal arsenal of this magnitude in a residential community – especially one less than two blocks from an elementary school.”
Police were able to stumble upon the stockpile after officers conducted an administrative pistol licensee review at Shou’s apartment on Monday, prosecutors said.
Upon entering the home — which is down the street from P.S. 139 Rego Park — officers spotted the gunpowder and bullets, prompting them to obtain a search warrant and make the discovery.
“Alone, the amount of gunpowder discovered was capable of igniting and causing significant damage to not only the defendant’s apartment but to neighboring apartments and the building’s exterior walls, as well as injuring or killing anyone unfortunate enough to be in the vicinity,” Brown said.
Shou was arraigned Tuesday night and his bail was set at $250,000. He is due back in court on Feb. 24.
If convicted, Shou could spend up to seven years behind bars.

http://nypost.com/2016/02/10/gun-nut-charged-after-cops-find-distrubing-arsenal-near-school/

New Israeli Study: Artificial Light Causes Weight Gain and Cancer

TEL AVIV – A new Israeli study shows that artificial light at night (ALAN) can cause weight gain and even lead to some types of cancer, ISRAEL21c reported.

The study, which was published in the International Journal of Obesity, demonstrates that artificial light disrupts daily rhythms and suppresses the production of melatonin, a hormone produced by animals and humans at night.
“In recent years there are a lot of studies that use ALAN as a proxy for different health issues including obesity. Some lab studies have examined how ALAN leads to body-mass gain among mice,” explains University of Haifa mathematics and economics PhD student Nataliya Rybnikova to ISRAEL21c.
“Melatonin is responsible for metabolic function, and ALAN also influences metabolic function in people. So we decided to check if there is an association between ALAN and body-mass gain,” she adds.
Rybnikova studied captured satellite images of artificial light emitted at night from more than 80 countries. She then compared the images with data on each country’s obesity rates.
After adjusting for other factors known to influence obesity — including the country’s average birthrate, dietary patterns, gross domestic product, and percentage of urban population — ALAN still emerged as a prominent predictor for obesity.
According to the World Health Organization, about 1,900 million adults are now defined as overweight (body mass index of 25 to 29.9) and about 600 million adults defined as obese (body mass index of 30 or higher).
Rybnikova worked on the study under the supervision of Haifa University professors Boris Portnov and Abraham Haim, who co-authored the 2013 book Light Pollution as a New Risk Factor for Breast and Prostate Cancers.
Melatonin also has anti-oxidant and anti-cancer properties which, when suppressed, contributes to higher rates of breast and prostate cancer.
Studies conducted in Israel have shown that higher levels of artificial lighting in a neighborhood correlate with a higher frequency of breast cancer and prostate cancer in that neighborhood.

http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2016/02/14/new-israeli-study-artificial-light-causes-weight-gain-cancer/