But talking about it in public can get you cancelled‚ and carrying a British flag in opposition to the violent Muslim pro-Hamas supporters in the streets can get you arrested.

Ammo.com looked at gun-free zones and school shootings. This is a heavy talking point with some of the most misleading information. This is mainly because there is no standard “school shooting” definition in the U.S. The mainstream media heavily skews their data by including incidents when a firearm is brandished‚ fired‚ or a bullet hits school […] The post Real Stats on Gun-Free Zones &; Shootings! appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Actor Timothée Chalamet said there’s one situation where he’d consider signing on for a superhero movie despite Leonardo DiCaprio’s advice to avoid them. Chalamet made headlines in 2022 upon sharing that DiCaprio had given him some words of wisdom for succeeding in Hollywood‚ saying‚ “No hard drugs and no superhero movies.” The “Wonka” star is reflecting on that now with some more years and experience‚ admitting that he might have to break those rules. “Well‚ Leonardo DiCaprio said to me‚ ‘No superhero movies‚ no hard drugs.’ Which I thought was very good‚” Chalamet told The New York Times during a recent interview. “I follow them both! But the movie that made me want to act is a superhero movie‚ ‘The Dark Knight.’ If the script was great‚ if the director was great‚ I’d have to consider it.” That’s not the first time Chalamet praised Christopher Nolan’s critically acclaimed 2008 drama starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger.  “When I was 12 years old‚ after attending one of my sister Pauline’s [ballet] performances‚ I petitioned my Mom and grandma to see Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight’ with me‚” Chalamet said during an awards acceptance speech in 2018‚ per Variety. “We went to AMC Empire 25 in Times Square for a 7:30 screening. I left that theater a changed man‚ and I’m serious about that. Heath Ledger‘s performance in that film was visceral and viral to me‚ and I now had the acting bug.” Chalamet has been a rising star in Hollywood who received nominations for an Academy Award‚ three Golden Globe Awards‚ and three BAFTA Film Awards. He made his film debut in “Men‚ Women‚ and Children” (2014) and later gained international recognition in the movie “Call Me by Your Name” (2017)‚ which also earned the actor a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.  The celeb also appeared in “Lady Bird” (2017)‚ “Little Women” (2019)‚ “Beautiful Boy” (2018)‚ and played a young cannibal in the horror film “Bones and All” (2022). CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP He had a supporting role in Nolan’s “Interstellar” and starred in “Wonka” (2023)‚ which earned more than $600 million worldwide. The 28-year-old also starred in “Dune” (2021) and will follow that up with “Dune: Part Two‚” which hits theaters on March 1.

The City of San Francisco has issued a formal apology to its black residents for what it calls “decades of systemic and structural discrimination.” On Tuesday‚ city supervisors voted unanimously 11-0 in favor of a resolution containing the city’s formal apology to black San Franciscans. “This historic resolution apologizes on behalf of San Francisco to the African American community and their descendants for decades of systemic and structural discrimination‚ targeted acts of violence‚ atrocities‚ as well as committing to the rectification and redress of past policies and misdeeds‚” said Supervisor Shamann Walton‚ the sole black member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. “We have much more work to do‚ but this apology most certainly is an important step‚” Walton said. Despite its leftist politics‚ San Francisco is not the first U.S. city to issue a formal apology for racism. In 2022‚ Boston became the first major city to issue a formal apology for its role in slavery. A city council resolution that passed in a unanimous vote condemned the “dastardliness” of slavery and the city’s legacy of “systemic white supremacy and racism.” San Francisco’s formal apology is one of the less expensive proposals put forward by the city’s African American Reparations Advisory Committee‚ which was set up in 2020 by the Board of Supervisors. The committee came up with the idea of giving each qualifying black resident $5 million in reparations and a guaranteed income of nearly $100‚000 a year. However‚ the chairman of the committee admitted they did not use a mathematical formula to come up with the $5 million number. John Dennis‚ chairman of the San Francisco Republican Party‚ said last year that he was open to a conversation about reparations but criticized the committee’s report as unserious. “This is just a bunch of like-minded people who got in the room and came up with a number‚” Dennis said last February. “You’ll notice in that report‚ there was no justification for the number‚ no analysis provided. This was an opportunity to do some serious work and they blew it.” Meanwhile‚ California in 2020 established its own Reparations Task Force whose goal was to determine what cash slavery reparations could look like for black Californians. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP In June‚ California’s task force sent its final report to the legislature. The report suggested several remedies for slavery‚ including monetary payments for the descendants of African American slaves amounting to $1.2 million for some people. California voters are against cash reparations for slavery by a 2-to-1 margin‚ according to a September poll. Nearly 60% of California voters said they oppose cash reparations payments‚ compared with 28% who said they would support it‚ the poll from the University of California Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found.

A California woman who was believed to be the oldest living American died last week‚ just over two weeks after her 116th birthday. Edith “Edie” Ceccarelli died peacefully in her sleep at a care home in Willits‚ California‚ on February 22‚ according to Suzanne Picetti-Johnson‚ who helped organize birthday parades for Ceccarelli over the past four years. Ceccarelli‚ who lived in California for her entire life‚ was born in Willits on February 5‚ 1908‚ as the eldest of seven children. At the time of her birth‚ Theodore Roosevelt was entering the final year of his presidency‚ and Henry Ford was eight months away from shipping the first Model T to a customer. “She was an inspiration to all of us on how to live a long healthy life‚” Picetti-Johnson told KTXL. “She loved people‚ she loved her community‚ she loved her family and stayed connected her whole life‚” Picetti-Johnson added. “She showed us how to live.” Ceccarelli’s death was also confirmed last week by Perla Gonzalez‚ who co-owns the Holy Ghost Residential Care Home‚ where Ceccarelli lived for the past nine years. Gonzales told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat that she remembers Ceccarelli saying her secret to longevity was to “Have a couple of fingers of red wine with your dinner‚ and mind your own business.” Gonzales added‚ “I think the secret was really her positivity‚ and her sincerity and kindness. I don’t think she ever thought bad about other people.” Edith “Edie” Ceccarelli‚ who recently celebrated her 116th birthday and was known as the oldest living American‚ has died pic.twitter.com/0D5vc8ZXe1 — News Breaking LIVE (@NBLNewsLIVE) February 28‚ 2024 Ceccarelli moved a few times‚ including to Eureka‚ Santa Rosa‚ and Ukiah. She married her high school sweetheart‚ Elmer “Brick” Keenan‚ in 1933‚ and the couple was together for more than 50 years until Keenan died in 1984. Edie and Brick adopted a daughter‚ Laureen‚ who had three children. Edie outlived each of her grandchildren‚ according to the Press Democrat. Shortly after Keenan’s death‚ she married Charles Ceccarelli‚ who died in 1990‚ just five years after they tied the knot. Ceccarelli remained healthy and active well beyond her 100th birthday and lived on her own until she was 107‚ when she moved into the residential care facility. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP With her death‚ the title of oldest living person in America was passed to Texas woman Elizabeth Francis‚ who is 114. The oldest known living person in the world is Maria Branyas Morera‚ who was born in San Francisco but moved to Spain as a young girl. Morera was born just a few months before Ceccarelli.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Wednesday that he will step down as the top Senate Republican in the coming months. McConnell‚ who recently turned 82‚ is the Senate’s longest-serving party leader with 16 years under his belt. He indicated in remarks on the Senate floor that he plans to stick for the remainder of his term as senator‚ albeit not as the GOP leader. “One of life’s most underappreciated talents is to know when it’s time to move on to life’s next chapter‚” McConnell said. “So I stand before you today … to say that this will be my last term as Republican leader of the Senate.” Sen. McConnell: This will be my last term as Republican leader of the Senate. I'm not going anywhere anytime soon. I'll complete my job my colleagues have given me to do until we select a new leader in November…I'll finish my job the people of Kentucky hired me to do as well. pic.twitter.com/9ywtErIZ7M — CSPAN (@cspan) February 28‚ 2024 McConnell said he will stay on as leader for the time being as his colleagues pick a new leader in November and that person will take on the role in January. “It’s time for the next generation of leadership‚” he added. Last year‚ McConnell was briefly hospitalized with a concussion in March after falling at a hotel in Washington‚ D.C.‚ and in the months that followed he appeared to momentarily freeze and struggle to answer questions while speaking to the press. Amid a torrent of speculation about McConnell’s condition and future in Congress‚ the Kentucky Republican declared in September that he intended to finish his term as leader and finish his Senate term. McConnell’s current term ends in January 2027. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP This story is breaking and will be updated.

Protesters interrupted a press conference on Wednesday as Athens-Clarke County‚ Georgia‚ Mayor Kelly Girtz attempted to update the public on new details in the murder of nursing student Laken Riley. A 26-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela‚ Jose Antonio Ibarra‚ has been arrested and charged with Riley’s murder. He was also charged with aggravated assault‚ false imprisonment‚ hindering a 911 call‚ and concealing the death of another person. Ibarra reportedly entered the United States illegally in 2022 and was paroled into the country. As Mayor Girtz‚ a Democrat‚ attempted to give the most recent updates in the case‚ several protesters interrupted the event. They shouted at Girtz‚ blaming him for making Athens a sanctuary city and claiming that he had facilitated the problem. “We unflinchingly defend the human rights of all people‚ including citizens‚ noncitizens and those without documentation‚” Girtz said in 2019. WATCH: Tempers flare from community members at a press conference by the Mayor of Athens giving an update to the death of Laken Riley. They are calling for the Mayor to resign. ⁦@FOX5Atlanta⁩ pic.twitter.com/aVEZaZwn3y — Eric Perry (@Ericperrytv) February 28‚ 2024 “This is an invasion!” one protester shouted‚ and Girtz asked him to leave the press conference. “I want to say that we center our work here in Athens-Clarke County on people’s humanity and part of everybody’s humanity is the expectation of human dignity‚” Girtz said‚ referencing the 2019 resolution and then blaming former President Donald Trump for tensions between American citizens and illegal immigrants. “While 2019 was not that long ago‚ you might remember the dynamic we were living in in the late teens in this country where you had the president of the United States speak in the most vile terms about people who were foreign-born and you had that notion metastasizing —” “Oh‚ please stop it!” the protesters groaned‚ interrupting the mayor. “This is an invasion!” “I was a criminal and you know what I thought about doing? Crossing the border to Mexico to get away from my crimes!” one protester shouted‚ saying that he hadn’t turned away from his life of crime until he found Jesus. “Son‚ I’m going to ask you to leave!” Girtz said. “You are lawless‚ mayor!” another shouted‚ and Girtz said he would be happy to schedule a time to address the man’s concerns. Girtz then tried to argue that “sanctuary city” actually meant “different things to different people depending on the context.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “We know what it means‚” another protester shouted‚ as others erupted in shouts of “liar!” directed at the mayor. “You’re the one guilty! You got blood on your hands for this murder‚ sir!” someone shouted. Girtz then made the same claim that CNN did earlier in the week‚ saying that there was no provable connection between immigration and crime: “I caution against conflating immigration and crime. The data demonstrates that the two are not connected.”