113rd US Congress facts

the average age of House members is 57

the average age of senators is 62.

357 Protestants and Catholics, 32 Jews, 2 Muslims 3 Buddhists 1 Hindu.

79 women - 60 of which are Democrats

41 African Americans - all Democrats

36 Hispanics - 26 of which are Democrats

9 Asian Americans - all Democrats

2 Native Americans - one for each party

White men are a minority among House Democrats.

47% of the Congress are millionaires

1% of Americans are millionaires

The median U.S. family net worth = $66,740.

The average member of Congress net worth = $966,001

Least productive Congress in history - passing the least amount of bills (since recording began in 1946)

Attempts by Republicans to defund or repeal the Affordable Care Act - 41

When congress could not agree to spending cuts, the Sequester, or automatic across the board cuts have cost the US 2.14 million jobs

One cute baby

that be Danneel Harris Ackles and her daughter JJ, dad Jensen Ackles.

Armed Citizen Project

The Armed Citizen Project offers one free shotgun per household on its website in an effort to saturate high-crime areas with gun owners.

ORLANDO — Hundreds of Florida residents accepted an offer this week for a free shotgun, said the director of the Florida branch of the Texas-based Armed Citizen Project.A website for the group, which offered one free shotgun per household, said the project hopes to create "gun rich" zones in moderate- to high-crime areas in the United States to analyze what happens to the crime rate when a neighborhood is saturated with guns.

But Ron Ritter, director of the Florida branch, said guns would be distributed to all comers instead of being concentrated in a defined location. He said the group expects to begin distributing shotguns "in the next 10 days."

The group flooded a quiet Orlando neighborhood on Sunday with fliers about the free shotguns and ammunition to homeowners who pass a background check and take a firearms course.

Geovany Sinche, 40, a hotel maintenance worker who lives in the Sunshine Gardens neighborhood, said he was surprised to receive the offer, since, he said, crime is not a significant problem there.

"I don't think giving everyone guns is the solution. If I see something wrong, I call the police," said Sinche.

http://news.msn.com/us/florida-group-offers-free-shotguns-and-says-it-finds-takers


How about giving people who need food, you know, food? Or give people bicycles, children toys, not weapons. but in reality, in the US, less people are buying guns, people who already have guns are stockpiling, and faced with dwindling customers, gun manufacturers are now marketing to children. Alas, no rules against this, as there is for just about anything else related to kids.