Underreported: How Gun Silencers Became a Health Issue

[The Daily Signal] Feb. 21, 2017 Good morning from Washington, where a civil rights commissioner dares challenge the orthodoxy that illegal immigrants are good for America. Fred Lucas reports. Silencers aren't just for James Bond anymore. Deregulation will help gun enthusiasts protect their hearing, Kelsey Harkness shows in an on-target video report. From Ukraine, Nolan Peterson files a dispatch on the consequences of Russia's aggression against neighbors. Rachel del Guidice profiles a homeschooling advocate as he takes over a major religious freedom group. Plus: Melanie Israel on videos that expose the real Planned Parenthood. News [Underreported: How Gun Silencers Became a Health Issue]( In a brand new video series, "Underreported," The Daily Signal digs into the controversy surrounding silencers—or "suppressors," as gun advocates prefer to call them. [Watch the Video]( News [Meet the New Leader of One of the Biggest Religious Liberty Organizations]( "If religious freedom falls, then other rights [will fall]," says Michael Farris. "Free speech is going to fall, free press is going to fall, parents' rights are going to fall." [Read More]( News [Why Russian Military Aggression Has Backfired on Moscow]( Anticipating a potential war with Russia, former Soviet and Warsaw Pact countries have undertaken a crash-course military buildup. The Baltic countries of Latvia and Lithuania have had the two fastest-growing military budgets in the world since 2014. [Read More]( News [How Illegal Immigration Hurts Black Americans, According to Civil Rights Commissioner]( As the Trump administration gets ready to tackle illegal immigration, a member of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission notes the impact on the black community that he believes is too often ignored. [Read More]( Commentary [Troubling New Videos Show Urgent Need to Defund Planned Parenthood]( Planned Parenthood reported almost $59 million in excess revenue for fiscal year 2015 and more than $1.4 billion in net assets. It also receives over half a billion dollars from taxpayers each year. [Read More]( Commentary [Proponents of 'Diversity' Tried to Force My Religious Group Off Campus]( As a student at Missouri State University, I was first a member, then a leader, of Chi Alpha—a student Christian organization devoted to supporting students of faith and promoting campus diversity and community service. [Read More]( Commentary [How to Win Friends and Influence People (on Social Media)]( The first thing to consider is whether the debate will be productive, Beverly Hallberg advises. And by productive, she means, will the person on the other side listen and vice versa? [Read More]( [The Daily Signal] The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. [Donate to The Daily Signal]( [Find us on Facebook]( [Find us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Follow us on Twitter]( How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at [comments@dailysignal.com](. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843]( Add [morningbell@heritage.org]( to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.]( -