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Gun Rights Activist Lauren Boebert Upsets Congressman in Colorado Primary

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“We are deeply concerned by unconfirmed reports that Beijing has passed the national security law,” said British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, according to Reuters. “This would be a grave step.” He added: “Once we have seen the full legislation, we will make a further statement.” Charles Michel, president of the European Union Council, told reporters after his video summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, “We deplore the decision,” Reuters reported. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the bloc was discussing with “international partners” on potential measures in response to Beijing’s encroachment into Hong Kong’s judicial system. According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Kim In-chul said at a press briefing that the Moon government was “paying keen attention and watching the trend closely with…

Gun Rights Activist Lauren Boebert Upsets Congressman in Colorado Primary

Political newcomer Lauren Boebert, who gained fame after confronting Beto O’Rourke over his stance on guns last year, beat U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Colo.) in a primary on Tuesday.

Boebert had a lead of nearly 10,000 votes with most precincts reporting.

“Our freedom and our constitutional rights are on the ballot this November and Republicans just sent a loud and clear message that they want me there to fight for them,” Boebert said in a statement after the win.

“I joined this race because thousands of ordinary Americans just like me are fed up with politics as usual. Colorado deserves a fighter who will stand up for freedom, who believes in America and who is willing to take on all the left-wing lunatics who are trying so hard to ruin our country,” she added.

Tipton, who has been in office for five terms, said Republicans chose who they wanted to run against Democrats in November.

“I want to congratulate Lauren Boebert and wish her and her supporters well,” he added in a statement.

Gun Rights Activist Lauren Boebert Upsets Congressman in Colorado Primary (L-R) U.S. Reps. Doug Lanborn and Scott Tipton follow Todd Ricketts, finance chairman of the Republican National Committee, off the stage as President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Feb. 20, 2020. (David Zalubowski/AP Photo)

Republican President Donald Trump, who had endorsed Tipton, said in a message to Boebert early July 1, “Congratulations on a really great win!”

Tipton is the fourth House incumbent to lose this cycle, following Reps. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.), Steve King (R-Iowa), and Denver Riggleman (R-Va.). Reps. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) and Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) are awaiting final results in their races but at least one appears to have lost.

Boebert, 34, owns a restaurant called Shooters Grill in the town of Rifle. The restaurant features waitresses who open-carry guns.

Boebert attended a town hall that O’Rourke was holding in Aurora in September 2019 as he vied for the Democratic presidential nomination.

O’Rourke, 46, made waves when he said, “Hell yes,” when asked during a primary debate if he would force Americans to give up guns they purchased.

“I am here to say: Hell, no, you’re not,” Boebert said.

Gun Rights Activist Lauren Boebert Upsets Congressman in Colorado Primary Lauren Boebert waits for returns during a watch party in Grand Junction, Colo., on June 30, 2020. (McKenzie Lange/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel via AP)

“I have four children, I am 5 foot 0, 100 pounds, I cannot really defend myself with a fist. … I want to know how you’re going to legislate that because a criminal breaks the law, so all you’re going to do is restrict law-abiding citizens, like myself,” she added.

Boebert announced her bid for Congress three months later.

“There is a battle for the heart and soul of our country that I intend on helping win,” Boebert said in a statement at the time. “I’m running for Congress to stand up for our conservative values, address our current representatives’ failed promises, and put far-left Democrats back in their place.”

Boebert says on her campaign website that she is an avid supporter of Trump and his policies. She said her campaign is pro-freedom, pro-guns, pro-life, and pro-America.

Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District went for Trump by 12 percentage points in 2016 and Boebert is favored against Diane Mitsch Bush, a former state lawmaker who secured the Democratic nomination.

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Hong Kong Protests Continue Despite Beijing Passing National Security Law

In Hong Kong, local activists are calling on people to take to the streets on July 1 to protest against Beijing’s national security law despite a police ban on the gathering. Several local activists including Figo Chan, vice convenor of local pro-democracy group Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF); Wu Chai-wai, chairman of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party; district councilors Tsang Kin-shing and Andy Chui; and lawmaker Eddie Chu, held a press conference at noon on Tuesday. Together they said they will be the organizers of a march from Causeway Bay to the city’s Central district on Wednesday afternoon after police rejected two applications—one from CHRF and another other from Chui—to hold a rally on July 1, the anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover from Britain to China in 1997. CHRF, which has…