Dammit…another scam targeting Vets…

A flyer offering “free athletic shoes from VA” may look official at first glance. It uses VA-style branding, talks about health and wellness and even lists the MyVA phone number. That is what makes it so dangerous.

VA says the message falsely claims Veterans can receive free athletic shoes from VA. The agency says the promotion did not come from VA and has no connection to any official VA program.

The scam appears to be spreading through a flyer and online posts. It tells Veterans they may be eligible for free athletic shoes “at no cost to you.” It also shows popular shoe brands, steps to “redeem” shoes and a process that appears to involve a VA provider.

Full article, HERE from Fox News, also saw a flyer on this at the VSO office today…

The flyer lists the MyVA number, which is real, but the rest is a social engineering or ‘phishing’ scam looking for personal details.

Apparently, the flyer has some really nice shoes, none of which most of us could afford, even if we wanted to… sigh

And if you live in Illinois, bohica…

A federal appeals court upheld a controversial Illinois gun control law that largely bans assault weapons.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit decision issued on Thursday slapped down a district court decision that declared the ban unconstitutional.

“Among other things, the Act criminalizes the manufacture, sale, delivery, purchase, and possession of assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. A grandfather clause permits preexisting lawful owners of the regulated items to continue possessing them,” the Thursday decision noted.

This is another one that is going to go to SCOTUS in a big hurry!

One judge dissented, but the finding… sigh… They went back to the early 1800s, the Bowie knife, and other BS to justify upholding the ban…

This is just flat getting ridiculous! How many more losses… Never mind, I know, they will NEVER stop trying…