2nd Amendment

The Most Important Treaty You've Never Heard Of And How The NRA Wants It Dead

Eric Sapp | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Heritage Foundation, 2nd Amendment, Terrorists, Weapons Trade, Nra, American Values Network, National Association of Evangelicals, Arms Trade Treaty, Gun Control, Religion News
Eric Sapp

There are currently no international laws or treaties regulating the international sale of conventional weapons. This July, the nations of the world are gathering to negotiate the first ever Arms Trade Treaty. You'd think there would be universal support.

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Holder's Impeachment Imminent

The Relentless Conservative | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Mexican Drug Cartels, US Gun Running, Operation Fast and Furious, 2nd Amendment, Impeachment, Barack Hussein Obama, Eric Holder, Federal Agents Killed, Politics News
The Relentless Conservative

"Hillary Clinton, our junior senator from New York, announced that she has no intentions of ever, ever running for office of the President of the Unit...

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The Mormon in the Room

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Politics, Religion, 2012 Election, Robert Jeffress, Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Mormons, Cult, Prejudice, Evangelical Christians, Rick Perry, Evangelicals, Reagan, 2nd Amendment, Social Security, Immigration, Arizona, Alabama, Military, George Washington, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gays, Bernie Madoff, Pro-Choice, Elections 2012, Politics News
Fernando Espuelas

Robert Jeffress' anti-Mormon bigotry is exactly the kind of "spiritual tyranny" that George Washington warned us about. It has no place in American politics and GOP primary voters should reject it for what it is: un-American.

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Arizona House Passes Bill Allowing Guns On Campuses

Reuters | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: 2nd Amendment, Arizona Guns on Campus, Arizona, Utah, Self-Defense, University, Gun Violence, Guns on Campus, Jan Brewer, Campus Shootings, College, Right to Bear Arms, Arizona Gun Laws, Republicans, Politics News

April 7, 2011 11:57:11 PM PHOENIX, April 7 (Reuters) - The Arizona House on Thursday approved a landmark bill allowing guns on campuses, making...

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Michele Bachmann Proposes "Don't Add, Don't Spell"

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Borowitz Report, Andy Borowitz, 2nd Amendment, Michele Bachmann, John Boehner, Sarah Palin, Los Angeles Times, Tea Party, Barack Obama, Civility, State of the Union, Michelle Bachmann Sotu, Sotu, Michelle Bachmann Sotu Response, Sotu 2011, Comedy News
Andy Borowitz

Rep. Bachmann called the proposal "a reflection of core Tea Party values" and said it would "deliver the American people from the tyranny of arithmetic, spelling, and punctuation.

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Law Student Sues School For Not Allowing Him To Have Gun In Home

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gun Control, University of Idaho, Guns on College Campuses, Second Amendment, 2nd Amendment, Aaron Tribble, Gun Rights, College News

A University of Idaho law student claims his Second and Fourteenth Amendment rights are being infringed upon because he is not allowed to keep his gun...

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A Nation Clinging to Guns, Part 2

Stephen Herrington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government, Gun Violence, 2nd Amendment, Tucson Shooting, Gun Control, Gop, Gabrielle Giffords, Nra, Guns, Culture, Politics News
Stephen Herrington

How can we know that our ruling body represents us in such a way that grievance need not be redressed by arms?

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Looking Out For Each Other

Thomas Lowenstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Second Amendment, Civil Rights Movement, 2nd Amendment, Mental Health, New York City Council, Hate Speech, Allard Lowenstein, Gabrielle Giffords Shooting, Jared Loughner, Politics News
Thomas Lowenstein

Hate speech doesn't pull triggers, but is particularly dangerous when consumed by unbalanced people. In my father's case, it was, I believe, left-wing hate speech that helped kill him.

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Congress, Wake Up and Smell the Gunfire

John Rosenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Second Amendment, National Rifle Association, 2nd Amendment, Gun, Gun Control, Nra, Guns, Politics News
John Rosenthal

If Congress actually tried to further increase gun violence in the US, they could hardly be more effective than the gun policies that exist today.

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What Does an Endorsement Really Mean?

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe the Nerd, Bryan Lentz, Endorsements, 2nd Amendment, Nra, Joe Biden, Ceasefirepa, Politics News
Joe The Nerd Ferraro

Big bold letters glare from the front page bottom of the right-wing newspaper: CeaseFirePA endorses state Rep. Bryan Lentz Hmmm, someone on the left...

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Palin's Homer Moment: Celebrity Sarah Confronted by Citizen (WATCH)

Shannyn Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Billy Sullivan, Palin Homer Worst Governor, 2nd Amendment, Discovery Channel, Homer, Sarah Palin, Kathleen Gustafson, Sarah Palin Homer Alaska, Shannyn Moore, Palin Homer, Sarah Palin's Alaska, Constitution, Private Security, Palin, Protesters, Sarah Palin Homer, Palin Homer Teacher, Politics News
Shannyn Moore

2010-08-09-palin.jpgFor someone who doesn't hold elected office and denies being a celebrity, Sarah Palin may want to get a "Constitutional Handler".

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CU Gun Ban: Regents To Decide Whether To Challenge Court Ruling Striking Down Ban

The Colorado Daily | Brittany Anas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, 2nd Amendment, University of Colorado, Tom Lucero, CU Gun Ban, Concealed Weapons Ban, CU Regents, Denver News

The University of Colorado regents next week will decide whether the school should continue its legal battle to keep guns off its campuses, which coul...

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Utah, Wyoming, Join Montana In Lawsuit For Firearms Freedom Laws

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Montana, National Gun Control, Second Amendment, 2nd Amendment, Firearms, Gun Laws, States Rights, Gun Control, Department of Justice, Wyoming, Federal Regulations, Utah, Denver News

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — State officials in Wyoming and Utah plan to enter a lawsuit pending in Montana to argue the federal government lacks authority ...

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Majority Of Americans Oppose Open Carrying Of Loaded Firearms (POLL)

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polls, Brady Campaign, Second Amendment, Open Carry, 2nd Amendment, Open Carry Laws, Firearms, Politics News

A majority of Americans are opposed to open carry laws that allow Americans to visibly carry loaded guns out in public, a new poll finds. According t...

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Starbucks Guns Debate: Coffeemaker

Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy / AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Howard Schultz, Peet's Gun Ban, Starbucks Firearms, 2nd Amendment, Starbucks Guns, Guns in Starbucks, Gun Control, Brady Campaign, Peet's Coffee, Starbucks, Poll, Open Carry, Guns, Business News

Gun-and-latte aficionados can rest easy. Despite an outcry from advocacy groups, Starbucks says it will continue to allow customers to bring licensed ...

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Supreme Court: Second Amendment Case, McDonald v. City Of Chicago, To Be Heard This Week

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme-Court, Second Amendment, Chicago Gun Ban, Supreme Court 2nd Amendment Case, 2nd Amendment, Scotus, Gun Control, Gun Rights, McDonald v. Chicago, Politics News

The Supreme Court will hear the oral arguments in the case of McDonald v. City of Chicago on Tuesday. Their ruling will have implications for the futu...

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Gun Industry "Ambassador" Antonin Scalia to Hear Gun Law Case

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Heller Case, Supreme Court, McDonald Case, Antonin Scalia, Wfsa, Second Amendment Foundation, McDonald v. City of Chicago, Nra, Second Amendment, Gun Laws, National Rifle Association, 2nd Amendment, World Forum on the Future of Sport Shooting Activities, Alan Gottlieb, Beretta, District of Columbia v. Heller, Saf, Politics News
Josh Sugarmann

We in the United States accept that a Supreme Court Justice who's an "Ambassador" for the gun industry can ethically rule on cases that impact the very industry he represents.

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The Gates Affair: Why We Care

Daniel Bruno Sanz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Bruno Sanz

Inheritance is White, poor credit scores, Black. A missing woman is White and a fugitive on the loose is Black.

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Whites Who Say Blacks Are Racist Are Onto Something

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

In Glenn Beck's mind it doesn't add up. How can it be that people who are treated badly are not filled with hate?

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Glenn Beck's Warped Hijacking of "9/12 America"

Will Bunch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Will Bunch

Beck promised a project that would be dedicated to America's "eternal principles" -- but the only eternal principle that Glenn Beck really holds is "Glenn Beck."

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Senate GOPers: Loosen Gun Laws To Defend Gay Rights

Washington Independent | David Weigel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gun Rights, Matthew Shepard Act, 2nd Amendment, Pro-Gun Gays, Gay Rights, Politics News

One month after successfully tucking an amendment into the credit card reform bill that expanded gun rights, a small number of Senate Republicans are ...

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The New Second Amendment: A Bark Worse Than Its Right

Adam Winkler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Gun Control, Right to Bear Arms, Second Amendment, Dc v Heller, 2nd Amendment, Guns, Politics News
Adam Winkler

In June, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on the Second Amendment right to bear arms, D.C. v. Heller. So far, the victory hasn't turned out exactly as the gun rights folks had hoped.

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MMIX: 2009 is the Year of the Handgun

Justin Callaway | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fed, 2nd Amendment, Firearm, Shoplifting, Crime, Police, Year of the Handgun, Treasury, Gun Control, Nationa Parks, Depression, Guns, 2009, Recession, Style News
Justin Callaway

I have never wanted a gun before, but I am seriously considering purchasing my first firearm. It's not just Obama-gun-snatching-fears, I also want to lock in my glock while I can still afford to.

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Judicial Activism: Playing with the Constitution

Wajahat Ali | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, James Yee, Judicial Activism, 2nd Amendment, Supreme Court Guantanamo, Guantanamo Detainees, Roe vs. Wade, Guantanamo Bay, Constitution, Chemerinsky, War on Terror, Politics News
Wajahat Ali

People care deeply whether women have the right to choose. For those who favor abortion rights, the central aspect is of a woman's reproductive freedom, and therefore her liberty.

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Scalia's 2nd Amendment Punt

Robyn Blumner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Second Amendment, Supreme Court, Right to Bear Arms, Heller Case, Supreme Court 2nd Amendment Case, Dc Gun Ban, Nra, Dc v Heller, District of Columbia v. Heller, 2nd Amendment, Scotus Blog, Breaking Politics News, United States Supreme Court, Scotus, Supreme Court Gun, Scotusblog, Heller Decision, Politics News
Robyn Blumner

The Second Amendment has always put me in a quandary, but Scalia's opinion was not an honest attempt at sorting it out. It was a sophistical, political decision of just the type that he rails against.

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