Firearms

Denver Court Says Undocumented Immigrants Can't Have Guns

AP | Posted 05.10.2012

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DENVER — A federal appeals court says undocumented immigrants don't have a right to own firearms under the U.S. Constitution. Emmanuel Huitron-Gu...

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Turkey Shoot: Son Shoots Dad While Hunting

Son shoots dad while turkey hunting in Windham | Posted 05.01.2012

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A Standish man who was shot in the left eye by his son while they were hunting wild turkeys Monday said he is more concerned about how his son is feel...

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Walking While Black

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.21.2012

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The outcry over Trayvon's death is absolutely right and just. We need a nation where senseless deaths no longer happen.

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GAG ORDER: Man Allegedly Vomits On Cop Intentionally

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 03.06.2012

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He had the right to remain silent, but he spewed anyway. Florida man Corey Trabucco, 21, allegedly vomited on an officer's head and shoulder from t...

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Court: Colorado Students Can Carry Concealed Weapons On Campus

Posted 03.06.2012

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Students and employees of Colorado institutions of higher education can legally carry guns on campus, according to a state Supreme Court ruling Monday...

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Cops: Man Accidentally Shoots Self At Gun Show

AP | Posted 02.06.2012

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SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Authorities say a Georgia man is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a Savannah gun show. Police say 26-yea...

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NYPD Testing Long-Distance Gun Detection Device

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 01.18.2012

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The New York Police Department, with assistance from the Pentagon, is testing a scanning device that can remotely detect concealed firearms, Police Co...

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Birther Convicted Of Bizarre Plot To Force Obama Out Of Office

AP | LUCAS L. JOHNSON II | Posted 12.25.2011

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Prosecutors described a frightening standoff at a Tennessee courthouse between law enforcement and an armed man who vowed to ...

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"Police Still Seeking Motive"

Daniel Gross | Posted 11.15.2011

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Are we all too wrapped up with figuring out the motivation and mentality of murderers -- so much so that we overlook the real opportunities to prevent these tragedies from happening?

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Scott Walker Signs Wisconsin Concealed Carry Law

AP | Posted 09.07.2011

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ROTHSCHILD, Wis. — Wisconsin has become the 49th state to legalize the carrying of concealed weapons. Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill Friday re...

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On the Road with the Fix Gun Checks Tour

Tristine Skyler | Posted 08.16.2011

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The digital, constantly updating number on a mobile billboard truck reads 4,109. That is 4,109 people murdered in preventable, illegal gun deaths since the Tucson shooting this past January.

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Gun Shy: Firearms Dealer Worried ATF Would Let Weapons Slip To Bad Guy

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 06.14.2011

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The Huffington Post is a sponsor of the Center for Public Integrity An Arizona gun dealer pressed by federal agents to continue selling weapons to su...

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Gun Owners Must Take Center Stage

Richard Feldman | Posted 06.13.2011

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This evening HBO will air a documentary entitled Gun Fight. The large number of gun owners whose viewpoint I represent in the film is obscured by the repeated presentation of "typical" gun owners as militiamen and anti-government extremists.

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Just How Armed and Dangerous Are They?

David Isenberg | Posted 05.28.2011

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The Small Arms Survey has just released a research note which finds that 35 Private Security Contractors operating in Afghanistan have more than three times as many firearms as they do people authorized to use them.

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Shooting Blanks: The Ailing Fight Against Gun Trafficking

The Center for Public Integrity | John Solomon, David Heath, Ricardo Sandoval Palos | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Jan. 14, 2010, federal border patrol agents stopped two men driving a car through the border-crossing town of Columbus, New Mexico. Inside the vehi...

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America Is the Greatest Purveyor of Violence in the World Today

David A. Love | Posted 05.25.2011

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With guns aplenty in a nation that is hungry, ill and need of repair, President Obama finds himself in a quandary.

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Undercover at an Arizona Gun Show

Michael R. Bloomberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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How difficult is it for criminals, the mentally ill, and drug abusers to buy guns in Arizona? We sent undercover investigators with hidden cameras to find out, and the answer is: not difficult at all.

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It's Still the Same Old Story -- From Guns to Nukes

Lawrence Wittner | Posted 05.25.2011

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The firearm homicide rate in the United States is 19.5 times higher than in the other countries. While this death toll is bad enough, the same dynamics operate in international relations.

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Kaine Supports Gun Control Measures, White House Silent

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Steadfastly refusing to weigh in on the gun rights debate following the deadly shootings in Tucson, the Obama administration now finds i...

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Americans Can't Agree on Guns? Wrong.

Michael R. Bloomberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the major old assumptions in the media and in Washington is that the gun issue is one that hopelessly divides Americans. But a new poll shows a remarkable consensus among Americans on gun issues.

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Republican Congressman Drafting Bill To Let Members Carry Guns Inside U.S. Capitol

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-Texas) recently signaled his intention to submit a piece of legislation that would make exceptions to a number of firearms laws ...

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Want a Gun? Get a Prescription!

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 05.25.2011

Gun-ownership stands out as one of the only areas in which we do not screen for a public threat before approving a potentially lethal activity. Increasing barriers to gun possession for the mentally ill will save lives.

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Rapper T.I. Gets 11 Months in Jail -- Hallelujah

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Lindsay and Paris are brought up on federal weapons charges as opposed to possession of a controlled substance, then and only then should we begin asking the question whether justice was unfairly served.

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Jonathan Wilkins, Baptist Tabernacle Minister, Files Lawsuit To Overturn Georgia Church Gun Ban

AP | DIONNE WALKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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ATLANTA — A minister in Georgia is challenging the state's ban on guns in churches after the U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a decision suppo...

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Utah's License Give-Away Must Go

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

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Utah is issuing concealed weapon licenses -- by the thousands -- to people willing to pay the mere $65.25 fee. You don't have to live, or ever set foot, in Utah to get the license.

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