Gun Control Laws

Florida Lawmakers Defend 'Stand Your Ground' Panel

The Huffington Post | Gene Demby | Posted 05.02.2012

The task force empaneled by Florida Governor Rick Scott called to look into the state's "Stand Your Ground" law, which has come under fire in the afte...

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A Little Girl Named Annie, and a Man With a Gun

Pam Allyn | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Children's Village, Gun Control, Polo Grounds, Children's Rights, New York Impact, Youth Violence, Gun Control Laws, Youth Violence Prevention, Annie Fryar, New York News

The children who live here are precious children and their lives are glowing with the potential of who they are and who they can become. But this will not be possible unless we stop isolating entire communities and join together to take action.

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How the NRA Hijacked America

Jess Coleman | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Nra, Second Amendment, Gun Control, David Keene, Gun Control Laws, Gun Control Reform, Teen News

The Second Amendment was written for a reason, and the efforts by the NRA and others to divert our attention is a dangerous, unacceptable abuse of history.

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Guns Help People Kill People

Cynthia Kounaris | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Gun Violence, Brady Law, Gabby Giffords, Guns, Lobbyists, Nra, Trayvon Martin, Gun Laws, Gun Control Laws, National Rifle Association, Gun Control, Crime News

Cars don't kill people. And we all accept the common sense rules around car ownership and driving. Why do people not interpret these laws as infringing on their rights? Because these are rational ideas and for the common good.

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How Our Nation Can Protect Children, Not Guns

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Common-Sense Gun Laws, Common-Sense Gun Regulations, Accidental Death, Gun Safety Measures, Child Safety, Gun Control, Gun Safety, Stand Your Ground, Assault Weapons, Gun Ownership, Gun Control Laws, Politics News

It's shameful that when child and teen gun deaths are compared in 23 high-income countries, 87 percent of all children under 15 killed by guns were in the United States. Our gun homicide rate for teens and young adults 15-24 years old was 42.7 times higher than the rate for the other countries combined. There are an estimated 283 million guns in civilian hands in America -- almost one gun per person. Why is the United States alone in allowing this unbridled epidemic of guns and public health hazard all over America to continue? As parents and grandparents and concerned adults and voters, it is up to us to tell our leaders no more.

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Should High Crime Neighborhoods Pay Higher Taxes?

Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Illinois Gun Laws, Jack Franks, Illinois Gun Registry, Gun Control Laws, Kelly Cassidy, Illinois Handgun Registry, Richard Pearson, Rahm Emanuel, Illinois Gun Rights, Concealed Carry, Illinois Ammunition Tax, Gun Rights, Illinois Guns, Illinois Politics, Chicago News

The Illinois State Rifle Association on Thursday denounced gun control legislation approved by a state House committee and proposed that the state's c...

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Obama Called The 'Greatest Gun Salesman In America'

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 02.21.2012

The election of President Barack Obama in 2008 has apparently led to a dramatic increase in the sale of guns and applications for concealed handgun pe...

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Emanuel's Gun Proposal Harks Back to Richard J. Daley

Robert Loerzel | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Gun Control, Gun Control Laws, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Richard J. Daley, Chicago, Illinois Gun Laws, Gun Laws, Chicago News

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Illinois should have a statewide gun registry. Emanuel's idea isn't new.

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NYC Probe Finds Internet Is 'A Vast, Unregulated' Illegal Gun Market

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 12.14.2011

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A New York City undercover investigation heralded as the first of its kind has found a "vast and largely unregulated market for illegal guns" on the I...

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Tell President Obama: Stop the NRA From Making Our Laws

Sen. Frank Lautenberg | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Gun Control, National Rifle Association, National Right to Carry Reciprocity Act, Gun Control Laws, Obama Gun Control, Nra, Gun Crime, Politics News

Americans of conscience who believe in protecting public safety should join us in asking President Obama to issue a veto threat to the ridiculous National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act, before it goes even further in Congress.

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Gun Ad Likens Obama To Hitler, Other Dictators (VIDEO)

Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Video, Gun Control Laws, Hitler, Pol Pot, President Obama, Gun Rights, Gun Control, Gabrielle Giffords, Obama, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Barack Obama 2012, Guns, Barack Obama, Politics News

A new gun company advertisement compares President Obama to Adolf Hitler, Pol Pot and Joseph Stalin, warning about the possibility of stricter gun con...

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New Report: Gun-Check System Misses Millions Of Drug Abusers, People With Mental Illness

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Mayors Gun Control, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Gun Control Mental Illness, Gun Control Laws, Mayor Bloomberg, Gun Control Substance Abuse, House Gun Control, Concealed Carry, Gun Control, Virginia Tech Massacre, Senate Gun Control, Jared Loughner, Video, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Millions of reports on people barred by federal law from purchasing guns because of serious mental illness and drug abuse are never adde...

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High Noon in the House

Carolyn Maloney | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Gun Control, Gun Control Laws, Carolyn B. Maloney, Concealed Weapons, Concealed Weapons Permits, Carolyn Maloney, Politics News

The dangerous National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011, would authorize a person who has a permit to carry a concealed firearm in one state, like Arizona, to carry a concealed handgun in another state where the laws may be very different, like my home state of New York.

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Tennessee Lawmaker's Arrest Warrant

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.13.2011

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A Tennessee lawmaker who sponsored a bill allowing handgun carry permit holders to tote guns in bars has been arrested on charges of drunken driving a...

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Incendiary GOP State Representative Arrested

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.12.2011

Tennessee Republican state Rep. Curry Todd, who once compared undocumented immigrants to "rats" was arrested in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday night and ch...

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Open Carry Banned In California

Posted 12.10.2011

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By SHEILA V KUMAR, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California will become the fifth state to prohibit openly carrying handguns in publi...

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Legislative Gifts to Guns

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Gun Rights, Gun Laws, State's Rights, Gun Control Laws, Politics News

New legislation gives a hint of how the gun's fortunes will fare if Republicans retain their majority in Florida and gain control of all branches of the federal government in the next election.

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Did the Wild West Have More Gun Control Than We Do Today?

Adam Winkler | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Second Amendment, History, Politics, Second Amendment Rights, American History, Right to Bear Arms, Gun Control, Guns, Gun Control Laws, Gun Control History, Gun Control Legislation, Politics News

Gun control advocates fear, and gun rights proponents sometimes hope, the Second Amendment will transform our cities into modern-day versions of Dodge. This is all based on a widely shared misunderstanding of the Wild West.

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Guns: Helping Crime or Hurting Crime Prevention?

Paul Heroux | Posted 10.12.2011

On Monday night last week, when the U.S. House Of Representatives voted to raise the debt ceiling, for a moment, Democrats and Republicans wholehearte...

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NRA To Sue Over Obama Administration Gun Control Rule

Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Semi-Automatic-Rifle, Operation Fast and Furious, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, National Rifle Association, Video, United States Mexico, Gun Control Laws, Obama Gun Control, Atf, Gun Control, Mexico Drug Violence, Nra, Guns, Politics News

By Jeremy Pelofsky WASHINGTON -- The gun industry plans to file lawsuits on Wednesday challenging requirements that weapons dealers along the U...

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Arizona Lawmaker Pointed Loaded Gun At Reporter's Chest

Posted 09.10.2011

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Arizona state Sen. Lori Klein (R), a gun-rights champion, keeps a loaded raspberry-pink handgun in her purse, and during an interview with Arizona Rep...

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Both Sides of the Gun Debate

Paul Heroux | Posted 09.02.2011

Read More: Gun Control, Crime Prevention, Gun Control Laws, Crime, Jared Lee Loughner, Jared Loughner, Guns, Gun Crime, Politics News

Pundits have been filling the airwaves and national cable news about what our society should do about gun violence in the aftermath of the atrocities ...

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Ohio Governor Signs Bill Allowing Concealed Guns To Be Carried In Bars

Posted 08.30.2011

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Republican Governor John Kasich on Thursday signed into law a bill that allows gun owners in the state to carry concealed w...

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ATF Agents Say They Were Ordered To Stand By And Watch As Guns Were Sent To Mexico

Posted 08.15.2011

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By Jeremy Pelofsky WASHINGTON -- U.S. firearms agents told lawmakers on Wednesday they were instructed to only watch as hundreds of guns were b...

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Fiancee Of Giffords Shooting Victim Works Hill As Gun Control Group Releases Chilling New Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- One of the nation’s most powerful gun-control advocacy groups is out with a new ad, and a symbolic new spokeswoman, in an effort to pe...

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