Gun Law

Scott Brown Comes Out Against NRA-Backed Legislation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- When Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass) was still a state senator running a long-shot campaign to win Ted Kennedy's seat, a variety of traditiona...

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Eric Schneiderman Warns Reid, McConnell Not To Pass Concealed Weapons Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.20.2011

WASHINGTON -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has sent a letter to Senate leadership urging them to derail a bill that would require state...

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Cory Booker: 'Insane' Concealed Weapons Bill Puts Cops At Risk

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Gun control advocates are pressuring Congress to derail a bill that would facilitate what they see as a "race to the bottom" in terms of...

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Interstate Concealed Carry Bill Heads For A Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The arrest of a pro-gun-rights Tennessee lawmaker on charges of possession of a handgun while under the influence has provided a short-t...

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Recoil: A Sane Reaction to Guns

Mark Olmsted | Posted 05.25.2011

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The idea that millions of Americans are protecting themselves against violent crime by strangers is a delusion. Our obsession with weaponry is deeply pathological and the mark of a weak, insecure and fearful mindset.

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Arizona Gun Law: Concealed Weapons Allowed Without Permit Under New Law

AP | PAUL DAVENPORT and JONATHAN J. COOPER | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHOENIX — Favoring the constitutional right to bear arms over others' concerns about gun safety, Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bil...

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Patriot's Day

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

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Friday marks the third anniversary of the massacre at Virginia Tech. Four days later, Tuesday, marks the 11th anniversary of the deaths at Columbine. And on Monday, two gun lobby gatherings are planned.

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Banging Everything in Sight: My Trip to the LA Gun Club

Beau Willimon | Posted 05.25.2011

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A dragon's breath of muzzle flash momentarily blinds you through your goggles. Endorphins flood every capillary in your being. Your nostrils fill with the smell of cordite.

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Guns Around The World (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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America leads the developed world for murders committed using firearms, with a rate of 0.0279271 per 1,000 people, according to UN reports from 2000. ...

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Vigilante Justice Spreads Across Mexico

Global Post | Ioan Grillo | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Ioan Grillo MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- The five teenage boys slump against the wall of a dark house and eye the camcorder nervously. Suddenly, a fis...

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Senate To Vote On concealed Weapons Measure

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday rejected letting people carry hidden guns in 48 states if they have a concealed weapon permit in any one of...

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"Radical" GOP Gun Bill "Would Nullify The Laws Of Almost Every State"

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: 12:20 PM ET The Senate has rejected the GOP's pro-gun measure on concealed weapons. From AP: Gun control proponents scored a rare victory ...

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The Land Of 10,000 Lakes And Even More Guns

Lloyd Garver | Posted 05.25.2011

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I emailed the state of Minnesota and asked if it was legal to walk into a bank with a gun. They said it was unless that bank had a sign specifically prohibiting people from doing so. A bank! And this was the law!

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