NYC Probe Finds Internet Is 'A Vast, Unregulated' Illegal Gun Market
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...
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...
Cliff Schecter | Posted 10.24.2011
This would be funny if it weren't so pathetic. Listen as the NRA calls someone, tells them Hillary Clinton, Cuba and perhaps Mars is coming to get their guns.
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...
Paul Helmke | Posted 09.07.2011
My tenure with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence will be ending, but I will remain engaged in the movement to reduce gun violence in America. For me, working for a safer America is more than just a job.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.28.2011
WASHINGTON -- Hoping to maintain a bit of political pressure on Congress and the White House, a prominent gun control advocacy group is turning recent...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.07.2011
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration says it's taking "seriously" a statement from an al Qaeda spokesman that instructs sympathizers of the terroris...
Cliff Schecter | Posted 08.05.2011
There is nothing as stark as seeing a video where a leader of a murderous group of thugs is able to announce the intention to use our own lack of common sense laws against us.
Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 05.25.2011
If President Obama truly wants a system that no longer allows countless violent criminals to "effortlessly" avoid background checks, eventually he will have no choice but to confront the NRA, and defeat it.
Mike Quigley | Posted 05.25.2011
Chicago is not alone. Americans across the country from Ft. Hood to campuses in Dekalb and Blacksburg to the Pentagon and Columbine continue to wonder how dangerous individuals have access to deadly weapons.
Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011
In a new documentary, a student wounded in the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting demonstrates how easy it is to purchase firearms without a background check or basic identification.
Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011
The Washington Post has recently reported that the already under-funded ATF may soon face a 13% budget cut, which would be devastating to the the agency's ability to interrupt the flow of illegal guns across America and Mexico.
Michael R. Bloomberg | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
Cliff Schecter | Posted 05.25.2011
There is simply no understanding the prevalence of gun violence in America without discussing the nefarious role played by the NRA. Any public conversation regarding restricting access to guns has been considered verboten.
Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011
How can President Obama tell us in his State of the Union that "the dreams of a little girl in Tucson... deserve the chance to be fulfilled," without talking about the gun violence that destroyed those dreams?
Michael R. Bloomberg | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON -- Despite powerful lobbying against any new gun-control measures by groups like the National Rifle Association, a new bipartisan poll show...
Bob Jacobson | Posted 05.25.2011
Exactly one week after the attempted assassination in Tucson of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Pima County, in which Tucson is located, is hosting a gun sho...
Colin and Andrew Goddard | Posted 05.25.2011
Any responsible American should want to know that the weapon he's making money from won't be put in the hands of someone who is known to be dangerous.
Cliff Schecter | Posted 05.25.2011
When you take America's vast wealth gap, combine it with the Orwellian "Newspeak" so pervasive in our media, and multiply that by the NRA's mission to increase access to guns, you have a toxic stew, ready to erupt.
HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON -- The National Rifle Association (NRA) has long been one of the most formidable foes in politics, with many lawmakers unwilling to speak t...
Cliff Schecter | Posted 05.25.2011
There's good reason for Bob Barr to think there are serious ethical questions that need to be answered by Ken Buck. Nothing like a little NRA on NRA violence two weeks before an election to make the day interesting.
Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011
Despite the myth that promoting strict gun laws can be political suicide, thanks to the courage of leaders and supporters of sensible gun laws, the gun lobby doesn't make much of a difference on who wins and loses elections.
Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 05.25.2011
Why do Mexican drug cartels have to resort to U.S. gun shops? The answer is plain: because Mexico's strong gun laws are effective.
Michael R. Bloomberg | Posted 05.25.2011
Every year, 12,000 people are murdered with guns in the United States. If one state ignores a gap in its laws, other states have to deal with the deadly consequences.
Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011
What individual or group would try to stand in the way of legislation that would make it harder for convicted felons and other dangerous persons to obtain all sorts of dangerous weapons? The NRA bosses and their allies.
HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 12.14.2011