Handguns

Guns Now Kill More People Than Cars in 10 States

Richard Schiffman | Posted 05.29.2012

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Richard Schiffman

The evidence is clear -- the more guns are out there, the more likely they will be used to take a life. To cut these escalating death rates, we need to strictly restrict access to handguns, as they do in virtually every other advanced nation on earth.

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Hilary Tuttle

Accidental Shooting Death Of Toddler 'Tragedy All The Way Through'

HuffingtonPost.com | Hilary Tuttle | Posted 03.30.2012

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A 3-year-old Atlanta girl is dead and her 18-year-old uncle faces charges for reckless conduct and involuntary manslaughter after his gun accidentally...

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'Auction Hunters': Ton Fires The Most Powerful Handgun In The World

Posted 03.29.2012

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It is amazing what some people leave behind in abandoned storage lockers. On Wednesday night's episode of "Auction Hunters" (Wed., 9 p.m. ET on Spike)...

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At Least 20 Shot During Violent Chicago Weekend

Posted 01.29.2012

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At least 20 people, including one child and several teens, have been wounded so far during a violent and unseasonably warm weekend in Chicago. The...

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Guns At School? Colorado Republicans Say 'Yes'

Posted 01.25.2012

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Colorado state senators on Monday rejected legislation proposed by Republicans that would allow concealed weapons on school campuses, KJCT 8 News repo...

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Organs Of 2-Year-Old Gunshot Victim To Be Donated

Posted 01.17.2012

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The family of a 2-year-old girl who was fatally wounded in an accidental shooting Saturday in Gary, Ind. has decided to donate the child's organs. ...

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Andrea Stone

Packing Heat: TSA Finds Four Or Five Guns A Day In Carry-On Luggage

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 01.02.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Government screeners every day confiscate four to five guns -- some of them loaded -- packed in carry-on luggage at the nation's airport...

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16 Amazing Photos Of Women And Their Guns

Madeleine Crum | Posted 12.20.2011

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A Southern women dressed casually in jeans totes her child in one arm and a shotgun in the other, exuding an air of protectiveness. A female cop surve...

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"Police Still Seeking Motive"

Daniel Gross | Posted 11.15.2011

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Daniel Gross

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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Grandmother Sues Hammond, Ind., Over Gun Ban

Posted 10.30.2011

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A grandmother who says she wants to carry a gun with her when she brings her grandchildren to a park near her Hammond., Ind. home filed a lawsuit Mond...

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Concealed Weapons On CU Campus?

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 08.08.2011

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The Colorado Supreme Court today is hearing arguments for whether or not the University of Colorado will allow concealed permit weapons on campus. ...

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Why We Must Ban High-Capacity Gun Magazines

Sen. Frank Lautenberg | Posted 06.06.2011

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Sen. Frank Lautenberg

It's time to end the bloodshed and restore common sense to our gun laws -- beginning with a permanent ban on high-capacity gun magazines. These deadly devices are the weapon of choice for the deranged.

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Guns on Campus: Ask the Virginia Tech Survivors, Not the Armchair Quarterbacks

John Woods | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Woods

In 2007, I lost my girlfriend, Maxine Turner, in the worst school shooting in American history.

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Men And Guns: Do Guys Have An Affinity For Steel?

Tom Matlack | Posted 11.17.2011

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Tom Matlack

So as much as it makes us uncomfortable, guys, we all have to look in the mirror and ask ourselves, "What is going on? Why do we love guns and violence so much?"

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Chicago Not Up To Speed On New Gun Law

WBEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago Mayor Richard Daley railed against the U.S. Supreme Court last summer because he feared the court would find Chicago's handgun ban unconstitut...

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Closing the "Open Carry" Loophole

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hoyt Hilsman

In the wake of the Tucson shootings, efforts have begun to repeal "open carry" laws that have been exploited for political purposes by the more extreme elements of the gun rights community.

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Yuo Cant Take Away My Gun Rites, Idiott

Elayne Boosler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elayne Boosler

Sometimes, if you really don't know how you feel about a topic, reading how both sides argue it can help. So to learn about gun laws and the 2nd Amendment, I went to Twitter to find enlightenment.

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Living for 32: A Generation Stands Up for Itself Against Deadly Weapons

Maria Cuomo Cole | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Virginia Tech Massacre, Handguns, Virginia Tech, Illegal Guns, Guns, Politics News
Maria Cuomo Cole

During my years serving homeless and at risk populations in inner city communities, I cringe whenever I hear news that another life -- or lives -- has been lost to illegal weapons which seem to be available on demand.

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Man Arrested For Dancing With Gun At Wedding

Posted 05.25.2011

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Samuel Caballero-Solis was shaking a leg at a wedding reception on Saturday night, in the gym at St. Michael's Church in Chicago's Back of the Yards n...

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Crime-in-Progress: Should Writer Grab Gun or Notebook?

Paul Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Levine

I was watching the Dolphins hang a loss on the Vikings when the phone rang. "Paul, hurry! Someone's breaking into the house next door." It was St...

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Masked Gunman Fatally Shoots Two Men In Garfield Park Grocery Store

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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A man wearing a ski mask and dressed in all-black walked into an East Garfield Park neighborhood grocery store Tuesday evening and shot two men there...

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The F Word: Reading into Gun Regulations

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laura Flanders

I'll give the gun-rights supporter on NPR this morning one bit of credit in his comparison of bookstores to gun stores: books can be dangerous. Books ...

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Ready, Aim, Sing: You Gotta Have Guns!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

You Gotta Have Guns, All you really need is guns, Guns are how the Bill of Rights shows its teeth, And fathers bequeath their sons.

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Family MURDERED On South Side: 3 Children, One Adult Dead

Posted 05.25.2011

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Four people--including three children--were fatally shot early Wednesday and two others were critically injured when a family member from out of state...

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Will Supreme Court Do the Right Thing?

Lonna Saunders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lonna Saunders

The US Supreme Court decision on whether to strike down Chicago's handgun ban in McDonald v. Chicago, is expected to be announced later this month.

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