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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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The Most Important Treaty You've Never Heard Of And How The NRA Wants It Dead

Eric Sapp | Posted 05.25.2012

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Eric Sapp

There are currently no international laws or treaties regulating the international sale of conventional weapons. This July, the nations of the world are gathering to negotiate the first ever Arms Trade Treaty. You'd think there would be universal support.

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Some State AGs Would Rather Please the NRA Than Enforce the Law

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 05.25.2012

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Dennis A. Henigan

The letter signed by 23 state Attorneys General in support of the National Rifle Association's bill to nationalize concealed carry of handguns suggests that, for those public officials, pandering to the gun lobby is far more important than doing the job they were sworn to perform.

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The VA Tells the Truth About Guns. The NRA Can't Handle It.

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 05.16.2012

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Dennis A. Henigan

The VA has done nothing more than give sound advice based on the best medical and public health knowledge about the risks of guns. For doing so, it now faces the wrath of the gun lobby.

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Meet The NRA's Top Lobbyists, A 4-Foot-11 Grandma

Bloomberg | Michael C. Bender | Posted 05.11.2012

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The woman responsible for many of the nation's most permissive gun laws is a 4-foot-11, 73-year-old grandmother who carries a Smith & Wesson .38 Speci...

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A Deafening Silence

John Merrow | Posted 05.04.2012

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John Merrow

Gun violence is tearing our urban centers apart, and the blood that's most often shed seems to be that of promising young children. Why the deafening silence from our leading campuses?

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Ariel Edwards-Levy

NRA-Backed Gun Bill A Step Closer To Passage In Louisiana

HuffingtonPost.com | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 05.02.2012

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A controversial bill that would amend Louisiana's constitution to broaden gun rights moved a step closer toward passage on Wednesday, when it was appr...

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Why the NRA Wants the Trayvon Martin Case to Go Away

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 05.02.2012

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Dennis A. Henigan

In a real sense, Trayvon Martin's death at the hands of George Zimmerman exposes the mythology of the NRA's core narrative about guns and self-defense.

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Sons With Guns (PHOTOS)

Hans Proppe | Posted 04.30.2012

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Hans Proppe

My original text for accompanying these images was filled with the usual litany of concerns about the gun culture in America. It has all been said before, and said better -- and because this is a photo blog, the images should speak for themselves. 2012-04-30-sonsguns.jpg

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Nugent Praises 'America's Top Sheriff' Arpaio

The Huffington Post | Mollie Reilly | Posted 04.30.2012

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Ted Nugent weighed in on his relationship with the Secret Service on Sunday, stating that he is now on "even better" terms with the agency after being...

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How the NRA Hijacked America

Jess Coleman | Posted 04.26.2012

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Jess Coleman

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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Ted Nugent: Convicted "Slob Hunter"

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 04.24.2012

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Josh Sugarmann

Public condemnation from the world outside the NRA's sphere of websites, online talk shows (where Nugent made his comments), emails, and magazines -- the media, politicians, non-gun owners, etc., etc., etc. -- only validates such views.

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The Doublespeak of "Freedom"

Warren J. Blumenfeld | Posted 04.23.2012

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Warren J. Blumenfeld

I am, quite frankly, concerned by Romney and other advocates of neoliberalist principles because they are based on individualistic, self-centered "freedoms," while opposing general responsibility for others and for a collective cooperative society.

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NRA Becomes Toxic When Exposed to Light

Daniel Gross | Posted 04.23.2012

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Daniel Gross

When exposed to the light, the NRA's agenda becomes toxic. And Americans want nothing to do with those who conspire to bring about the gun lobby's dangerous "guns everywhere" vision they saw played out that February night in Sanford, Florida.

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Why Would Dems Take Money from an Organization That Wants to Behead Them?

Josh Horwitz | Posted 04.23.2012

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Josh Horwitz

How can any Democrat take money from the NRA or accept their endorsement? It's bad enough that the NRA has been in bed with Republicans for decades. Now Ted Nugent is leveraging his position as NRA board member/spokesperson to incite violence against them and their president.

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Ted Nugent: Don't Dismiss Him. He's Dangerous!

Lawrence D. Elliott | Posted 04.23.2012

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Lawrence D. Elliott

"Pretend it's Obama," shouted a woman from the sidelines just as former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum fired his pistol. That happened on a Louisiana...

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Chilling Praise for Ted Nugent for Threatening President Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 04.19.2012

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The line between what's legitimate free speech versus a threat of bodily harm to him will be tested, blurred and challenged just as repeatedly. Nugent is only the latest example of that. He won't be the last. That's what makes what he said so chilling.

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Bill Clinton Gives Obama Advice

AP | By KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 04.20.2012

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NEW YORK -- President Barack Obama should not bother trying to pass gun-control legislation because the issue is partly cultural and Obama is from an ...

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Allen West Defends Ted Nugent Over Controversial Comments

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 04.19.2012

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Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) defended Ted Nugent on CNN Thursday morning, telling host Soledad O’Brien he doesn't believe Nugent has any ill will toward...

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Tucson Survivors Challenge the NRA: Stand With Us for Commonsense Gun Laws

Patricia Maisch | Posted 04.19.2012

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Patricia Maisch

We are survivors of the January 8th, 2011 shooting in Tucson and we are a diverse group of real, patriotic Americans. We are a Republican, an Independent and a Democrat, and we strongly support the second amendment. We are some of the too many faces of gun violence in this country.

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Gun Shots!! The New Heartbeat of America!

Russell Simmons | Posted 04.19.2012

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Russell Simmons

If this is not the moment that we all stop pressing snooze on our alarm clocks and wake up to the fact that our gun use in this country is out of control, then I am not sure we ever will.

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Why Would NRA Denounce Media Coverage of Trayvon Martin Case?

Dean Obeidallah | Posted 04.18.2012

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Dean Obeidallah

There's no doubt that both those who love guns and those who detest them want to lower the number of people killed by guns each year. However, comments by the NRA's Wayne LaPierre simply do not help us reach our common goal.

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Ted Nugent's Threat On Obama Draws Piddling Response From Romney Campaign

Posted 04.18.2012

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Ted Nugent has reportedly won the attention of the Secret Service for saying at the National Rifle Association convention over the weekend that "If Ba...

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The NRA Needs to Stand Down on Stand Your Ground

Joe Grace | Posted 04.17.2012

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Joe Grace

I was in St. Louis this past weekend, where more than 60,000 gun enthusiasts gathered at the NRA's annual convention. What was absent from the NRA convention, however, was any real discussion on the "Stand Your Ground" law.

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Guns Help People Kill People

Cynthia Kounaris | Posted 04.17.2012

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Cynthia Kounaris

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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