Second Amendment

"Second Amendment" Vigilantes Systematically Dismantling Our Rights

Josh Horwitz | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Second Amendment, George Zimmerman, Landon Jorgensen, National Rifle Association, Democratic Republic of Congo, Trayvon Martin, Vigilantes, Jean-Joseph-Kalonji, Angelica-Kalonji, Jill Lepore, Trayvon Martin Shooting, Gun Violence, Gun Control, Guns, Politics News

Unarmed Americans nationwide are now finding themselves in the line of fire because of a pro-gun movement predicated on devaluing the role of government and the rule of law. It's a sad statement when a teenager can no longer safely venture outside to buy a bag of Skittles.

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

Josh Horwitz | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Tuscon Shooting, Trayvon Martin, Gun Rights, Gun Control, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Second Amendment, Gun Violence, Stand Your Ground, David Keene, National Rifle Association, Ted Nugent, Alec, Nancy Pelosi, Grover Norquist, Republican Party, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Nra, Politics News

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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Our Deadly Cocktail

Paula Gordon | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Stand Your Ground, Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, Guns, Second Amendment, Stress, Gun Lobby, Politics News

America's role in the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman tragedy goes down as smoothly as any toxic cocktail: one part guns, one part race, one part stress.

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Dianne Feinstein Places Hold On Controversial Concealed Weapon Bills

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Congress, Congress h.r. 822, House Bill 822, Dianne Feinstein, Gun Rights, Gun Control, Hr 822 Vote, Concealed Weapons, h.r. 822 Vote, Hr 822, Concealed Carry Laws, Second Amendment, State Concealed Carry, Hr 822 Update, Politics News, Video, Second Amendment Rights, H.R. 822, Concealed Carry, Concealed Carry States, House Resolution 822, Congress Hr 822, Concealed Carry Bill, Gun Reciprocity, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Tuesday placed a hold on two controversial pieces of legislation that would force states that a...

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Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right for Issa

Josh Horwitz | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Second Amendment, Operation Wide Receiver, National Rifle Association, Ted Nugent, Chuck Grassley, Darrell Issa, Gun Trafficking, Gun Rights, Gun Control, Fast and Furious, Illegal Guns, Barack Obama, Politics News

Why would a man in charge of an ostensibly independent, on-going investigation into the Obama administration appear before a special interest group that is openly hostile to our president and engage in a scathing attack on him, his attorney general and the Department of Justice?

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The NRA "Good Guy" You Didn't Hear About

Josh Horwitz | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Second Amendment, Gun Violence, Stand Your Ground, George Zimmerman, National Rifle Association, Concealed Carry, Trayvon Martin, Gun Rights, Gun Control, Nra, Landon Jorgensen, Neighborhood Watch, Crime News

Reflecting on the murder-suicide perpetrated by his friend Landon Jorgensen, ConcealedCarryForum.com owner Nathan Collier said, "Prior to this incident Landon was one of the good guys. He taught people how to protect themselves from these very types of attacks."

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Poll: Most Americans Support Right To Use Deadly Force

Reuters | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Second Amendment, National Rifle Association, Deadly Force, Reuters, Mitt Romney, Gun Control, Nra, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Politics News

* 68 pct of Americans have favorable view of NRA * Americans want to be able to defend themselves * Back curbs on automa...

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Louisiana Senate Approves NRA-Backed Proposal To Amend Constitutional Gun Laws

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Second Amendment, Gun Laws, Video, Louisiana, Second Amendment Rights, Louisiana Senate, Louisiana Gun Laws, Louisiana Senate Bills, Nra Bills, Gun Control, Nra, Louisiana Senate Bills 2012, Nra Proposals, Politics News

Louisiana's senate voted Monday to amend the state's constitution to make it more difficult to restrict firearms. The proposal, backed by the NRA, ...

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Shooting of Florida Teen Shows Danger of Maryland Judge's Renegade Ruling

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Brady Campaign, Second Amendment, Gun Violence, National Rifle Association, Florida Shooting, George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin, Concealed Carry, Gun Control, Florida, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Nra, Barack Obama, Heller Decision, Guns, Politics News

The full facts about this incident are still emerging. But one thing seems clear. If George Zimmerman had not been carrying a gun, it is likely Trayvon Martin would be alive today.

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When Buying a Gun Becomes Easier Than Voting

Josh Horwitz | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Second Amendment, National Rifle Association, Open Carry, Insurrectionism, Ted Nugent, Timothy McVeigh, One-Handgun-a-Month-Law, Abraham Lincoln, James Madison, Voter ID Laws, Sharron Angle, Wayne LaPierre, Politics News

Does anyone seriously believe that the vision of our Founders was that guys who carry a gun on their hips 24/7 are "super-citizens" with greater political rights than senior citizens, minorities, the impoverished?

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Even When the Subject Is Gun Control, Our Government Wins When Justice Is Done

Steven Strauss | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Indiana, Tennessee, Guns, New York, Eliot Spitzer, Second Amendment, New York Gun Laws, New York City Gun Laws, National Rifle Association, New York Concealed Weapons, Gun Control, New York Gun Control, Crime News

I'm an advocate of gun control, and a knee-jerk opponent of the National Rifle Association (NRA). It's extraordinary that I find myself concurring with the NRA about 2 tourists recently arrested in NYC.

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Even "Gun Rights" Judge Can't Stomach NRA Extremism

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Gun Violence, Brady Campaign, Second Amendment, Illegal Gun Trafficking, National Rifle Association, Concealed Carry, Atf, Guns in School, Gun Control, Gun Lobby, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Nra, Politics News

Recent gun lobby legal defeats underscore how much the NRA and its gun industry funders are dependent for their success on the tactics of political threats and intimidation.

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No Season of Peace from Gun Violence

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Gun Violence, Second Amendment, Gun Control, Nra, Concealed Carry, Gun Deaths, Politics News

Even this season of peace knows no respite from the plague of gun violence. For too many Americans, this holiday season will be remembered only for the devastating sense of loss as their loved ones are torn from their lives by senseless gunfire.

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Tourist Arrested For Bringing Gun To 9/11 Memorial

Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Meredith Graves, Second Amendment, 9/11 Memorial, New York News, Ny News, New-York-Gun-Laws, Mayor Bloomberg Guns, New York News

Attention tourists coming to New York: don't bring your guns. WABC reports 39-year-old Meredith Graves, a fourth-year medical student in town from...

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Too Many Victims of Gun Violence: Light a Candle on Jan. 8

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Kids and Guns, Gun Violence, Gun Deaths, Supporting Victims, Domestic Violence, Remembering Victims, Collateral Damage, Second Amendment, National Rifle Association, Packing Heat, Gun Control, Nra, Guns, Impact News

It is now almost one year since Tucson and the nation were traumatized by a gunman outside a Safeway. Six dead and thirteen wounded, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, whose courageous steps toward recovery inspire us all. Yet the gunfire continues, in communities across our nation.

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Foreign Policy by the NRA? The Prospect of Gingrich and Bolton.

Josh Horwitz | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Second Amendment, National Rifle Association, John Bolton, Mek, Herman Cain, George W. Bush, Republican Presidential Primary, Newt Gingrich, State Department, Newt Gingrich 2012, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, Politics News

Shortly before the election of George W. Bush in 2000, then-NRA First Vice President Kayne Robinson boasted, "We'll have... a president where we work out of their office." Apparently, the NRA would do even better in a Newt Gingrich presidency.

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Tea Party Honcho Busted For Gun At LaGuardia Airport

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Tea Party Patriots, LaGuardia Airport, Second Amendment, Gun Laws, Mark Meckler, Video, Transportation Security Administration, Tea Party, Guns, Politics News

One of the founders of the Tea Party Patriots was busted at New York City's LaGuardia Airport on a gun charge, his lawyer said Thursday. "Mark Meck...

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Arizona Gun Club Offering Controversial Christmas Photos

AP | By JACQUES BILLEAUD | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Guns Arizona, Second Amendment, Scottsdale Gun Club, Arizona Shooting, Video, Arizona Guns, Santa Photos, Giffords Shooting, Christmas, Gun Rights, Arizona Gun Rights, Gun Control, Scottsdale Gun Club Christmas, Christmas 2011, Guns Christmas, Politics News

PHOENIX -- These aren't exactly the photos you took with Santa as a kid. An Arizona gun club is offering a chance for children and their families to ...

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Guns In Post Offices? Colo. Couple Says Yes

Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Second Amendment, Video, Second Amendment Rights, Right to Bear Arms, Post Office Gun Ban, Post Office Firearm, Tab Bonidy, Guns on Federal Property, Mountain States Legal Foundation, Denver News

Insofar as the U.S. Bill of Rights goes, the Second Amendment seems most likely to start a fight. Sure the First will talk smack and the Seventh thin...

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A Gun Lobby Bill That Conservatives Should Hate

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Second Amendment, Heller Case, Gun Violence, Gun Control, Packing Heat, Concealed Carry, H.R. 822, National Rifle Association, National Reciprocity, Nra, Concealed Weapons, Guns, Politics News

Conservatives don't have to believe that concealed carry of loaded guns in public places poses unacceptable risks in order to be opposed to H.R. 822. Principled conservatives -- even those who think concealed carry is a positive good -- should be driven to the same conclusion.

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Obama Virtually Silent On Key Issue

AP | By ERICA WERNER | Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Democrats Gun Control, Obama Gun Control, Gun Rights, Elections 2012, Gun Control, Obama, Giffords, Nra, Obama Guns, Second Amendment, Video, National Rifle Association, Obama Gun Rights, Gabrielle Giffords, Democrats Guns, Barack Obama 2012, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- They are fuzzy about some issues but the Republican presidential candidates leave little doubt about where they stand on gun rights. Ri...

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Cuccinelli On GMU Gun Ban: 'I Think They're Crazy'

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Second Amendment, Virginia, Video, Gun-Control, Gun Rights, Ken Cuccinelli, George Mason University, Rudolph DiGiacinto, George Mason University Gun Ban, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli assuaged a gathering of gun-rights activists at George Mason University, skewering the school's...

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House Votes On Huge Changes To Concealed Carry Laws

AP | By JIM ABRAMS | Posted 01.16.2012

WASHINGTON -- A state permit to carry a concealed firearm would be valid in almost every other state in the country under legislation the House passed...

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Second Amendment Remedies Live Again In Florida Senate Race

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Second Amendment, Mike McCalister, Sharon Angle, Senate Candidate Mike McCalister, Second Amendment Mike McCalister, Video, Angle Second Amendment, Second Amendment Remedies, Mike McCalister Florida, Gun Rights, Senate Mike McCalister, Sharron Angle, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The idea that gun rights could be used to ward off an overreaching federal government was a concept introduced to public in early 2010, ...

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