Weapons

Business of Making Bullets Tops $4 Billion

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.30.2012

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Louis Belanger

According to a new study by Oxfam, the ammunition trade tops $4 billion and yet the world has little regulation to control and keep track of who the bullets are sold to.

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WATCH: Colbert Praises Concealed Weapon Fashion

Posted 05.01.2012

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Remember that time the New York Times told us "companies are rushing to meet the demand for concealed-carry clothing," i.e. clothes you can hide your ...

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That Jacket May Hide Your Gun, But It's Still Ugly

The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 05.01.2012

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Now everyone with a gun permit can act like a glock-toting crime fighter from a certain 1970s TV series with concealed carry clothing. With gun owners...

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Gun Study Shows Holding Weapon Has Weird Effect On Men's Appearance

Posted 04.13.2012

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By: Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor Published: 04/12/2012 06:18 PM EDT on LiveScience With gun in hand, a man of any size appears big...

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How Sanctions Against Iran Could Backfire

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Netanyahu, Gas Prices, Sanctions, Npt, Khamenei, Missiles, Uranium Enrichment, War, Proliferation, Obama, Weapons, Shahab Missile, Iran, Shah, Non-Proliferation Treaty, Natanz, Ahmadinejad, Nuclear Weapons, Embargo, Economy of Iran, Oil, Uranium, Israel, Iran Nuclear Program, Foreign Affairs, Obama Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Sanctions, World News
Nathan Gonzalez

It is no secret that Iran is developing its nuclear capacity in a clandestine and deceptive manner. Yet ironically it is our reaction to Iranian intransigence that is more likely to lead to an Iranian bomb. And it's not for the reasons that many have cited.

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Weapons ‘R’ Us

William J. Astore | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: US Military, Military, Lockheed Martin, Weapons, Drones, Weapons Trade, Politics News
William J. Astore

Let's face it: the weapons we sell to others pale in comparison to the weapons we sell to ourselves. Americans have a love affair with them, the more high-tech and expensive, the better. I should know. After all, I'm a recovering weapons addict.

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Is TSA Looking For The Wrong Thing?

Christopher Elliott | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Year-in-Review, Airport Security, Weapons, 2011, Tsa, Travel News
Christopher Elliott

As a passenger and a taxpayer funding this enormous agency, I want to hear about how the TSA kept America's transportation systems safer, not about how many weapons it confiscated.

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Japan Eases Ban On Exporting Weapons

AP | MARI YAMAGUCHI | Posted 02.25.2012

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TOKYO — Japan on Tuesday announced a decision to ease its decades-long weapons export ban in a bid to lower purchase and production costs and ta...

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Anti-Romney Video Riddled With Falsehoods

FactCheck.org | Posted 12.01.2011

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The Democratic National Committee casts Mitt Romney as an untrustworthy flip-flopper in a lengthy Web video, but pads a long list of examples with som...

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First(-ish) Clear Link Between Anti-US Iraq Violence and Iran

Peter Van Buren | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Iran, Justice Department, Weapons, Singapore, Ied, Politics News
Peter Van Buren

Is the US going to war with Iran next week? No, none of this is aimed that high. What we are seeing is a more clever tamping up of public rhetoric, a base that if the US chooses to do so, will serve as the next step in an ongoing war of mostly, for now, words.

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AK-47 First Prize In Somali Radio Competition For Children

The Huffington Post | Mark Hanrahan | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Islamic Militants, Al-Shabab, Children, Africa, Somalia, Grenades, Weapons, Guns, Ak-47, Somalia Militants, World News

A Somali radio station with ties to a militant Islamist group awarded rifles and grenades as prizes in a Koran-reciting competition for children. ...

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Radley Balko

Have Police Departments Become More Militarized Since 9/11?

HuffingtonPost.com | Radley Balko | Posted 11.12.2011

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New York magazine reported some telling figures last month on how delayed-notice search warrants -- also known as "sneak-and-peek" warrants -- have be...

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Darrell Issa Still Investigating Controversial ATF Gun Trafficking Operation

AP | By PETE YOST | Posted 10.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department replaced three officials Tuesday who played critical roles in a flawed law enforcement operation aimed at major g...

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Iraqi-Mexican Drug And Weapons Operation Busted In California

AP | JULIE WATSON | Posted 10.18.2011

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SAN DIEGO — Federal officials said Thursday they've busted a drug trafficking ring involving Mexico's most powerful cartel and members of an Ira...

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Do Guns Make the Man?

Judith Acosta | Posted 09.20.2011

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Judith Acosta

In my family, when you saw something wrong, something life-threatening, Justice was spelled with a capital J and doing nothing was not an option. The same can't be said for my husband's family.

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Advice Hillary Clinton Should, But Won't, Give to Economically-Strapped Greece

Medea Benjamin | Posted 09.18.2011

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Medea Benjamin

Don't count on Hillary Clinton advocating an austerity plan for Greece or the United States -- that would alienate her friends in the weapons business.

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Made In Iran: Nation's War Games Showcase Homegrown Weapons

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 09.04.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's latest war games have featured the predictable blaze of missile tests and an unexpected peek at underground launch silos. ...

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Is Gaddafi Stashing Weapons In Roman Ruins?

ARTINFO | Posted 08.21.2011

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ARTINFO

Embattled Libyan leader Muammar el-Gaddafi may be hiding weapons among some of the most spectacular Roman ruins in the Mediterranean, daring NATO to r...

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Wisconsin State Assembly Approves Measure Allowing Concealed Weapons In Public

Reuters | Posted 08.21.2011

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MADISON, June 21 (Reuters) - The Wisconsin state Assembly approved a measure on Tuesday allowing qualified state residents to carry concealed weap...

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We're Number One -- In Weapons Trafficking

William Hartung | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, US Arms Sales, Yemen, United States, Weapons, Barack Obama, Politics News
William Hartung

Do we really want our country to be the world's biggest weapons trafficking nation? If not, the administration needs to hear from us, not just from the industry that profits from these deadly deals.

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Pizza Cutter: Louisville Cops Nab Lady With Sword In Pizza Hut

Posted 11.16.2011

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When most people head to Pizza Hut for a slice, they don't bring their own sword. Louisville police claim Wynika Mason wielded a saber during an ar...

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Could "Virtual Deterrence" Actually Increase the Chances of Nuclear War?

Russ Wellen | Posted 07.08.2011

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Russ Wellen

In its inability to signal a true commitment to nuclear disarmament, virtual deterrence is hardly ideal. But it sounds like a step in the right direction, right? Wrong.

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New Nuclear Project Distracts From Existing Safety (Read: Seismic) Issues

Russ Wellen | Posted 06.18.2011

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Russ Wellen

In a cruel joke at a time of supposed disarmament, the CMRR promises to be the most expensive construction project in the history of Los Alamos.

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Thanks to Fukushima Light Shed on U.S. Nuclear Facility Located on a Volcano

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.31.2011

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Russ Wellen

The light shining on the safety of nuclear energy as a result of the Japanese nuclear crisis has been of such powerful wattage that it's even flushing safety issues with nuclear weapons labs and manufacturing facilities out of hiding.

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Instead of Bombing Dictators, Stop Selling Them Bombs

Medea Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Medea Benjamin

If protecting civilians from evil dictators were the goal, there's an easier, safer way than aerial bombardment for the U.S. and its allies to consider: Simply stop arming and propping up evil dictators.

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