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GOP Rep Giving Away Free Assault Weapon

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics

Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) took his pro-gun beliefs to Twitter Wednesday, offering followers a rare opportunity. Stockman informed the social me...

Republican Holds Assault Rifle Raffle

The Huffington Post | Will Wrigley | Posted 04.23.2013 | DC

A Republican facing up to a year in jail for a 2012 drunken boating accident is now holding an unusual fundraiser for his 2014 reelection effort. ...

Christina Wilkie

Meet The NRA's New Stars, Ready To Pander To Minorities, Women, Veterans

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 03.28.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The National Rifle Association this week debuted a new lineup of special commentators -- three young adults whose biographies are tailor...

Cop Leaves Loaded Assault Rifle In Car With Window Down

Posted 02.13.2013 | Miami

While advocates fight to take assault rifles off the street, one City of Orlando police officer left his loaded and sitting in a patrol car parked wit...

A Lifelong Hunter and Gun Owner for Responsible Gun Laws

Seamus McGraw | Posted 04.12.2013 | Politics
Seamus McGraw

It's time to set the record straight. The weapons and magazines that the gun lobby is protecting are anything but sporting weapons. In fact, in several states, including my own, they can only be legally used to kill one thing: people.

Does the US Constitution Prevent Gun Control?

Alan Singer | Posted 04.12.2013 | Politics
Alan Singer

Gun control and restrictions on ownership are a political decision left to elected officials, not constitutional principles.

LaPierre Reveals True Purpose Behind Assault Weapons

Josh Horwitz | Posted 04.06.2013 | Politics
Josh Horwitz

Once average Americans understand the interplay between the militarization of civilian weaponry and the gun lobby's devotion to insurrectionist rhetoric, the gig is up for Wayne & Co.

Firing the AR-15 Assault Weapon Made Me Feel Invincible

Jon Hotchkiss | Posted 03.27.2013 | Politics
Jon Hotchkiss

As the debate over guns became more intense in the last four weeks, I discovered myself in a number of situations discussing the subject and I realized... I don't know enough facts on which to base a cogent opinion.

Hunter Stuart

Police Departments Buying Assault Weapons For Officers

HuffingtonPost.com | Hunter Stuart | Posted 01.25.2013 | Crime

In what appears to be a growing trend across the United States, the police department in a small Iowa town will be packing a lot of extra heat in orde...

Jason Linkins

Ladies, The National Review Has Got The Perfect Gun For All Your Needs

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.23.2013 | Politics

I think that if the Atlantic gets to run what amounts to advertorial content about the Church of Scientology, it's only natural that the National Revi...

Why Americans Love the AR-15

Brian Rooney | Posted 03.18.2013 | Crime
Brian Rooney

Assault weapons are a problem, but they are also a symptom of frustration and powerlessness out there in America. Simply owning a powerful gun convinces millions of Americans they are free.

Why the NRA Is Becoming the 'Great Oz'

Robert Creamer | Posted 03.15.2013 | Politics
Robert Creamer

It is of course true that in politics the perception of power translates into the reality of power. The problem is that once it becomes clear that you're all hat and no cattle, the myth of power rapidly collapses into a pile of dust. That is exactly what is happening to the NRA.

Colorado Gun Shop Ends Assault Weapon, High-Capacity Magazine Sales

The Boulder Daily Camera | John Aguilar | Posted 03.13.2013 | Denver

LAFAYETTE -- "No regrets." That's how Jax Mercantile President Jim Quinlan feels three weeks after making a controversial decision to stop selling as...

Peter H. Stone

How The NRA Became The Gun Industry Lobby

HuffingtonPost.com | Peter H. Stone | Posted 01.11.2013 | Politics

Throughout its 142-year history, the National Rifle Association has portrayed itself as an advocate for the individual gun owner’s Second Amendment ...

Aurora Rep Wants Background Checks For Private Gun Sales

Posted 01.08.2013 | Denver

As the White House reportedly mulls even broader gun control measures in the wake of two of the bloodiest mass shootings in American history, the Dece...

The 12 Most Overrated Things About 2012

Mark Juddery | Posted 03.02.2013 | Comedy
Mark Juddery

In case you expect me to include 50 Shades of Grey, the Kardashians or Clint Eastwood's profound discussion with a chair, sorry, but nobody actually rated them highly.

Americans Ecstatic To Get Guns For Christmas

Posted 12.26.2012 | Business

Forget the turtle doves. This year, many Americans were ecstatic to find guns under the Christmas tree. The AR-15 style weapon, which was used in ...

Christina Wilkie

Massive Newtown-Based Gun Group Champions Military-Style Weapons

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 12.22.2012 | Politics

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Three miles from Sandy Hook Elementary School, a white Colonial-style building stands about 50 feet back from the road, an unassumin...

Bushmaster: Weapon Of Choice For Adam Lanza And The DC Sniper

AP | DAVE COLLINS | Posted 12.17.2012 | Crime

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Weapons used by Connecticut gunman Adam Lanza, who killed 20 children and six school workers Friday after killing his mother at the...

John Rudolf

Portland Mall Shooter Could Have Killed Many More, Police Say

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 12.14.2012 | Crime

A man who killed two and injured one on Tuesday in a Portland, Ore., mall packed with holiday shoppers might have taken many more lives, authorities s...

The Dark Knight Shootings: 'All It Takes Is a Little Push'

William Bradley | Posted 09.21.2012 | Politics
William Bradley

This is a culture with too much anger, too little reflection, and too many guns. Hopefully, this time around will be different.

NRA: It's Good to Live Like a King

Cliff Schecter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Cliff Schecter

There is plenty of circumstantial evidence that the NRA's mission has nothing to do with its members, but everything to do with protecting the profits of the gun manufacturers who support the organization with big bucks.

Joe Wilson 'You Lie' Slogan Etched Onto Line Of Assault Rifle Components

Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Rep. Joe Wilson's (R-S.C.) health care-era "you lie" interruption of President Obama is now reportedly being commemorated with a place on a new, limit...

Gunmaker's 'Adaptive Combat Rifle' Too Combat-y: Fires Full Auto!

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Josh Sugarmann

When is a "combat rifle" for the U.S. civilian gun market too combat-y? When it fires like a full-auto machine gun. That's the problem Bushmaster now faces with its new Adaptive Combat Rifle

Guns to Mexico: NRA Mythology Cannot Survive the Facts

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Dennis A. Henigan

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.