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Shooting Deaths of Children Rose for Second Straight Year

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Youth, Firearms, Columbine, Columbine Shooting, Brady Law, Assault Rifles, Cdc, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Assault Rifle Bans, Guns, Littleton, Politics News
Marian Wright Edelman

The United States is one of the few industrialized countries without common-sense controls on gun sales. We regulate toy guns but not the real ones that kill tens of thousands every year.

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Being an Irrational Gun-Toting Second Amendment Citizen

Judith Ellis | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Semi-Automatic-Rifle, Gun Control, Town Hall Guns, Town Hall Meetings, Guns, Assault Rifles, Politics News
Judith Ellis

We're not allowed to shout fire in a crowded theater, right? Perhaps we need some kind of law that would prohibit guns within a certain proximity of presidential events.

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"Resistance Efforts," Guns and the Constitution

Josh Horwitz | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Ar-15, Second Amendment, Assault Weapons, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Gun Control, Constitution, Assault Rifles, Politics News
Josh Horwitz

Armed protesters have made it clear that individual safety is not their primary concern -- instead their show of force at public events reminds elected officials that, in their view, armed citizens have the final say.

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The NRA's "Bully" Pulpit, and Alabama's Gun Tragedy

Paul Helmke | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Cpac, Alabama, CPAC Conference, Assault Weapons, Gun Control, Nra, Guns, Assault Rifles, Wayne LaPierre, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Even by the standards of the Conservative Political Action Committee event where he recently spoke, the NRA's Wayne LaPierre was over the top.

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NRA Members Spontaneously Combust

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, National Rifle Association, Gun Violence Prevention, Violence Policy Center, NRA Lobby, Assault Rifles, Handgun Violence, Gun Control, Assault Weapons, Spontaneous Combustion, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Vpc, Politics News
Josh Sugarmann

According to National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, gun owners are uniting in "political spontaneous combustion." Ouch.

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Mexico Police: 100 Percent Of Drug Killings Committed With Smuggled US Guns

Washington Post | Manuel Roig-Franzia | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Weapons, Gun Laws, Drugs, Guns, Assault Rifles, Mexico, Home News

Assassins blasted Ricardo Rosas Alvarado, a member of an elite state police force, with a blizzard of bullets pumped out of AK-47 assault rifles. Alv...

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