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Colorado Sheriffs Sue Over New Gun Control Laws

AP | IVAN MORENO | Posted 05.18.2013 | Denver

DENVER -- Colorado sheriffs upset with gun restrictions adopted in the aftermath of last year's mass shootings filed a federal lawsuit Friday, challen...

Colorado Sheriffs Sue Over New State Gun Laws

Posted 05.17.2013 | Denver

Nearly all of Colorado's county sheriffs have signed onto a federal lawsuit against the state of Colorado arguing that the new laws pushed by Democrat...

Why Ted Nugent Should Migrate to Mexico Illegally

Sanjay Sanghoee | Posted 05.17.2013 | Comedy
Sanjay Sanghoee

By migrating illegally, Ted Nugent is sticking it to Mexico by giving them a taste of their own medicine. Let's see how the Mexicans like it when Ted Nugent tunnels in under the border!

Gun Collectors and Mental Illness

Erik Nielson | Posted 05.15.2013 | Politics
Erik Nielson

As the debate rages on and Congress continues to do nothing, perhaps we should use this time to reevaluate where people who turn murder weapons into a hobby fit into discussions of mental health.

The Letter From the NRA that You Will Never See

Sanjay Sanghoee | Posted 05.10.2013 | Comedy
Sanjay Sanghoee

The following piece may seem like comedy but it's really political satire, which basically means it's about serious issues that make Americans so uncomfortable that I need to dress them up in humor just to talk about them.

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...

Christina Wilkie

Sandy Hook Father Smeared By Gun Lobbying Group

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 05.09.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- A Connecticut gun lobbying group on Wednesday personally attacked the father of a Sandy Hook school massacre victim, accusing him of "pr...

Why Guns Have a Powerful Hold On the American Psyche: An Interview with Psychoanalyst Luigi Zoja

Pythia Peay | Posted 05.03.2013 | Crime
Pythia Peay

Yet wishing can't take away the fact that guns are a powerful presence in American life -- and an equally potent symbol in the American psyche. In search of an outside perspective, I turned to Italian Jungian psychoanalyst Luigi Zoja.

The Myth of a Gun "Intensity Gap"

Margie Omero | Posted 04.25.2013 | Politics
Margie Omero

In the wake of the failure of the Senate to pass even a modest background check bill, many around the country are still scratching their heads. How co...

Hate Universal Background Checks? Meet the Gun Score

Adam Levin | Posted 04.23.2013 | Politics
Adam Levin

Maybe we should create a risk assessment tool for gun worthiness. In all seriousness, shouldn't all Americans -- especially those who manufacture and sell guns -- welcome the prospect of better predictability given the news of late?

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. ...

Lost in Boston's Carnage...

Rick Horowitz | Posted 04.20.2013 | Politics
Rick Horowitz

The Senate fails the nation. ...

From the Front Lines of American Gun Violence

Andrew G. Lim | Posted 04.19.2013 | Politics
Andrew G. Lim

What happens now is not "someone else's problem." It doesn't matter where we live, how much money we make, the color of our skin or where we were born -- Wednesday's ruling was a vast disappointment, an outrage, and will compromise the safety of Americans everywhere.

The Legacy of Watertown

Joseph Blady, M.D. | Posted 04.19.2013 | Politics
Joseph Blady, M.D.

I admit that I have no idea as to how these miscreants got their guns, but I am willing to say without reservation that there's something seriously wrong in a country where private citizens own 300 million guns and are still bitching that their 2nd Amendment rights are being threatened.

No Social Security Cuts

Brent Budowsky | Posted 04.18.2013 | Politics
Brent Budowsky

Democrats should fight for jobs programs and pay equity for women, not fight to cut Social Security. Democrats should realize that when the winds of national opinion are at our back, it is folly to sail against these winds and disaster to downsize the legacy of our party.

Tough NY Gun Law Takes Effect

AP | MICHAEL VIRTANEN | Posted 04.15.2013 | New York

ALBANY, N.Y. — Key measures of New York's tough new gun law kicked in Monday, with owners of firearms now reclassified as assault weapons requir...

Kids with Guns a Good Thing?

Susie Sampson | Posted 04.12.2013 | Comedy
Susie Sampson

I am so happy to shed light on what fellow conservatives feel about gun control! Obviously, it's no good. I mean, why not give guns to kids?

More Than 3,300 Gun Deaths Since Newtown; Faith Leaders Say 'Enough'

Jim Wallis | Posted 04.11.2013 | Politics
Jim Wallis

Today, on the National Mall, I stood with fellow faith leaders, including clergy from Newtown, to remember lives lost at Sandy Hook elementary school and the 3,364 gun deaths that have happened since.

On Gun Control Emotions Matter

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 04.10.2013 | Politics
Roy Speckhardt

What's the path towards legislating reasonable restrictions like mandatory background checks, waiting periods, and assault weapon bans? To do this successfully we must buck the criticisms from the gun lobby and support gun crimes statistics with testaments to the human impact of gun violence.

On Gun Control, Rand Paul Shows His Stripes, But No Stars

Sanjay Sanghoee | Posted 04.09.2013 | Politics
Sanjay Sanghoee

Another filibuster and another headline for Rand Paul. The junior senator from Kentucky seems to be on a roll. First there was his attention-grabbing filibuster of America's drone policy, and now he is threatening the same on gun control.

The Future of Gun Control and 3D Printing

Walker Bragman | Posted 05.06.2013 | Politics
Walker Bragman

The Wiki Weapons Project could effectively put an untraceable gun in the home of everyone who possesses the technology.

Another State Moves Forward On Gun Control Laws

Reuters | Posted 04.09.2013 | Politics

(Adds comment from opponent) By Scott Malone BOSTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Rhode Island's independent governor and Democr...

Huffington This Week: No Regrets

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.05.2013 | Politics
Arianna Huffington

This week, several of our reporters consider the past, present and future of gun control measures in the wake of December's mass shooting in Newtown. Sam Stein takes us back to the political fallout of the 1994 assault weapons ban, Howard Fineman interviews NRA president David Keene, and Christina Wilkie spotlights a non-profit that has backed a flurry of lawsuits designed to expand gun rights.

Domestic Violence Gun Ban Passes State House Committee

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 03.29.2013 | Denver

A Colorado bill that prohibits convicted domestic violence offenders from possessing firearms passed in the House Judiciary Committee on a 7-4 party l...

Howard Fineman

NRA President: 'Gun Control Advocates Were Ready' For Newtown

HuffingtonPost.com | Howard Fineman | Posted 04.03.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- "We had to change the subject," said David Keene, as if making an obvious, unobjectionable point. We were sitting at the back table o...