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Shooting Deaths of Children Rose for Second Straight Year

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

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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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Edward Kennedy: A Lion In The Fight Against Gun Violence

Paul Helmke | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

The Brady Campaign, and all survivors of gun violence, will miss Senator Kennedy's giant presence on the national stage.

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Guns in Church and the Myth of the NRA

Richard Aborn | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

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Richard Aborn

Did you see the story in today's New York Times about a pastor who is holding a "bring your gun to church day"? Outrageous. But the real thrust of t...

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A New Day For Gun Violence Prevention

Paul Helmke | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Gun Show Loophole, George Bush, Democratic Congress, Congress, Assault Weapons, National Rifle Association, Chris Cox, Antonin Scalia, President Obama, George W. Bush, Brady Law, Gun Control, Virginia Tech, Heller Decision, Illegal Guns, Eric Holder, Wayne LaPierre, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, Dc v Heller, Hilda Solis, District of Columbia v. Heller, Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Janet Napolitano, Hillary Clinton, Obama Transition, Virginia Tech Massacre, Oregon, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Last year at this time, I said that America was turning a corner on the gun issue, and the watershed events of 2008 confirmed that prediction. The pa...

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Obama And McCain: Address Gun Violence In America

Paul Helmke | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nashville Debate, Gun Show Loophole, 2008 Elections, Nashville, John McCain, Suicide, Brady Law, Gun Control, Presidential Debates, Nra, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Guns, Illegal Guns, Joe Lieberman and John McCain, Gun Violence, Criminal Background Checks, National Rifle Association, Tennessee, Gun Shows, Memphis, Joe Lieberman, Election 2008, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Tonight, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama will debate each other in a town hall at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. This time, unlike...

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