Gun Control

Germany School Shooting Prompts Calls For Tighter Gun Control

Spiegel | Josh Ward | Posted 04.13.2009 | World

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Two days after a school rampage that left 15 dead, shocked Germans are demanding measures to prevent future "human time bombs." Like their country's p...

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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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Gun Violence Costs City $2.5 Billion A Year: Report

Chicago Tribune | Robert Mitchum | Posted 04.03.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Gun Violence, Gun Control, Chicago Gun Violence, Violence Social Costs, University of Chicago Crime Lab, Chicago News

The social costs of gun violence in Chicago total about $2.5 billion each year, according to a report released Tuesday by an academic group formed to ...

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Don't Shoot Mexicans

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 03.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Marijuana, Mexico, Gun Control, Dea, Mexico Drug Wars, Nra, Eric Holder, Politics News
Michael B. Laskoff

US guns are being used to allow some very bad Mexicans to shoot a lot of their countrymen. This isn't just a tragedy for Mexico: it's also a national security for the US -- one that we are causing.

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Obama Right to Resist Left Turn

Jim Jaffe | Posted 03.27.2009 | Home

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Jim Jaffe

Public consensus takes a long time to get. But it is worth waiting for if the goal is a lasting result.

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Guns In National Parks: Government Documents Show Bush Administration Warned About Ignoring Law

Paul Helmke | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, President Obama, George W. Bush, Department of Interior, Gun Control, Green Living, Nra, Guns, Barack Obama, National Rifle Association, Concealed Carry, 100 Days, National Park Service, Environment, Ken Salazar, National Parks, Politics News
Paul Helmke

A last-minute rule adopted by the Bush administration after the election forces states to allow loaded, concealed weapons in National Park lands within their borders regardless of state law.

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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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America's Gun Laws: How Did Your State Score?

Paul Helmke | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Gun Control, Congress, Background Checks, Barack Obama, Illegal Guns, Guns, President Obama, Politics News
Paul Helmke

With over 100,000 gun deaths or injuries every year in America, it is clear what we're doing now to reduce gun violence is not working.

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Republicans Fiddle with Abortion While America Burns

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

The Republican strategy sounds like the demon child of Mao's Cultural Revolution and Stalin's five-year plans: a criminal intolerance of social differences combined with an outrageously failed economic policy.

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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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MMIX: 2009 is the Year of the Handgun

Justin Callaway | Posted 02.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Fed, 2nd Amendment, Firearm, Shoplifting, Crime, Police, Year of the Handgun, Treasury, Gun Control, Nationa Parks, Depression, Guns, 2009, Recession, Style News
Justin Callaway

I have never wanted a gun before, but I am seriously considering purchasing my first firearm. It's not just Obama-gun-snatching-fears, I also want to lock in my glock while I can still afford to.

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The New Second Amendment: A Bark Worse Than Its Right

Adam Winkler | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Gun Control, Right to Bear Arms, Second Amendment, Dc v Heller, 2nd Amendment, Guns, Politics News
Adam Winkler

In June, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on the Second Amendment right to bear arms, D.C. v. Heller. So far, the victory hasn't turned out exactly as the gun rights folks had hoped.

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A Nation Clinging to Guns

Stephen Herrington | Posted 01.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Transition, Bill Clinton, Amendments, Militia, Obama Gun Control, Firearms, Gun Control, Guns, Obama Guns, Politics News
Stephen Herrington

Why exactly do we need firearms? A gun will not insure that you do not lose your job to an international merger or international competition. A gun will not get you a raise.

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Smokey the Bear Accidentally Shot

Lloyd Garver | Posted 01.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Gun Control, Nra, National Parks, Concealed Weapons Permits, Guns, Green News
Lloyd Garver

For the first time in 25 years, a new Bush Administration rule will allow people to carry loaded, concealed weapons in national parks and wildlife refuges. Gun guys, can't you leave it at home for one little weekend?

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The Media's Unnecessary Roughness on Plaxico Burress

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 01.04.2009 | Media

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Casey Gane-McCalla

Why is Bloomberg wasting his time on one gun case in New York? It seems like he and the New York media are trying to scapegoat Plaxico Burress for New York's gun problems.

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Message to President-Elect Obama: After Heller, "Build a Bridge to Moderates" with Common Sense On Guns

Paul Helmke | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

Because of the Supreme Court decision, the gun violence prevention debate has shifted from the extremes to the middle.

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Safety Through Guns: Are You Crazy... Or Am I?

Sharon Glassman | Posted 12.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Carolyn McCarthy, Debate, Rocky Mountains, Living News, Colin Furgeson, Stephanie Plum, Janet Evanovich, Concealed Carry, Gun Control, G.I. Joe, Living, Chekhov's Gun, Obama Guns, Living News
Sharon Glassman

if a bad guy had wandered hrough the street, pillowcase over shoulder at high noon, a host of adults would have called the local precinct for action. This was, clearly, what a concerned citizen should do. Taking the law into your own hands made as much sense as performing your own tonsillectomy.

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Winnetka Overturns Handgun Ban

WBBM | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

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An emotional night inside the Winnetka Village Council chamber as residents pleaded with council members to keep a 20-year old handgun ban in place. ...

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Did Gun Sales Really Spike Because of the Election? Not Really, it Turns Out.

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Media Coverage, Obama, Gun Sales, Barack Obama, Guns, Gun Control, Obama Gun Sales, Obama Gun Ownership, Obama Guns, Politics News
Joshuah Bearman

I thought all those stories about the bang up business at gun stores after Obama's win sounded hokey. And they are.

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Suburb May Overturn Gun Ban

NBC 5 | Matt Bartosik | Posted 12.19.2008 | Chicago

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Winnetka officials could decide to amend the city's ban on handguns at a town meeting tonight. In September, three Winnetka residents and the Nationa...

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A Job With Obama? First, a Few Questions

Rick Horowitz | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

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Rick Horowitz

When did you realize that Barack was The One? Provide exact month, day, and year of your enlightenment, and the names of at least two (2) witnesses.

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Obama's Armageddon Evidenced by Increased Gun Sales?

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

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Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Ryan's theory was that all the Midwest conservatives were concerned about Obama tightening gun legislation and were therefore out buying weapons en masse.

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Gun Sales Soar On Obama Victory

NY Times | KIRK JOHNSON | Posted 12.08.2008 | Business

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DENVER -- Sales of handguns, rifles and ammunition have surged in the last week, according to gun store owners around the nation who describe a wave o...

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NRA's False Attacks And Campaign Of Division Are Out Of Step With America

Paul Helmke | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Second Amendment, Supreme Court, 2008 Elections, National Rifle Association, John McCain, Economy, Antonin Scalia, Gun Control, Election 2008, 2008 Election, Nra, Barack Obama, Guns, Home News
Paul Helmke

The chief lobbyist for the National Rifle Association has been attacking Sen. Barack Obama's views on preventing gun violence in an Op-Ed in yesterday...

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Where's Wayne?

Paul Helmke | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Gun Violence, Npr, John McCain, National Public Radio, Barack Obama, National Rifle Association, Gun Control, Nra, Guns, Illegal Guns, Home News
Paul Helmke

Tonight in New York City, I'll be participating in a gun control debate hosted by Intelligence Squared, in partnership with National Public Radio. I'...

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