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Gun Violence

The President Belongs To All Of Us

Paul Helmke | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Town Hall Debate, Rahm Emanuel, Janet Napolitano, David Axelrod, Secret Service, Gun Control, Jim Brady, Hillary Clinton, Robert Gibbs, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Guns, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Robert Gibbs' cavalier response to protesters carrying guns to presidential events was tone-deaf. This isn't a political issue and it isn't about the Second Amendment.

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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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Toddlers Killing Toddlers, with Guns

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, National Rifle Association, Children, Gun Control, Children's Health, Nra, Guns, Heller Decision, Politics News
Dennis A. Henigan

In 2006 alone, 31 American kids under the age of 10 were killed in unintentional shootings and 187 were injured. The numbers increase substantially with older children.

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Handguns and Health Care Reform

Josh Horwitz | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Second Amendment, Gun Violence, Town Hall Debate, Constitution, Guns, Concealed Carry, Politics News
Josh Horwitz

Exhortations to take armed political action against Obama reflect a deeply developed ideology that has been actively promoted by gun lobby groups for 30 years.

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In Pennsylvania Gym Murders, Suicide Shooter Targets Female Victims

Paul Helmke | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Violence Against Women, Nancy Pelosi, Gun Control, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Guns, Pittsburgh, Eric Holder, Politics News
Paul Helmke

It's obviously too easy for dangerous people to get dangerous weapons in this country.

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Taking Gun Laws Seriously

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Gun Violence, National Rifle Association, Crime, Deval Patrick, Gun Control, Criminal Justice, Massachusetts, Nra, Guns, Illegal Guns, Politics News
Dennis A. Henigan

The gun lobby's refrain, "Guns don't kill people. People kill people" represents a well-disguised fallacy -- one that recently proved surprisingly persuasive to the highest court in Massachusetts, a state long known for its strong gun laws.

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AG Holder Calls Chicago Youth Shootings Rate 'Unacceptable'

NBC Chicago | CAROL MARIN and DON MOSELEY | Posted 08.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Gun Violence, Chicago Gun Violence, Ceasefire, Chicago School Violence, Chicago Shootings, Eric Holder, Chicago News

While police say homicides are down in Chicago this year, the number of shootings is up. In fact, over the past 4.5 years, there has been a marked in...

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Senators Choke on Gun Lobby Hypocrisy

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Gun Control, National Rifle Association, Nra, Barack Obama, Guns, Concealed Carry, Politics News
Dennis A. Henigan

This is not about states making the rules for gun ownership. It's about the NRA making the rules.

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LISTEN: Senate Narrowly Votes Down Gun Measure

Jerome Halligan | Posted 08.22.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Audio, Gun Rights, Gun Violence, Gun Laws, Gun Control, Senate, Guns, Comedy News
Jerome Halligan

Allen: I have one bill that I'm working on with Senator Sessions that will allow children to bring their parents' guns to school for show and tell. And if that goes down, well, then I just don't understand this country anymore.

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Senate Vote at Noon on Nationalizing Concealed Handgun Laws

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Defense Authorization Bill, Police Shootings, Violence Policy Center, National Rifle Association, John-Lott, Concealed Carry, Vpc, John Thune, Nra, Concealed Handguns, Charles Schumer, Mass Shootings, Ccw, Politics News
Josh Sugarmann

After more than two decades, at noon today the gun lobby's efforts to enact a national concealed handgun law will have its first chance at success when the U.S. Senate votes.

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Senate Set to Nationalize Concealed Handgun Laws That Have Killed 7 Cops, 44 Private Citizens

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Concealed Handgun License, Defense Authorization Bill, National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, Tanya Metaksa, Violence Policy Center, Concealed Carry Permit, Concealed Carry, Handgun Violence, Law Enforcement Shootings, Vpc, John Thune, Concealed Handguns, Nra, Charles Schumer, Politics News
Josh Sugarmann

For over two decades a top priority of the gun lobby has been establishing and expanding state laws that allow the carrying of concealed handguns by private citizens. This effort may culminate as early as today.

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Senate To Vote On Gutting State Requirements For Carrying Guns

Paul Helmke | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Crime, Concealed Carry, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, John Thune, Barack Obama, Guns, Eric Holder, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Under Senator Thune's plan, states would be forced to recognize all concealed weapons permits -- even if the requirements for out-of-state permit-holders fall well below their own.

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Strong Enforcement of Weak Gun Laws? Not Enough

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Show Loophole, Gun Violence, Assault Weapons, Nancy Pelosi, Gun Control, Bob Schieffer, Barack Obama, Guns, Illegal Guns, Politics News
Dennis A. Henigan

Even if we could improve enforcement of existing laws, should improved enforcement be the sum total of our national policy toward gun crime?

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Guns in Church and the Myth of the NRA

Richard Aborn | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Richard-Aborn, Gun Control, Nra, Brady Law, Gun Violence, Manhattan, News, Politics, Manhattan District Attorney, Brady Campaign, Politics News
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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Four Of Nation's 25 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods In Chicago: Study

Chicago Sun-Times | MARK J. KONKOL | Posted 07.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Gun Violence, Chicago Violence, Chicago Neighborhoods, Washington Park, America's Most Dangerous Neighborhoods, Englewood, Neighborhood Scout, Chciago Most Dangerous Nieghborhoods, Chicago News

Chicago is home to four of the top 25 most dangerous "neighborhoods" in the country, including a sliver of Washington Park that ranked No. 2, a recent...

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Gary Teen Charged In Daylight Murder Of Gas Station Clerk (WATCH SURVEILLANCE VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Gun Violence, Violence, Gary Gas Station Murder, Gas Station Robbery, Stephen Michael Haines, Gurjeet Singh, Gurjeet Singh Murder, Chicago News

A Gary, Ind., teen was charged Monday with murdering a gas station attendant during a robbery attempt that was caught on camera last week. Stephen Mi...

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Is Gun Control a Cultural Issue?

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Bill Clinton, National Rifle Association, Rahm Emanuel, Nancy Pelosi, Gun Control, Joe Biden, Nra, Heller Decision, Guns, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Politics News
Dennis A. Henigan

Why is gun control considered a "cultural" issue, when those who value guns support various forms of gun control?

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Hate Acts and the NRA's Extreme Rhetoric

Paul Helmke | Posted 07.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, National Rifle Association, Holocaust Museum Shooting, Timothy McVeigh, Rahm Emanuel, Nancy Pelosi, Richard Poplawski Pittsburgh, Gun Control, New York Times, Oklahoma City Bombing, Eric Holder, Guns, Barack Obama, Pittsburgh, Wayne LaPierre, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Please take a moment this weekend to read Bob Herbert's column published today in the New York Times. His message is long overdue: Even with the mur...

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Human Events: The Right's Superstars and the Great Gun Giveaway

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Pat Buchanan, Newt Gingrich, Human Events, Rightwing Violence, Chuck Norris, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

These ads from Human Events seem to reflect in microcosm the descent of the entire conservative movement into lurid extremism tinged with incipient violence.

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James von Brunn, Yet Another Guy With a Gun Making the Rules

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Violent Extremism, National Rifle Association, James Van Brunn, Holocaust Museum Shooting, Wayne LaPierre, Violence Policy Center, Holocaust Museum, Chip Berlet, James-Van-Brunn, Nra, Extremism, Politics News
Josh Sugarmann

Sometimes words are more than just words. Especially when those listening have their finger on the trigger of a gun.

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Holocaust Museum Shooting, Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories, and the Tools of Fear

Chip Berlet | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Conspiracy Theories, Holocaust Museum Shooting, White Supremacist Holocaust Shooting, Dc Holocaust Shooting, Holocaust Shooting, Politics News
Chip Berlet

The shooting today is a prime example of why it is a mistake to ignore bigoted conspiracy theories.

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Being "Deeply Saddened" at Gun Violence Is Not Enough

Paul Helmke | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Abortion, Supreme Court, Rahm Emanuel, Nancy Pelosi, Gun Control, Hillary Clinton, Guns, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Cairo-Egypt, Egypt, Little Rock-Arkansas, Binghamton-New York, Afghanistan, Iraq, Oakland, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Candidate Obama addressed gun violence prevention. President Obama ha not done much more than express his deep sadness to victims and their families in response to shooting after shooting.

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Missing Weapons: The Nation's Great Threat

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Bronx-Synagogues-Bomb-Plot, Gun Control, Military Industrial Complex, Terrorism, Guns, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

The real enemy isn't living abroad, but rests within in the forms of weapons manufacturers and a government too greedy and cozy to properly guard its own citizens.

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Congress Says Yes to Guns in National Parks

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Credit Card Bill, National Rifle Asssociation, Guns in Parks, Wildlife Refuges, Gun Control, Guns in National Parks, Nra, National Parks, Wayne LaPierre, Violence Policy Center, U.S. Congress, Politics News
Josh Sugarmann

In its ongoing efforts to open up every possible space in America to gun toting, the NRA succeeded in attaching to the credit card bill legislation allowing loaded guns in National Parks and Wildlife Refuges.

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Responsibility Is A Lifestyle: It's Time to Bury Da Beef

T.I. | Posted 06.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Gun Violence, Prison Sentence, Prison, T.I. Prison, Gun Control, Rappers, T.I. Gun, T.I., Guns, Entertainment News
T.I.

In a few weeks, I will begin a one-year prison sentence for being in the possession of illegal firearms. Before I go to prison, I want to speak to young people about responsibility as a lifestyle.

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