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Is Sarah Palin "Mainstream" on Guns?

Josh Horwitz | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

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Josh Horwitz

A closer examination of her background reveals that Palin has embraced views on gun ownership that are ideologically extreme even by the standards of gun rights advocates.

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Back to School Stealing

Jessica Olien | Posted 09.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Gun Violence, Elementary School, Robbery, School, Crime, Kids and Guns, Living News
Jessica Olien

In elementary school, on the first day of every school year, my class was shown a video about being a "latchkey kid." Little Billy or Tony -- or whate...

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The Same Old Story

Josh Horwitz | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Shooting, School Shooting, Seung-Hui Cho, Cho Seung-Hui, Virginia Tech Shootings, Shooting Northern Illinois University, Steven Kazmierczak, Gun Control, Steve Kazmierczak, Virginia Tech Massacre, School Shootings, Northern Illinois University, Politics News
Josh Horwitz

If the cases of Seung-Hui Cho and Steven Kazmierczak have taught us anything, it's that red flags do appear consistently among shooters. What is needed is a screening process.

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The NRA's Dirty Tricks

Paul Helmke | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

When the National Rifle Association asks its members for their next contribution, they might want to disclose how much of that money will be spent to spy on gun violence victims and their families.

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The Knoxville Church Shooting: We've Been Here Before

Paul Helmke | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tennessee Valley Unitarian Church, Gun Violence, Knoxville Church Killings, Colorado Church Shooting, Unitarian Church Shooting, Tennessee, Guns, Politics News
Paul Helmke

If we don't have the laws to help keep firearms from a man like this, then clearly we are not doing enough in this country to keep dangerous weapons from dangerous people.

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Chinese Reporters Shot At Anti-Gun Press Conference

BBC | Posted 07.26.2008 | Home

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Three Chinese reporters attending a police briefing on the success of an anti-gun campaign were accidentally shot, media reports say. An officer pick...

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In Memory of Spc. Nicholas Peters and the Other Boys of Kelly Park

Murray Waas | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

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Murray Waas

Nick served in Iraq and came home in one piece while so many of his friends were not so fortunate. He survived the war but not the peace.

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We Must Pay Attention to the Rise of Gun Violence

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 07.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Gun Violence, Gun Control, Child Watch, Children's Defense Fund, Heller Case, Dc v Heller, Heller, Guns, Living News
Marian Wright Edelman

The June 26th Supreme Court ruling to strike down Washington, D.C.'s handgun ban dealt yet another blow to securing our children's safety from gun violence.

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After Heller, The Gun Lobby's "Slippery Slope" Is Gone; Reasonable Regulations Ahead

Paul Helmke | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

When the dust settles, most Americans -- and I believe even most in the gun violence prevention movement -- will come to see that there are some positives in this decision.

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DC Ban on Semiauto Handguns Stands

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Revolver, Supreme Court Second Amendent, Supreme Court Justices, 2nd Amendment, Semiauto, District of Columbia, Pistol, Antonin Scalia, Gun Control, Washington DC, Nra, Dc, Gun Violence, Second Amendment, Violence Policy Center, Handgun Ban, Gun Industry, Gun Lobby, Supreme Court Gun, Politics News
Josh Sugarmann

In its ruling, the Court brushed away our nation's history of mass shootings, assassinations, and unparalleled gun violence and accepted an abstract academic argument with dangerous real-world results.

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Rev. Rachel Smith: God Not Guns

Paul Helmke | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Guns and God, Bible, God, Corinthians, Guns, Religion, Religious Right, Nra, Politics News
Paul Helmke

As an ordained minister, Rev. Smith also founded a project to to encourage congreagations to see gun violence prevention as a ministry in their communities.

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Same Gun Dealer Sold to 2 Campus Killers

AP | SCOTT BAUER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Guns, Illinois Shooting, Mental Illness, School Rampage, School Shooting, School Shootings, Shooting Northern Illinois University, Eric Thompson, Seung-Hui Cho, Virginia Tech Shootings, The Gun Source, The Gun Source Website, Gun Website, Politics News

MADISON, Wis. — The online gun dealer who sold a weapon to the Virginia Tech shooter said it was an unnerving coincidence that he also sold hand...

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