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Gun Sales Ring In Brooklyn Broken Up

nytimes.com | KAREEM FAHIM | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Brooklyn Gun Sales Ring Bust, Gun Sales, Brooklyn New York, Crime, Gun Sales Ring Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Illegal Guns, Guns, New York News

At City Hall, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and other officials announced they had broken up an illegal gun-sales operation in Brooklyn, while in Times S...

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Saipan Shooting: Gunman Opens Fire On Pacific Island; 5 Dead

AP | GEMMA CASAS | Posted 11.21.2009 | World

Read More: Gun Violence, Saipan, Shootings, Saipan Shootings, Gun Control, Guns, Saipan Gunman, World News

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — After going on a shooting rampage that left a trail of victims on the Pacific resort island of Saipan, the gu...

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Virginia Tech Survivor With Hidden Camera Films Dangerous Gun Sales at Gun Shows

Paul Helmke | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Columbine, Gun Show Loophole, National Rifle Association, Congress, Gun Shows, Nancy Pelosi, Gun Control, Virginia Tech Massacre, Virginia Tech, Nra, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Mexico Drug Wars, Guns, Politics News
Paul Helmke

At gun shows in 43 states, felons, gangsters, wife-beaters, and the dangerously mentally ill can buy assault weapons, semi-automatic pistols and other firearms with no questions asked.

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Good People, Bad People and the Fort Hood Shootings

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Fort Hood, National Rifle Association, Concealed Carry, President Obama, Gun Control, Nidal Malik Hasan, Nra, Guns, Fort Hood Shootings, Politics News
Dennis A. Henigan

In 1996, after completing his official "NRA Personal Protection Course," Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was issued a permit in Virginia to carry a concealed weapon.

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Boy Kills Bear That Wouldn't Leave Family's Front Porch

AP | Posted 11.15.2009 | Home

Read More: Protection, Driggs Idaho, Hunting, Black Bear, Boy, Idaho, Wyoming, Guns, Boy Shoots Bear on Porch, Wildlife, Home News

DRIGGS, Idaho — An 11-year-old Idaho boy fatally shot a black bear on his family's front porch after he said it wouldn't leave. The boy was at ...

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Is Ft. Hood Like Columbine? By Columbine's Dave Cullen

Newsweek | Dave Cullen | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Dylan Klebold, Islam, Ft. Hood, Columbine Book, Crime, Eric Harris, Ethnicity, Bullying, Terrorism, Fort Hood, Fort Hood Victims, 9/11, Virginia Tech, Guns, Colorado, Texas, Columbine, Religion, Soldiers, Military, Fort Hood Analysis, Psychiatrist, US Soldiers, Nidal Hasan, Ptsd, Home News

My brain is about to bust with all the apparent parallels to Columbine, Virginia Tech and 9/11, and the startling differences to each as well. But the...

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It's the Guns, Stupid: Why Handguns Remain One of the Biggest Threats To Homeland Security

Louis Klarevas | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homegrown Terrorists, Handguns, Homeland Security, Terrorism, Guns, Extremism, Politics News
Louis Klarevas

I no longer wonder "if" a Mumbai-style attack will occur in the U.S. Absent the implementation of serious gun control measures, I now ask "when"?

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Guns Around The World (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.06.2009 | World

Read More: Murder, Gun Laws, Crime, Gun Law Around the World, Handgun-Murders, UK Gun Law, Slideshow, Gun Law, Guns, Illegal Guns, Global Gun Laws, World News

America leads the developed world for murders committed using firearms, with a rate of 0.0279271 per 1,000 people, according to UN reports from 2000. ...

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Primary Image on Drudge Report While Soldiers Were Being Slaughtered at Fort Hood...

Martin Lewis | Posted 11.06.2009 | Media

Read More: Military Mentality, Mark Levin, Gun Culture, Fort Hood, Massacre, Seriously Bald Radio Hosts Who Try to Hide It Under Baseball Hats, John Ratzenberger, John Boehner, Military Fatigue, Assault Weapons, Gun Mentality, Sewage Workers, Matt Drudge, Military Training, Candidates With Sewer Experience, Military Fatigues, Jon Voight, Guns, Jesse Kelly, M16 Rifle, Michele Bachmann, Slaughter, Nidal Malik Hasan, Discharged Marines, Drudge Report, Washed-Up Actors, Fort Hood Shootings, Send a Warrior to Congress, Fake-Tan, Spray-on Tan, Fake Tan Politicians, Media News
Martin Lewis

With unwitting but impeccable timing, the sole banner advertisement prominently emblazoned on Drudge Thursday was the image of a discharged member of the military brandishing his M16 rifle.

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What is the "Message" Behind Increased Gun Sales?

Josh Horwitz | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Second Amendment, Insurrectionism, Insurrection, William Kostric, Gun Control, Founding Fathers, Constitution, Town Hall Meetings, Guns, Politics News
Josh Horwitz

Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, thinks Americans are stockpiling handguns, assault weapons and ammunition because they are going to be "attacked by politicians"?

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Shortage Of Ammunition: Demand Is Up Despite Drop In Crime Rate

washingtonpost.com | David A. Fahrenthold and Fredrick Kunkle | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Shortage of Ammunition, Ammunition, Guns and Ammunition, Ammo Shortage, Gun Control, Gun Lobby, Bullets, Nra, America Ammunition, Ammunition Supply, Guns, Politics News

In a year of job losses, foreclosures and bag lunches, Americans have spent record-breaking amounts of money on guns and ammunition. The most obvious ...

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Patrick Nayyar, Conrad Stanisclaus Mulholland Charged With Trying To Give Weapons To Hezbollah

AP | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Hezbollah, Lebanon, Patrick Nayyar, Hezbollah Weapons, Conrad Stanisclaus Mulholland, Terrorism, Guns, Lebanese Militants, New York News

NEW YORK — Two New York City men have been charged with trying to provide weapons, ammunition and vehicles to the Lebanese militant group Hezbol...

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Schwarzenegger Delivers Gun Violence Prevention Advocates Victory In California

Paul Helmke | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Gun Control, California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Illegal Guns, Guns, Barack Obama, Ammunition, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Last week, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a law that requires handgun ammunition to be treated by retailers in much the same way that cigarettes, cold medicines and even spray paint are treated.

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Beyond the Easy Irony of Murdered Gun Advocate Meleanie Hain

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, National Rifle Association, Open Carry, Ccw, Concealed Carry, Meleanie Hain, Murder-Suicide, Gun Control, Pennsylvania, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association, Second Amendment, Guns, Politics News
Josh Sugarmann

The absolute she tried to personify -- that owning a handgun will guarantee your safety -- is false.

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Meleanie Hain: Gun-Carrying Soccer Mom Killed By Husband In Murder Suicide, Police Say (VIDEO)

The Associated Press | Mark Scolforo | Posted 10.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Melanie Hain, Lebanon, Crime, Gun, Suicide, Gun Control, Guns, Scott Hain, Murder, Dad, Pennsylvania, Soccer Mom, Mom, Gun Safety, Second Amendment, Nra, Gun Rights, Melanie, Meleanie Hain, Home News

LEBANON, Pa. - A soccer mom who was thrust into the national gun-rights debate after taking a loaded pistol to youth sports events was killed by her h...

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The Gun Issue Is Back in the Supreme Court: What Does It Mean?

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Distrt of Columbia, Second Amendment, National Rifle Association, District of Columbia v. Heller, Chicago, Gun Control, Constitution, Nra, Heller Decision, Guns, Politics News
Dennis A. Henigan

Although the Chicago handgun ban Supreme Court case involves interesting constitutional issues, even if Chicago loses, such a ruling is unlikely to prove a serious threat to state and local gun regulation across-the-board.

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Shooting Deaths of Children Rose for Second Straight Year

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Youth, Firearms, Columbine, Columbine Shooting, Brady Law, Assault Rifles, Cdc, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Assault Rifle Bans, Guns, Littleton, Politics News
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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Only in the Bizarro World

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, National Academy of Sciences, Gun Violence, Congress, Senate, Amtrak, Abstinence Only, Crime, Suicide, Bizarro World, Superman, Institute of Medicine, Guns, Politics News
B. Jeffrey Madoff

Households with guns are 11 times more likely to use those guns to commit suicide than for self defense. But to be fair, we don't just kill ourselves, we kill others, a lot.

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GOP Senator Identifies Gun Violence As Major Factor In Health Care Crisis

Paul Helmke | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Show Loophole, Hilary Clinton, John Ensign, Nancy Pelosi, Health Care Reform, Harry Reid, Sen. John Ensign, Health Care, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Guns, Illegal Guns, Gun Control, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Even if he didn't mean to, I want to thank Senator John Ensign of Nevada for speaking out about the importance of reducing gun violence as a means of addressing America's skyrocketing health care costs.

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Gunning for Chicago

Mike Quigley | Posted 10.02.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Guns, Handgun Ban, Chicago, Second Amendment, United States vs. Miller, Court Cases, Supreme Court, Mcdonald vs. City of Chicago, Legal News, Gun Rights, Chicago News
Mike Quigley

The Supreme Court has agreed to review McDonald vs. City of Chicago, a case that challenges whether or not our local handgun ban is legal. It is a development that deeply concerns me.

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Why We Let Rush Live

Jodi Lampert | Posted 10.02.2009 | Home

Read More: Birthers, Rush Limbaugh, Randi Rhodes, Ron Reagan, Guns, President Barack Obama, Rush Limbaugh Obama, Home News
Jodi Lampert

I would never advocate harming Rush or his kind; we are too kind. But I think it's time to stop behaving like ourselves. Anyone who brings a gun to a rally needs to be roughed up.

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Supreme Court To Take On Chicago Handgun Ban

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 10.01.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Guns, Supreme Court Guns, Chicago Handgun Ban, Chicago Gun Laws, Chicago Gun Ban, Chicago Gun Ban Supreme Court, Chicago News

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether strict local and state gun control laws violate the Second Amendment, ensuring another high-profile battle over the rights of gun owners.

The court said it will review a lower court ruling that upheld a handgun ban in Chicago. Gun rights supporters challenged gun laws in Chicago and some suburbs immediately following the high court's decision in June 2008 that struck down a handgun ban in the District of Columbia, a federal enclave.

The new case tests whether last year's ruling applies as well to local and state laws.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld ordinances barring the ownership of handguns in most cases in Chicago and suburban Oak Park, Ill.

Judge Frank Easterbrook, an appointee of President Ronald Reagan, said that "the Constitution establishes a federal republic where local differences are to be cherished as elements of liberty rather than extirpated in order to produce a single, nationally applicable rule."

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TV: Sex, Guns, and Frito-Lays

Michelle Howard | Posted 11.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Sex, Violence, Drugs, Teen Sex, Tv, Obesity, Childhood Obesity, TV Advertising, Teenagers, Teenage Tv Consumption, Television, Unhealthy Lifestyle, Kids and Guns, Guns, Living News
Michelle Howard

I’m not going to tell you to kill your television. I’m a pacifist. But how about a little habit changing? Just push that little button on your remote that says “off.”

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Public Enemies and the Invention of Video

Paul Snyder | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Public Enemies, Depression, Interrogation, Michael Mann, Violence, Pretty Boy Floyd, Recession, Gangsters, Guns, Christian Bale, John Dillinger, Marion Cotillard, Melvin Purvis, Spectacle, Digital-Film, Baby Face Nelson, Myrna Loy, Johnny Depp, Anachronism, Torture, Independent Films, Entertainment News
Paul Snyder

For all of director Michael Mann's aesthetic sophistication, the film's spontaneity runs roughshod over a lot of true history.

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Dean Allen: GOP Candidate Raffles Off AK-47 At South Carolina Campaign Rally Called "Machinegun Social" (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 11.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Machinegun Social, Barbecue, Semiautomatic AK-47, Veteran, S.C., Bullets, Campaign, South Carolina National Guard, Guns, Ak-47, Second Amendment, National Guard, Greenville, Army, Machine Gun Social, South Carolina, Republican, Rally, Gop, Adjutant General, Dean Allen, Politics News

GREENVILLE, S.C. — A candidate to be South Carolina's next National Guard leader skipped the fiery speeches for firepower, launching his campaig...

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