Guns

Kentucky Pastor Invites People To Bring Guns To Church

AP | DYLAN T. LOVAN | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics


LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky pastor is inviting his flock to bring guns to church to celebrate the Fourth of July and the Second Amendment. New...

Green News Report: June 2, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.03.2009 | Green


Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

In Today's Audio Report: Rules of the road; Packing in the Parks; Is eco-system recovery even possible? Plus: Green News Report helps your troubles g...

Handgun Ban Upheld By Federal Appeals Court

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 07.03.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO (AP) -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld ordinances barring the ownership of handguns in most cases in Chicago and suburban Oak Park,...

Gun-Control Advocates Accidentally Side With NRA

CQ | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics


As they study the vote in Congress to ease gun restrictions in national parks, the National Rifle Association and gun-control groups agree on one impo...

How To Live On $0 A Day: Where To Put Your Remaining Assets

Lesley Stern | Posted 06.29.2009 | Comedy


Lesley Stern

Many banks won't accept deposits of less than $100. Those that do tend to get a little uppity when presented with a deposit in 20 lbs. of rolled pennies.

Guns in Parks - What are We Thinking?

Roberta Lee | Posted 06.28.2009 | Living


Roberta Lee

Obama signed the credit card reform bill this week with a rider permitting guns in National parks and wildlife refuges. This is fuel to the fire of an already burning public health problem.

The NRA Befriends the Credit Card

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics


Christopher Brauchli

The NRA is never concerned who its legislative companions are so long as it gets what it wants. It did.

Missing Weapons: The Nation's Great Threat

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics


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.

10-Year-Old Expelled For Bringing Unloaded Gun To School

AP | Posted 06.19.2009 | Chicago


PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) - A 10-year-old boy who brought a handgun to his suburban Chicago school has been expelled. Officials at Mary Seat of Wisdom Sc...

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

T.I. | Posted 06.11.2009 | Entertainment


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.

Specter: Loyal Opportunists

Paul Jenkins | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

There is little doubt that the country has made a political left-turn, leaving opportunistic moderates from both parties scrambling to find their cherished middle.

Obama Administration Fails to Remove Gun Lobby Language from Budget

Paul Helmke | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics


Paul Helmke

Obama's proposal undermines the landmark Brady Law by continuing the dangerous Bush administration policy requiring the destruction of most Brady background check records in just 24 hours.

Murder Suicide In California: Police Say Man Shot Wife, Baby, Himself In The Head

AP | Posted 06.06.2009 | Home


ORANGE, Calif. — An electrical contractor who was having financial problems shot to death his live-in girlfriend and 3 1/2-year-old son before k...

Gun Violence Prevention And Obama's First 100 Days: Incomplete

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics


Paul Helmke

Over the last 100 days, the nation has suffered a string of mass shootings taking the lives of 57 people in less than a month. The president's direct response to this gun violence has been minimal.

Obama's Next 100 Days: The Top 4 Challenges Ahead

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 05.27.2009 | Politics


Steve Rosenbaum

The next 100 days are likely to be the ones where Obama will have to make history -- or have events overtake him. Here's why.

Arthur Delaney

Sarah Palin To Be Given Huge Engraved Assault Rifle

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.24.2009 | Politics


A custom firearms manufacture plans to give Sarah Palin a smokin' gift at a May banquet of the National Rifle Association, according to RedState. NR...

The Dilemma Of Playing Violent Video Games

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 05.22.2009 | Living


Srinivasan Pillay

There has been a flurry of studies on the harmful effects of violent video games that have been quite alarming but the implications are confusing.

10 Years After Columbine, Elected Officials Doing Nothing Is Not Working

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics


Paul Helmke

If terrorists or pirates or even pistachios had killed even a fraction of that number of Americans that guns did last month, news coverage would be wall-to-wall.

A Disturbing New Book About The Columbine Massacre Asks: Do You Know Who Your Children Are?

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.21.2009 | Living


Jesse Kornbluth

Don't call Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold "tormented" or "misunderstood." Because they weren't. They gave away lots of clues. And they totally bamboozled their parents.

Ammo, Gun Accessory Shortages Nationwide

McClatchy | Anna M. Tinsley | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics


Most days are like Christmas for Glen Furtardo. When he opens boxes sent to the Winchester Gallery gun store in east Fort Worth, he finds out what ...

The Emerging Obama Doctrine

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics


Christine Pelosi

At Obama's press conference at the Summit of the Americas, the president discussed economics, narco-terrorism, and guns -- and showcased a new direction in American regional partnerships.

Growing Up In the Shadow of Columbine

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics


Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Erin Bilir grew up in Littleton, Colorado and remembers the day of the shootings and how it changed everything for kids in that town.

Sorry NRA -- Mexican Gun Traffickers Buy American

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.16.2009 | World


Josh Sugarmann

Why are "Mexican drug lords who make Forbes magazine's list of billionaires" shopping for guns in the U.S.A.? Because they know a bargain when they see one.

Are Local Republican Parties Afraid of Obama?

David Sirota | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics


David Sirota

Jim Greer's posture suggests that local Republican party officials are learning that their party will have trouble if it continues to be seen as the Party of No in the Obama era.

After Mass Shootings And A Supreme Court Ruling, What is Gallup Thinking?

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.09.2009 | Politics


Paul Helmke

Today's Gallup news release, "Support for Gun-Control Laws at All-Time Lows," is one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time.