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We Must Pay Attention to the Rise of Gun Violence

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 06.30.2008 | Living

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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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The Daily Szep: NRA: 5, America: 4

Paul Szep | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

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My Formal Statement On Today's Decision In The Heller DC Gun Case, Plus Remarks In Front Of The Supreme Court

Paul Helmke | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

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The Heller decision will most likely embolden criminal defendants, and ideological extremists, to file new legal attacks on existing gun laws.

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The Game of Monopoly

Josh Horwitz | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Gun Violence, Second Amendment, Insurrection, Militia, Constitution, Gun Control, Iraq, Heller, Guns, Politics News

The distrust and distaste for government authority has even made some liberals receptive to arguments advanced by gun rights groups, who suggest that private ownership of firearms is a healthy check on government run amok.

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The Matter of "Non-Functional" Firearms

Josh Horwitz | Posted 03.23.2008 | Politics

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At issue in the historic Heller case are the DC's tough gun laws, which effectively ban handguns and require those who own long guns to keep them unloaded.

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The Bush Administration's Support for Gun Control

Paul Helmke | Posted 01.23.2008 | Politics

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The Second Amendment should not be a barrier to the adoption of sensible gun laws that help save lives.

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The Most Significant Second Amendment Case In History

Paul Helmke | Posted 11.20.2007 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Second Amendment, District of Columbia, Supreme Court 2007 Term, Guns, Heller, Politics News

DC saw judicial activism replace the will of the people. Today, with news that the U.S. Supreme Court has taken the appeal of DC v. Heller, the Justices can set things right.

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