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Chicago Handgun Ban Survives First Challenge

Chicago Tribune | Carlos Sadovi and Hal Dardick | Posted 01.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Gun Control, National Rifle Association, Mayor Daley, Chicago Handgun Ban, Milton Shadur, Chicago Gun Ban, Richard Daley, Chicago Gun Laws, Nra, U.S. Supreme Court, Chicago News

Chicago won round one in its defense of the city's handgun ban, but Mayor Richard Daley said today he's looking at less sweeping gun control measures ...

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NRA Is Firing Blanks

Michael Markarian | Posted 12.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, National Rifle Association, Animals, Humane Society, NRA Lobby, Humane Society Legislative Fund, Oregon, Politics News
Michael Markarian

The NRA spent millions supporting John McCain for President and trying to tarnish the image of Barack Obama, and have little to show for it, given that Obama won swing states where the NRA was most active.

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Message to President-Elect Obama: After Heller, "Build a Bridge to Moderates" with Common Sense On Guns

Paul Helmke | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pollsters, Polls, Supreme Court, Red States, National Rifle Association, George W. Bush, Gun Control, Obama Transition, Democrats, Mark Penn, Nra, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Guns, Illegal Guns, Republicans, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Because of the Supreme Court decision, the gun violence prevention debate has shifted from the extremes to the middle.

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We Win, They Lose. Now, Let's Get To Work

Paul Helmke | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mark Udall, House of Representatives, Ted Stevens, John McCain, Assault Weapons, Al Franken, Senate Races, 2008 Election, Nra, Guns, Illegal Guns, Barack Obama, Ak-47, Gordon Smith, John Sununu, Senate, National Rifle Association, Mark Begich, Tom Udall, Norm Coleman, Obama Transition, Jeanne Shaheen, Jeff Merkley, Jim Martin, Saxby Chambliss, Election 2008, Elizabeth Dole, Kay Hagan, Bob Schaffer, Oregon, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Candidates endorsed or "A" rated by he NRA suffered losses in every region of the nation, up and down the ballot, losing not only the White House, but also at least six crucial races for the U.S. Senate.

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Suburb May Overturn Gun Ban

NBC 5 | Matt Bartosik | Posted 12.19.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Second Amendment, Ed Woodbury, Chicagoland Gun Control, National Rifle Association, Winnetka, Winnetka Gun Ban, Winnetka Gun Ban Lifted, Gun Control, Winnetka Town Meeting, Winnetka Handgun Ban, Nra, Chicago News

Winnetka officials could decide to amend the city's ban on handguns at a town meeting tonight. In September, three Winnetka residents and the Nationa...

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NRA's False Attacks And Campaign Of Division Are Out Of Step With America

Paul Helmke | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Second Amendment, Supreme Court, 2008 Elections, National Rifle Association, John McCain, Economy, Antonin Scalia, Gun Control, Election 2008, 2008 Election, Nra, Barack Obama, Guns, Home News
Paul Helmke

The chief lobbyist for the National Rifle Association has been attacking Sen. Barack Obama's views on preventing gun violence in an Op-Ed in yesterday...

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Where's Wayne?

Paul Helmke | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Gun Violence, Npr, John McCain, National Public Radio, Barack Obama, National Rifle Association, Gun Control, Nra, Guns, Illegal Guns, Home News
Paul Helmke

Tonight in New York City, I'll be participating in a gun control debate hosted by Intelligence Squared, in partnership with National Public Radio. I'...

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Inside The "Bradley Effect"

William Bradley | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tom Bradley, California, Barack Obama, Presidential Campaign, National Rifle Association, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles, Gun Control, George Deukmejian, John McCain, Politics News
William Bradley

It's clear that the problem lay not with significant numbers of voters lying to pollsters, but with the nature of the campaign itself. The "Bradley effect" was created by faulty polling.

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Easy Access To Assault Weapons? Obama Says 'No,' McCain Says 'Yes'

Paul Helmke | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

Last week, the Brady Center released its report on the impact of military-style semi-automatic assault weapons on American families and law enforcemen...

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Obama And McCain: Address Gun Violence In America

Paul Helmke | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nashville Debate, Gun Show Loophole, 2008 Elections, Nashville, John McCain, Suicide, Brady Law, Gun Control, Presidential Debates, Nra, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Guns, Illegal Guns, Joe Lieberman and John McCain, Gun Violence, Criminal Background Checks, National Rifle Association, Tennessee, Gun Shows, Memphis, Joe Lieberman, Election 2008, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Tonight, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama will debate each other in a town hall at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. This time, unlike...

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A Vote For Guns Is A Vote For "Family Values"

Michele Swenson | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home

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Michele Swenson

Guns have been transformed into an article of faith by Christian idealogues like Pat Robertson, who anticipates an "epic struggle" to restore God's intent of national control to "gun-bearing Christians."

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False NRA Attacks On Obama and Biden Backfire

Paul Helmke | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, National Rifle Association, John McCain, Advertising, 2008 Presidential Race, Gun Control, Election 2008, Joe Biden, 2008 Election, Nra, Heller Decision, Barack Obama, Guns, Politics News
Paul Helmke

The NRA leadership likes to talk a lot about freedom, but when it comes to their political advertising and direct-mail literature, they must mean the "freedom" to distort and deceive.

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NRA Lies About Obama's Positions on Handguns, Ammo and Defense

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

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Stephen C. Rose

By Stephen C. Rose In an extensive analysis, FactCheck has flagged false claims by the National Rifle Association (NRA) in mailers and TV ads. Speci...

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U.S. House Acts Like City Council To Pass Dangerous Gun Lobby Bill

Paul Helmke | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, House of Representatives, Senate, National Rifle Association, Congress, District of Columbia v. Heller, District of Columbia, Gun Control, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Travis Childers, Henry Waxman, Nra, Illegal Guns, Guns, Heller Decision, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Yesterday, the House adopted the gun lobby agenda that nothing should ever be done to "discourage" gun ownership and possession.

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Bring the Assault Weapons Ban Back Into Presidential Politics

Dan Brown | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Bukhari Washington, National Rifle Association, Cory Booker, Samuel G. Freedman, Newark, Assault Weapons, Christ the King, New York Times, Gun Control, AK-47, Aids, Barack Obama, Politics News
Dan Brown

Tonight, Barack Obama is attending a fundraiser in Newark, New Jersey. I truly hope he uses this opportunity to speak about Bukhari Washington and the...

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The Palin Effect

Rob Stein | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

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Rob Stein

The Right's non-party machinery now suddenly has a laser-like focus on creating a "surge" of voters for McCain-Palin. This machinery is vast, strategically targeted, exceptionally well-financed, and ready to rumble.

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5 Questions On Common Sense Gun Laws For Gov. Sarah Palin

Paul Helmke | Posted 10.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, Senator McCain, National Rifle Association, Assault Weapons, 2008 Presidential Race, Sarah Palin, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Election 2008, Nra, 2008 Election, Illegal Guns, John McCain, Guns, Nra Spygate, Home News
Paul Helmke

The nation's media have been feverishly pursuing stories about Alaska's Governor, Sarah Palin. Among other topics, they've been asking about her child...

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The NRA's Dirty Tricks

Paul Helmke | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Corporate Espionage, Gun Violence, Mother Jones Magazine, National Rifle Association, Mary Lou Sapone, Mother Jones, Gun Control, Mary McFate, Spying, Nra, Espionage, Guns, Domestic Spying, Mcfate, Sapone, Mary Sapone, Politics News
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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NRA: Gun Licensing and Registration "Tougher To Criticize" Now

Paul Helmke | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Supreme Court, National Rifle Association, Gun Registration, Gun Control, Gun Licensing, 2008 Election, Nra, Willian Bratton, Guns, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Now that gun confiscation is off the table, maybe we can start finding some areas of agreement that will help make us all safer.

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NRA Gathering Ammo Against Obama

Politico | Jonathan Martin | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

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The National Rifle Association plans to spend about $40 million on this year's presidential campaign, with $15 million of that devoted to portraying B...

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Scalia's Choice: More Deaths to Defend the Constitution

Sandy Goodman | Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rights, Supreme Court, Scalia, Bill of Rights, Militia, Weapons, Guns, Self-Defense, Second Amendment, National Rifle Association, Constitution, Akhil Reed Amar, Aclu, Goldberg, Amendments, Levinson, Breyer, Tribe, Kinsley, Kaus, Wittes, Supreme Court Guns, Politics News
Sandy Goodman

Congratulations, Justice Scalia! Now we can all look forward to years of arguing over just exactly when, where and how the right to have guns in the home applies.

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Just A Start?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 07.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Second Amendment, Supreme Court, National Rifle Association, Handguns, Nra, Handgun Ban, Home News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

If you think the California wild fires have been intense, stay tuned as the Second Amendment posse works to strike down, and undo, every piece of gun control legislation, and as many restrictions, rightful or otherwise, on handguns, and firearms, as they can, and rest assured with support from John McCain.

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Where Have All The Lost Guns Gone?

Diane Dimond | Posted 07.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Gas Prices, Tacoma, Sanford Abrams, Firearms and Explosives, 60 Thousand Gun Shops in America, Valley Gun Shop, Terrorism, Washington, Maryland, Unregistered Guns, Gun Control, Missing Guns, Bull's Eye Shooter Supply, John Muhammad, ATF Inspections, 30 Thousand Missing Guns in America Every Year, DC Snipers, Guns, Nra, Gun Shop Owners, Bureau of Alcohol, Lost Guns, National Rifle Association, Tobacco, Right to Bear Arms, NRA Spokesman Andrew Arulanandam, 30 Thousand Missing Guns, 82 Missing Guns Every Day, Parkville, Home News
Diane Dimond

Earlier this month the ATF quietly revealed that the owners admitted a substantial part of their inventory was either "missing, lost or stolen." After adding it all up the ATF concluded that, collectively, those registered gun dealers "lost" 82 firearms every single day!

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

Paul Helmke | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, 2nd Amendment, District of Columbia, Michael Bloomberg, Indiana, Antonin Scalia, Gun Control, Democratic Party, Democrats, Nra, Barack Obama, Heller Decision, Guns, Gun Violence, Second Amendment, John Paul Stevens, National Rifle Association, Republican, Hillary Clinton, Washington Post, Election 2008, Constitution, Republicans, Politics News
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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NRA, Guns On Campus: 0-for-15 in 2008

Paul Helmke | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

The gun lobby made "guns-on-campus" bills a big priority across America this year, and what do they have to show for it? A goose egg.

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