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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

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

Read More: Ammo, Obama on Guns, National Rifle Association, Flyers, Defense, Right to Bear Arms, Handguns, Campaign Ads, Nra Attacks, Campaign 2008, Nra Distortions, Campaign Ads 2008, Barack Obama, Nra, Politics News

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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Joe's Big Problem

Peggy Drexler | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: George W. Bush., Mcain. John F. Kennedy, Cnn, Lloyd Bensten, Richard M. Nixon, Dan Quayle, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, Sarah Paylin, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, John Roberts, Vice Presential Debates, Nra, Politics News

Even after intense weeks of charm-school and flash cards sessions, Palin can't go with Biden fact for fact -- on anything. She can't out-debate a guy who plays in the majors. That is his biggest advantage and his biggest problem.

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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

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

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The Palin Effect

Rob Stein | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

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

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 Mary Poppins Syndrome

Erica Jong | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Right Wing, John McCain, 2008 Election, Nra, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Bikini Pictures, Politics News

If you think the real America means guns and motorcycles, snowmobiles and beauty contests, this pistol-packin' Momma's for you.

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NRA Refuses To Comment On Gun Lobby Spy

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gun Lobby, Gun Lobby Spy, Mary McFate, Mary Lou Sapone, Nra, Nra Gun Lobby Spy, Politics News

PHILADELPHIA — A gun-control activist who championed the cause for more than a decade and served on the boards of two anti-violence groups is su...

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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

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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Mary, Quite Contrary: Gun Control Activist Was Actually Gun Lobby Spy

Mother Jones | James Ridgeway, Daniel Schulman and David Corn | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gun Control, Nra, Mary Sapone, Politics News

Mary McFate was a prominent gun control activist. Mary Lou Sapone was a freelance spy with an NRA connection. They are the same person. A Mother Jones...

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Scalia's 2nd Amendment Punt

Robyn Blumner | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Supreme Court, Right to Bear Arms, Heller Case, Supreme Court 2nd Amendment Case, Dc Gun Ban, Nra, Dc v Heller, District of Columbia v. Heller, 2nd Amendment, Scotus Blog, Breaking Politics News, United States Supreme Court, Scotus, Supreme Court Gun, Scotusblog, Heller Decision, Politics News

The Second Amendment has always put me in a quandary, but Scalia's opinion was not an honest attempt at sorting it out. It was a sophistical, political decision of just the type that he rails against.

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Disney, NRA Fight Over Allowing Guns At Work

Orlando Sentinel | Scott Powers and Jason Garcia | Posted 07.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Second Amendment, Gun Control, Disney, Durell Peaden, Guns, Nra, Business News

Walt Disney World employees won't be packing any heat in the company parking lots anytime soon. The giant resort has declared that much of its sprawl...

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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

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

Read More: NRA Barack Obama, National Rifle Association, Obama, 2008 Elections, Obama NRA, Barack Obama, Nra, Politics News

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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DC v. Heller: Scalia's Decision Will Backfire

Adam Freedman | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Heller Case, Supreme Court 2nd Amendment Case, Dc Gun Ban, Nra, Dc v Heller, Second Amendment, District of Columbia v. Heller, 2nd Amendment, Scotus Blog, United States Supreme Court, Breaking Politics News, Scotus, Supreme Court Gun, Scotusblog, Heller Decision, Politics News

So much for Scalia's much-vaunted "originalism," which advocates reading the Constitution as it would have been understood at the time of the Founding.

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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

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

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

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 Promises To Do "Everything" It Can To Hit Obama On Guns

The Hill | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court Gun Ruling, Obama Second Amendment, Obama Gun Control, Nra, Obama Dc Handgun Ban, Dc Handgun Ban, Politics News

Republicans believe Thursday's Supreme Court ruling striking down Washington D.C.'s handgun ban has revived gun rights as a campaign issue, benefiting...

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Score One for the Gun Guys

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

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While the gun lobby may crack open that bottle of champagne, this is a victory that thrives in theory, but one that, in practice, can only be condemned.

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A Key Right Recaptured

Joyce Lee Malcolm | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

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A government that cannot protect people should not deprive them of the right to protect themselves -- and the the D.C. gun ban did just that.

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DC Ban on Semiauto Handguns Stands

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

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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The Biggest Triumph So Far for Gun Rights Advocates

James Jacobs | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Scotus Blog, Scotusblog, Dc v Heller, Supreme Court 2nd Amendment Case, Heller Case, 2nd Amendment, District of Columbia v. Heller, Scotus, United States Supreme Court, Dc Gun Ban, Supreme Court Gun, Nra, Heller Decision, Politics News

Today's Heller decision marks the biggest triumph so far for gun rights advocates. It establishes what was for so long denied, and the the gun control debate will never be the same.

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DC v. Heller: A Dismaying Performance By The Supreme Court

Sanford Levinson | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Scotus Blog, Heller Case, Supreme Court 2nd Amendment Case, 2nd Amendment, United States Supreme Court, Dc Gun Ban, Nra, Heller Decision, Second Amendment, Supreme Court Gun, Scotusblog, Dc v Heller, District of Columbia v. Heller, Scotus, Politics News

If Scalia and Stevens were competent historians, then it might be worth reading what they write. But they are not. Both offer selective readings of history to support what seem to be pre-determined positions.

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Dick Cheney Wants Washington, DC to Emulate Baghdad

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, President Bush, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, 2nd Amendment, Second Ammendment, Dc Gun Ban, Supreme Court Gun, Nra, Guns, Heller Decision, District of Columbia v Heller, Politics News

In the wake of today's Supreme Court ruling, the Bush administration has announced that it's ordering all citizens of voting age to possess firearms as a preventive measure against terrorist attacks.

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