Obama Guns

Sam Stein

Obama And Congress Pressured By Mayors To Take Action On Guns

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics


A new ad campaign from a coalition of mayors who support gun control cites the shootings at Fort Hood as a reason for President Barack Obama and cong...

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.

A Nation Clinging to Guns

Stephen Herrington | Posted 01.14.2009 | Politics


Stephen Herrington

Why exactly do we need firearms? A gun will not insure that you do not lose your job to an international merger or international competition. A gun will not get you a raise.

Obama: Don't Stock Up On Guns

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics


As gun sales shoot up around the country, President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday that gun-owning Americans do not need to rush out and stock up befo...

Safety Through Guns: Are You Crazy... Or Am I?

Sharon Glassman | Posted 12.20.2008 | Living


Sharon Glassman

if a bad guy had wandered hrough the street, pillowcase over shoulder at high noon, a host of adults would have called the local precinct for action. This was, clearly, what a concerned citizen should do. Taking the law into your own hands made as much sense as performing your own tonsillectomy.

Did Gun Sales Really Spike Because of the Election? Not Really, it Turns Out.

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics


Joshuah Bearman

I thought all those stories about the bang up business at gun stores after Obama's win sounded hokey. And they are.

What President Obama Can Do to Reduce Gun Violence

John Rosenthal | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics


John Rosenthal

Obama should implement seven initiatives that will have an immediate impact on reducing gun violence without having any negative impact on responsible and law abiding gun owners.

Sam Stein

McCain Camp Raises Bittergate In Latest Robocall

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics


The McCain campaign is out with yet another scathing anti-Obama robocall, this time attacking the Illinois Senator for his notorious "bitter" comments...

Sam Stein

AFL-CIO Mailer Touts Obama On Guns, Jobs

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics


The AFL-CIO is blasting out a new mailer to its members, trumpeting Barack Obama's credentials on a key issue of the day -- job creation -- and a pote...

Biden: Obama "Ain't Taking My Shotguns... If He Tries To Fool With My Beretta, He's Got A Problem"

ABC News | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics


Sen. Barack Obama better not mess with his running mate Joe Biden's guns...or else. In an out-of-nowhere attempt to re-assure a southwestern Virginia...

Why the Left Doesn't "Get" Obama

Peter Clothier | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics


Peter Clothier

Flexibility and openness is Obama's way forward, and it's the kind of politics he has been championing from the beginning -- the kind of politics, let's remember, that had us all chanting, "Yes, we can!"

Was Obama Wrong to Veer Right?

Peter Clothier | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics


Peter Clothier

Let's acknowledge, bitter though it may be, a majority of Americans would not cast a vote for anyone who did not make public avowals like those Obama made about gun control and the death penalty.

The Obama Problem

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics


Jason Rosenbaum

The harsh reality is, Barack Obama can and will tack towards the center on issues that are important to progressives during the general election.

Sam Stein

Before Bitter-Gate: What Obama Said Hours Earlier About Guns

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics


It is a quintessential example of political irony. Just hours before Sen. Barack Obama uttered his now famous "bitter" comments, suggesting that sma...

PA Primary: Obama, Cinton Battle Over Who's More Pro-Gun

Huffington Post | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics


As the Pennsylvania primary comes to a close, Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are battling for every vote. And with a large number of unde...

Obama Denies Filling Out Questionnaire That Bears His Handwriting

ABC News | Teddy Davis and Talal Al-Khatib | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics


Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., maintained at Wednesday's ABC News debate in Philadelphia that his handwriting does not appear on a 1996 questionnaire stat...

Bitterness, Bowling & Beer (And Guns)

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.22.2008 | Media


Is it important that Obama respect the average American, from big cities to small towns? Of course — but there is more to determining that than just one misbegotten turn of phrase. Like, say, how he bowls.

Obama Exclusive (Audio): On V.P And Foreign Policy, Courting the Working Class, and Hard-Pressed Pennsylvanians

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 04.19.2008 | Home


Mayhill Fowler

Here is the full audio from Senator Barack Obama's fundraiser hosted at a home in Pacific Heights, San Francisco on Sunday, April 6, 2008.

Obama: No Surprise That Hard-Pressed Pennsylvanians Turn Bitter

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home


Mayhill Fowler

Obama tells Californians it's natural that the economically disenfranchised heartland turns to guns, religion, and xenophobia.