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James Cap, Paralyzed Man, Can Have Guns: Judge

AP | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Second Amendment, Quadriplegic Man Right to Bear Arms, Quadriplegic, New Jersey, James Cap, Paralyzed, Paralyzed Hunter, Breathing Tube Gun, Paralysis, New York News

SOMERVILLE, N.J. — A New Jersey judge says a quadriplegic blocked from buying a gun to go hunting has the right to bear arms even though he will...

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What is the "Message" Behind Increased Gun Sales?

Josh Horwitz | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Second Amendment, Insurrectionism, Insurrection, William Kostric, Gun Control, Founding Fathers, Constitution, Town Hall Meetings, Guns, Politics News
Josh Horwitz

Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, thinks Americans are stockpiling handguns, assault weapons and ammunition because they are going to be "attacked by politicians"?

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Beyond the Easy Irony of Murdered Gun Advocate Meleanie Hain

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, National Rifle Association, Open Carry, Ccw, Concealed Carry, Meleanie Hain, Murder-Suicide, Gun Control, Pennsylvania, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association, Second Amendment, Guns, Politics News
Josh Sugarmann

The absolute she tried to personify -- that owning a handgun will guarantee your safety -- is false.

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Meleanie Hain: Gun-Carrying Soccer Mom Killed By Husband In Murder Suicide, Police Say (VIDEO)

The Associated Press | Mark Scolforo | Posted 10.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Melanie Hain, Lebanon, Crime, Gun, Suicide, Gun Control, Guns, Scott Hain, Murder, Dad, Pennsylvania, Soccer Mom, Mom, Gun Safety, Second Amendment, Nra, Gun Rights, Melanie, Meleanie Hain, Home News

LEBANON, Pa. - A soccer mom who was thrust into the national gun-rights debate after taking a loaded pistol to youth sports events was killed by her h...

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Gun Show Undercover

Michael R. Bloomberg | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Gun Show Loophole, Second Amendment, Firearms, New York City, Gun Shows, Gun Show Undercover, Gun Crime, Atf, Gun News, New York News
Michael R. Bloomberg

New York City sent investigators with hidden cameras to seven gun shows across Ohio, Tennessee and Nevada, and we found out just how easy it is for criminals and the mentally ill to walk in and buy guns -- no questions asked.

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The Gun Issue Is Back in the Supreme Court: What Does It Mean?

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Distrt of Columbia, Second Amendment, National Rifle Association, District of Columbia v. Heller, Chicago, Gun Control, Constitution, Nra, Heller Decision, Guns, Politics News
Dennis A. Henigan

Although the Chicago handgun ban Supreme Court case involves interesting constitutional issues, even if Chicago loses, such a ruling is unlikely to prove a serious threat to state and local gun regulation across-the-board.

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Only in the Bizarro World

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, National Academy of Sciences, Gun Violence, Congress, Senate, Amtrak, Abstinence Only, Crime, Suicide, Bizarro World, Superman, Institute of Medicine, Guns, Politics News
B. Jeffrey Madoff

Households with guns are 11 times more likely to use those guns to commit suicide than for self defense. But to be fair, we don't just kill ourselves, we kill others, a lot.

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Gunning for Chicago

Mike Quigley | Posted 10.02.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Guns, Handgun Ban, Chicago, Second Amendment, United States vs. Miller, Court Cases, Supreme Court, Mcdonald vs. City of Chicago, Legal News, Gun Rights, Chicago News
Mike Quigley

The Supreme Court has agreed to review McDonald vs. City of Chicago, a case that challenges whether or not our local handgun ban is legal. It is a development that deeply concerns me.

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Supreme Court To Look At State Gun Control Laws

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, State Gun Laws, Gun Control Laws, State Gun Control, Second Amendment Rights, Supreme Court Gun Control Laws, Supreme Court State Gun Laws, Local Gun Control Laws, Supreme Court Gun Control, Supreme Court Second Amendment, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says it will take up a challenge to Chicago's ban on handguns, opening the way for a ruling that could set off a ...

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Dean Allen: GOP Candidate Raffles Off AK-47 At South Carolina Campaign Rally Called "Machinegun Social" (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Machinegun Social, Barbecue, Semiautomatic AK-47, Veteran, S.C., Bullets, Campaign, South Carolina National Guard, Guns, Ak-47, Second Amendment, National Guard, Greenville, Army, Machine Gun Social, South Carolina, Republican, Rally, Gop, Adjutant General, Dean Allen, Politics News

GREENVILLE, S.C. — A candidate to be South Carolina's next National Guard leader skipped the fiery speeches for firepower, launching his campaig...

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Senate Votes To Allow Guns On Amtrak

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Roger Wicker, Senate Vote, Patty Murray, Amtrak, Dick Durbin, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Wednesday to permit passengers on the Amtrak passenger railroad to transport handguns in their checked baggage. T...

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Man Had Guns Outside Minneapolis Obama Rally

Minnesota Independent | Chris Steller | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Minnesota, Republican National Convention, Guns at Obama Events, Secret Service, Minneapolis, Obama Rally, Politics News

Packing two pistols, a Rogers man with a Twin Towers tattoo on his arm spent seven hours Saturday among protesters outside Target Center, where Presid...

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Thomas Jefferson and "The Blood of Tyrants"

Josh Horwitz | Posted 10.17.2009 | Home

Read More: Second Amendment, Gun Violence, Militia, Timothy McVeigh, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Gun Control, Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, Constitution, Home News
Josh Horwitz

Those who hold the belief that the 2nd Amendment gives them an individual right to take violent action have isolated Jefferson's "tree of liberty" quote in order to justify a radical ideology.

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Firing Squads and Death Panels

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Big Pharma, First Amendment, Birther-Movement, Death Panels, Civil Rights, Health Insurance, Barack Obama, Canada, Chris Matthews, Second Amendment, Pharmaceutical Industry, World Health Organization, Great Britain, Health Care Reform, Socialism, Town Hall Meetings, Health Care, Media News
B. Jeffrey Madoff

My grandmother was one of the first people a pacemaker was used on. A lot of very sincere people believe that if Obama's health care reform bill passes, old people will essentially be facing death panels and denied care.

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It's Time to Stop Carrying Guns to Town-Hall Meetings

John W. Whitehead | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Health Care Protests, Free Speech, First Amendment, Town Hall Meetings, Gabrielle Giffords Town Hall Gun, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

Here's the bottom line: there are only two reasons for carrying a gun in America -- to protect yourself or go hunting. There is no valid reason for carrying a gun to these town hall meetings.

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Freedom from Fear

David Sirota | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care, Guns, Second Amendment, Gun Laws, First Amendment, Health Care Protests, Town Hall Meetings, Guns at Town Halls, Politics News
David Sirota

The rise of gun-toting protesters at town hall meetings has put citizens' right to bear arms in direct conflict with their right to attend public political meetings without fear of physical retribution.

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Guns, Guns, Everywhere

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Town Hall Debate, National Rifle Association, Concealed Carry, Health Care Reform, Town Halls, Gun Control, Nra, Health Care, Town Hall Meetings, Barack Obama, Guns, Timothy McVeigh, Guns at Town Halls, Second Amendment, Politics News
Dennis A. Henigan

It is important not to treat these incidents of public gun-carrying as merely the misguided behavior of a few. It is more than that; the acting out of central tenets of the extremist "gun rights" ideology.

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Democracy in the Crosshairs: Guns at Town Halls

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Gun Control, Obama, Hate, Hate Groups, Town Hall Meetings, Hardball, Video, Terrorism, Politics News
Brian Levin, J.D.

Assault rifles haven't replaced placards yet outside presidential townhalls on healthcare reform, but their emergence serves as another disturbing symbol of where political discourse is heading.

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Guns That Talk

Robert Koehler | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Freedom of Speech, First Amendment, Assassination, Racism, Obama, Town Hall Meetings, Guns, Rage, Politics News
Robert Koehler

We must check our weapons, but not our ideas, as we enter the debate.

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D.C. Delegate Calls For Ban On Guns Near Obama

The Hill | Jordy Yager | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Eleanor Holmes Norton, President Barack Obama, Homeland Security, Secret Service, Politics News

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) called on the Homeland Security Department and the U.S. Secret Service on Wednesday to provide tighter restriction...

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What if 1000 People Brought Guns to a Meeting with the President?

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Assassination, Gun Control, Presidential Safety, Politics News
Judge H. Lee Sarokin

The Second Amendment granted the right to bear arms -- not to be idiots.

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"Resistance Efforts," Guns and the Constitution

Josh Horwitz | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Ar-15, Second Amendment, Assault Weapons, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Gun Control, Constitution, Assault Rifles, Politics News
Josh Horwitz

Armed protesters have made it clear that individual safety is not their primary concern -- instead their show of force at public events reminds elected officials that, in their view, armed citizens have the final say.

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When Does Carrying a Loaded Weapon to a Presidential Rally Become a Threat?

The Washington Independent | DAPHNE EVIATAR | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, National Rifle Association, Barack Obama, Politics News

We now know that there were two men who openly carried assault rifles -- CNN reports they were AR-15s -- outside the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in ...

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Gun Crazy or Just Plain Crazy?

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Control, Second Amendment, Concealed Weapons, Town Hall Meetings, Sarah Palin, Town Hall, Obama Town Hall, Health Care Town Hall, Barack Obama, Politics News
Judge H. Lee Sarokin

So is this what the Founding Fathers had in mind when they adopted the Second Amendment---that anyone or everyone (with few exceptions) could stand along a presidential parade route armed with a handgun!

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Handguns and Health Care Reform

Josh Horwitz | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Second Amendment, Gun Violence, Town Hall Debate, Constitution, Guns, Concealed Carry, Politics News
Josh Horwitz

Exhortations to take armed political action against Obama reflect a deeply developed ideology that has been actively promoted by gun lobby groups for 30 years.

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