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The (Legally) Armed Flasher: too Close for Comfort

Cindy Handler | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Senator-Tom-Coburn, Gun Laws, Rightwing Extremists, Constitution, Conceal and Carry Laws, Laws, Sonia Sotomayor Hearings, Funding Fathers, Thune Amendment, Public Safety, Politics News
Cindy Handler

With a Democratic president and Congress, gun nuts are getting away with their wildest agendas. They're taking advantage of their countrymen in a time of urgency, and they're anything but patriotic.

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Taking Gun Laws Seriously

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Gun Violence, National Rifle Association, Crime, Deval Patrick, Gun Control, Criminal Justice, Massachusetts, Nra, Guns, Illegal Guns, Politics News
Dennis A. Henigan

The gun lobby's refrain, "Guns don't kill people. People kill people" represents a well-disguised fallacy -- one that recently proved surprisingly persuasive to the highest court in Massachusetts, a state long known for its strong gun laws.

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Palin's Last Shot On Wolves & Ashley Judd; Congress Shoots Back

Shannyn Moore | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Ashley Judd, Congressman George Miller, Quitstock, Aerial Hunting, Ronald Reagan, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Sarah Palin, Charlton Heston, Sarah Palin Aerial Wolf Hunting, Aerial Wolf Hunting, George Miller, Defenders of Wildlife, Politics News
Shannyn Moore

As an Alaskan who has trapped and hunted, the aerial killing of animals is to hunting what hiring a hooker is to dating. A sure thing, with no work. No wonder it appealed to former governor Palin.

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God, Guns, and American Pick-Up Trucks

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Cnn, Youth Radio, Youthradio, Mark Muller, Osama Bin Laden, Guns, AK 47, Politics News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Their actual slogan is "God, Guns, Guts, and American Pick-Up Trucks." Now if that isn't the most offensive, hypercritical, and out right demented slogan I have ever seen, then I am blind.

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The Gun Lobby's Two Faces on Judge Sotomayor

Paul Helmke | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Supreme Court, Gun Owners of America, Ken Blackwell, National Rifle Association, Patrick Leahy, Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod, Sonia Sotomayor, Harry Reid, Gun Control, Joe Biden, Nra, Barack Obama, Guns, Eric Holder, Politics News
Paul Helmke

NRA officials seem to say one thing while their surrogates say another. Either NRA leaders are afraid of showing their weakness, or they have lost control of their message -- or both.

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NRA, Chicago Prepare To Dig In On Gun Ban Fight

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 07.06.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Second Amendment, Mayor Daley, Gun Rights, Chicago Handgun Ban, Nra Chicago Gun Ban, Supreme Court Guns, Nra, Chicago Gun Laws, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- The National Rifle Association and Chicago long have been the biggest and toughest guys on the block in the fight over handguns. Afte...

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Kentucky Pastor Invites People To Bring Guns To Church

AP | DYLAN T. LOVAN | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Gun Control, Kentucky, Bring Guns to Church, New Bethel Church, Guns, Politics News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky pastor is inviting his flock to bring guns to church to celebrate the Fourth of July and the Second Amendment. New...

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Gun-Control Advocates Accidentally Side With NRA

CQ | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun-Control, Gregory W. Meeks, Ed Perlmutter, Nra, Guns, Second Amendment, Joe Courtney, Shelley Berkley, National Parks Guns, Bennie Thompson, Hank Johnson, Frank Pallone Jr., Patrick J. Kennedy, Melissa Bean, Adam Smith, Politics News

As they study the vote in Congress to ease gun restrictions in national parks, the National Rifle Association and gun-control groups agree on one impo...

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Flipping AK-47s in Ponzi Nation

Max Keiser | Posted 05.25.2009 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Second Amendment, Ponzi Scheme, Max Keiser, Ak-47, Tarp, Bullet, Flipping Houses, Pyramid Fraud, Gun Buying Gun Control, Business News
Max Keiser

Second Amendment rights are at stake, many believe. After all, it's one of the few Constitutional rights still standing after the Darth Cheney years.

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The Sing-Along Second Amendment

Roy Zimmerman | Posted 05.21.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Second Amendment, Columbine Anniversary, Comedy News
Roy Zimmerman

Today is the tenth anniversary of the tragedy at Columbine. As a tribute, here's an ode to the Second Amendment...

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Insurrectionism Goes "Mainstream"

Josh Horwitz | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Gun Violence, National Rifle Association, Shootings, Insurrectionism, Insurrection, Richard Poplawski Pittsburgh, Gun Control, U.S. Constitution, Oklahoma City-Oklahoma, Pittsburgh-Pennsylvania, Politics News
Josh Horwitz

Far from protecting liberty, insurrectionism deprives American citizens of their freedom.

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Have We Reached the Tipping Point on Guns?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Murder, Gun Violence, Politics, Binghamton Shooting, Shootings, Pittsburgh-Shooting, Firearms, North Carolina Shooting, Alabama-Shooting-Spree, Gun Control, Washington Shooting, Nra, Guns, Binghamton-New York, Pittsburgh-Pennsylvania, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

How many shootings do there have to be in the news before we wonder about the wisdom of allowing just about anyone to get a gun in America? Our gun culture is completely out of control.

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Constitution: 1, Nanny State: 0

Justin Callaway | Posted 04.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Second Amendment, First Amendment, Nanny State, Ninja State, Training, Grand Theft Auto, Military, Video Games, Thought Police, Street Scalpel, PEO STRI, Army, Nintendo Wii, Entertainment News
Justin Callaway

Forget all of the violent video game psycho-babble and nanny state talk, let's just teach the kids how to become scalpel-wielding, precision self-defenders.

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Don't Shoot Mexicans

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 03.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Marijuana, Mexico, Gun Control, Dea, Mexico Drug Wars, Nra, Eric Holder, Politics News
Michael B. Laskoff

US guns are being used to allow some very bad Mexicans to shoot a lot of their countrymen. This isn't just a tragedy for Mexico: it's also a national security for the US -- one that we are causing.

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The New Second Amendment: A Bark Worse Than Its Right

Adam Winkler | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Gun Control, Right to Bear Arms, Second Amendment, Dc v Heller, 2nd Amendment, Guns, Politics News
Adam Winkler

In June, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on the Second Amendment right to bear arms, D.C. v. Heller. So far, the victory hasn't turned out exactly as the gun rights folks had hoped.

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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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A Job With Obama? First, a Few Questions

Rick Horowitz | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Stephanie Cutter, White House, John McCain, Michelle Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Obama Transition Team, Job Applicants, Obama Transition, Gun Control, Hillary Clinton, Resumes, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Vetting, Obama Administration, Obama Appointments, President Obama, Obama Survey, Obama Resume, Obama Transition Team Members, change.gov, Obama White House, Political Humor, Obama Questionnaire, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

When did you realize that Barack was The One? Provide exact month, day, and year of your enlightenment, and the names of at least two (2) witnesses.

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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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Too Many Guns

Frida Berrigan | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Mexico, Drugs, Foreign Arms Sales, Firearms, Guns, Politics News
Frida Berrigan

The United States is the world's largest arms-supplying nation. In 2007 alone, the United States entered into over $19.1 billion in Foreign Military Sales (FMS) agreements with other nations.

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From the Ballot to the Bullet

Josh Horwitz | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Supreme Court, Second Amendment, Scalia, Insurrection, District of Columbia v. Heller, Mccain, Justice Alito, Sarah Palin, 2008 Presidential Race, Justice Scalia, Gun Control, Chief Justice Roberts, Heller Decision, John McCain, Palin, Politics News
Josh Horwitz

The Roberts Court might not just be moving in the wrong direction, but in a direction that presents a direct threat to the rule of law and our very democracy.

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Jim And Sarah Brady, Brady Campaign Endorse Barack Obama And Joe Biden

Paul Helmke | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Second Amendment, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Jim Brady, Gun Control, Sarah Brady, Joe Biden, Election 2008, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Guns, Illegal Guns, Politics News
Paul Helmke

The Obama-Biden ticket will work with law enforcement, gun violence victims, and ordinary citizens to make it harder for dangerous people to get dangerous weapons.

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The NRA's Double Standard for Obama and McCain

Richard Feldman | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Wayne LaPierre, Barack Obama, Nra, John McCain, Ricochet, Politics News
Richard Feldman

The NRA's exorbitantly paid senior staff and consultant corps need to have a dragon to slay in order to feed their incessant money machine. Obama is their latest dragon.

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Dick Heller: In His Own Words

Josh Horwitz | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Dick Heller, Second Amendment, Gun Violence, District of Columbia v. Heller, Crime, District of Columbia, Supreme Court Handguns Dc, Gun Control, Heller Decision, District of Columbia v Heller, Politics News
Josh Horwitz

It was national news on June 26 when the Supreme Court overturned the District of Columbia's strict gun laws and declared that the Second Amendment gu...

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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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Is Sarah Palin "Mainstream" on Guns?

Josh Horwitz | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Heller Case, Vice President, John McCain, Second Amendment, Insurrectionism, Mccain, Gun, Gun Control, Alaskan Independence Party, Republican Convention, Heller Decision, Palin, Guns, Gun Violence, Republican Party, Insurrection, Sarah Palin, Heller vs. Dc, Governor Palin, Candidate, Alaska, Republican National Convention, Republicans, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
Josh Horwitz

A closer examination of her background reveals that Palin has embraced views on gun ownership that are ideologically extreme even by the standards of gun rights advocates.

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