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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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Blue Dogs, Birthers and Bullet Fetishes

Cliff Schecter | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Thune Amendment, Columbine, Bennet, Udall, Nra, Politics News
Cliff Schecter

Last week the Thune Amendment was thankfully defeated. This inane legislation only had a chance of passing due to the extremism of the NRA/Birther crowd and the cowardice of the Blue Dog Democrats.

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Gun Vote Backlash: CO Senators Under Attack For Votes On Controversial Measure

The Colorado Independent | Mike Lillis | Posted 08.29.2009 | Denver

Read More: Mark Udall, Columbine, Gun Control, Michael, Colorado, Thune Amendment, Mark Udall Guns, Nra, Michael Bennet Guns, Michael Bennett, Denver News

WASHINGTON -- It's no D.C. secret that lawmakers voting against the the nation's powerful gun lobby will likely suffer the National Rifle Associatio...

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Claire McCaskill: Gun Amendment Could Lead To Gay Marriage

Pams House Blend | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Thune Amendment, Mccaskill, Claire McCaskill, Nra Bill, Claire Mccaskill Gun Rights, Claire Mccaskill Gay Rights, Mccaskill Thune Amendment, Gun Rights, Mccaskill Gay Rights, Politics News

Love how Claire McCaskill put 2+2 together on this one. She did vote against the Thune amendment yesterday, but the Senator from Missouri was more pre...

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Alert: Redneck Nation's Making a Power Play

Toby Barlow | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Control, John Thune, Yes We Can, Capitol Hill, Concealed Weapons Permits, Concealed Carry, Gun Lobby, Thune Amendment, Wyoming, New York, Politics News
Toby Barlow

So if they won't let you carry a gun in New York but they will in Wyoming, you just go get yourself a gun license in Wyoming, pick up your weapon, conceal it, and head on back to uppity ol' New York.

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