Guns

Message to President-Elect Obama: After Heller, "Build a Bridge to Moderates" with Common Sense On Guns

Paul Helmke | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

Because of the Supreme Court decision, the gun violence prevention debate has shifted from the extremes to the middle.

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Midnight Regulations: The Bush Administration's Final Right-Wing Tweaks

ProPublica | Joaquin Sapien and Jesse Nankin | Posted 11.20.2008 | Green

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Here is a rundown of rules and regulations that the Bush administration is pushing through the rulemaking process in its waning days. We will update t...

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

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Media Coverage, Obama, Gun Sales, Barack Obama, Guns, Gun Control, Obama Gun Sales, Obama Gun Ownership, Obama Guns, Politics News
Joshuah Bearman

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

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We Win, They Lose. Now, Let's Get To Work

Paul Helmke | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

Candidates endorsed or "A" rated by he NRA suffered losses in every region of the nation, up and down the ballot, losing not only the White House, but also at least six crucial races for the U.S. Senate.

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Obama's Armageddon Evidenced by Increased Gun Sales?

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Conservatives, Liberals, Radio, Armageddon, Dave Ryan, Gun Control, NY Times, Barack Obama, Guns, Anarchy, Politics News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Ryan's theory was that all the Midwest conservatives were concerned about Obama tightening gun legislation and were therefore out buying weapons en masse.

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Eats, Shoots, and Leaves? More like Shoots, Kills, and Seasons.

Sophie Brickman | Posted 11.10.2008 | Style

Read More: Seasoning, Shooting, Turkey, Hunting, Cooking, Culinary Schoool, Food, Nra, Guns, Seasonshot, Style News
Sophie Brickman

I researched and discovered that "SeasonShot" is, indeed, a product. It's tagline? Ammo with flavor. Zing. Palin country.

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NRA's False Attacks And Campaign Of Division Are Out Of Step With America

Paul Helmke | Posted 10.31.2008 | 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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Where's Wayne?

Paul Helmke | Posted 10.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Gun Violence, Npr, John McCain, National Public Radio, Barack Obama, National Rifle Association, Gun Control, Nra, Guns, Illegal Guns, Home News
Paul Helmke

Tonight in New York City, I'll be participating in a gun control debate hosted by Intelligence Squared, in partnership with National Public Radio. I'...

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Clear and Present Danger

Cheryl Saban | Posted 10.28.2008 | Living

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Cheryl Saban

Why is an 8-year old child allowed into a gun show in the first place? Why is a little boy encouraged and allowed to test-shoot an Uzi sub-machine gun, or any gun for that matter?

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God of Guns

John Feffer | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: South Korea, Gun Control, Guns, Gun Laws, Stricter Gun Laws, Politics News
John Feffer

If American suppliers and the unregulated market have their way, South Koreans will someday enjoy all the privileges of gun ownership, including the privilege of getting shot by accident on the street.

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Hot Dogs and Handguns at a Hazleton picnic

The Ballot Box | Posted 10.26.2008 | Home

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The Ballot Box

HAZLETON, PA, 3:30 p.m. -- Roughly 30 minutes past Scranton, we arrived in Hazleton Saturday morning, wind whipping and rain pouring. If I thought t...

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The Plumber's Son

Tom Cosgrove | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, John McCain, Pennsylvania, Small Town, Rural Voters, Real America, Sarah Palin, Joe the Plumber, Guns, Barack Obama, Family Values, Politics News
Tom Cosgrove

My dad was a plumber. My dad was a Republican. And if my dad were alive today, he would never vote for John McCain. My father would respect McCain's ...

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Too Many Guns

Frida Berrigan | Posted 10.23.2008 | 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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Easy Access To Assault Weapons? Obama Says 'No,' McCain Says 'Yes'

Paul Helmke | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

Last week, the Brady Center released its report on the impact of military-style semi-automatic assault weapons on American families and law enforcemen...

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

Paul Helmke | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

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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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Obama And McCain: Address Gun Violence In America

Paul Helmke | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

Tonight, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama will debate each other in a town hall at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. This time, unlike...

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A Vote For Guns Is A Vote For "Family Values"

Michele Swenson | Posted 10.07.2008 | Home

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Michele Swenson

Guns have been transformed into an article of faith by Christian idealogues like Pat Robertson, who anticipates an "epic struggle" to restore God's intent of national control to "gun-bearing Christians."

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Palin vs. Biden: For And Against Assault Weapons

Paul Helmke | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

When Charlie Gibson asked Gov. Sarah Palin last month whether she agreed with 70% of the American people who support a ban on semi-automatic assault weapons, she replied, "I do not."

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False NRA Attacks On Obama and Biden Backfire

Paul Helmke | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

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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U.S. House Acts Like City Council To Pass Dangerous Gun Lobby Bill

Paul Helmke | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

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

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Letter to the Undecideds

Mike Bonifer | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

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Mike Bonifer

He is the kind of hunter who, sooner or later, is going to shoot another hunter.

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A Moose Killing, Oil Drilling Hockey Mom...Just Like Me?

Peter A. Ubel | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

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Peter A. Ubel

Ultimately sports fans don't seem to root for athletes as much as they support whoever is wearing the right color jersey. In much the same way, the general public supports the policies of the people in their parties.

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Southern by the Grace of God--On Pit Bulls, Collard Greens and Lockjaw Politics

Tracy Saunders | Posted 09.09.2008 | Home

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Tracy Saunders

By voicing my opinion on my new political blog, I've inadvertently embedded myself in the middle of the culture war.The responses I've received seem to illustrate how deeply divided and intensely afraid the people of this country are.

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Is Sarah Palin "Mainstream" on Guns?

Josh Horwitz | Posted 09.04.2008 | Politics

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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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Sarah Palin and the Republicans' Favorite Sport: Extreme Affirmative Action!

Michael Melcher | Posted 09.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice-President, Alaska, Mccain, Guns, Affirmative Action, Palin, Right-Wing, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
Michael Melcher

Republicans hate affirmative action, until they think it will work for them. Then they just love it, in a big way -- look at Sarah Palin.

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