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NRA Refuses White House Meeting on Gun Rules

Democrats are out to kill Second Amendment, says group

(Newser) - The Obama administration is trying to bring together both sides in the debate over gun control for a series of meetings, but the NRA sees it as a waste of time. “Why should I or the NRA go sit down with a group of people that have spent a...

President Barack Obama on Gun Control: It's Time for the American People to Find Common Ground
 It's Time to 
 Come Together 
 on Gun Control 
Barack Obama
Mar 14, 2011 11:07 AM CDT

It's Time to Come Together on Gun Control

Obama has faith the American people can find common ground

(Newser) - In the months since the Tucson shootings, 2,405 people have been shot dead , a fact President Obama laments in the Arizona Daily Star . How, he writes, was “a man our Army rejected as unfit for service; a man one of our colleges deemed too unstable for studies; a...

Texas Set to OK Guns on Campus

Controversial gun law would be second in nation

(Newser) - Texas is poised to give university students the right to carry concealed guns on campus, making it the second state to pass such a broad law, reports AP . Utah already has a similar law, but Texas, with its 38 public universities and 500,000 students, would affect far more people....

Even After People Lose Gun Rights, Guns Remain

Loophole in taking firearms from those who've lost privilege

(Newser) - Roy Perez shot his mother, a neighbor, and a 4-year-old girl one day with a gun he never should have had—yet bought quite legally. The New York Times takes a look at another loophole in the nation's gun laws, one that fails to take guns away from people who've...

Stewart Slams Congress' 'Quick Fixes' to Ariz. Shooting

'We must not give in to fear'

(Newser) - Legislators are falling all over themselves to respond to the Gabrielle Giffords shooting, and Jon Stewart isn't thrilled with their approach. On last night's Daily Show he blasted the "quick fixes" members were proposing, starting with Peter King's proposal to ban guns within 1,000 feet of a government...

More States Shoot for Guns in Bars

Move triggers heated debate

(Newser) - Mixing guns and alcohol may seem like a bad idea, but more American states are now allowing people to carry registered guns in bars and restaurants, finds the New York Times . Four states—Tennessee, Arizona, Virginia and Georgia—have recently made it legal to carry a loaded weapon in a...

NRA Takes Wider Aim
 NRA Takes 
 Wider Aim 
Jul 13, 2010 3:22 PM CDT

NRA Takes Wider Aim

Gun lobby not just focused on gun laws

(Newser) - The NRA is sticking its muzzle in all kinds of legislation that don’t look much like gun laws, the New York Times reports. The gun group’s lobbyists, thanks in part to their close relationship with Harry Reid, have put their fingerprints on everything from health care legislation (making...

Gun Rights Gain Under Obama
 Gun Rights Gain Under Obama 
analysis
Jul 12, 2010 5:18 PM CDT

Gun Rights Gain Under Obama

Fear of backlash keeps Dems timid on 2nd amendment

(Newser) - Gun-rights advocates who feared that the Obama presidency would mean the end of the Second Amendment have instead found the political climate surprisingly friendly, the Washington Independent reports. The Supreme Court and state legislatures alike have awarded victories to pro-gun forces, and federal lawmakers are wary of rocking the boat....

NRA Under Fire for Being ... Too Liberal?

Group cozies up to pro-gun Democrats, moderates

(Newser) - Conservatives are taking aim at the NRA, which they complain has drifted too close to the middle, supporting both moderate Republicans and even some pro-gun Democrats against opposition from the right. The NRA has given 29% of its political contributions this election cycle to Democrats, the most in more than...

Utah Becomes Gun Permit Capital of US

State gives concealed permits to thousands who don't live there

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of Americans are applying for concealed weapon permits in Utah, even though they’ve never been there, and don’t intend to visit. The state has become the gun permit capital of the country, the New York Times explains, because its permits are dirt cheap, easy to...

The NRA Fights for Terror Suspects' Gun Rights
The NRA Fights for Terror Suspects' Gun Rights
Dana Milbank
May 6, 2010 11:40 AM CDT

The NRA Fights for Terror Suspects' Gun Rights

We prevent them from flying, but not buying weapons

(Newser) - If you ascribe to George W. Bush's “you're either with us or you're with the terrorists” logic, then the head of the NRA “should be just a few frequent-flier miles short of a free ticket to Gitmo right about now,” argues Dana Milbank of the Washington Post...

It's Time for Congress to Stop Fearing the NRA
It's Time for Congress to
Stop Fearing the NRA
OPINION
Dec 10, 2009 8:38 AM CST

It's Time for Congress to Stop Fearing the NRA

Poll shows even NRA members back sensible gun laws

(Newser) - Congress should stop cowering in the face of the NRA and start passing some sensible gun laws—without fear of retribution, writes EJ Dionne. Lawmakers worry that the NRA will unleash hordes of single-issue voters on them if they call for any restraint whatsoever on firearms, but a new poll...

Pistol-Packin' Soccer Mom Shot Dead

Meleanie Hain and husband killed in apparent murder-suicide

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania mom who hit the headlines last year for carrying a loaded handgun to her 5-year-old daughter's soccer games has been found shot dead with her husband in an apparent murder-suicide. The couple’s three children were home during the shootings but were unharmed, police told the Patriot-News. The...

Senate OKs Passenger Guns on Amtrak
Senate OKs Passenger
Guns on Amtrak
Sep 17, 2009 4:38 AM CDT

Senate OKs Passenger Guns on Amtrak

Refusal to allow firearms would cost system fed funds under bill

(Newser) - Amtrak passengers would be allowed to carry unloaded guns in locked containers in their checked baggage under a measure passed by the Senate yesterday, reports the New York Times. The rail corporation banned guns from checked baggage after the 9/11 attacks. The measure won the backing of all Senate Republicans...

Ky. Church: Praise the Lord, Pack Your Heat

(Newser) - Some 200 pistol-packing parishioners filled a church in Louisville, Ky., yesterday to celebrate the somewhat unlikely combination of freedom of religion and the right to bear arms, reports the Courier-Journal. Church members checked to ensure the weapons were unloaded and holstered before pastor Ken Pagano led the congregation in patriotic...

Sotomayor's Nunchuks Ruling Worries Gun Groups

Gun rights advocates fear nominee may seek to undermine Second Amendment

(Newser) - Ninjas aren't the only people concerned about Sonia Sotomayor's decision earlier this year to uphold New York's ban on nunchuks, or nunchakus, CQPolitics reports. The Supreme Court nominee was on a panel that rejected a man's claim that the ban on the martial arts weapon violated his Second Amendment right...

Fla. Gun Requests Spike in Recession

Jump attributed to burglary fears

(Newser) - Floridians are arming themselves, literally, against the recession and fears of being burgled. There's been a 42% jump in concealed weapons permit requests in the past 45 days, and the state office that issues them is buried under a 95,000-application backlog. It's seeking a $4 million budget transfer to...

Gillibrand Moves Twin Rifles From Under Her Bed

'Security' prompts senator to relocate guns after reports

(Newser) - After admitting in an interview that she and her husband kept a pair of rifles under her bed—to protect their upstate home—New York's new senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, has moved the weapons, Newsday reports. “Given that the location of the guns has been disclosed, they have been moved...

Obama Gun Question Has NRA Crowd Up in Arms

Transition questionnaire item enrages NRA crowd

(Newser) - In its questionnaire for job seekers, the Obama transition team is asking applicants if they own guns, and to provide detailed registration information on any that they do or did, Politico reports. The team says the question is just aimed at ferreting out any potential gun law violations, but gun...

Guess What's Still Selling Strong?

Obama's anti-gun stance and fears of economic chaos fuel record gun sales

(Newser) - Fears of an anti-gun presidency and the threat of civil unrest in a worsening economic climate are fueling record sales of firearms and ammunition, the Washington Post reports. Sales have been climbing since 2006 and this year have shot past the average annual 5% increase to reach 10%, as gun...

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