Gun Control
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 11: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (C) announces the formation of the 'Second Chance on Shoot First' campaign with (L-R) ColorOfChange Executive Director Rashad Robinson, NAACP Washington Bureau Director Hilary Shelton, Florida State Sen. Chris Smith, VoteVets. org co-founder US Army Maj. John Soltz and former Association of Prosecuting Attorneys chairman Glenn Ivey at the National Press Club April 11, 2012 in Washington, DC. Bloomberg was joined by leaders from the NAACP, the National Urban League and other organizations to launch the effort to reform and repeal 'stand your ground' gun laws that have been adoped by 26 states.
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I need to get 50.1 percent or more and, you know, gun rights!
It's a controversial issue, where you have Second Amendment rights and state laws, and then you have people on the other side of the coin who don't think that it's a good idea that people are carrying guns
Higher household gun ownership correlates with higher rates of homicides, suicides and unintentional shootingsMore quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Editorial: Congress, step up on gun laws
books, efforts to curb that interstate trafficking are handicapped. But with so many members of Congress in thrall to the gun lobby, Washington has failed miserably to do anything about it. Seventy-two police officers were killed nationally in 2011, 63 of Read more »
Around the web
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Washington Times violates courthouse photo prohibition
Corrigan, who was “woken in the middle of the night, forced out of his home, arrested, had his home ransacked, had his guns seized and was thrown in jail — where he was lost in the prison system for two weeks — all because the District refuses to recognize 12:56 PM from The Washington Post Read more »
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“He Wasn’t Rabid!”
he leaves prison. In a remarkable May 2 letter to U.S. District Judge Larry Burns in San Diego, Cunningham said he needs guns for the ex-con life he plans in a secluded cabin in the Ozarks—far away from Southern California and Washington, where his corruption 10:41 AM from Lawyers, Guns and Money Read more »
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Gunning for protection
serving an eight-year sentence for bribery and tax evasion, has written a federal judge begging for restoration of his gun rights on his release. He's moving to Arkansas. He's not afraid of us Arkies. But from the letter: "I will live in a very remote part 1:07 AM from Arkansas Times Read more »
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Disgraced Ex-Lawmaker Wants Gun Rights Restored After Release From Prison
$2.4 million in cash and other gifts from defense contractors. He pleaded with the judge to restore his right to own a gun or “at least endorse it” for “hunting and competition” when he relocates to Arkansas to live with his elderly mother and brother upon 5/29/12 from CBS Los Angeles Read more »
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Sandwich selectmen support squirt-gun ban along parade route
last week said they support safety measures taken by the Sandwich Recreation Department to ban squirt guns and spectators throwing water during the July 4th Spirit of Sandwich Parade. Selectmen said complaints arose last summer when water-related activities 5/29/12 from Wicked Local - Sandwich Read more »
