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Conn. Town Residents Urge Stricter Gun Control ABC News ... concerned about their Second Amendment rights, the vast majority of the several hundred people who turned out for the public hearing — including parents of children killed at Sandy Hook and local officials — appeared to support greater gun control. See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Giffords testifies at heated Senate hearing on gun control Los Angeles Times Her words, read from a single, handwritten page, were among the camera-ready scenes as the Senate began hearings on gun control Wednesday, in a charged atmosphere with each side reaching for emotional force. The former congresswoman, still ... See all stories on this topic »

Chuck Schumer hopes to wrangle conservative Republicans to move gun ... New York Daily News WASHINGTON - After assembling an impressive bipartisan coalition for an immigration-reform plan, Sen. Chuck Schumer hopes to repeat the trick on gun control legislation by corralling Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and other conservative Republicans as ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

Mark Kelly Testifies At Senate Hearing On Gun Control Huffington Post WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Former U.S. astronaut Mark Kelly pushed for gun-control measures on Wednesday by recalling in chilling detail the massacre that nearly killed his wife, former Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Testifying before ... See all stories on this topic »

As the Senate Debates Gun Control New York Times Justin Cronin's love letter to responsible gun ownership (“Confessions of a Liberal Gun Owner,” Op-Ed, Jan. 28) doesn't change this liberal's position one iota. I, too, grew up in the Northeast, where I learned to handle firearms for target and skeet ... See all stories on this topic »

FACT CHECK: As gun control debate heats up, claims get sloppy Washington Post WASHINGTON — The intensifying gun-control debate has given rise to sloppy claims on both sides. Here's a sampling, with the first two examples from the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on guns Wednesday, and the third from Vice President Joe ... See all stories on this topic »

Giffords Tells Senate Panel: 'You Must Act' on Guns Wall Street Journal Gun-rights activists and shooting victims gathered Wednesday at a Senate hearing focused on whether to tighten laws after the December slaying of children at a Connecticut school brought national attention to firearms policy. Jerry Seib joins Lunch ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Gun control debate intensifies in Senate hearing Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON -- There was little common ground between gun-control advocates and opponents at the first congressional hearing on guns since the massacre of children and teachers at Newtown, Conn. “This is such a hard debate because people have ... See all stories on this topic »

1/30: Congress begins work on gun control; NOLA restaurants thriving post-Katrina CBS News The Senate Judiciary Committee assembled for the first Congressional gun control hearing. Nancy Cordes reports on the first day of heated testimony between gun advocates and opponents; And, New Orleans had 809 restaurants the day before Katrina hit, ... See all stories on this topic » CBS News

Gun control: inklings of a compromise in the Great Gun Debate Christian Science Monitor If the Senate is going to pass legislation to prevent gun violence, the early returns are that elevating gun trafficking to a federal offense and expanded background checks for weapons sales are in – but a ban on assault weapons and limits on magazine ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Former Rep. Giffords appears at gun control hearing Fox News Senators heard from both sides today on the gun issue but besides the usual suspects there was a surprise witness today with one very special point of view. Chief congressional correspondent Mike Emanuel is on Capitol Hill tonight. Some six weeks after ... See all stories on this topic »

Cuomo plummets in polls after NY gun control law Wall Street Journal ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's popularity among New Yorkers plummeted among Republicans, Democrats and independents just days after he enacted the first gun control measure in the nation following the Sandy Hook school massacre in ... See all stories on this topic »

Newtown residents at hearing urge more gun control CBS News Several hundred residents, many wearing stickers urging more gun control measures, attended a public hearing organized by the General Assembly's task force on gun violence prevention and children's safety created in the wake of the Dec. 14 shooting at ... See all stories on this topic »

The gun-control debate Washington Post When politicians say they believe in the right to bear arms, even when advocating for gun control, it is code for saying: “Don't worry, gun lobby, we are really with you.” The Founders intended the Constitution to be a living document. It is way past ... See all stories on this topic »

Giffords seeks "bold" action as Congress takes up gun control Reuters Obama's gun restrictions face a difficult challenge getting through the Democratic-led Senate and Republican-led House of Representatives, where many Republicans and some pro-gun Democrats have long opposed stronger gun-control laws. 'AWASH IN ... See all stories on this topic »

Gun Control Divide on Display During Senate Hearings U.S. News & World Report Gabrielle Giffords and Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, provided a stark contrast of opinion and personal history with firearms during a hearing on gun control on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Giffords, who was ... See all stories on this topic » U.S. News & World Report

Gabrielle Giffords' Emotional Plea for Senate 'Courage' on Gun Control ABC News A determined former congresswoman Gabriel Giffords urged the Senate today in a halting but forceful voice to have "courage" in considering new gun control legislation, and after delivering her emotional plea was received by President Obama at the White ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Gayle Trotter Testimony Captivates Senate Gun Control Hearing Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- Lawyer and gun rights activist Gayle Trotter gave vivid testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee at a Wednesday hearing on gun violence. Trotter, a senior fellow at the conservative Independent Women's Forum, argued that a proposed ... See all stories on this topic »

Gun control 101: Do Americans often use firearms in self-defense? Christian Science Monitor How often do Americans use firearms in self-defense? That's a basic question whose answer could shed much light on the gun control discussion now swirling through Washington. Skip to next paragraph. In Pictures: American Gun Culture. Related stories ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Witnesses tangle over background checks at gun control hearing Fox News Influential figures on both sides of the gun control debate tangled Wednesday over the effectiveness of background checks, with the husband of wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urging an overhaul and a top National Rifle Association official ... See all stories on this topic »

Editorial: Gun-control debate is personal for Chicagoans Chicago Sun-Times In Washington, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday held the Capitol's first gun-control hearing since 20 children were shot dead in Newtown, Conn. But here in Chicago, we were thinking of Hadiya Pendleton. Just a week after she performed as a ... See all stories on this topic »

Gabby Giffords Makes Appearance at Gun Control Talks ABC News Gabby Giffords Makes Appearance at Gun Control Talks. The former congresswoman implored Congress to act against gun violence. 03:03 | 01/30/2013. Related Links: Watch: Witness Urges Women to Carry Guns · Watch: What Could Have Saved Gabrielle ... See all stories on this topic »

Gun Control vs. Mind Control Huffington Post (blog) The tragic shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School have unleashed a torrent of public discussion and legislative proposals on gun control. Nationally, however, unless this debate can be framed as more than a fight about gun rights, it seems ... See all stories on this topic »

Video: The gun lobby vs. gun control Detroit Free Press On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held its first hearings on potential gun control reforms. Here is video of the National Rifle Association's Wayne LaPierre, former House member Gabrielle Giffords and others on the gun control debate. Here ... See all stories on this topic »

UConn/Courant Poll: Adults Favor Gun Control in Post-Newtown Era Hartford Courant A majority of state residents support a broad array of gun control measures and say the Newtown shootings have swayed their opinions, according to a new University of Connecticut/Hartford Courant poll. Connecticut residents are more likely to call for ... See all stories on this topic »

Poll: Pennsylvanians support gun control, especially background checks Allentown Morning Call WASHINGTON — As Washington wrangles over the historically contentious issue of how to limit gun violence, voters in Pennsylvania — a state with a long hunting culture and hundreds of thousands of gun owners — want stricter national gun control. See all stories on this topic »

Gun Control Hearing Features Gabrielle Giffords, NRA Official Wayne LaPierre Huffington Post Not everyone agreed, underscoring the national political divide over gun control. Giffords' 80-word plea was the day's most riveting moment, delivered in a hushed, halting voice two years after the Arizona Democrat suffered head wounds in a Tucson ... See all stories on this topic »

Gabby Giffords Speaks on Gun Control: 'The Time Is Now' RollingStone.com Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords prepares to give an opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee during hearing about gun control on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson/Getty Images. By Tim Dickinson. January 30, 2013 1:50 PM ET ... See all stories on this topic » RollingStone.com

NRA vs. Giffords' husband at Senate gun control hearing CBS News Gabrielle Giffords / Getty Images/CBS News. Updated 9:15 a.m. ET. Today, the debate over gun control gets its first congressional hearing since President Obama proposed sweeping reforms to help tackle escalating gun violence in the United States. See all stories on this topic »

Gun Violence, Tyranny and Recess Appointments New York Times (blog) The opening act of the Senate Judiciary Committee's first hearing on gun control since the Newtown massacre showed, on the one hand, that we have a serious problem with firearm violence and, on the other, that our elected leaders have little stomach to ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

Gabrielle Giffords appeals to Congress for gun control Dallas Morning News "The time is now. You must act. Be bold, be courageous, Americans are counting on you," she told the Senate Judiciary Committee at Congress' first gun control hearing since 20 elementary school children were shot to death in Newtown, Conn., late last year. See all stories on this topic »

Chicago & gun control: 40 shootings in 30 days TheBlaze.com (blog) Last year, the city of Chicago suffered with more than 500 homicides, despite having some of the strictest gun control laws in the country. Here we are just 30 days into 2013 and at least 40 are already dead in the Windy City. For anyone who can ... See all stories on this topic »

Gun Control Activist Protesting How Easy it is to Buy Guns, is a Rapist FrontPage Magazine Jerome McCorry organized a protest against a gun show, claiming that the gun show made it too easy to buy guns. Why did that worry him? Perhaps because because the easy availability of guns might have made his career as a rapist more dangerous. See all stories on this topic »

Gun control Part III – Some final questions for Matt and closing remarks ScienceBlogs (blog) It is impossible to do randomized controlled trials on whole countries after all. I would ask a few questions in response to this rebuttal, however. Matt, what do you think about about data that demonstrates, within our own country, higher gun ... See all stories on this topic »

Congress begins work on gun control Christian Science Monitor Congress begins work on gun control. The Senate Judiciary Committee assembled for the first Congressional gun control hearing. The first day of testimony between gun advocates and opponents was heated. About video ads ... See all stories on this topic »

Mark Kelly on Gun Control: 'This Time Must Be Different' ABC News Mark Kelly on Gun Control: 'This Time Must Be Different'. Kelly says the right to own guns doesn't belong to terrorists, criminals or the mentally ill. 06:31 | 01/30/2013. Share: Transcript for Mark Kelly on Gun Control: 'This Time Must Be Different ... See all stories on this topic »

Baltimore Co. chief joins fight in Congress for gun control Baltimore Sun Speaking at an emotional hearing on federal gun control proposals, Baltimore County Police Chief James W. Johnson urged lawmakers Wednesday to close loopholes and ban assault weapon sales or risk more tragedies like the recent elementary school ... See all stories on this topic » Baltimore Sun

Giffords asks Congress for bold gun control bill at Senate hearing New York Post Former US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is assisted by her husband, Navy Captain Mark Kelly, right, prior to a Senate Judiciary committee hearing on gun violence today. WASHINGTON – Heroic gunshot survivor Gabby Giffords today pleaded to a Senate panel that ... See all stories on this topic » New York Post

Peter Funt: No movement on gun control Monterey County Herald For many Americans, not just those who live in Newtown or Aurora or Tucson, this was the big moment. Finally, the Senate Judiciary Committee would address the burning issue of gun violence in America. What they got at Wednesday's high-profile hearing ... See all stories on this topic »

Leahy, LaPierre and the Vermont paradox Chicago Tribune The fact that is hard for many people to grasp is that it doesn't matter much how easy it is to get a gun if the people who get them are law-abiding. The danger comes when criminals get guns. But the people most affected by gun control laws are the ... See all stories on this topic »

Gun Control: Rookie Latino GOP Senator Ted Cruz Takes on Big Dems Fox News "Attempts to put law-abiding gun makers out of business hardly qualify as "modest common-sense gun control. Instead, they are a manifestation of an unabashed agenda to deprive law abiding citizens of our rights to keep and bear arms," Cruz wrote in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Gun control is not the answer to gun violence Daily Athenaeum The contentious issue of gun control has come to the spotlight in the political arena in wake of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy. Several of the states that already had some of the strictest gun laws have recently passed, or at least attempted to pass ... See all stories on this topic »

Gun Control, Violence Dominating Colorado Debate CBS Local The legislative action on guns came as Congress began its first gun control hearing since 20 elementary school children were shot to death in Newtown, Conn., late last year. A look at the gun control developments Wednesday in Colorado: ___. Republican ... See all stories on this topic » CBS Local

School marshals considered in Calif. gun control debate News10.net The proposal illustrates the deep divide in the gun control debate in these post-Sandy Hook times: Pitting proponents of tighter gun control regulations against gun supporters who want to protect children with more guns. "We've laid off thousands of ... See all stories on this topic » News10.net

Freshman congressman argues against gun control Austin News The anti-gun control event comes as lawmakers in Washington debate new regulations which potentially include an assault rifle ban, limits on high-capacity magazines, and universal background checks. The National Rifle Association opposes these ... See all stories on this topic »

Some lawmakers on panel reviewing gun control are gun owners Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Lindsey Graham keeps an AR-15 at home, a semi-automatic rifle similar to the weapon used recently in the mass shooting at a Newtown, Connecticut, school. But he is far from the only U.S. lawmaker who has a ... See all stories on this topic »

Dems, GOP Clash At US Senate Gun Control Hearing CBS Local MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords gave a brief, but emotional, testimony before a Senate panel looking into gun violence Wednesday. “Speaking is difficult, but I need to say something important. Violence is a big problem. See all stories on this topic » CBS Local

New shooting makes this the right day for gun-control debate Arizona Republic Don't tell me that the day of a highly publicized fatal shooting is not the proper time to talk about gun control. It's the perfect time. And it should happen here, in Arizona, where for some reason the Legislature and the governor either have no ... See all stories on this topic »

Revisiting a misguided gun control agenda Minnesota Daily This will be my final response to Earl McDowell's letter to the editor in the Jan. 22 Minnesota Daily, “Guns kill people, Mr. Pierre” and his letter in the Jan. 29 Daily, “Guns kill people, revisited,” and it is obvious that this exchange could go back ... See all stories on this topic » Gun control supporters urge Obama to bypass Congress on new measures Fox News But Supporters of tougher gun controls are growing increasingly worried lawmakers won't pass any substantial measures and have begun to focus their efforts elsewhere. A number of Obama allies across the country have called on public employee pension ... See all stories on this topic » Senate hearing pits NRA, gun-control supporters Huffington Post WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association and gun-control advocates, including the husband of wounded former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, are facing off at the year's first Senate hearing on curbing gun violence. Wednesday's Senate Judiciary ... See all stories on this topic » Gun control, 5 common-ground steps: Our view USA TODAY As Congress starts hearings today on gun violence, even the most ardent supporters of a new ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines concede they face an uphill battle. That doesn't make the ban a lost cause, or an unworthy one, in the wake ... See all stories on this topic » Jon Stewart on gun control: Awkward Washington Post Jon Stewart shot himself in the foot on Monday's “Daily Show” when he interviewed Bob Costas about the gun control comments the sportscaster had made during a football game, landing Costas in hot water last month. During Costas's appearance on the ... See all stories on this topic » Sandy Hook hearing reveals sharp divide on gun control CNN His son, James, was among the 20 children and seven adults killed by Adam Lanza on December 14 in Newtown, Connecticut -- an event so horrific that it has since spawned a federal task force and kick-started a national conversation about gun control. See all stories on this topic » NRA: Gun control proposals "will fail" CBS News Despite the momentum gun-control advocates have gained since the Newtown shootings, it will be difficult for them to prevail in Congress this year because of the popularity of guns in many states - including several represented by Democratic senators ... See all stories on this topic » Bob Costas comes down on gun control with Jon Stewart USA TODAY Nearly two months after first discussing Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher's murder-suicide, Bob Costas appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart with searing remarks about the state of gun control and again took issue with a culture he ... See all stories on this topic » NRA says more gun control not a serious proposal U.S. News & World Report WASHINGTON (AP) — Banning some assault weapons and requiring background checks for all firearms purchases aren't a serious attempt to reduce gun violence, a top National Rifle Association official warned Tuesday as Congress geared up for the year's ... See all stories on this topic » The Congressional 'Dance' on Gun Control Huffington Post These days I'm walking the congressional corridors as a volunteer advocate for gun control, helping an impressive coalition of mayors, police leaders, clergy and even a handful of sportsmen groups push for an assault weapons ban, a limit on high ... See all stories on this topic » Angry Gun Control Debate Does Collateral Damage Town Hall The Great Gun Debate shows American political discourse at its irrational worst; with both left and right promoting panic and hysteria that distracts attention from the nation's truly menacing problems. Instead of addressing crushing deficits, economic ... See all stories on this topic » NRA: More Gun Control Not A Serious Proposal Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- Wayne LaPierre, chief executive of the National Rifle Association, will tell members of Congress on Wednesday that "law-abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of violent or deranged criminals," and the government should not ... See all stories on this topic » Supporters of gun control rally at Herrera Beutler's local office The Columbian A group of gun-control advocates rally outside the Vancouver office of U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, on Tuesday. They want the congresswoman to support President Barack Obama's gun control proposals. photo. By Stevie Mathieu. A group of ... See all stories on this topic » California Lawmakers Consider Range Of Gun Control Measures CBS Local SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — California lawmakers promised Tuesday to move cautiously as they consider tighter restrictions on handguns, assault rifles and ammunition purchases, proposals that would add to state regulations already among the toughest in ... See all stories on this topic » CBS Local Professor speaks up about gun control UTA The Shorthorn I confess. I own a gun. Along with approximately 100 million other Americans, I have a gun in my home. My gun, a 12 gauge pump shotgun, came to me as part of my father's estate when he died. The gun stands unloaded behind a stack of old clothes in the ... See all stories on this topic » Lawsuit Filed Challenging New York Gun Control WGRZ-TV BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Hamburg Attorney James Tresmond officially filed a lawsuit Tuesday aimed at reversing New York's "toughest in the nation" gun control law. Tresmond filed the suit on behalf of two plaintiffs that he described as "both Erie County gun ... See all stories on this topic » WGRZ-TV How far apart are Virginians from gun control compromise? WDBJ7 A new Roanoke College poll sheds light on how people in Virginia feel about guns. Roanoke College Professor Harry Wilson conducted the poll. he's no stranger to polling, but says it's been a while since he's asked about guns, and despite recent events ... See all stories on this topic » A new approach to gun control The Daily News of Newburyport Having just read a story from Fox News titled “Obama slams GOP over gun debate,” President Obama charged “that the GOP in the House of Representatives wasn't willing to work with him or listen to the American public concerning the issue of gun control. See all stories on this topic » Dozens seek answers on new gun control law at public forum News 10NBC Gun owners turned out in force Tuesday night with scores of questions and opinions about New York's new gun laws. News10NBC received questions from you about it, including one man wondering if the state will really spend more than $30-million dollars ... See all stories on this topic » News 10NBC Bipartisan Hunting Buddies New York Times From members of the National Rifle Association to the most passionate gun-control advocates, no one wants to live in a country where innocent children are killed indiscriminately. This is a problem for all Americans — not just the government — and we ... See all stories on this topic » Tyrants favor gun control, too Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online The rush by local and national political operatives to effectively strip citizens of their right to own a gun of their choice is now in full motion. Part of their strategy is to say that hunters don't need those kinds of weapons or magazine sizes ... See all stories on this topic » The Post Most: EntertainmentMost-viewed stories,videos, and galleries in the ... Washington Post (blog) During Costas's appearance on the Comedy Central show, Stewart wondered what it was like to be at the epicenter of the gun control argument. Costas set off a firestorm during his halftime slot of an NBC Sunday football broadcast in early December when ... See all stories on this topic » Local Gun Owner Speaks Out About Gun Control Debate KCOY.com SANTA MARIA, Calif.- Nearly seven weeks after the deadly Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Congress is gearing up for their first hearing on gun control. One local man is fired up, saying he thinks he has a right to have whatever guns he wants. See all stories on this topic » After Bitter Gun Control Hearing, Connecticut Lawmakers Take Up Mental Health Huffington Post After a bitterly contentious and emotional hearing on gun control yesterday -- the first since 20 children and six educators were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School -- the Connecticut legislature today takes up the issue of mental health and ... See all stories on this topic » NY gun control law likely to survive repeal effort Kingston Daily Freeman ALBANY, N.Y. — The campaign to repeal the state's new gun control law faces daunting odds, but that's not deterring legislators who are drawing up a bill to do just that. “For a long time, I've felt that if you don't try, you'll never succeed,” Sen ... See all stories on this topic » Op-Ed: Gun control fails rationality test Washington Examiner On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the various gun control proposals that have been floated in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shootings. Although they are said to be merely "reasonable regulations" of the Second ... See all stories on this topic » Gun Control Meeting Draws Emotion WBNG-TV Town Of Union, NY (WBNG Binghamton) An information session intended to educate the public on New York's new gun control bill drew a packed and emotional hall Tuesday. The meeting is one of several in the wake of the NY SAFE Act approved earlier this ... See all stories on this topic » Can Australia teach the US about gun control? Aljazeera.com Can Australia teach the US about gun control? Jan 30. Episode. Tweet · Pin It. Can Australia teach the US about gun control? We look at the effects of Australia's 1996 gun reform. Gun show. Semi-automatic rifles were on display for sale at The Nation's ... See all stories on this topic » California lawmakers kick off gun-control debate at Capitol The San Luis Obispo Tribune Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Senator Kevin de Leon, D- Los Angeles look at an assault rifle that was being demonstrated by the Department of Justice during a Legislative informational hearing on gun laws on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 at ... See all stories on this topic » The San Luis Obispo Tribune Alabama police chiefs weigh in on gun control debate WBRC It's not everyday every police chief in Alabama is in one room. A bi-annual conference of Alabama police chiefs brought them to Montgomery for continuing education training. But guns and their role in society was on each chief's mind. "We have over 20 ... See all stories on this topic » Dozens Pack Into Public Meeting on Gun Control Law WGRZ-TV CLARENCE, NY-- New York's new gun control law was the focus of a heated public meeting in Clarence Tuesday. Many angry gun owners showed up to let the State Police and officials with the Division of Criminal Justice Services know how they feel about ... See all stories on this topic » WGRZ-TV Reid insists he will bring gun-control legislation to Senate floor Las Vegas Sun In the Senate, the formal review of gun control on begins on Wednesday with a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee about gun violence. National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre and Mark Kelly, husband of gun violence victim and former ... See all stories on this topic » Courier-Journal Bluegrass Poll | Many of President Obama's gun-control ... The Courier-Journal Obama Talks Gun Control With Law Enforcement: President Barack Obama met with municipal police and political leaders Monday to discuss gun control and get their support to pass legislation through Congress. See all stories on this topic » Green Beret Group Lobbies Against Gun Control Military.com More than 1,100 former and current Army Special Forces troops -- Green Berets -- have reportedly put their names to a letter condemning any efforts to restrict gun ownership following the massacre of 20 students and six staff at Sandy Hill Elementary ... See all stories on this topic » Father of Newtown victim heckled at gun control hearing Salon The hearings, which lasted several hours, brought out around 1500 people to the Capitol, including a number of NRA supporters as well as proponents on harsher gun control measures. But the Connecticut Post reports that the crowds, mostly dominated by ... See all stories on this topic » Salon McConnell Doubts Reid's Commitment to Gun Control Roll Call Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., sought Tuesday to put his Democratic counterpart in a box on the gun control issue, challenging his commitment to bringing gun legislation to the floor. “I'm unclear yet as to whether the majority leader ... See all stories on this topic » Roll Call Gun control and the government's abuse of power The Citizen.com (blog) My objection to the current gun control effort in Washington, D.C., is only half about guns. The other half is about abuse of power. No matter which side of the gun debate you favor, you should be concerned. Obama is not alone in trampling the ... See all stories on this topic » The Citizen.com (blog) Sikhs Support Obama's Executive Order on Gun Control New America Media Dr. Rajwant Singh, chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education, was recently invited to the White House for an event where President Obama signed an executive directive for gun control. "The Sikh community, while empathizing with the victims ... See all stories on this topic » The Gun Debate: Lawmakers eye troubled background check system Fox News This is the latest in a Fox News series examining the controversy over gun violence and gun control. It is the first line of defense against crime guns: the background check. Representing one of the few limits on Americans' Second Amendment rights, the ... See all stories on this topic » Hypocritical on gun control (Editor's Inbox) Mason City Globe Gazette It is shameful and pathetic how President Obama and Vice President Biden have used children as a backdrop to push their agenda of gun control against our Second Amendment, then say it needs to be passed even if only one child's life is saved. See all stories on this topic » Pass sensible gun-control laws (Editor's Inbox) Mason City Globe Gazette What a specious, short-sighted column regarding gun control a former Globe Gazette editor shared with us recently. Guns kill thousands of people every year. The NFL doesn't. Video games don't. Guns do. And it's about time that people on the fringe of ... See all stories on this topic » Salt Lake police chief meets with Obama to talk gun control Deseret News Chris Burbank was among a group of police chiefs who met for about an hour Monday with President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and others at the White House to talk about the divisive issue of gun control in America. What many of the police ... See all stories on this topic » Deseret News Gun control 2013: Mark Kelly tells CNN he and Giffords used NRA practice range ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) Kelly, a retired astronaut and 25 year veteran of the Navy, is now pushing gun control through a new organization he recently started with Giffords called Americans for Responsible Solutions, which has both a lobbying arm of its own and a super PAC to ... See all stories on this topic » ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) Should Supreme Court Consider NY's Gun Control Law? WBNG-TV Ithaca, NY (WBNG Binghamton) The second amendment has taken center stage in the debate over gun control, especially in New York. Among the most contested aspects of the law is whether it violates the constitution. New York's SAFE Act is considered the ... See all stories on this topic » WBNG-TV Michigan clergy ask Snyder for stricter gun control AnnArbor.com ... Snyder to take the lead on addressing gun violence during a prayer service outside the Michigan Capitol on Tuesday. Bishop James Williams of Detroit's Spirit and Truth Christian Ministries is urging Snyder not to leave gun control to the federal ... See all stories on this topic » Committee kills business-related gun-control bill Sioux Falls Argus Leader PIERRE — A South Dakota legislative panel decided Monday that businesses should keep the right to ban guns in vehicles parked in their lots. By an 8-4 vote, the House Commerce Committee killed a bill that would have prohibited businesses from ... See all stories on this topic » Ulster County lawmakers withdraw gun control resolution Kingston Daily Freeman The action by the two Democrats comes just days after hundreds of gun rights advocates descended on a Legislature meeting to decry gun control laws. But Gregorius said the outcry did not play a role in the decision. “The fact is, they didn't address ... See all stories on this topic » Gun control marchers gather in DC 'to bring sanity back' Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online Nancy Gardiner, of Trumbull, Conn., (left) takes part in the March on Washington for Gun Control Jan. 26. Gardiner said she attended the march with families of Newtown, Conn., where 26 people were killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. See all stories on this topic » Gun control, healthcare reform, national debt: US Rep. Charlie Dent tackles ... Patriot-News From the economy, to the national debt, to gun control, immigration and climate control, U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent on Tuesday covered a broad swath of issues as he met with scores of new constituents from his newly carved 15th congressional district. For ... See all stories on this topic » The Hippest, Coolest Gun Control Ads Of The Last 15 Years BuzzFeed And now, with the Obama administration committed to passing gun control measures, I expect to see some big name ad creatives producing some memorable/shocking/explosive advertising in the coming months. It's often memorable; it may well also be ... See all stories on this topic » Community members comment on gun control Hilltop Views As the debates on gun control continue, Texans and students, faculty and staff at St. Edward's University are reexamining their own views on gun control. “Gun owners need to be responsible,” said Sergeant Richard Guajardo, an instructor in the School ... See all stories on this topic » Parents Of Massacre Victims United In Grief, Divided On Gun Control Hartford Courant Laurie Perez reports live from the Capitol, where a public debate was held Monday over gun control legislation. By JON LENDER and CHRISTOPHER KEATING, jlender@courant.com The Hartford Courant. 11:20 p.m. EST, January 28, 2013. HARTFORD — ... See all stories on this topic » Police chiefs, sheriffs divided over gun control measures NBCNews.com (blog) In urging law enforcement leaders to back new gun control efforts, President Barack Obama is asking police chiefs and county sheriffs to unite behind a cause they don't even agree about among themselves. Obama said Monday that he was seeking a "basic ... See all stories on this topic » Maryland's gun control paradox Baltimore Sun For critics of gun control, Maryland, and particularly Baltimore, are proof of the pointlessness and even dangerousness of seeking to make legal access to firearms more difficult. Maryland has some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation ... See all stories on this topic » Obama turns to police officers in gun control fight Reuters Obama, who has made stricter gun control measures a top policy goal for this year, reiterated his desire that lawmakers pass measures he recently unveiled to curb gun violence, including an assault weapons ban and universal background checks for gun ... See all stories on this topic » Strong Majority of Americans, NRA Members Back Gun Control U.S. News & World Report The results of Johns Hopkins survey, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, indicate broad support for a variety of gun control measures. About 70 percent of respondents supported bans on military-style semiautomatic weapons and high ... See all stories on this topic » U.S. News & World Report Why this gun control debate has been different Washington Post (blog) That the gun control debate hasn't faded from public view owes much to the media. Over the last month and a half, news organizations have covered the shooting in Newtown, Conn., in a fundamentally different way than they have others. And that's because ... See all stories on this topic » Debate over futuristic 'smart gun' technology resumes as gun control issue ... New York Daily News To the gun groups, the idea of using technology to control who can fire a gun smacks of a limitation on personal rights, particularly if it might be mandated by government. At the same time, some gun control advocates worry that such technology, by ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News Foxx backs gun control but declines mayors group Charlotte Observer WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 16: Flanked by mayors and gun control activists, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak (C) speaks during a news conference January 16, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns held a news ... See all stories on this topic » Charlotte Observer Sheriff Mike Scott against new gun control The News-Press Mack said many of the sheriffs on the list have vowed they will not enforce federal gun regulations if they become law. President Barack Obama has voiced his support for increased gun control following a shooting in Newtown, Conn., last month that left ... See all stories on this topic » Talking gun control and Sandy Hook, Gov. Scott Walker says person was killed ... PolitiFact He added that if gun control efforts are "just focused on the weapon, that gets away from the question of who are the people committing these heinous acts and what is it that's happening that we're not able to prevent them from doing that." Walker has ... See all stories on this topic » MSNBC Continues To Push One-Sided Gun Control 'Debate' NewsBusters (blog) As with the majority of gun control segments on MSNBC, no pro-gun representatives are ever invited on to speak on behalf of the Second Amendment. Instead, Roberts has continued the long list of MSNBCers who are pushing for greater gun control and ... See all stories on this topic » LBJ School hosts conversation about gun control UT The Daily Texan As the national conversation about firearms remains hot following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, UT hosted a panel discussion Monday night about the issues of gun control and the Second Amendment. State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, D-Austin, ... See all stories on this topic » UT The Daily Texan Hundreds Line Up to Speak at Gun Control Hearing NBC Connecticut The wait to get into the legislative office building in Hartford for a hearing of the Bipartisan Task Force on Gun Violence Prevention and Children's Safety, was around two hours and 1,300 members of the public expressed interest in speaking. The ... See all stories on this topic » NBC Connecticut CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS ANNOUNCE 9 GUN CONTROL BILLS KIEM AB 48 (Asm. Nancy Skinner, D- Berkeley) Requires reporting of ammunition sales, requires licensing of ammunition dealers, and establishes other controls on ammunition sales similar to current controls on firearms sales. "When we have safeguards in ... See all stories on this topic » On Both Sides Of Gun Debate, Passionate Feelings Hartford Courant One gun control critic invoked the words of both Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, prompting Senate President Don Williams to tartly note that both men were themselves victims of gun violence. Michael Aron of West Hartford said the Social Security ... See all stories on this topic » A gun-control model that has been proved effective Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) In a debate with CNN host Piers Morgan last week, Newt Gingrich was asked whether the Second Amendment guarantees the right to possess automatic weapons. Basically, he said no, it does not. “I think .50-caliber machine guns would be bizarre,” Gingrich ... See all stories on this topic » Opinions Split at Connecticut Gun Control Hearing NBC Bay Area Opinions Split at Connecticut Gun Control Hearing. 1,300 people have signed up to speak at a hearing Monday, which could go on past midnight. By Liz Dahlem and LeAnne Gendreau. | Monday, Jan 28, 2013 | Updated 5:15 PM PST. View Comments (. ) ... See all stories on this topic » Focus on crime, not guns Baltimore Sun (blog) I do not believe in any form of gun control, and I think it will ultimately kill more law-abiding Americans than any other law. The vast majority of Americans believe in the Second Amendment and that infringing on one's right to defend oneself is a ... See all stories on this topic » Criminals won't obey gun control laws Billings Gazette After reading many letters and watching much television "news" regarding gun control and finding most of it uninformed except by emotion or just plain ignorant, I felt the need to write. The idea that an AR-15 is somehow more dangerous than a similar ... See all stories on this topic » Rep. Terri Sewell talks gun control, immigration and debt ceiling in ... al.com (blog) Terri Sewell in a Montgomery town hall meeting called for “common sense” gun control, said immigration is a federal problem to solve and criticized partisan gridlock in Congress. Sewell, a native of Selma, was holding her first Montgomery town hall ... See all stories on this topic » Raw: Gun Control Debates Continue The Associated Press Statistics Report. Published on Jan 28, 2013. Pushing gun control reforms, President Barack Obama on Monday turned to law enforcement leaders who had direct experience with mass shootings, while Connecticut families still push for change. (Jan 28) ... See all stories on this topic » A Response to David Mamet Daily Beast David Mamet's Newsweek piece on gun control was a bizarre, inaccurate rant, says Michael Tomasky. Like · Tweet. A Response to David Mamet. I remember reading a profile of David Mamet in the Times Magazine many years ago, about which the only thing ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Beast Obama: I Recognize Gun Control 'Elicits A Lot Of Passion All Across The Country' CBS Local President Barack Obama meets with representatives from the Major Cities Chiefs Association and Major Counties Sheriffs Association to discuss the Administration's plans to reduce gun violence in America at the White House on Jan. 28, 2013 in Washington ... See all stories on this topic » CBS Local Op-Eds Offer Fresh Perspectives on Gun Control Governing (blog) Eric Sharp, a former outdoors writer for the Detroit Free Press and an avid hunter, offers some pragmatic gun-control solutions that he says shouldn't hamper a shooting sportsman's game. He dismisses proposals to ban military-style semiautomatic rifles ... See all stories on this topic » David Mamet On Gun Control: Playwright Defends Private Ownership, And More ... Huffington Post The Pulitzer Prize-winning author went on to contest President Obama's position on gun control, calling the "so-called" assault weapons ban a "hoax" and a "political appeal to the ignorant." Today, Michael Tomasky takes on Mamet's "bizarre rant" in The ... See all stories on this topic » Gun control fears lead to spent shelves at gun stores Marietta Daily Journal To Flynn, the cost increase is clearly related to the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in December, which was followed immediately by calls for renewed gun control. “We have heard an array of reasons such as people feel ... See all stories on this topic » Montclair Joins Fight for Stricter Gun Control Patch.com More than 200 people, including mayors and local and state politicians, were in attendance to throw their support behind the gun control initiatives proposed at the state and federal level. The Montclair contingent was organized by the local grassroots ... See all stories on this topic » Gun Control: Background checks peak in week after Conn shooting The Times Herald WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI said Monday it conducted more background checks for firearms sales and permits to carry guns the week following the Newtown, Conn., shooting massacre that it has in any other one-week period since 1998. The second ... See all stories on this topic » Golden: Shifting the gun control debate from hunting to lethal unmanned aircraft The Jersey Journal - NJ.com By CARL GOLDEN. Coming to the realization that insisting automatic weapons with high capacity magazines be available for sporting use wasn't gaining much traction among the general public, gun rights advocates have shifted their rationale to argue that ... See all stories on this topic » Gun control proposals could save American lives nwitimes.com 2013-01-29T00:00:00Z 2013-01-28T17:35:07Z Gun control proposals could save American lives nwitimes.com. 1 minute ago. (0) Comments. People opposing our president's new request for gun control must not understand what he proposes to Congress. See all stories on this topic » Oak Creek police chief talks gun control with President Obama Newsradio 620 WASHINGTON - Oak Creek Police Chief John Edwards joined a "Who's Who" of chiefs from cities and towns who have dealt with gun violence. He said the President and other top officials asked for ideas to curb the problem. "This is an issue that illicits a ... See all stories on this topic » Gun Control, 3-D Printing And Airport Security - The Coming Age Of Terahertz Seeking Alpha Gun control and the detection of illegal weapons have been front and center in the media since the tragedy at Newtown. Gun control will be a hard sell even after this tragedy, so the push to place blame and attention to other gun control initiatives ... See all stories on this topic » Colo. Lawmakers Debating Over Gun Control Measures KREX News Channel 5 Democrats say they are still planning to pursue gun control measures including expanded background checks for gun purchases and a possible statewide assault-weapons ban. Gov. John Hickenlooper has called on lawmakers to expand background checks ... See all stories on this topic » Senator Tom Coburn Weighs In On Gun Control News On 6 Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn weighed in on gun control when he stopped by News On 6's new studios this weekend. Senator Coburn said he does not support any of the proposed restrictions on guns and ammunition, but he does support stricter laws ... See all stories on this topic » Media Matters Calls for Gun Control, Carries Illegal Guns to Protect Its Founder FrontPage Magazine Gun control isn't about banning guns, it's about banning people who aren't well-connected from having guns. If you're a Wal-Mart shopper then you're not supposed to have a gun. If you're David Brock, then that's a whole other story… A staffer at left ... See all stories on this topic » Spokane City Council to hear 2 gun control resolutions KREM.com (registration) Fagan said he is worried recent talk about gun control in the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School will lead to a violation of his Second Amendment rights. He wants a resolution stating outright that the City will not do anything that ... See all stories on this topic » Gun Control Bill Draws Big Crowd at NM Roundhouse ABQ Journal Nine states require background checks to buy firearms at gun shows or from private dealers. Five others require the checks at one or the other. New Mexico requires neither. Garcia has said his bill would complement the push for more gun control at the ... See all stories on this topic » Beau Biden seeking support for gun control The News Journal (blog) Posted on January 28, 2013 by Jonathan Starkey. Attorney General Beau Biden is attempting to drum up grassroots support for gun control, asking supporters to sign a petition in favor of a series of state-level gun regulations he recently announced with ... See all stories on this topic » The News Journal (blog) Now Virginia Is Refusing To Listen To Obama On Guns Business Insider While Vice President Joe Biden was in Virginia promoting the White House's plan for gun control, members of the state's House of Delegates introduced a law to undermine the administration. The House of Delegates' Militia, Police, and Public Safety ... See all stories on this topic » Business Insider Congressman Barrow talks gun control, immigration WRDW-TV AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- Democratic Congressman John Barrow stopped by the News 12 studio on Monday to discuss some of the most heated issues that Washington is facing. One of the most hotly-debated issues right now is gun control. President ... See all stories on this topic » Police barred from Vermont gun range over proposed semi-automatic rifle ban Fox News In response, the Burlington Police Department released a statement saying: "It is unfortunate that this important and much-needed community dialogue regarding gun control currently under way in the City of Burlington and across the nation has resulted ... See all stories on this topic » Brokaw, Limbaugh, Nugent among those who link gun control debate ... al.com (blog) BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- "People tell me I don't need an AR-15. My answer is I don't need one any more than Rosa Parks needed to sit in the front of the bus," Marcelo Munoz of Shelby County told a gathering of gun owners and advocates in Montgomery ... See all stories on this topic » NY authorities set gun control forums across the state WKTV ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)- New York law enforcement authorities will be visiting communities across the state to explain the state's new, stricter gun control law. Representatives of the state police and Division of Criminal Justice Services have scheduled ... See all stories on this topic » Virginia Gun Control Laws: General Assembly Has Blocked Most New Proposals ... Huffington Post Amid the renewed gun control debate since the December shooting at a Connecticut elementary school, the General Assembly has blocked most new proposals to restrict where Virginians may carry guns. But legislators are still considering a number of ... See all stories on this topic » Filibusters, Gun Control, and Jafsie OpEdNews Could separate and distinct topics, such as gun control, filibustering and storm damage legislation, which were separated by the use of three dot journalism, actually have a narrative thread which connects them all together? With the new rules for ... See all stories on this topic » 1/29/2013-Gun Control Hearings Hartford Courant long way to go to control gun violence in America and it starts here in. Connecticut. We have been designated; we who have lost so much. As I listened to the testimony, I wondered what the extremist gun owners might be thinking, if they too were listening. See all stories on this topic » Tough gun measures: Obama proposals align with religious leaders' pleas National Catholic Reporter A wide coalition of 47 national Catholic and other religious leaders urged an assault weapons ban and other tough measures against gun violence the day before President Barack Obama announced gun control proposals that largely matched their pleas. See all stories on this topic » National Catholic Reporter Sheriffs' group opposes new gun-control laws Trinidad Times Independent The recent mass shootings in Aurora and Newtown, Conn., has led many private citizens and governmental leaders across the United States to advocate for stricter gun-control laws. The County Sheriffs of Colorado (CSOC) recently released a position paper ... See all stories on this topic » Letter: "We need Wyatt Earp rules for gun control" Worthington Daily Globe He shot quite well from the hip and, indeed, was “a good man with a gun.” We need Wyatt Earp rules for gun control. Check your guns. Radical rhetoric rambling on about machine guns and “tyrannical government” is but the froth of mad dogs. It is nothing ... See all stories on this topic » Obama asks gun-control advocates to listen Newsday Obama asks gun-control advocates to listen. Published: January 27, 2013 9:37 PM. The Associated Press. WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says gun-control advocates should be better listeners in the debate over firearms in America. In an interview ... See all stories on this topic » Gun ban supporters expect tough fight Boston Globe Senator Dianne Feinstein of California spoke during a news conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday that introduced legislation banning assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices. Feinstein championed a similar assault gun ban ... See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe Obama: Gun control supporters must listen more CBS News President Obama said gun control proponents "have to do a little more listening" to second-amendment advocates in an interview with The New Republic, noting that he has a "profound respect" for hunting as a tradition and urging those who support ... See all stories on this topic » Gun show crowd laments impact of gun control debate Allentown Morning Call The shoulder-to-shoulder crowd weaving among dozens of display tables inside a cramped South Whitehall Township hotel told a striking story about the ripple effect of the post-Newtown, Conn., debate over gun control. Thousands anticipating a possible ... See all stories on this topic » Allentown Morning Call Feinstein: Gun control faces uphill climb on Capitol Hill Fox News The Democrat who's introduced an assault weapon ban acknowledges the measure faces an "uphill climb" to pass Congress but says public support is on her side. Sen. Diane Feinstein of California says a coalition of police, clergy and voters would push ... See all stories on this topic » Gun Control Debate: Push For Futuristic Weapons Builds On Embattled Past Huffington Post At the same time, some gun control advocates worry that such technology, by making guns appear falsely safe, would encourage Americans to stock up on even more weapons then they already have in their homes. Without the politics, the notion of using ... See all stories on this topic » Sen. Dianne Feinstein: Gun control faces uphill climb Reno Gazette-Journal Dianne Feinstein of California told CBS television's “Face the Nation” that a coalition of police, clergy and voters would push forward her gun control measure over objections from the nation's largest gun-rights lobbying group, the National Rifle ... See all stories on this topic » Candidates vying for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s seat debate gun control Chicago Tribune Debbie Halvorson found herself alone among leading Democratic candidates Sunday when she indicated she would not support a ban on the semi-automatic firearm used in the Sandy Hook school shooting last month. The former one-term congresswoman ... See all stories on this topic » Leading Democrat: Gun control faces uphill climb U.S. News & World Report Dianne Feinstein, who's leading the push to restore an assault weapon ban, acknowledged on Sunday that the effort faces tough odds to pass Congress and she blamed the nation's largest gun-rights group. Feinstein, D-Calif., on Thursday introduced a bill ... See all stories on this topic » Sunday best: Gun control, ZDT and Paul Ryan Salon “Face the Nation” highlighted a series of views on gun control. New York City police commissioner Ray Kelly, whose job involves fighting crime, said universal background checks on gun sales could have a measurable impact. “About 6 million weapons ... See all stories on this topic » Obama Discusses Gun Control, Tells The New Republic 'We Do Skeet Shooting ... Huffington Post 16, Obama placed the gun control responsibility in the hands of Washington, delivering a series of executive orders. His plans ranged from criminal background checks on all gun sales, to a reinstatement of the assault weapons ban, to a 10-round limit ... See all stories on this topic » Gang Violence and Gun Control American Thinker But with FBI statistics showing more than 1,500,000 members of recognized gangs across the nation and something like 33,000 recognized gangs in the FBI's stats, you'd think Gun Control advocates would list these as a major target of their efforts ... See all stories on this topic » Gun control debate reaches Philly Gun Show 6abc.com NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA - January 27, 2013 (WPVI) -- The threat of tighter gun control laws continues to result in unusually large crowds at gun shows. For example, thousands of people are spending part of this weekend at the National Guard Armory ... See all stories on this topic » 6abc.com Oak Harbor councilmember sparks gun control debate Q13 FOX OAK HARBOR — A failed attempt to ban firearms from city council meetings in Oak Harbor has thrust the Whidbey Island town into the national gun control spotlight. During a public meeting on January 15th, councilmember Rick Almberg proposed that guns ... See all stories on this topic » Q13 FOX Americans march for gun control Telegraph.co.uk Participants held signs reading "Gun Control Now" and "Background checks save lives" among other messages. Other signs were simple and white, with the names of victims of gun violence. About 100 residents from Newtown, where a gunman killed 20 ... See all stories on this topic » FEINSTEIN CONFIDENT GUN CONTROL CAN PASS FOX News Radio FEINSTEIN CONFIDENT GUN CONTROL CAN PASS. Senator Dianne Feinstein believes, in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, that her proposed ban on assault weapons will have enough support to become the law of the land. FOX News Radio's Jeff ... See all stories on this topic » FOX News Radio Turnout for Yesterday's Pro-Gun Control Rally Dwarfed By Yesterday's Anti ... Gawker Turnout for Yesterday's Pro-Gun Control Rally Dwarfed By Yesterday's Anti-Abortion Rally [ Around 6,000 people showed up to yesterday's gun-control rally in Washington, according to NYMag. Reuters reported a vaguer "thousands," including a group of ... See all stories on this topic » “Million Moms for Gun Control” Hold Rally of 6000 in DC FrontPage Magazine Thousands of marchers rallied in Washington in favor of gun control on Saturday, including residents of Newtown, Connecticut, where a mass elementary school shooting reignited the U.S. gun violence debate. The 90-minute rally was organized by Molly ... See all stories on this topic » Congressional views on gun-control proposals divide largely along party lines Winston-Salem Journal North Carolina's two senators and 13 congressional members generally reflect the partisan divide on President Barack Obama's gun-control proposals. Obama has urged legislation requiring background checks for all gun sales and bans on military-style ... See all stories on this topic » DeGette asks public to get involved in gun-control fight Denver Post U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette on Sunday urged Coloradans to enlist friends and family in an effort to get Congress to ban high-capacity magazines and take other steps. "We have got to address the extraordinary gun violence that threatens our country ... See all stories on this topic » Gun control issue in local, national spotlight Kansas State Collegian On Jan. 16, President Barack Obama signed several gun control proposals as part of his current efforts to address the issue of gun violence. In those proposals Obama called for required criminal background checks for all gun sales, a ban on assault ... See all stories on this topic » Mayor: gun background checks make sense WALA-TV FOX10 MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile Mayor Sam Jones said gun control was a big topic of discussion at a mayor's conference he attended in Washington, D.C.. Jones said there were a number of people speaking at the conference on the issue. The mayor said ... See all stories on this topic » Thousands March for Gun Control in DC CBS Local Peyton Tremont, 7, from Falls Church, Virginia, holds an anti-gun sign before a march for stricter gun control laws on January 26, 2013 in Washington, DC. Demonstrators included survivors of the shooting at Virginia Tech, Newtown, Connecticut, and others. See all stories on this topic » CBS Local Humboldt sheriff opposes president's gun control actions Willits News As the gun control debate heats back up, Humboldt County Sheriff Mike Downey has joined a growing number of sheriffs nationwide who oppose what they see as an infringement on the Second Amendment by President Barack Obama and Congress. See all stories on this topic » Serious thought, compromise needed in gun control debate Kansas State Collegian Our nation is obsessed with guns. I've known this, but after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, I saw a trailer for Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest movie, “The Last Stand.” I realize it's an action movie, but the large amount of gunfire in the ... See all stories on this topic » Kansas State Collegian Sen. Feinstein: Passing gun-control legislation is 'hardest' challenge The Hill (blog) Reid has said he will allow an open amendment process for gun-control legislation on the Senate floor — which gun-control proponents fear could weaken a final bill — but Feinstein said on CNN's “State of the Union” Sunday that she would also force a ... See all stories on this topic » Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet: Obama's gun control policy is ... Daily Caller ... of himself and his opponent, alleging that each has more money than he 'needs.' But where in the Constitution is it written that the Government is in charge of determining 'needs'?” Mamet went on to criticize Obama's recent executive actions on gun ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Caller Bob Costas Talks Gun Control On 'Reliable Sources' mediabistro.com ... Costas Talks Gun Control On 'Reliable Sources'. By Alex Weprin on January 27, 2013 1:13 PM. Just a few weeks before the awful shooting in Newtown, CT, NBC Sports anchor Bob Costas dedicated his NFL halftime commentary to the issue of gun control. See all stories on this topic » Nashvillians add voices to push for gun control WBIR-TV Moms and dads on Saturday pushed strollers and led dogs around Sevier Park in a rally for stricter gun control. The newly formed local chapter of Million Moms for Gun Control brought out more than 75 people to the park on only a few days' notice. See all stories on this topic » WBIR-TV Gun control advocates organize firearm buy-back programs KVUE Gun control advocates organize firearm buy-back programs. Gun control advocates organize firearm buy-back programs. Print. print. Email. Email this article. |. Tweet. MORE. MORE! X; Digg · Delicious · Tumblr · LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Newsvine · Reddit ... See all stories on this topic » Texas moms target gun control as gun show opens in Austin KENS 5 TV AUSTIN — A gun-control demonstration at the State Capitol Saturday came on the same day as Austin hosted its first gun show of the year at the Travis County Expo Center. The line of cars and trucks stretched as far as the eye could see Saturday ... See all stories on this topic » Gun Control Debate Has Oklahoma Gun Owners Worried KOKH FOX25 Gun Control Debate Has Oklahoma Gun Owners Worried. OKLAHOMA CITY, OK-- As thousands loaded up on ammo at a gun show on the Oklahoma County Fairgrounds, undercover officers with the Oklahoma City Police Department spotted a convicted ... See all stories on this topic » KOKH FOX25 Some Democratic senators wary of gun control Columbus Dispatch WASHINGTON — As the Senate prepares to begin debating new gun-control measures, some of President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats are poised to frustrate his efforts to enact sweeping limits on weapons. These Democrats from largely rural states ... See all stories on this topic » Mass shootings revisit gun control debate UMKC University News Recent mass shootings at schools, theaters, shopping malls and workplaces have revived the gun control debate in America. A Mother Jones analysis of 62 mass shootings in the U.S. since 1982 found that 2012 was particularly lethal—a finding consistent ... See all stories on this topic » Education Secretary addresses gun control rally in DC American Thinker (blog) Some of the speakers at the rally for gun control in Washington said they were Second Amendment lovers and wouldn't dream of taking away anyone's guns. Education Secretary Arne Duncan: "I'm here less as an education secretary, and more as a dad," ... See all stories on this topic » Pastor goes to DC for gun control talks WISH INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A local pastor left for Washington D.C. Sunday to meet with Vice President Joe Biden to discuss strategies on reducing gun violence. Reverend Charles R. Harrison with the Ten Point Coalition left Sunday to serve as a delegate from ... See all stories on this topic » Jim Messina to Mayor Bloombergs office to talk guns Politico Jim Messina, President Obama's campaign manager who will chair the relaunched, tax-exempt version called “Organizing for Action,” visited New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg's office at City Hall last week to coordinate the fight for gun control ... See all stories on this topic » Politico In wake of Sandy Hook, gun control affects UB University at Buffalo The Spectrum “There is definitely a gun control issue here. There are definitely questions we have to ask moving forward, but at times, the media kept moving footage of the kids crying and of the school. It's just a little insensitive at times. But they're a ... See all stories on this topic » Obama: Gun-Control Advocates Should Listen More KRIS Corpus Christi News WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says gun-control advocates have to do a little more listening than they do sometimes in the debate over firearms in America. Obama tells The New Republic that he has a profound respect for the traditions of hunting ... See all stories on this topic » Lompoc residents march for gun control Lompoc Record The 15 participants marched as part of a local effort tied to One Million Moms 4 Gun Control, which held a march and large rally at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, as well as marches in support of gun control throughout the country. See all stories on this topic » Bowie residents decry gun control efforts Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online Thousands of bills make their way before the General Assembly each legislative year, but in a legislative town hall held over the weekend there seemed to be only one issue residents wanted to discuss: gun control. For about two hours, Delegates Marvin ... See all stories on this topic » Thousands March in Nation's Capital For Gun Control Atlanta Black Star Thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., Saturday to protest escalating gun violence in the nation. The crowd was joined by some lawmakers. Demonstrators inspired by recent tragedies, such as the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, carried signs ... See all stories on this topic » Public comment sought on gun control measure KOBTV4 ... in to YouTube. Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to add kobtv4's video to your playlist. Sign in. Transcript Statistics Report. Published on Jan 27, 2013. Public comment sought on gun control ... See all stories on this topic » Gun control issue zeroes in on background checks Asheville Citizen-Times Gun control- How the permitting process works: Senior writer John Boyle discusses the gun permitting process with Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan and the owners of Leicester Pawn and Gun. Read more Sunday, Jan. 27, online and in the print edition ... See all stories on this topic » Capitol Showdown: Should the federal government enact stricter gun control laws? Towerlight Joe Biden may say we need stricter gun control laws, but guns are not the only way people can kill. Guns are needed for protection from other objects used to killed people. Making gun laws stricter will only make it harder for the “good” guys to obtain ... See all stories on this topic » Congress needs to act on gun control: Editorial NOLA.com After the horrific killings at Sandy Hook Elementary, President Obama appointed a task force led by Vice President Joe Biden to come up with a gun control package. The proposals, which were unveiled Jan. 16, include the reinstatement of a ban on ... See all stories on this topic » Gun Control Advocates Need to Listen to Gun Owners, Obama Says New York Times WASHINGTON – President Obama said that he and his guests go skeet shooting at Camp David “all the time” and that gun control advocates need “to do a little more listening” to understand why so many Americans are wary of government limits on firearms. See all stories on this topic » Obama: Gun-Control Advocates Have to Listen More ABC News President Barack Obama says gun-control advocates have to do a little more listening than they do sometimes in the debate over firearms in America. In an interview with The New Republic, Obama says he has "a profound respect" for the tradition of ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News Nearly 1000 march in DC for gun control Washington Post The Washington Post. A group of residents from Newtown, Conn., joined nearly 1,000 people taking part Saturday in a march on the Mall in support of gun-control measures, hopeful their presence will add momentum to legislative efforts to enact tougher laws. See all stories on this topic » Thousands rally in Washington for gun control USA TODAY WASHINGTON — In the wake of several recent mass shootings, thousands of people gathered Saturday in front of the Capitol for a silent march urging Congress to act on legislation to control guns. Despite chilly temperatures and snow-covered ground, ... See all stories on this topic » Advocates for gun control take to DC streets CBS News Last Updated 3:53 p.m. ET. WASHINGTON Demonstrators, many holding signs with names of gun violence victims and messages such as "Ban Assault Weapons Now," joined a rally for gun control on Saturday, marching from the Capitol to the Washington ... See all stories on this topic » Newtown residents join gun control march in Washington NBCNews.com (blog) Similar organized demonstrations were planned in support of gun control in about a dozen other places across the United States, according to organizers. In addition to the 100 people who traveled together from Newtown, organizers told The Associated ... See all stories on this topic » NBCNews.com (blog) Gun control advocates march as nation reels from school shootings CNN Anderson Cooper looks at both sides of the debate in "Guns Under Fire: an AC360º Town Hall Special" Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. Washington (CNN) -- Thousands of demonstrators rallied Saturday in Washington to demand tougher gun control laws, ... See all stories on this topic » Weekend marches, buyback events promote gun control San Jose Mercury News SAN MATEO -- Outraged by last month's massacre in Newtown, Conn., Bay Area gun control advocates organized two separate events on Saturday, echoing calls in the nation's capital for strengthening gun laws. In San Mateo, several local politicians, ... See all stories on this topic » White House Takes Gun Control to American Public Voice of America WHITE HOUSE — The Obama administration is once again going to the American people to win support for one of its initiatives. The president and other White House officials are mounting a public campaign for passage of gun control legislation, evidenced ... See all stories on this topic » Voice of America Gun control group rallies in Boston Bostonglobe About 200 supporters of tighter gun control rallied at the State House on Saturday morning, calling for legislation that would ban assault weapons and require background checks on all gun buyers. The rally, organized by the Boston chapter of national ... See all stories on this topic » Bostonglobe Newtown Residents Join Gun Control Rally In Washington NPR (blog) Residents of Newtown, Conn., where 20 children died in December's school shootings, marched alongside other supporters of gun control at a rally on the National Mall on Saturday. About 100 residents were expected from Newtown, The Washington Post ... See all stories on this topic » NPR (blog) Thousands march in Washington for gun control Aljazeera.com Residents of Newtown, Connecticut, site of a mass school shooting that reignited the US gun violence debate, participated in a Washington march for gun control with activists, politicians and actors. Thousands of protesters were expected for the rally ... See all stories on this topic » Aljazeera.com Gun-control supporters march on the Mall Washington Post Gun-control supporters march on the Mall. Nearly 1,000 people, including residents of Newtown, Conn. — where 26 people were killed Dec. 14 at an elementary school — call for tougher firearms legislation. Joan Bellsey of Washington, left, and Bridget ... See all stories on this topic » Gun control advocates march on Washington Washington Post Jan. 26, 2013. Supporters of stricter gun control laws staged a march in Washington Saturday show support for recent proposals to reduce gun violence and were joined by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-M.D.) and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. CBS News ... See all stories on this topic » Thousands march for gun control in Washington Fox News WASHTINGON – Thousands of people, many holding signs with names of gun violence victims and messages such as "Ban Assault Weapons Now," gathered in front of the Capitol on Saturday for a March on Washington for Gun Control. Marchers were led ... See all stories on this topic » Thousands March for Gun Control Daily Beast Carrying signs reading “Gun Control Now,” “We Are Sandy Hook,” and “What Would Jesus Pack?,” thousands of people marched from the Capitol to the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., Saturday to rally for gun control. Organized by members of ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Beast Newtown residents to join gun control march in DC New York Daily News Residents from Newtown, Conn., are joining a march on Washington for gun control on Saturday with parents, pastors, survivors of gun violence and Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Organizers said they are expecting thousands of participants for the ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News Prices high, support for gun control low at Cloquet Gun Show Duluth News Tribune Brian Russell. image. Brian Russell talks about how new gun control laws may affect him as a private owner selling his private gun collection on Saturday, the first day of the Cloquet Gun Show at the Cloquet National Guard Armory. The show continues today. See all stories on this topic » Obama Administration Takes Gun Control Fight Outside Washington NPR (blog) The Obama administration is taking its push for gun legislation outside of the Beltway — possibly in a nod to the obstacles any gun control bills will face in Washington. On Friday, Vice President Joe Biden held a round-table discussion in Richmond ... See all stories on this topic » NPR (blog) In gun-control debate, no easy fixes to Baltimore street violence Baltimore Sun Gun control advocates say persistent urban violence in a city with firm authority over legal gun transactions shows that the government needs to crack down harder on the illegal transmission of weapons. Related; Van Hollen to join gun control rally ... See all stories on this topic » Baltimore Sun Pittsburghers add their 'voice' to gun control movement Pittsburgh Post Gazette You could hear the sniffles and see the tears being wiped away during a three-hour program of readings, music and videos held Saturday in solidarity with the March on Washington for Gun Control. In the wake of recent gun violence and the calls for and ... See all stories on this topic » Thousands march in D.C. for gun control Politico Thousands marched for gun control on Saturday from the Capitol to the Washington Monument. Participants were led by Mayor Vincent Gray and other officials, and the crowd stretched for about two blocks along Constitution Avenue. Continue Reading ... See all stories on this topic » Politico Gun control march: Newtown families join thousands at gun control rally in DC WJLA Among the thousands who silently marched today as part of the “March on Washington” in support of stricter gun control laws, were families and residents from Newtown, Connecticut, still devastated from December's mass shooting. Continue reading ... See all stories on this topic » March for gun control in Washington CNN ... Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to add CNN's video to your playlist. Sign in. Statistics Report. Published on Jan 26, 2013. Proponents of gun control hold a March in Washington, while small number opponents gather to express their views. See all stories on this topic » Gun control a hot issue for O'Malley, Obama Baltimore Sun Martin O'Malley to enact more gun control legislation ("Gun control at front of O'Malley's legislative list," Jan. 19). I feel that both are using the school shooting tragedies to further their political agendas. Background checks and gun show ... See all stories on this topic » One Million Moms For Gun Control rally in Jersey City The Jersey Journal - NJ.com Moved to action by the Newtown school shooting, civic leaders and gun control advocates said "enough is enough" during a rally this morning in Jersey City and demanded stronger gun-control laws to prevent further gun violence. The hour-long rally began ... See all stories on this topic » The Jersey Journal - NJ.com State lawmakers, gun control: State's congressional contingent sharply divided ... Santa Cruz Sentinel Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is flanked by a display of guns while speaking at a news conference where she announced her bill to ban assault weapons, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 24, 2013. Feinstein's measure would seek to ban military-style ... See all stories on this topic » Gun Control Rally Held in NJ Park NBC New York Dozens turned out for a rally in Jersey City's Lincoln Park Saturday to demand tougher state and federal gun control legislation. The rally was part of a national event hosted by the newly formed One Million Moms for Gun Control. State and local ... See all stories on this topic » NBC New York Rural Democrats could oppose Obama gun control measures NorthJersey.com Sen. Max Baucus, left, D-Mont., faces reelection in 2014 and knows many of his constituents do not support stronger gun control legislation. Baucus, shown talking to current White House chief of staff Jack Lew, has been cautious in his public comments ... See all stories on this topic » NorthJersey.com As gun control march draws thousands to Washington, Chicagoans plan local rally ABC7Chicago.com Eleanor Holmes Norton told the crowd that the gun lobby can be stopped, and added: "We are all culpable if we do nothing now." Participants held signs reading "Ban Assault Weapons Now" and "Gun Control Now." Other signs carried names of victims of gun ... See all stories on this topic » ABC7Chicago.com This Is What a Gun Control March on Washington Looks Like The Atlantic Wire Watts has a little more advocacy experience, though she is relatively green. After the Aurora mass shooting, Watts created the group One Million Moms for Gun Control. She's been profiled in The New York Times, and planned a few gatherings, though ... See all stories on this topic » The Atlantic Wire Thousands Attend Gun Control Rally in DC New York Magazine An estimated 6,000 people showed up for a Washington, D.C. rally for increased gun control on Saturday afternoon. About 100 residents of Newtown, Connecticut participated in the demonstration, which began with a silent march from Capitol Hill to the ... See all stories on this topic » New York Magazine Gun-control rally draws Newtown residents to National Mall The Hill (blog) Organizers of the gun-control march said they expect 100 residents from Newtown, where 20 children were killed in the December massacre, and thousands of others from around the country, according to the Associated Press. Reps. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) ... See all stories on this topic » Push for stricter gun control drives crowd to Southern Classic Gun and Knife Show Pensacola News Journal Archives. Local Deals Yellow Pages. ADVERTISEMENT. Push for stricter gun control drives crowd to Southern Classic Gun and Knife Show. Jan. 26, 2013 10:54 PM, |. Comments · Tweet. Email; Print; Share. LinkedIn; Tumblr; StumbleUpon; Reddit; Del.icio.us ... See all stories on this topic » Thousands march on Washington for gun control GlobalPost Friends of Chase Kowalski, one of the victims of the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, take part in the March on Washington for Gun Control on January 26, 2013. (YURI GRIPAS/Getty Images). What do you think? Thousands of people marched in support of ... See all stories on this topic » Local residents march for gun control Brownsville Herald Organizations such as One Million Moms for Gun Control also called upon communities nationwide to host local rallies and marches on the same day. So on Saturday, eight women, one man and one 8-year-old boy carried signs from Rancho Viejo's town hall ... See all stories on this topic » One Million Moms Group Marches For Gun Control In Jersey City CBS Local The group One Million Moms for Gun Control led the rally in Lincoln Park in Jersey City. The group formed the same day as the massacre, in which gunman Adam Lanza shot and killed 20 children ages 6 or 7, and six staff members, before turning the gun on ... See all stories on this topic » CBS Local Crowds, long lines at Saxet Gun Show at Travis County Expo Center Austin American-Statesman About 30 people rallied with the Austin chapter of One Million Moms for Gun Control at the Capitol on Saturday.Judith Johnson (middle) of Georgetown rallied with about 30 people with the Austin chapter of One Million Moms for Gun Control at the Capitol ... See all stories on this topic » David Sarasohn: Gun control arguments carry political casualties OregonLive.com The last time Congress set out to deal with guns and violence, Rep. Peter DeFazio tried to warn his colleagues. The 1994 Clinton crime bill would include an assault weapons ban (which would expire 10 years later), and DeFazio, representing the partly ... See all stories on this topic » Stephen King takes on thorny issue of gun control in new essay Bangor Daily News BANGOR, Maine — Best-selling Maine horror writer — and gun owner — Stephen King thrust himself into the national debate over gun control Friday with the release of a new Kindle essay on Amazon. In his Kindle Single “Guns,” King reacts to the recent ... See all stories on this topic » Gun-control reaction in the Legislature Aiken Standard COLUMBIA — How gun-friendly is South Carolina's General Assembly? Consider: Even as the Congress and state legislators the nation over scramble to pursue gun restrictions in response to the massacre in Newtown, the only bills that have been ... See all stories on this topic » One Million Moms for Gun Control lead peaceful demonstration WISH INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Moms across the country marched in protest Saturday wanting Congress to put gun control measures in place. The organization, One Million Moms for Gun Control , was started by a concerned mom in Zionsville. The Indianapolis ... See all stories on this topic » City Leaders, Newtown Residents Join Gun Control Rally NBC4 Washington Gun control supporters, including residents of Newtown, Connecticut, marched from Capitol Hill to the Washington Monument Saturday. News4's Derrick Ward spoke to demonstrators on both sides of the debate. Thousands March for Gun Control ... See all stories on this topic » NBC4 Washington Delaware Valley Residents In DC March For Gun Control CBS Local PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Today, thousands of people are expected to march for gun control at the National Mall in Washington D.C, including about 100 people from Newtown, Connecticut. Also among the marchers, those from the Delaware Valley. See all stories on this topic » CBS Local Bob Costas on the gun control controversy: "I could have handled it better" CNN (blog) CNN's Reliable Sources host Howard Kurtz spoke with NBC News sportscaster Bob Costas in his first interview since his controversial comments on gun control. In the wide-ranging interview, Costas discussed the guns controversy and challenged the ... See all stories on this topic » Dozens march for gun control in Providence NECN PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Dozens of Rhode Island residents have gathered at the State House in Providence, joining activists, parents and victims of gun violence around the country calling for legislation to reduce gun violence after the December school ... See all stories on this topic » On gun control measures, some rural Democrats in Senate poised to stand in ... al.com (blog) View/Post Comments. WASHINGTON — As the Senate prepares to begin debating new gun control measures, some of President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats are poised to frustrate his efforts to enact the most sweeping limits on weapons in decades. See all stories on this topic » Charlotte gun trafficking case shows both sides of gun control debate Charlotte Observer ... rifles and allegedly shipping them to Bolivia. This gun trafficking case in federal court in Charlotte illustrates the national debate over gun control following Newtown and Obama's sweeping proposals. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver ... See all stories on this topic » Gun-control measures off-target, local officials say Mount Airy News Top law enforcement officials in Surry County generally believe President Obama and other gun-control advocates are missing the mark. “Really, guns are only the tool,” Sheriff Graham Atkinson said of acts of violence such as the recent mass shooting in ... See all stories on this topic »