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Gun Advocates Take Back Seat to Calls for Stricter Laws at Newtown Forum New York Times NEWTOWN, Conn. — In riveting testimony repeatedly interrupted by standing ovations, parents, public officials, law enforcement officers and school employees issued a full-throated call on Wednesday night for strengthening the nation's gun laws in the ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Senate Hearing on Guns Suggests an Uphill Fight on New Limits New York Times WASHINGTON — The universe of potential changes to federal gun laws seemed to shrink Wednesday during an occasionally tense Senate hearing on gun violence as lawmakers and proponents of more gun rules tussled with gun rights advocates over the ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Female Gun Rights Advocate To Congress: 'Guns Make Women Safer' Mediaite On Wednesday, Gayle Trotter, a senior fellow with the Independent Women's Forum, testified before a congressional panel on gun violence. She advocated for the proliferation of concealed carry laws as a means of reducing violent crime committed against ... See all stories on this topic »

San Ramon Valley letters: Just restrict gun rights of Democrats, not Republicans Contra Costa Times Most crimes and murders are committed in the cities of America and by the constituency of the Democratic Party. The five most dangerous cities for crimes in 2011 were 1. Flint, Mich.; 2. Detroit; 3. St. Louis; 4. Oakland; and 5. Memphis, Tenn. These ... See all stories on this topic »

Witnesses agree on the right to own guns, not much else in Senate Los Angeles Times But they, and other witnesses, diverged significantly on how that right should be regulated, underscoring the challenge of finding common ground in legislation to reduce gun violence. Kelly, whose wife, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, made an ... See all stories on this topic »

Wounded Giffords urges senators to act now against gun violence CNN National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre blamed the government for failing to enforce existing gun laws and said new restrictions, including background checks, won't stop criminals from using weapons in violent crime. See all stories on this topic »

Wasserman Schultz seeks common ground with local gun rights advocates Sun-Sentinel A group of South Florida gun rights advocates said they are in favor of universal background checks for all gun buyers and agreed there is enough common ground between all sides of the gun control debate to establish some new reforms. The group of nine ... See all stories on this topic »

Gun rights leader says he puts more faith in Constitution than polls Penn Live Gun rights are controlled by the federal and state constitutions, Stolfer said, so the only bearing the latest findings of the Quinnipiac University poll will have on he and his allies is to make them that much more vigilant against any legislative ... See all stories on this topic » Penn Live

Poll: Cuomo's approval takes big hit after gun law Poughkeepsie Journal Andrew Cuomo's job approval rating dropped 15 percentage points mainly because of voters' concerns about the new gun-control law, a poll released Wednesday found. Cuomo's approval rating -- which has moved little since he took office in 2011 -- fell ... See all stories on this topic »

Sandy Hook killings, gun control talks pump up gun purchases Hometownlife.com Some of those returning customers were people who possibly hadn't owned guns for awhile or had been away from shooting, Hochstein said, but were brought back by the potential loss of their gun rights. “The first three weeks after the Sandy Hook (school ... See all stories on this topic »

Anti-Obama gun-rights bill blocked by Virginia House Washington Examiner Virginia House Republicans on Wednesday killed a bill that would have barred state agencies or employee from helping the federal government enforce new gun control measures. The bill, sponsored by conservative Del. Bob Marshall, R-Prince William, ... See all stories on this topic »

Gun rights and responsibilities Daily Inter Lake The Montana Newspaper Association recently took some heat for doing what it always does — defending the public's right to know. In this case, the issue was whether or not information about holders of concealed carry permits would be kept public, as it ... See all stories on this topic »

Oregon Politics Roundup: gun control in the crosshairs of DC, Salem OregonLive.com Senate gun control Garbrielle Giffords View full size Former U.S. Rep Gabrielle Giffords, who was seriously injured in a mass shooting that killed six people in Tucson, Ariz. two years ago, testified at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee ... See all stories on this topic »

Rally for gun rights Press & Sun-Bulletin (blog) Many gun owners and 2nd Amendment supporters have complained loudly about the likely encroachment on their rights with little to show in return regarding improved safety. The New York State Rifle and Pistol Association is giving people a chance to do ... See all stories on this topic »

Lawsuit targets New York's post-Sandy Hook gun law Thomson Reuters News & Insight ALBANY, N.Y., Jan 30 (Reuters) - Two gun owners have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn New York state's sweeping gun-control law, enacted after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut. The lawsuit, an Article 78 petition filed on ... See all stories on this topic » Thomson Reuters News & Insight

SC Attorney General speaks out on gun rights and guns in schools WBTW - Myrtle Beach and Florence SC South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has not spoken publically about the issue of gun rights since the Newtown school shooting. Wednesday, he released the following statement: “The Founding Fathers made it very clear: the ability to bear arms is ... See all stories on this topic »

Gabrielle Giffords speaks at Senate hearing on gun violence: 'You must act. Be ... Washington Post At one point, a female gun rights advocate told a Democratic senator that he could not understand the appeal of a high-capacity ammunition magazine because he is “a large man” who doesn't feel as vulnerable as a woman. But by the end, one thing seemed ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Post

Assassination Attempt Turns Giffords against Gun Rights The Jewish Press Giffords previously had supported the right to bear arms, and four years go she backed gun rights and opposed prohibitions on the possession of handguns in the home. The former Congresswoman and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, have ... See all stories on this topic »

Trotter Charges Hypocrisy At Gun Control Advocates TPM At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence Wednesday, conservative activist Gayle Trotter suggested that many gun control advocates are guilty of hypocrisy. A prominent Washington lawyer and senior fellow at the conservative Independent ... See all stories on this topic »

Arizona Senate panel passes new federal gun law ban Worcester Telegram PHOENIX — A Republican-sponsored bill barring enforcement of new federal guns laws sparked passionate debate in an Arizona Senate committee that ultimately passed the bill Wednesday. The party-line vote moved the first of several anti-gun control ... See all stories on this topic »

Virginia House Trades Gun Rights For Federal Grant Money AmmoLand.com (press release) This all centers around Delegate Bob Marshall's pro-gun bill HB 2430, which would prohibit any state or local government employee from assisting the federal government with enforcement of any federal gun laws or Presidential Executive Orders made after ... See all stories on this topic »

Wickersham won't join sheriffs who will defy gun laws The Macomb Daily Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said on Wednesday that he's not joining a growing group of rogue sheriffs who have vowed not to enforce new federal gun laws, though some gun-rights advocates have attempted to say otherwise. When a ... See all stories on this topic »

Gun rights advocates clobber gun ban proposal Examiner.com Deluging the Senate Judiciary Committee with facts and figures that some members clearly did not want to hear, three gun rights advocates and some pro-gun members of the panel hammered proposed bans on so-called “assault weapons” and “high ... See all stories on this topic » Examiner.com

Senate Gun Debate Moves to Judiciary Committee Voice of America CAPITOL HILL — America's collective horror over gun violence has not forged an overwhelming consensus on how to curb the bloodshed - a fact illustrated by a contentious hearing at the U.S. Capitol. The Senate Judiciary Committee heard starkly ... See all stories on this topic » Voice of America

Readers Write (Jan. 31): Gun laws, identity theft, theater review, daycare ... Minneapolis Star Tribune Focus on gangs and assault weapons. The current national concern over murder rates and gun control, as illustrated in the article about Chicago bloodshed, misses a very important component ("Strict gun laws haven't stemmed Chicago bloodshed," Jan. 30). See all stories on this topic » Minneapolis Star Tribune

Poll: Cuomo's Approval Down, Following New Gun Law WNYC The governor says he's not surprised by the drop, and attributes it to his aggressive support for New York's toughest in the nation gun control laws, approved on January 15th. He says he believes once opponents understand the full implications of the ... See all stories on this topic » WNYC

Senate to begin hearings on gun control after school massacre South Bend Tribune WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six weeks after the massacre of 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut school ignited new calls to curb U.S. gun violence, the issue reaches Congress on Wednesday amid questions about whether lawmakers can agree on ... See all stories on this topic » Court action blasts NY's tough gun law as unconstitutional New York Daily News ALBANY — Pro-gun-rights groups filed notice with the state Tuesday of their intention to sue over Gov. Cuomo's new assault weapons ban. The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association and other groups made the filing with the state Court of Claims ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News Strict Chicago Gun Laws Can't Stem Fatal Shots New York Times CHICAGO — Not a single gun shop can be found in this city because they are outlawed. Handguns were banned in Chicago for decades, too, until 2010, when the United States Supreme Court ruled that was going too far, leading city leaders to settle for ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times Some sheriffs vow not to enforce any new gun laws USA TODAY Dozens of sheriffs across the country are questioning the constitutionality of President Obama's gun-control initiatives and are even suggesting that they would not allow federal officials to enforce laws they deem a violation of the Second Amendment. See all stories on this topic » Dan Walters: Gun control theory doesn't match reality Sacramento Bee Perhaps, but it reflected the dominant Capitol attitude that guns are inherently evil and should be restricted as much as possible – or eliminated altogether, were constitutional gun ownership rights to be altered. The surge of new gun and ammunition ... See all stories on this topic » Gun-rights groups take NY gun law to court Press & Sun-Bulletin ALBANY — The state Rifle and Pistol Association filed a notice of legal claim Tuesday against New York for its new gun-control law, saying it violates residents' “fundamental constitutional rights to lawfully possess, keep, bear and use firearms for ... See all stories on this topic » Gun-rights groups gets set to challenge NY law Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Advocates for the right to bear arms — both locally and statewide — were stepping up Tuesday to challenge New York's new gun-control law, saying it violates basic freedoms. The state Rifle and Pistol Association filed a notice of legal claim Tuesday ... See all stories on this topic » Hall County Board Votes to Support Gun Rights Bill 1011now The possibility of more gun control and bans of certain kinds of firearms has state and local government in Nebraska talking. LB 451 is a bill in the Legislature that would prohibit and federal restrictions on firearms. On Tuesday the Hall County Board ... See all stories on this topic » Gun Control Presentation WBGH Al Belardinelli says the law was rushed through without consultation from gun rights supporters. "This is for defense, it has nothing to do with hunting. This is what we must have to keep our loved ones safe. Any infringement upon that is un ... See all stories on this topic » Amid questions, US Senate begins hearings on gun control GlobalPost WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Six weeks after the massacre of 26 people at a Connecticut school ignited new calls to fight gun-related violence, the issue reaches the U.S. Congress on Wednesday amid questions about whether lawmakers will be able to ... See all stories on this topic » NRA's LaPierre to tell Congress more gun laws 'not a serious solution' Fox News A top National Rifle Association official will tell a Senate committee Wednesday -- in the first Capitol Hill hearing on gun control since President Obama announced his proposals – that more gun laws without enforcing existing ones “is not a serious ... See all stories on this topic » Gun-rights group to sue over NY's tough new law Newsday (subscription) A gun owners' group has filed a notice of its intention to sue New York State in attempting to overturn the restrictive gun law passed two weeks ago. The New York Rifle & Pistol Association, in a notice filed Tuesday, says passage and enforcement ... See all stories on this topic » Newsday (subscription) Gun Rights Activists' "Day of Resistance" on Feb. 23, Honoring .223 Weapon Opposing Views Activists for gun rights are planning a "day of resistance" on February 23, a day chosen because of its resemblance in numbers to the .223 assault weapon cartridges used in the Sandy Hook and Aurora massacres. The date was said to have been chosen as ... See all stories on this topic » Opposing Views Local gun rights supporters lend support to LB 451 KHAS-TV It was introduced by Senator Charlie Janssen and would protect gun rights in the state if federal government enacted firearm restrictions. At the meeting, gun supporters had a discussion, they say when the government oversteps its bounds local ... See all stories on this topic » Father of Newtown Victim Heckled By Gun-Rights Supporters Slate Magazine (blog) Update: We now have video of Neil Heslin's testimony to Connecticut lawmakers yesterday—during which he was reportedly "heckled" by gun-rights advocates—and the footage suggests that the initial characterization of the incident was more than a little ... See all stories on this topic » Slate Magazine (blog) Gun Rights Group Offers Handgun Training To Oklahoma Teachers News On 6 OK2A is a pro-2nd Amendment group that has been lobbying the Oklahoma Legislature in recent years to expand gun rights and was an active supporter of the open carry bill approved by lawmakers last year. The group is funding two separate courses of 25 ... See all stories on this topic » Grant County sheriff supports gun rights Columbia Basin Herald EPHRATA - Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones released a letter Friday supporting citizen's constitutional right to bear arms, stating legislation should focus on the mental stability and intent of the person handling a weapon. "I am a firm believer that ... See all stories on this topic » Why Gun Rights Advocates Should Want To Clarify The Second Amendment Business Insider In reality, however, the uncertain scope of Second Amendment rights is one of the primary reasons the gun-rights community absolutely opposes even the most benign improvements to the prevailing regime regulating firearms in the United States today. See all stories on this topic » Business Insider Media Celebrate Tiny Gun Control March, Ignore 500000 Pro Life The New American If Americans needed any further evidence of the blatant bias and disregard for the truth displayed by the increasingly discredited establishment press, the coverage — or lack thereof — of two recent demonstrations in Washington, D.C., provided a ... See all stories on this topic » Gun rights must be regulated Lebanon Daily News Eric Alan Paul's letters are often well reasoned, but I was disappointed with his recent letter on gun control. There is a dramatic difference between weapons designed to kill large numbers of people and other weapons, and saying there's not doesn't ... See all stories on this topic » Gun control: President has violated oath Springfield News-Leader Our president has violated his oath to uphold the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. These first 10 amendments were included to protect the people from a future government that may try to restrict our God-given rights. Our elected officials, law ... See all stories on this topic » Gun Rights Activists Shout At, "Heckle" Grieving Father During Gun Control Debate Patch.com Advocates for and against gun control clashed in Hartford Monday at a public hearing for the Bipartisan Task Force on Gun Violence Prevention and Children's Safety, set up in response to the tragic shooting that took the lives of 20 children and six ... See all stories on this topic » County Sheriffs of Colorado releases memo in opposition of new gun law Denver Post "It is the sheriffs' opinion that all gun control bills be tabled for at least a year to encourage rational deliberation before any decisions are made," the group wrote. The nonpartisan professional association, which represents Colorado's 62 elected ... See all stories on this topic » NRA head to Congress: Don't blame gun owners for violence Yahoo! News (blog) Referring to the December shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, which killed 20 children and six adults, Hatch also said he believes the NRA, a leading gun rights group, has been unfairly tied to a surge in mass shootings. The NRA "always seems to ... See all stories on this topic » Yahoo! News (blog) Moore to host several meetings over gun control issues Bluefield Daily Telegraph WELCH — The federal debate over gun control could be coming to the West Virginia Legislature. Delegate Clif Moore, D-McDowell, said he will be hosting three town hall meetings on gun control issues to give citizens a chance to weigh in on the debate. See all stories on this topic » Gun control compromise more like communism StandardNet More gun control will not make anyone safe. Chicago, New York and Washington D.C., have some of the strictest gun laws in the country and about the highest crime rates as well. Columbine, Virginia tech, the Amish area, the Aurora theater, and Sandy ... See all stories on this topic » NRA chief: Gun owners will resist new laws Washington Post The nation's gun owners will resist any attempt by lawmakers to pass new gun-control legislation, one of the nation's leading gun advocates is expected to tell lawmakers Wednesday. Wayne LaPierre, executive director of the National Rifle Association ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Post Bill Halting Fed Gun Law Enforcement Tabled Albuquerque Journal (subscription) SANTA FE — The House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee on Tuesday rejected 3-2 a bill that would prohibit federal gun laws from being enforced in New Mexico. Democratic opponents said the proposal was unconstitutional. “I just cannot believe the ... See all stories on this topic » NRA says more gun control not a serious proposal News On 6 When former Illinois Gov. George Ryan steps out of prison, he will step into a world that's changed since he went to prison on corruption charges in 2007.More >>. When former Illinois Gov. George Ryan steps out of prison on Wednesday after serving five ... See all stories on this topic » Raleigh sheriff says he won't enforce federal gun laws Beckley Register-Herald “It's just not feasible. I don't think that they can pass any amendment to change the Constitution. That's one of our founding rights. If they would pass one (gun ban) and say no more semi-automatic handguns, it would have to be enforced on a federal ... See all stories on this topic » Missouri Lawmakers Propose Gun Rights Legislation People's Tribune President Barack Obama and two Missouri Democrat representatives have proposed more restrictive guns laws that they say are necessary in the wake of mass shootings last year. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, a state senator from St. Louis, has proposed another ... See all stories on this topic » People's Tribune Father of Sandy Hook Victim Harassed by Gun Rights Advocates Babble During a state legislative subcommittee hearing about gun control in Hartford, Connecticut on Monday, onlookers began to shout over Neil Heslin as he was testifying about the death of his son, 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, who was one of the 20 first graders ... See all stories on this topic » Babble Gun control: Tracing a firearm is a low-tech process OregonLive.com Federal law bars the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from keeping track of guns. The only time the government can track the history of a gun, including its first buyer and seller, is after it's used in a crime. And though President ... See all stories on this topic » Utah GOP lawmakers laud sheriffs' tough stand on gun rights Salt Lake Tribune Rep. Curt Oda asked a signatory to the Utah Sheriff's Association to read aloud that group's letter during a committee hearing Tuesday that declared it would stop any attempts by federal agents to seize guns from Utah residents. See all stories on this topic » Gun-Rights Supporters Heckle Newtown Shooting Victim's Father At Hearing Huffington Post Neil Heslin, whose 6-year-old son was among the 20 children gunned down by Adam Lanza in a Connecticut elementary school classroom last month, went to the Connecticut state legislature today to call for new laws to keep high-powered weapons out of ... See all stories on this topic » There's Nothing Racist About Gun Control ... Anymore Truthdig Just when you thought the debate over gun control couldn't get any more twisted, the old claim has been revived that slavery might not have been instituted in America if black people had been granted the right to bear arms at the outset of their ... See all stories on this topic » Truthdig Newtown Parents Urge Enforcement of Gun Laws ABC News Parents of children killed in the Newtown school shooting called for better enforcement of gun laws and tougher penalties for violators Monday at a hearing that revealed the divide in the gun-control debate, with advocates for gun rights shouting at ... See all stories on this topic » Memo to Gun Rights Advocates: Take Note of What Reagan and Scalia Had to Say Huffington Post Many in the extreme gun rights crowd, however, apparently consider their unfettered ability to purchase high clip semi-automatic weapons at gun shows without having to register them with anyone anywhere more important than the sanctity of life. They ... See all stories on this topic » Sandy Hook Parents' Testimony to Legislature Reflects Divide on Guns New York Times They were among hundreds of people who packed into the State Capitol on Monday for a charged and often emotional hearing on gun laws. The turnout highlighted the deep divisions in a state that has become a focal point of the national gun control debate ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times City Council debates right to debate gun laws The Spokesman Review (blog) Jon Snyder, Ben Stuckart and Amber Waldref argued that gun violence and gun rights are a matter of local affairs and that the council should be able to take official positions to urge the Legislature or national leaders to take action. Councilman Mike ... See all stories on this topic » It has gun rights advocates furious. WEAR Florida law was changed in 2011 to say the brief viewing of a gun in a non threatening manner was not a crime. Unified Sportsmen say Smith's case and another making its way through the court system are proof Florida needs to do more. Marion Hammer ... See all stories on this topic » WEAR Muhlbauer faces gun-rights questions in first forum Carroll Daily Times Herald State Rep. Dan Muhlbauer's declaration that he stands firmly behind the U.S. Constitution's gun-rights amendment drew a strong challenge at the Carroll Chamber of Commerce's first legislative forum of the Legislature's 2013 session Saturday morning. See all stories on this topic » Carroll Daily Times Herald Flashback: Amazing 'Gun Rights' Testimony to Congress American Thinker As a survivor of the Luby's massacre, Hupp testified across the country in support of concealed-handgun laws. She said that if there had been a second chance to prevent the slaughter, she would have violated the Texas law and carried the handgun inside ... See all stories on this topic » Hundreds Rally at State House for More Gun Control Patch.com David Linsky of Natick, both Democrats, addressed the crowd, asking them to contact their legislators and demand tighter gun control, in particular in light of what they called a "flood" of letters from gun rights activists. “The overwhelming majority ... See all stories on this topic » Students March for Gun Control Georgetown University The Hoya About 6,000 protesters rallied on the National Mall for the March on Washington for Gun Control to demand greater restrictions to the access of deadly firearms Jan. 26. The event began with remarks from politicians and celebrities from across the ... See all stories on this topic » Stephen Henderson column: The right way to stop gun violence Wausau Daily Herald Gun rights advocates demonstrate near the Capitol building on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. Supporters of gun rights held 'Guns Across America' rallies across the country Saturday in response to President Barack Obama's plan to curb gun ... See all stories on this topic » Proposed Missouri gun laws could fight federal regulation UM Maneater Brian Munzlinger, R-Williamstown, would make it a class D felony for any federal official to enforce stricter gun laws than had been in place since last year. "(The executive orders) are taking away some of our Constitutional rights that our ... See all stories on this topic » Parents Call for Tighter Gun Laws in Tense Hearing Patch.com 14 to speak at the hearing, along with Veronique Pozner and Mark Mattioli. Heslin went head-to-head with gun control advocates, according to Fox News, saying he couldn't see a reason for any civilian to own a high-powered rifle like an AR-15 or an AK-47. See all stories on this topic » Defend Louisiana campaign aims to 'protect gun owners,' Second Amendment NOLA.com Gun control proposals put forth by President Barack Obama this month were met by counter-proposals in Louisiana Monday, as a state lawmaker unveiled a statewide campaign to "defend the rights of Louisiana residents to bear arms." The centerpiece of the ... See all stories on this topic » WashPost Religion Reporter Miller Lectures Christians to be Anti-Gun Rights NewsBusters (blog) The Washington Post's religion writers have been hard at work of late to boost the religious left's push for more stringent gun control legislation. On Thursday, for example, Post religion writer Michelle Boorstein treated readers of the paper's Metro ... See all stories on this topic » Before hearing, Looney pushes gun laws Yale Daily News (blog) Targeting both mass shootings like the Dec. 14 massacre in Newtown, Conn., and the day-to-day gun violence that plagues cities like New Haven and Hartford, State Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney has introduced 17 bills calling for increased ... See all stories on this topic » Americans Ready for Gun Laws, Even if Congress Isn't Bloomberg About two-thirds of the 2,703 survey respondents live in such a household, including 947 gun owners and 843 non-gun-owners. (In the survey, 85 percent of the non-owners in gun households were women, who tend to be less supportive of gun rights than ... See all stories on this topic » Hundreds Rally for Gun Rights in Rexburg East Idaho News (REXBURG, ID) — Hundreds of eastern Idahoans gathered in Rexburg Saturday to rally for gun rights. Organizers say that recent restrictions discouraging people from purchasing firearms are a violation of the Constitution, similar to Jim Crow laws that ... See all stories on this topic » From Brazil to Japan: gun laws around the world Christian Science Monitor As Americans debate gun laws, people on both sides point to the experiences of other countries to support their arguments. Here's a look at two success stories – with two very different ways of thinking about gun ownership – and one cautionary tale. See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor Guns, Suicide And Mental Health WBUR Along with the rest of the nation, Massachusetts is engaged in a loud debate about guns, gun rights and how to reduce gun violence. Over the weekend, some 200 supporters of tighter gun control rallied at the State House. It came just one week after 700 ... See all stories on this topic » Citizens United leader sharply criticizes Cuomo, gun control law VIDEOS Troy Record He said the framers of the Second Amendment to the Constitution were clearly guaranteeing gun rights as a check on tyrannical leaders. "They felt the absolute need to give people the means by which to defend themselves from their own government by ... See all stories on this topic » Meet your local mayors against 'illegal guns' Examiner.com Noticeably absent from this group is Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley, who has become something of a political folk hero among Pacific Northwest gun rights activists for his approach to the parks gun ban ordinance that is still on the books in his Whidbey ... See all stories on this topic » Examiner.com Charlotte gun trafficking case shows both sides of control debate Charlotte Observer Kirsten E. Gillibrand, a Democrat of New York, and Senator Mark Kirk, a Republican of Illinois, have agreed to work together on gun trafficking legislation that would seek to crack down on illegal guns. Currently, federal law does not define gun ... See all stories on this topic » Federal gun law proposals already in place in California Mercury-Register People are in a panic that their gun rights are going to be restricted, said Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey. However, not much is going to change here. California, until a couple of weeks ago, had some of the toughest laws in the nation, he ... See all stories on this topic » Cascade County Sheriff Talks Gun Law Enforcement KFBB NewsChannel 5 Recent gun control proposals have some Montana Sheriffs already promising not to enforce any passed legislation. Cascade County's Sheriff Edwards has also gone public with his opinion, but is taking a more subdued approach to concerns. The gun control ... See all stories on this topic » Newtown dad to lawmakers: Change gun laws Ct Post Neil Heslin, of Shelton, holds a portrait of himself and his son, Jesse Lewis, one of the children killed in the Sandy Hook School shooting, during testimony before the Gun Violence Prevention Working Group at the Legislative Office Building in ... See all stories on this topic » Guns and Responsibility Huffington Post There is also a responsibility we all have -- and that applies to the debate itself about gun violence, gun rights, and gun control. We must act responsibly in that debate. When gun rights advocates, including the NRA, charge that banning assault ... See all stories on this topic » Fairly portraying gun control Southernminn.com Fairly portraying gun control 0 comments. Posted on January 28, 2013. ericdolski. by Eric Dolski. To the Editor,. This letter is in response to [gun-shop owner] Larry Ahlman's [Jan. 23 oped] article about gun rights, pornography, and smoking on airplanes. See all stories on this topic » Obama And Biden Take Their Gun Control Plan To Law Enforcement Officials The Inquisitr President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are meeting with law enforcement officials to promote their gun control agenda. The meeting is the first of many likely such talks to garner support for the semi-automatic weapons ban. President Obama ... See all stories on this topic » The Inquisitr Okla. gun rights group offers free handgun training courses for teachers ... The Republic OKLAHOMA CITY — A gun rights group is offering free handgun training courses for Oklahoma teachers and school personnel. OK2A is a pro-2nd Amendment group that has been lobbying the Oklahoma Legislature in recent years to expand gun rights and ... See all stories on this topic » Gun law debate continues Legislative Gazette Competing petitions related to the recently passed New York gun laws are being circulated on the Internet. Freshman Sen. Kathleen Marchione, R-Halfmoon, last week launched a petition that calls for the repeal and replacement of what she calls ... See all stories on this topic » Gun law debate in focus Union Democrat Tuolumne County Sheriff Jim Mele made waves last week when he joined a handful of county sheriffs vowing to not enforce “unconstitutional” federal gun rules, a preemptive move in the national gun control debate. Question is: Can he do that? That is ... See all stories on this topic » Why gun control isn't controlling anything The Pendulum Stricter gun laws and new gun legislation will do nothing to guarantee the safety of the American people. Instead they will continue to distract from legislation that could create long-term, meaningful change. A major barrier to meaningful change comes ... See all stories on this topic » STAPILUS: Idaho Gun Control Is in the Details Twin Falls Times-News It's not true, as many people (outside the state no less than in) probably suspect, that Idaho has no laws controlling guns – which is to say, gun control. Idaho surely is one of the most easy-going states on gun regulation, as the state was reminded ... See all stories on this topic » Rally for gun rights in Louisville WHAS 11.com (subscription) President Obama laid out his proposal for stricter gun laws this month, and on Sunday gun advocates in Louisville rallied against those restrictions at the Heart on Fire Church on Bardstown Road. “I think that the government needs to leave good honest ... See all stories on this topic » Gun rights mark Empire State's upstate, downstate divide Human Events New York's recently enacted gun control law, the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act, rushed through the legislature by Democratic Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo divides rank and file Republicans. “Republicans and Democrats who supported this bill ... See all stories on this topic » Leading Democrat: Gun control faces uphill climb The Seattle Times Sen. 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. The Associated Press ... See all stories on this topic » Guns rights, laws top proposed legislation Enid News & Eagle The upcoming state legislative session promises to be a busy one, with one out of every 10 bills pertaining to gun rights and gun laws, a legislative backlash against “federal overreach.” State Rep. John Enns, R-Enid, has filed gun bills. One is the ... See all stories on this topic » Maze of gun laws complicate control efforts, Associated Press analysis suggests Deseret News An Associated Press analysis found that there are thousands of laws, rules and regulations at the local, county, state and federal levels. The laws and rules vary by state, and even within states, according to a 2011 compilation of state gun laws by ... See all stories on this topic » Deseret News Hunters: Enforce current gun laws Altoona Mirror Bill Carter sits on a metal folding chair on a sunny January afternoon at Riggles Gap Sportsmen's Club with his .223-caliber AR-15 propped up on a table in front of him. He adjusts the stock, pushes a camouflage National Rifle Association baseball cap ... See all stories on this topic » Altoona Mirror Fordham University professor: Gun rights activists have it all wrong Torrington Register Citizen RIDGEFIELD — A Fordham University professor says those in the gun rights movement who argue that the Second Amendment gives Americans the right to rise up against a “tyrannical government” have it all wrong. Saul Cornell, a history professor, is in ... See all stories on this topic » Readers Write: Balancing gun rights with prevention; America's culture of fear ... Christian Science Monitor No other country on earth has a similar, constitutional right. But no one, gun owners or otherwise, wants innocent people to be hurt. How do we maintain the integrity of the Second Amendment for honest, law-abiding, US citizens while preventing access ... See all stories on this topic » Congresswoman Diana DeGette details proposed gun legislation that would ban ... The Denver Channel DENVER - Congresswoman Diana DeGette outlined her proposal for tighter gun laws with state Representative Rhonda Fields Sunday. The two lawmakers have proposed separate legislation that would restrict high capacity magazines, specifically ones ... See all stories on this topic » The Denver Channel Obama gun proposal echoes Chicago laws The Depaulia President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden laid out their proposal for new gun control legislation Jan. 16. Prompted by the Sandy Hook massacre, the demand for drastic reform in gun control legislation has reached its peak. The most notable ... See all stories on this topic » Sheriff Supports Citizen Gun Rights Patch.com Adding to the local and national discussion on guns, Gwinnett Sheriff Butch Conway has released a statement in support of citizens' right to legally use firearms. "I encourage all law abiding citizens to acquire and maintain the skills to safely carry ... See all stories on this topic » Why America needs gun control cuindependent The first is that the government, and President Obama specifically, is trying to take away their guns. However, in the President's gun control proposal that he published on Jan. 16, there is no talk of gun seizing. Instead, the plan focuses on, among ... See all stories on this topic » cuindependent Missouri GOP wants to expand gun rights in state Columbia Missourian The resistance and skepticism on gun control is part of Missouri's political culture and highlights how the state now is more conservative on social issues than the nation as a whole, political experts say. "Missouri will not be too receptive toward ... See all stories on this topic » Columbia Missourian Obama: Gun-control advocates have to listen more Memphis Commercial Appeal WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says gun-control advocates should be better listeners 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 hunting that ... See all stories on this topic » Middle Georgians concerned about proposed gun law changes Macon Telegraph (blog) Bruce Tarpley walked into the Eastman's Gun & Knife Show at the Wilson Convention Center on Sunday with the AR-15 he hoped to sell on his shoulder. Tarpley said he was there to sell the gun he used for target shooting because the recent popularity of ... See all stories on this topic » Macon Telegraph (blog) Missouri lawmakers stick to pro-gun trends STLtoday.com JEFFERSON CITY • While federal officials and lawmakers in other states consider ways to tighten gun regulations, Missouri legislators are mostly looking to expand gun rights. In the first month of the Legislature's 2013 session, a dozen bills have been ... See all stories on this topic » Kelly On 'Face The Nation:' In NYC Crime, 'The Problem Is The Handgun' CBS Local Speaking with CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer, Kelly came out in favor of proposed gun control legislation in Congress, which could include a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. But he said only 2 percent of ... See all stories on this topic » CBS Local EDITORIAL: Keep gun info private The Register-Guard The publication unleashed a torrent of outrage from gun owners and gun rights advocates. Threatening phone calls and e-mails sent to the newspaper staff resulted in armed security guards being hired to protect the employees. The furor also added ... See all stories on this topic » Charlotte gun trafficking case shows both sides of control debate WCNC A .50 caliber bullet sits next to .223 caliber bullet currently used by military in "assault weapons" according to Don Ingram, store manager of Carolina Sporting Arms._Ingram and others at the store turned in a client to the Feds who was buying lots of ... See all stories on this topic » Gun Debate Puts Reid In a Delicate Position Wall Street Journal The group eventually declined to endorse Mr. Reid, a Democrat, but it also refrained from backing his GOP opponent, Sharron Angle, who showed her commitment to gun rights by claiming to carry a Smith & Wesson handgun wherever she went. Mr. Reid won ... See all stories on this topic » Thousands march in DC urging tough gun laws Saudi Gazette WASHINGTON/CHICAGO — Thousands of people marched in Washington on Saturday to demand stronger gun control legislation, in a solemn rally backed by the US Education Secretary, the city's mayor and other top officials. The demonstration came six ... See all stories on this topic » Assault Weapons Ban: Is Obama Softening His Position On Guns? PolicyMic President Obama urged supporters of gun control to "do a little more listening" to gun rights supporters in a recent interview with The New Republic, saying he was "very explicit about believing that the Second Amendment was important" and emphasizing ... See all stories on this topic » PolicyMic Defending Guns, Ignoring 'Due Process' Consortium News Despite the fact that proposed changes to the gun laws would leave the Second Amendment's alleged basic right of gun ownership intact, thousands of Americans ralliedin state capitals across the nation last week to demand their “right” to own all manner ... See all stories on this topic » Consortium News Reader's Viewpoint: Gun rights ignored today, in history books New Philadelphia Times Reporter “I am not a crook,” said Nixon. “I did not have sex with that woman,” said Clinton. “We would never take your guns,” said Obama, making a sour lemon face and looking bull-headed, cornered, untruthful and lonesome, despite Big Joe Biden close at hand, ... See all stories on this topic » North Brookfield gun rally draws crowd; organizer decries 'self-serving ... MassLive.com Richard Dupre, owner of a North Brookfield gun-and-ammo shop, issued this call to arms on his store's website to rally gun-rights supporters to attend Sunday's "Let Freedom Ring" event. Facebook. NORTH BROOKFIELD — Local gun shop owner Richard ... See all stories on this topic » Gun control opponents can't take challenges Arizona Daily Sun It is amazing to watch the gun policy debate emerge, especially from the opponents of any control. You have an NRA executive saying that only way to combat gun violence is to introduce more guns. Another executive compares gun regulations to slavery. See all stories on this topic » Obama says he has fired guns Detroit Free Press The National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups have vowed to block Obama proposals that include a revamped assault weapons ban, universal background checks and restrictions on the size of ammunition magazines. The administration ... See all stories on this topic » Obama a Skeet Shooter? President Asks Gun Control Advocates to Listen More 770kob (NEW YORK) -- Amid a push from the White House and progressive Democrats for tighter gun control laws, President Obama revealed Sunday he made time for shooting during retreats. The revelation came in an interview published Sunday morning in which ... See all stories on this topic »