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OPINION

NRA Guilty of Poor Aim in
Fla. Guns-at-Work Case

Second Amendment does not trump property rights for private companies

Aug 25, 08 10:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Florida’s "take your guns to work” law seems like it’s upholding the right to bear arms (which is what the National Rifle Association wants us to believe), but in fact it’s a violation of property rights, Steve Chapman argues in Reason. The law allows permit-holders to... More »

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property rights • gun control • employers • Second Amendment • National Rifle Association • firearms • workplace safety • guns

Top Gun-Control Activist Is Firearms Industry Spy

For-hire spy infiltrated deep into anti-gun movement

Jul 31, 08 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mary McFate is a longtime prominent member of the gun-control movement; she is also, Mother Jones shockingly reveals, Mary Lou Sapone, a spy who infiltrates citizen groups for corporations targeted by activists—and who has been employed by the NRA. Over a decade, she reached high levels in a... More »

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NRA • gun control • espionage • Daughters of the American Revolution • Brady Campaign




 Fight to Bear Arms
 —in Atlanta Airport 

Gun advocates sue to block ban

Jul 2, 08 3:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Atlanta officials are trying to ban guns from the city's international airport—the world's busiest—but incredibly, that may prove difficult, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A new Georgia law allows gun owners with permits to carry concealed weapons in many public places, including public transportation. Gun advocates say that... More »

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gun control • Georgia • Second Amendment • Shirley Franklin • Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport • GeorgiaCarry.org • John Monroe • Ben DeCosta • gun laws

No Charges for Texas Man Who Shot Neighbor's Burglars

Laws covering deadly force under scrutiny

Jul 1, 08 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Texas grand jury’s decision to take no action against Joe Horn, who killed two burglars on his front lawn, has focused attention on the state’s “deadly force” laws, the Houston Chronicle reports. Horn’s life was not in danger until he confronted the thieves fleeing his... More »

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Texas • law • gun control • property • protection • vigilante justice • shooting • Joe Horn

NRA Sues San Francisco, Chicago Over Gun Laws

Suit quickly follows Supreme Court 2nd Amendment ruling

Jun 28, 08 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Close on the heels of the Supreme Court ruling that Americans have the right to own guns for self-defense, the National Rifle Association filed suits yesterday against San Francisco and Chicago over gun-control laws in those cities. In San Francisco, the NRA hopes to overturn a law keeping guns out... More »

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San Francisco • Chicago • gun control • lawsuit • US Supreme Court • National Rifle Association • gun ban

ANALYSIS

 Gun Ruling a Sea Change
 for 2nd Amendment  

Supreme Court's 5-4 decision "takes certain policy choices off the table"

Jun 26, 08 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court’s decision today striking down Washington's handgun ban represented a change in interpreting the Second Amendment. The court’s 5-4 vote split down partisan lines, the Post reports, with Justices Scalia, Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito in opposition to Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer. "The enshrinement... More »

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Antonin Scalia • Washington DC • gun control • Second Amendment • US Supreme Court • Washington, DC • constitutional law

Gun Ruling Sends Chicago Mayor Into Rage

'Very frightening,' Daley says; vows to fight for city's strict law

Jun 26, 08 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today’s Supreme Court ruling striking down a handgun ban in Washington, DC, is “a very frightening decision,” says Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, vowing to fight for Chicago’s own strict gun law, which will likely now be challenged. Mayors across the country must protect their cities, Daley... More »

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Chicago • gun control • Richard Daley • US Supreme Court • handgun ban

NRA Targets Obama, but Does Anyone Care?

Gun control issue largely off the table, experts say

Jun 14, 08 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NRA is aiming both barrels at Barack Obama, but the gun rights group is no longer a formidable GOP weapon, the LA Times reports. Congress hasn’t passed gun control laws in 14 years, and Democrats are terrified to touch the issue, scarred from old campaigns. In other... More »

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Barack Obama • NRA • gun control • special interests • election

'Open Carriers' Aim to Make Guns an Accessory

Gun owners want to educate the public by having their weapons on display

Jun 7, 08 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A growing number of gun owners are tired of concealing their weapons when they're out and about, reports the Los Angeles Times. In most states, it's perfectly legal to walk around with a gun in plain view. Backers of the "open carry" movement think it's time to start doing... More »

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gun control • concealed weapon • weapon • firearms • handgun • concealed-weapons laws • guns

 Wal-Mart OKs Plan
 to Film Gun Buyers 

Execs accept 10-point deal to curb illegal sales

Apr 14, 08 8:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wal-Mart approved a plan today to videotape gun-buyers and curb illegal firearm sales in other ways, the New York Daily News reports. The 10-point deal with the bipartisan group Mayors Against Illegal Guns, helmed by New York's Michael Bloomberg, includes inventory controls and a log to trace buyers who have... More »

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gun control • gun sales • ATF • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • firearms • Wal-Mart • arms trafficking • guns

 Florida Passes 
 'Take Your Gun to Work' Law

Biz groups fear increase in office shootings

Apr 10, 08 6:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Florida lawmakers have passed a law that prohibits most businesses from banning employees keeping guns in their cars on company property, Reuters reports. Backers hail the measure as a victory for Second Amendment rights. Business groups, fearing an increase in workplace shootings, are urging the governor to veto the so-called... More »

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Florida • NRA • gun control • Second Amendment • shooting • workplace safety • guns

 Obama Prods
 Pro-Gun Pa.
 Voters 

Hopeful plays down liberal image to tout individual rights

Apr 5, 08 8:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is aiming to win pro-gun votes in Pennsylvania by touting the Second Amendment, Politico reports. His camp emailed state gun clubs this week about “the right and traditions of sportsmen" as Obama courted Pennsylvania's pro-gun Democratic lawmakers. The NRA fired back at Obama—and Hillary Clinton, too—... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • NRA • gun control • Second Amendment • Pennsylvania primary • Dan Surra

1996 Survey Reveals a More Liberal Barack

Aides deny Obama opposed death penalty and gun ownership

Mar 31, 08 9:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's older, liberal views came to light today after Politico unearthed an old questionnaire. Twelve years ago, he apparently wrote that he opposed the death penalty and the possession of handguns—opinions he has fine-tuned since. But his camp denies the writing is Obama's. "There are several answers... More »

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death penalty • Barack Obama • gun control • capital punishment • Obama 2008 • liberal • Election 2008

 Gun-Blasting Pilot Suspended 

Can't carry a gun after he blows hole in fuselage during flight

Mar 26, 08 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A trigger-happy US Airways pilot whose gun accidentally discharged in the cockpit has been suspended from the federal program that permits pilots to pack heat, reports CNN. He's also been yanked from flight duty pending the results of an investigation by the FAA, the TSA, and US Air. The shocking... More »

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terrorism • gun control • US Airways • airline • pilot • hijacker • airplane • guns

 Court Hears Gun Case Today 

Nation's firearms laws in the balance as Supremes hear arguments

Mar 18, 08 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of the oldest and most hotly debated constitutional amendments—the right to bear arms—comes under scrutiny by the Supreme Court today. The court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of Washington DC's stringent ban on handguns. The ruling, which will arrive in June, is sure to have a... More »

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Department of Justice • John Roberts • John Ashcroft • Washington DC • gun control • Anthony Kennedy • Second Amendment • US Supreme Court • National Rifle Association • handgun • constitutional law • gun ban • Scotus • Temple University • David Kairys • Dick Anthony Heller

DC's Handgun Ban Heads
to Supreme Court

Justices get unprecedented crack at Second Amendment

Mar 16, 08 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - John Roberts' Supreme Court will get a rare crack at an undefined piece of the Bill of Rights this week when it examines whether Washington, DC's handgun ban violates the Second Amendment. Though Americans' right to bear arms has been debated for 200 years, reports the Washington Post, the... More »

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Bill of Rights • Washington DC • gun control • Constitution • Second Amendment • US Supreme Court • handgun • constitutional law • gun ban

States Aim for Young Hunters

W. Virgina passes law OKing hunting classes in school, others may follow

Mar 8, 08 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - West Virginia is trying to reverse a decline in hunting by bringing it into the classroom, the New York Times reports. The state, which has seen a 20% drop in hunting permits in the last decade, has passed a bill allowing hunting education in schools where enough students express interest.... More »

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gun control • wildlife • hunting • hunters • West Virginia

Va. Tech, NIU Gun Dealer:
Arm Students

Looser rules will deter school shooters, says man who sold to 2

Mar 5, 08 1:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Eric Thompson sold guns to both the Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech shooters, but he’s not apologizing for it. “I’m a businessman,” he tells the Los Angeles Times. “It’s a product.” But Thompson thinks he knows how to stop such violence: allow... More »

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gun control • Seung-Hui Cho • gun sales • school shooting • Northern Illinois University • Virginia Tech shootings • Steven Kazmierczak • Eric Thompson • Glock • guns

Gun Lobby Holds Up Bush ATF Nominee

Republicans hold fellow Republican's nomination hostage

Feb 25, 08 2:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Sullivan has spent a long time waiting to become head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, but his appointment has run into a roadblock in the Senate. Not with Democrats—with his fellow Republicans. Gun-rights supporters have blocked the appointment of Sullivan, also a US Attorney... More »

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Bush administration • NRA • gun control • ATF • Senate confirmation hearings • Michael J. Sullivan

Feds to Allow Guns Inside
National Parks

NRA backs move to overturn 100-year-old ban on loaded firearms

Feb 23, 08 11:57 AM CST
(Newser) - The federal government is preparing to loosen a ban on bringing loaded guns into national parks, reports the Los Angeles Times. The NRA has been pushing for the ban to be eased, saying it violates the right to bear arms and puts citizens at risk of attack from savage wild... More »

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NRA • gun control • Department of the Interior • national park • guns

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