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  • July 2008

    • DC Still Defying Court on Guns

      newser  |  Reason Magazine  |  Jul 23, 08 2:43 PM CDT

      DC Still Defying Court on Guns

      The District of Columbia is defying the Supreme Court with efforts to preserve the handgun ban deemed unconstitutional last month, Jacob Sullum writes in Reason . A new law changes the wording of the controversial “disassemble and trigger-lock” provision, meaning owners won’t be allowed to keep guns loaded and must wait for a “reasonably perceived threat”—a complication that could prove fatal to a homeowner under attack, Sullum notes. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • gun  • Second Amendment  • handgun  • handgun ban  • District of Columbia

    • Fight to Bear Arms —in Atlanta Airport

      newser  |  Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Jul 2, 08 3:11 AM CDT

      Fight to Bear Arms —in Atlanta Airport

      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 includes certain parts of the airport and sued in court yesterday to block an airport gun ban.   More »

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      Georgia  • gun control  • Second Amendment  • Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport  • Shirley Franklin

  • June 2008

    • Mayors Call for Middle Ground on Guns

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 30, 08 9:44 AM CDT

      Mayors Call for Middle Ground on Guns

      Extremist-driven debate over gun control “made for good political theater,” but it hasn’t accomplished much, mayors Michael Bloomberg of New York and Thomas Menino of Boston write in the Wall Street Journal. Now that the Supreme Court has clarified the issue, it’s time to implement some common-sense consensus changes to the nation's gun laws. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • Michael Bloomberg  • mayor  • Second Amendment  • gun sales  • background checks

    • Gun Ruling Will Trigger Barrage of Lawsuits

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 26, 08 6:45 PM CDT

      Gun Ruling Will Trigger Barrage of Lawsuits

      Today's Supreme Court ruling upholding an individual's right to bear arms is unlikely to lead to sweeping changes across the nation, the New York Times reports. Gun laws in most cites and states—putting restrictions on felons and the mentally ill, for example, or banning guns in certain settings—appear to be safe. The biggest impact will be in cities with the most restrictive laws—DC, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, and Detroit—where a wave of legal challenges no doubt awaits. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • gun  • Washington DC  • Antonin Scalia  • Second Amendment  • John Paul Stevens  • self defense

    • Gun Ruling a Sea Change for 2nd Amendment

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 26, 08 2:28 PM CDT

      Gun Ruling a Sea Change for 2nd Amendment

      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 of constitutional rights necessarily takes certain policy choices off the table," Scalia wrote. More »

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

    • Court Strikes Down DC Handgun Ban

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 26, 08 9:57 AM CDT

      Court Strikes Down DC Handgun Ban

      The Supreme Court says Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, the justices' first major pronouncement on gun rights in US history. The court's 5-4 ruling strikes down the District of Columbia's 32-year-old ban on handguns as incompatible with the Second Amendment, the AP reports. But the decision probably leaves most firearms laws intact. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • Second Amendment  • gun ban  • handgun ban

  • April 2008

    • Florida Passes 'Take Your Gun to Work' Law

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 10, 08 6:06 AM CDT

      Florida Passes 'Take Your Gun to Work' Law

      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 "take your gun to work" bill. More »

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

    • Obama Prods Pro-Gun Pa. Voters

      newser  |  Politico  |  Apr 5, 08 8:52 PM CDT

      Obama Prods Pro-Gun Pa. Voters

      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—calling overtures “scripted rhetorical tricks.” More »

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

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  • September 2007

    • Rudy Takes Call During NRA Speech

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Sep 21, 07 7:07 PM CDT

      Rudy Takes Call During NRA Speech

      Rudy Giuliani, former gun control-lover,  wasn't exactly killing with a speech to the National Rifle Association today when he interrupted his remarks at the podium—to take a phone call from his wife. After a little lovey-dovey with Judith ("OK, have a safe trip, bye-bye. Talk to you later dear, I love you.") he turned back to his audience. More »

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      Rudy Giuliani  • gun  • violence  • NRA  • Second Amendment

  • May 2007

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