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NEWS ABOUT: assault rifles

assault rifles stories: 8 news summaries

Gun-Toter's Pastor Prayed for Obama's Death

Ariz. preacher called prez 'socialist devil'

Aug 28, 09 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The man who brought an assault rifle to an Obama town hall in Arizona last week had attended a sermon the day before during which the pastor said he would “pray for Barack Obama to die and go to hell,” TPM reports. “I’d like Barack Obama... More »

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Barack Obama • town hall meeting • assault rifles • pastor • guns • Steven Anderson • Chris Broughton

(Newser) - The man who brought an assault rifle to Barack Obama’s speech yesterday wasn’t alone. Roughly a dozen protesters were seen carrying guns, the AP reports. Phoenix police say the men didn’t need permits, and didn’t commit any crime. In fact, they say they were worried someone... More »

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Barack Obama • Arizona • protests • Phoenix • health care reform • Second Amendment • assault rifles • assault weapons • deathers

 Another Obama Speech, 
 Another Armed Citizen 

Man brings assault rifle, pistol to health-care rally

Aug 17, 09 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's appearance at a VFW convention in Phoenix today was marked by yet another appearance of a man with a gun, the Arizona Republic reports. As separate crowds of protesters for and against health care reform rallied outside the Phoenix convention center, a man with an AR-15 rifle and... More »

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health care • Arizona • health care reform • Second Amendment • assault rifles • protesters • guns • President Obama • deathers

OPINION

 End Failed Drug War: 
 Go After Kingpins 


Apr 18, 09 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The "war on drugs" has been an abject failure—crowded jails and a still-thriving narcotics trade prove that—and it's time for some "visionary" thinking, writes Cynthia Tucker in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The nation's not ready for legalization, but how about some concrete steps: Stop going after "... More »

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War on Drugs • Mexico • Attorney General • assault rifles • decriminalization • Eric Holder • Obama administration • President Obama • kingpin

ANALYSIS

NRA Wins
a Round on
Gun Control

Holder backs off on assault-rifle ban despite Mexico pleas

Mar 26, 09 10:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Attorney General Eric Holder has backed off calls to once again ban assault weapons after a strong blowback from the gun lobby, Newsweek reports. Mexico is pressuring the US to reinstate such a ban, since US assault rifles make up 90% of drug-cartel arsenals. But when Holder floated the idea... More »

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Mexico • gun control • Mexican drug war • drug cartel • Max Baucus • assault rifles • assault weapons • Eric Holder • Obama administration

US Gun Dealers Arm Mexican Drug Wars

Softer American laws lead to cross-border flood of weapons

Feb 26, 09 8:26 AM CST
(Newser) - More than 6,000 Mexicans died in drug wars last year, and violence has surged recently as gangs battle the police and each other. But because of Mexico's strict gun laws, cartels have to get their weaponry from elsewhere: the United States. Ninety percent of guns recovered in Mexico originated... More »

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Mexico • United States • Mexican drug war • smuggler • border • assault rifles • gun laws • Bill Maher Grid

 Post-Election Gun Sales Spike 

Some afraid of bans; others expect civil unrest

Nov 12, 08 10:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Gun sales were up before the election, but the numbers have shot through the roof since Barack Obama's win, the Chicago Tribune reports. As stores sell out of assault rifles and enthusiasts stock up on Glocks, people offered a few different reasons for their purchases. Some anticipate new weapons bans;... More »

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Barack Obama • NRA • gun sales • concealed weapon • Second Amendment • assault rifles • ammunition • President Obama

GI Killed by German Police

Soldier held former girlfriend hostage,  threatened cops with assault rifle

Mar 15, 08 8:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - A US Army soldier stationed in Germany was shot and killed by local police after holding his ex-girlfriend hostage, the New York Times reports. The unnamed soldier was located after the woman escaped; when he threatened a SWAT unit with an assault rifle, he was shot, and later died... More »

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Germany • US Army • soldier • military bases • Bavaria • Iraq war • Konigsberg • assault rifles

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