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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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OPINION

 DC Still Defying Court on Guns 

City rewords provisions to bog down ownership, though challenges look certain

Jul 23, 08 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

ANALYSIS

 AK-47s Flooding US Cities 

Gun dealers skirt import ban, as assaults with semiautomatics skyrocket

Jul 17, 08 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - At least one of America’s borders is wide open: Gun manufacturers are selling imported semiautomatic weapons with ease ever since the Bush administration allowed 1994's assault weapons ban to lapse, writes Bruce Falconer for Mother Jones. “We’re being flooded with these AK-47s,” said Miami’s... More »

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Bush administration • ATF • AK-47 • gun ban • assault weapons • guns

NRA Plots Multimillion-Dollar Campaign Against Obama

Bittergate, Chicago gun ban to make appearances

Jul 1, 08 11:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The NRA has budgeted $40 million for the fall elections, with more than one-third of it set aside to spotlight Barack Obama's gun policies. The ad blitz will deny Obama the opportunity to neutralize the issue, Politico reports. A rep says the NRA will target 15 battleground states. “We... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Chicago • NRA • handgun ban • guns

analysis

Gun Ruling Will Trigger Barrage of Lawsuits

Most state and city
laws appear safe,
others will challenge

Jun 26, 08 6:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

ANALYSIS

Candidates Duel Over Gun Ruling

Obama steps back
from support of ban; McCain smells red meat, slams rival

Jun 26, 08 4:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain were firing away even before the Supreme Court's Second Amendment salvo today, Talking Points Memo notes. The Democrat backed away from a year-old comment (by an aide) that he thought Washington’s handgun ban was constitutional; the Republican smacked his opponent for flip-flopping—even using... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Antonin Scalia • US Supreme Court • guns

'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

OPINION

Mayor Mike's Gun Suit a Model for Other Cities

Times applauds Bloomberg for cutting illegal weapons trade

Jun 6, 08 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Bloomberg’s quest to curb the gun trade in New York gets a round of applause from the Times today, after 20 out-of-state dealers settled rather than face trial for illegally selling weapons that caused violence in New York. Bloomberg found the loophole in what the Times calls "... More »

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Congress • Michael Bloomberg • guns

 Buy Car, Get Gun Free 

Have gun, will travel: Dealer offers pistol bonus

May 23, 08 4:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sales have shot up at a Missouri car dealership with a novel new promotion, reports the BBC. Anybody buying a new car at Max Motors before the end of the month gets a $250 gas card—or a gun. The "God, Guns and Gas" deal was inspired by Barack... More »

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Barack Obama • gas • gun sales • Missouri • car dealers • guns

 US Shooters Hit By
 Soaring Bullet Prices 

Demand for metals triggers ammo price hikes

May 20, 08 2:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gun users across the US are having to tighten their ammo belts as bullet prices soar, Reuters reports. Sky-high worldwide demand for copper, lead and zinc means the price of most bullets has shot up two to three times in the last couple of years. Add to that competition for... More »

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shooters • metal prices • ammunition • guns

Gunman in Custody Battle Opens Fire at Church Fair

He's tackled by 'hero' bystanders

May 18, 08 7:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three people were wounded yesterday when a gunman involved in a child custody battle opened fire on his ex-girlfriend at a church school festival in San Fernando Valley, reports the Los Angeles Times. Families ran screaming as the gunman nonchalantly lifted his rifle and began squeezing off rounds in front... More »

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crime • gun injury • church shootings • mass shootings • child custody • custody battle • guns

 Huckabee Jokes About
 Gun Pointed at Obama 

At NRA, ex-hopeful jests about Obama ducking loaded firearm

May 16, 08 6:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - At an NRA convention today, Mike Huckabee quipped that an offstage sound was Barack Obama leaping from a loaded gun. “That was Barack Obama,” the former Arkansas governor said. “He just tripped off a chair. He's getting ready to speak and somebody aimed a gun at him... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • NRA • Mike Huckabee • Election 2008 • jokes • guns

 Aussies Ditch Dueling Law 

Laws on duels, piracy walk the plank as criminal code is updated

May 3, 08 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - There's no longer a law against challenging somebody to a duel in Queensland, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. As part of an effort to get old laws off the books, the Australian state is also scrapping laws against piracy on the high seas, and mayors will no longer have to... More »

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Australia • law • piracy • Queensland • guns

Court Rejects NYC Suit
Against
Gun Makers

City says too many criminals get weapons

Apr 30, 08 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal appeals court today tossed out a lawsuit brought by New York City against gun manufacturers for allowing their weapons to get into criminal hands, the New York Times reports. The city said gun makers create a public nuisance by not keeping a closer eye on retailers—thus supplying... More »

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New York City • gun sales • Michael Bloomberg • weapons • appellate court • Mayor Bloomberg • gun manufacturers • Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act • guns

Another Teen Nabbed
in Columbine-Like Plot

16-year-old sought gun used in Colorado killings

Apr 25, 08 9:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Indiana 16-year-old plotted a Columbine-style mass killing on September 11 and even sought the same pistol used in that attack, the AP reports. The high school student faces charges of conspiracy to commit murder when he appears in court today. Police found 100 knives in his home and say... More »

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high school • explosives • Indiana • school shooting • Columbine school massacre • murder plot • 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

T.I. Will Get Jail Sentence in Weapons Rap

Community service first for rapper, who faces year behind bars

Mar 27, 08 4:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper T.I.—aka Clifford Harris—pleaded guilty today in Atlanta to weapons charges, the AP reports. Harris will have to spend about a year in jail but must complete 1,500 hours of community service first; he also faces three years' house arrest and a $100,000 fine.... More »

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prison • Atlanta • community service • plea bargain • hip-hop • rap music • automatic weapons • TI • personal arsenals • guns

 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

Pilot's Gun Accidentally
Fires in Cockpit

Discharge is first incident since passage of new law

Mar 25, 08 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A pilot’s gun went off in the cockpit of a US Airways plane just as it was landing in North Carolina this weekend, the AP reports. It was the first time a gun was discharged inside a plane since pilots were armed in the wake of 9/11. Though no... More »

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US Airways • TSA • pilot • airplane • Federal Air Marshal Service • guns

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

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