Gun Control
Watch: Firearms instructor destroys gun control narrative — and proves why leftists are wrong
Just as quickly as news broke last week of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, Democrats, progressives and those opposed to the Second Amendment were talking gun control.<p>The debate rages after any publicized gun crime, and almost always circles back to two talking points. Gun control advocates …
GunsNo law could have prevented Vegas shooting, Feinstein says
No law could have thwarted last week's massacre in Las Vegas, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday.<p>Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., a longtime advocate of stricter gun laws and author of the 1993 assault weapons ban, said the shooter, Stephen Paddock, legally acquired the …
GunsSaturday Night Live Stages One of The Most Biting Anti-Gun Speeches of The Week
"The investigation into the tragedy in Las Vegas has sparked a larger debate in America between people who want common sense gun control, and people who are wrong." Colin Jost quipped at the start of <i>Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update</i> last night, starting off an impassioned, angry, and biting …
CultureThe Possible Las Vegas Motive That Only Mark Steyn Is Talking About
On Friday, Las Vegas undersheriff, Kevin C. McMahill, told the media that the motive underlying Stephen Paddock’s monstrous rampage remains a …
Las VegasCharles Blow: Republicans welcome mass murders like the Vegas shooting
The GOP has forged a blood pact with the NRA that likely can’t be broken<p>This article originally appeared on AlterNet.<p>In the wake of the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas this week, one might hope the country would begin to reconsider its fatal affair with firearms. Instead, we are forced to endure …
Liberal ViewFeinstein Is Asked What Law Could Have Prevented Vegas Shooting. Her Response Is Quite Candid.
Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) said on NBC’s “Meet The Press” on Sunday that she’s “not sure” that any law could have prevented the massacre in Las …
Conservative ViewFox News’ Chris Wallace Takes NRA to Task: You ‘Need to Address This’
The executive director of the NRA got some surprisingly tough treatment on ‘Fox News Sunday.’<p>If NRA Executive Director Chris Cox thought he was going to have an easy time Sunday morning when he decided to appear on Fox News, he was sorely mistaken.<p>Over the course of about 12 minutes, <i>Fox News Sunday</i> …
GunsI Have A Mental Illness And A Gun License. Here's What I Think Of Gun Reform.
It has to be evidence-based, pragmatic and include a working knowledge of firearms.<p>Two years ago, I made the choice to pursue my gun license in Massachusetts — a journey, chronicled here, that I undertook because I wanted to compare it to my personal experience with mental health care. I wanted to …
Canadian NewsStop Waiting for the Next Vegas to Happen
I’m furious. Totally and completely furious. And I hope you are too. Consider yourself warned because the next person to tell me that gun control is …
GunsWhat Do Gun Crime Statistics Say? Five Things You Need To Know
Crime in the U.S., especially gun crime, is complicated. In some ways, firearm crime is the most widely publicized. Think of all the recent news …
GunsFeinstein: No law would have stopped Las Vegas gunman
Sen. Dianne FeinsteinDianne Emiel FeinsteinGun proposal picks up GOP support Gingrich: Banning rapid fire gun modification is ‘common sense’ House …
Dianne FeinsteinLas Vegas shooting highlights wide gaps in gun laws
Image 1of/2<p>Caption<p>Close<p>Apparently, it was all legal.<p>Though an investigation continues, it appears that everything Stephen Paddock did last Sunday …
GunsDoes Steve Scalise support gun control after nearly being killed by one? His answer may surprise you
Does House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) support gun control now that he almost lost his life to a firearm? He answered that question on Sunday.<p>What did he say?<p>Despite nearly losing his life to a terrorist who hated Republicans, Scalise, who is still recovering from injuries sustained during …
GunsAtlantic Editor: You're A Bad Parent If You Own A Gun
We still don’t know what set off Stephen Paddock in Las Vegas. The 64-year-old checked into the Mandalay Bay hotel, went to the 32nd floor, took 23 …
Conservative ViewJimmy Kimmel just showed the world what he thinks of that "Jimmy Kimmel Estrogen Hour" bench ad
Jimmy Kimmel directly addressed gun violence on his show, <i>Jimmy Kimmel Live!</i> last week in the wake of the horrific Las Vegas shooting. His response …
Jimmy KimmelIt’s time for companies to boycott gun-lax states
<i>Jonathan Alter, an author and MSNBC analyst, is at work on a biography of Jimmy Carter.</i><p>Even if Congress takes action on the bump stocks or other modifications used by the mass murderer in Las Vegas, Washington will not be the center of change on gun violence. The president and Congress are owned by …
OpinionNRA opposes outright U.S. ban on bump stocks used by Las Vegas killer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The powerful U.S. gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, said on Sunday it would oppose an outright ban on bump-stock devices that the killer in the Las Vegas massacre of 58 people used to turn rifles into automatic weapons and strafe a crowd with bursts of sustained …
GunsNRA drops backs down over possible ban on 'bump stocks'
The National Rifle Association, America's biggest gun lobby group yesterday (Sunday) appeared to walk back on calls for regulation of deadly "bump stocks" as the country's gun control debate returned to familiar impasse.<p>Only days after the NRA appeared open to a possible ban on the devices which …
GunsOur 21st-Century Second Amendment
What part of ‘unalienable’ do you not understand?<p>A progressive correspondent asks: “If you were drafting the Constitution in 2017, would you include …
Conservative ViewThe NRA's openness to limiting 'bump stocks' is too little, too late
<b>To the editor:</b> Finally, some congressional consensus on a bill to help reduce gun violence. The “bump stock,” a device that boosts a semi-automatic rifle’s rate of fire to near machine-gun levels, should have been made illegal long ago. (“Republicans and NRA shift ground, say they will consider …
GunsTrauma is the American experience
Being black in certain parts of America trains you to deal with murder. Lately, the whole country has been learning<p>What happened with Kenneka Jenkins, the young black woman from Chicago who mysteriously died in a hotel freezer? How are they surviving in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane …
RacismNRA’s Wayne LaPierre Calls Out Media for Glorifying Gun Violence
Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president and the CEO of the National Rifle Association (NRA), appeared on CBS’s <i>Face the Nation</i> on Sunday for an …
GunsAre There Really 'More Mass Shootings Than Days in the Year'?
Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut responded to last week’s Las Vegas massacre by issuing a statement in which he claimed: “Already this year there have been more mass shootings than days in the year.” That was last Monday, the 275th day of 2017. Can Mr. Murphy possibly be right?<p>Certainly not by the …
GunsBump stocks just one chip in Congress' partisan gamble on gun control
A legislative response to mass killings is elusive on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers cannot settle on a solution. However, there are lots of alternatives when it comes to potentially curbing gun violence.<p>Background checks. Banning so-called “bump stocks.” Regulating bump stocks. Increasing open-carry …
GunsBennett: NRA focused on bump stocks to avoid 'very large argument' over gun control
The Powerhouse Roundtable discusses possible gun control legislation and more domestic policy issues.
GunsFormer Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett: Why the US failed on gun control
Valerie Jarrett got a taste of just how powerful America's gun lobby was after the December 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in …
GunsCharlie Sykes: The GOP is “in the thrall of the NRA”
The conservative radio host says NRA is driving the debate on guns and has a stronghold on Republicans<p>"The conservative movement has outsourced its thought leadership to the angry guy at the end of the bar; that's really the case when it comes to guns," Charlie Sykes told Salon's Andrew O'Hehir on …
Liberal ViewJudge Jeanine: We Don't Blame All Muslims for Terrorists, Don't Blame All Gun Owners for Las Vegas Insider
<b>Mia Love Blasts Michelle Obama's 'Hypocritical' Identity Politics: Democrats Recruited a White Male to Take My Seat</b><p><b>Military Vets Volunteer to Rebuild Homes Destroyed by Hurricane Harvey</b><p>Judge Jeanine Pirro said Hillary Clinton is making a desperate plea to be relevant by "manipulating the pain the …
ElectionsBump-stocks ban becomes focus at Denver rally against gun violence
When pro-gun-control Coloradans worried about the nation’s worsening massacres rallied Sunday at the state Capitol, pro-gun-rights stone mason …
GunsYouTube removing 'bump stock' videos that show how to make guns fire faster after Las Vegas shooting
YouTube has removed videos that show how to make guns fire at a much faster rate using the legal 'bump stock' device deployed by the gunman in the …
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