Senate rejects expanded background checks
The vote was a major victory for the NRA, which opposed the plan as an infringement on gun rights
Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 8:48 PM UTC 10News Associated Press, Senate
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Will gun bill die while we mourn Boston?
Mile 26 of the tragic Boston Marathon was dedicated to the 26 victims of Newtown. Now their families may lose again
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 5:46 PM UTC 42News Guns, Gun Control, Boston
Supreme Court won’t hear New York gun law challenge
The justices declined to review the state's strict law limiting concealed carry
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 4:52 PM UTCPolitics Supreme Court, New York
NRA 500 suicide highlights “hidden epidemic”
The shooting death at NRA-sponsored race highlights the gun violence that results in the most fatalities: suicide
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 3:45 PM UTC 23News Guns, Gun Control, NRA, Suicide
Best of the Salon limerick contest
Part two: A roundup of some of our favorite poetic news items
Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 3:00 PM UTCNews Poetry, Writers and Writing
How the NRA got what it wanted
We mocked it. But it stood strong, shifted the guns debate and won itself a sweet deal. Now who’s laughing?
Saturday, Apr 13, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 163News NRA, Wayne LaPierre, Barack Obama
Bloomberg gun group to grade lawmakers
Mayors Against Illegal Guns will use the NRA's tactic of giving lawmakers letter grades on gun control
Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 1:04 PM UTCPolitics Michael Bloomberg, Gun Control
The Republican who can save gun control
Sen. Pat Toomey, now the pivotal vote on gun control, supported background checks in the past -- will he again?
Monday, Apr 8, 2013 3:20 PM UTCPolitics Guns, Gun Control, Pat Toomey
Bipartisan deal on background checks inches forward
Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey, two influential senators on gun control, are reportedly working on a framework
Monday, Apr 8, 2013 12:42 PM UTCPolitics Universal background checks
16 of the NRA’s frightening police-state “solutions” for our schools
If Wayne LaPierre had his way, every student and school employee would be a possible suspect
Friday, Apr 5, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 22Politics AlterNet, Wayne LaPierre, NRA
Gun Owners of America out-hardlines the NRA
The group has been gaining power and effectively targeting Republicans in an effort to halt gun control legislation
Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 1:55 PM UTCPolitics Gun Owners of America
NRA’s rhetoric on gun “confiscation” appears to be working
A new poll shows that almost half of Americans believe universal background checks could lead to gun confiscation
Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 1:24 PM UTC 25Politics NRA
The original GOP gun flip-flop
Fourteen years ago, more than 30 Republican senators voted to close the so-called gun show loophole
Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 10:20 PM UTCPolitics Guns, background checks
Five questions that will decide the gun debate
The fight for gun safety reform has complications and hurdles. Here's what will determine who ultimately wins
Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 56Politics Guns, Gun Control, NRA, Colorado
Rand Paul backs group targeting Republicans on gun control
Paul is helping the National Association for Gun Rights raise money, as it targets GOPers like Eric Cantor
Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 1:29 PM UTCPolitics Rand Paul, NRA, Gun Control
U.N. adopts arms treaty
To the chagrin of the NRA, the U.S. backs treaty demanding member states enforce stricter controls on gun exports
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 6:08 PM UTCNews U.N., arms treaty, arms trade
Is the NRA winning?
The gun group is now fighting the least controversial part of the Senate guns package, making any action difficult
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 4:18 PM UTC 29Politics NRA, Gun Control
A Jim Carrey photo being auctioned to fund guns has been reinstated on eBay
The actor angered the far-right with an anti-NRA sketch, and the online auction site got caught in the mix
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 4:31 AM UTCBusiness Jim Carrey, NRA, charlton heston
NRA to roll out guns-in-schools proposals
The gun lobby will give Congress a report on how to prevent future gun violence in schools
Monday, Apr 1, 2013 4:50 PM UTC 10Politics NRA, Gun Control, Wayne LaPierre
Mark Kelly: Background checks on guns are “common sense”
The gun control activist says it takes less than six minutes minutes to fill out the paperwork
Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 2:34 PM UTC 10Politics Gun Control, Mark Kelly
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