Sandy Hook

Religion prof: Opposing gun control is a sin

Reform movements have been most successful when they combined facts with powerful symbolic images

Ira Chernus, Religion Dispatches Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 9:37 PM UTC 71
Social Religion Dispatches

Rush mocks kids for wanting to live

And the president for having the Secret Service VIDEO

Alex Halperin Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 8:43 PM UTC 29
News Video, Rush, Newtown shooting

The NRA takes a shot at Obama

The lobby's new attack ad calls the president a hypocrite for having a security detail protect the first family VIDEO

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 4:24 PM UTC
Life Video, NRA, Barack Obama

The NRA once supported gun control

It may seem hard to believe, but for decades the organization helped write federal laws restricting gun use

Steven Rosenfeld, Alternet Monday, Jan 14, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 16
Politics AlterNet, NRA, Wayne LaPierre

Why does anyone take Sam Harris seriously?

The outspoken atheist responds to Sandy Hook by calling for more guns -- and offers the NRA an unexpected assist

Ian Murphy, Alternet Thursday, Jan 10, 2013 1:26 PM UTC 79
Politics AlterNet, Sam Harris, Atheism

Alabama issues a disturbing PSA

A state's Homeland Security releases a short film on how to survive a mass shooting -- with a dramatic reenactment VIDEO

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Jan 4, 2013 7:53 PM UTC 15
Life Video, Mass shooting, Sandy Hook

Far right loses its collective mind over possible gun legislation

Three weeks after Sandy Hook, Tea Partyers and right-wing bloggers are hinting at civil war if the government acts

Don Terry, Southern Poverty Law Center Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 9:39 PM UTC 81
Politics Southern Poverty Law Center

Gun group to give armed teacher training in 15 states

Teachers around the country have signed up for the Buckeye Firearms Foundation course

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 8:41 PM UTC 49
News Guns, Sandy Hook, Gun Control

Silencers: The NRA’s latest big lie

Silencers could give the next Adam Lanza even more time to kill -- but to the NRA, they protect kids' hearing

Alexander Zaitchik Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 12:00 PM UTC 207
Politics NRA, Gun Control, Sandy Hook

Iraq vet: Newtown changed my mind on gun control

I'm a hunter and a vet, and I revere the Second Amendment. But I used bankrupt logic: It's time for gun control

Liam Madden Friday, Dec 28, 2012 10:00 PM UTC 191
Politics Gun Control, Sandy Hook, NRA

House Dems to propose large-capacity gun magazine ban

It would not include equipment that is already legally owned

Alex Halperin Friday, Dec 28, 2012 9:09 PM UTC 17
Life Gun Control, Assault weapons

Celebrating Anonymous: The hackers’ big year

Bad copyright laws, evil religious nuts, overzealous cops: In 2012, the hacker collective picked its enemies well SLIDE SHOW

Andrew Leonard Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 5:00 PM UTC 29
Technology slideshow, Anonymous

Anti-Westboro Baptist petition the most popular ever

The White House will have to discuss the hate church after a record number sign a We The People petition

Alex Halperin Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 12:55 PM UTC 13
Life Westboro Baptist Church

75 percent of states ignore mental illness checks for gun buyers

According to the Wall Street Journal, 12 states account for most of the mental health records in the FBI database

Steven Rosenfeld, Alternet Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012 5:08 PM UTC
Politics AlterNet, Guns

The prettification of gun culture

The pro-gun world is aggressively exploiting female fears to grow their base -- and it's been working

Irin Carmon Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012 4:12 PM UTC 10
News Gun Control, Sandy Hook

How not to stop a massacre

In the real world, we can't stop massacres without limiting gun access

Alex Halperin Sunday, Dec 23, 2012 4:45 PM UTC 29
News Newtown, Sandy Hook

Nancy Lanza let Adam use guns to “teach him responsibility”

Newtown gunman reportedly hadn't talked to brother or father in two years, relationship with mom was deteriorating

David Daley Sunday, Dec 23, 2012 4:06 AM UTC 46
News Adam Lanza, Nancy Lanza

Even more Limbaugh madness

UPDATE: The NRA is classy! Liberal culture is to blame for Newtown! Even more from Rush's radio broadcast today

David Daley Friday, Dec 21, 2012 8:48 PM UTC 23
News Rush Limbaugh, Sandy Hook, NRA

Keep your guns out of my school!

Wayne LaPierre's call to arm our educators reveals how detached from reality the NRA truly is

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Dec 21, 2012 7:54 PM UTC 56
Life NRA, Sandy Hook, Newtown shooting

I’m one of the NRA’s “bad guys”

I teach books that portray the hard truths of American lives. To Wayne LaPierre's mind, that makes me suspect

Lorraine Berry Friday, Dec 21, 2012 7:38 PM UTC 18
Life Warren LaPierre, NRA, Sandy Hook

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