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Who will prosecute the corrupt prosecutors?

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:26:00 +0000

The murder case against Tony Bennett seemed pretty straightforward.

Shortly before midnight on May 7, 1994, police found a 26-year-old man in the foyer of an apartment building near Flushing, Queens. Jake Powell was near death, blood pouring from a gunshot wound, but he managed to speak the name of the man who had shot him: "Tony Bennett."

How will the NRA counter Obama’s gun control proposals?

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:12:00 +0000

Last week, President Obama unveiled sweeping proposals on gun control, including a ban on military-style assault weapons, a reduction of ammunition magazine capacity and stiffer background checks on gun buyers.

National Rifle Association President David Keene quickly accused the Obama administration of being opportunistic. The president is "using our children to pursue an ideological anti-gun agenda," he said.

The NRA has already begun to lobby on Capitol Hill to counter the administration's effort.

Mass shootings do little to change state gun laws

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:00:00 +0000

Following the mass shooting in Connecticut, the Obama administration and lawmakers around the country have promised to re-examine gun control in America.

ProPublica decided to take a look at what's happened legislatively in states where some of the worst shootings in recent U.S. historyhave occurred to see what effect, if any, those events had on gun laws.