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Reactions to the State of the Union: Missing Gun Control Message
By EBurgin - AOL NewsIn his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama paused to honor Rep. Gabrielle Giffords with wishes for her recovery, and recognize those in attendance who were affected by the shooting in Tucson, including family members of nine year old Christina Taylor Green. At that point it would have been appropriate to propose tightening the lax gun control laws in this country that allowed a deranged individual, as Jared Loughner is said to be by those who have had contact with him, to allegedly purchase the weapons and ammunition used in the shooting. The media has been disappointingly ...
Opinion: Who Needs Guns in Church?
By Michael Arceneaux - AOL News(July 19) -- No matter what name you call your deity, there's a common theme among religious institutions in the land of Louisiana: You cannot trust your fellow man, not even in the House of God. Gov. Bobby Jindal signed into law a bill that could easily be mistaken as satire: Concealed handguns are now a go in places of worship. House Bill 1272, known has the "gun-in-church bill," was introduced by Rep. Henry Burns, R-Haughton. The new law allows licensed gun owners who are part of a security force to carry concealed weapons into churches, mosques and synagogues. Those who wish to pack ...
Opinion: Supreme Court's Gun Ban Ruling Will Have Limited Impact
By not in system - AOL News(June 28) -- It is not surprising that the same five justices of the U.S. Supreme Court who ruled that the District of Columbia's handgun ban was unconstitutional two years ago have now ruled that similar bans, whether enacted by Chicago or any other state or city, are similarly not permitted. Most observers thought the Chicago Cubs had a better chance of ultimately prevailing than Chicago's handgun ban. What may be surprising to many people is that the McDonald v. Chicago case will likely have a limited direct impact. The Supreme Court's ruling defined a very narrow right. It held only "that ...
Opinion: Supreme Court Gun Ban Ruling Can Make Us All Safer
By not in system - AOL News(June 28) -- In a sharply divided 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that state governments are not able to ban most Americans from owning most types of handguns. The majority decision, written by Justice Samuel Alito, stated that firearms are "essential for self-defense." Predictably, gun control advocates bemoaned the ruling. But the court's decision is not just correct on constitutional grounds. It will help make the country safer. Another View The gun pushers lobby must be disappointed, since the Supreme Court ruling continues to allow for a wide variety of reasonable gun ...
High Court's Gun Ruling Won't End Local Skirmishes
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (June 28) -- By extending the Second Amendment right to bear arms to state and local governments, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday opened the door to legal challenges to gun laws across the country. Whether the decision will change the status quo, though, remains unclear. The case, McDonald v. City of Chicago, strikes down decades-old gun bans in Chicago and its suburb of Oak Park, Ill. It follows almost two years to the day the court's landmark Heller decision striking down the District of Columbia's ban on handgun possession. That case, also decided by an ideologically split ...
Another Mass Shooting, Another National Shrug in the NRA Era
By Bonnie Erbé - Politics DailyYes, this was just another week in the gun culture wars. An Alabama professor with a long history of public outbursts and involvement with guns, a bomb -- even killing her brother with a shotgun many years ago -- is charged in a mass shooting on campus. Three fellow academics died and three others were wounded. Half a nation away, the Virginia House of Delegates (my home state's legislature, regrettably) weakens a lengthy list of gun control laws, including the state's unconscionable, 17-year-long prohibition on the freedom to purchase more than one handgun per month. ...
Gun-Toting Visitors Heading to National Parks
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Feb. 18) -- Teddy Roosevelt couldn't bring a gun into Yellowstone National Park, but soon anyone with a permit will be able to shoulder a shotgun as they watch Old Faithful erupt. Along the rim of the Grand Canyon, rifle-toting visitors will stand next to unarmed tourists from abroad. While Civil War re-enactors will still flock with their historic muskets to the Gettysburg battlefield in Pennsylvania, modern-day militiamen will be able to retrace Pickett's Charge carrying modern-day weapons. Doug Pensinger, Getty Images The new rule allowing people with permits to carry guns in ...
Obama Gets Failing Grades from Gun Control Group
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyA leading advocacy group has given President Obama an "F" for what it calls his failure to take significant steps to advance gun control laws. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence endorsed Obama in 2008, but its president, Paul Helmke, said this year the president "ran away from the issue," The Hill reported. The Brady campaign gave Obama failing grades on every issue it scored. The group criticized the president for signing legislation that contained amendments that repealed laws banning guns in national parks and on Amtrak trains. Helmke said the Obama administration hadn't yet ...
Are Campus Gun Bans Irrational?
By Andrew Clark - Politics DailyThe Texas anti-gun crowd -- yes, there is one -- has itself been up in arms in recent weeks because the state legislature wanted to pass a law that would have allowed students on all public college campuses in the state to carry concealed handguns. John Woods, a University of Texas graduate student and former undergrad at Virginia Tech, whose girlfriend was among the victims of the 2007 massacre, led the opposition. His position was this: ...
Administration Gives Up on Gun Control Agenda
By Dave - Politics DailyAn interesting story at Newsweek.com about the non-prospects for any sort of gun control. But Obama and top White House aides have all but abandoned the issue. Emanuel helped orchestrate passage of the original assault-weapons ban when he worked in the Clinton White House. Now he and other White House strategists have decided they can't afford to tangle with the National Rifle Association at a time when they're pushing other priorities, like economic renewal and health-care reform, say congressional officials who have raised the matter. ...As soon as he made the call, however, the NRA launched ...
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