Checking the Logic of Background Checks
Would a broader screening requirement for gun buyers reduce violent crime?
Would a broader screening requirement for gun buyers reduce violent crime?
Trying to push compromise through
Offer Maine as a haven for gun rights
There's no guarantee new regulations will prevent another tragedy.
Traditionally, registration has a very low compliance rate
Good luck enforcing that, buddy
Says Japan, which has strict gun control, is safer
Bill says such Second Amendment violations aren't law at all
How arguments shielding the Gosnell trial from use in the debate about reproductive rights work just as well for gun rights
Megachurch pastor's 27-year-old son committed suicide last week
Self-defense advocates retaliate with their wallets
Seeks more freedom elsewhere
Also dismissing dissent
Debate goes forward on background check bill
Even though suspect was barred from owning weapons, he passed background check
Both liberals and conservatives favor a selective reading of the Constitution.
Ran on a platform with strong pro-gun control message
Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) brokered the deal
The president's case for gun control relies on emotional manipulation.
Vote will be on whether to debate the proposals
Invokes Newtown shooting and father's suicide
Officials claim to offset costs, but the value of self-defense is never mentioned
Officers even support refusal to enforce restrictive measures
Bloomberg a major player in the anti-freedom camp
Some of his GOP colleagues are reportedly considering using the tactic
Post-Newtown race to take advantage of tragedy continues
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