Dems Will Introduce Bill to Outlaw High-Capacity Magazines
So that tiny handful of people who go on murder sprees will be violating another law
So that tiny handful of people who go on murder sprees will be violating another law
Faces federal and state charges as a "straw purchaser."
Except for one that happens to coincide with its own aims
Says incident illustrates craziness of some gun laws
Guns are necessary, he says, but in the hands of authority
Pitched as "Golden Mean" compromise
Getting a mixed reaction from colleagues
Though only a small number of them are from those large-scale assault categories people worry about
Confusion over what counted as a federal crime left many incorrectly behind bars
Just a simple question of what constitutes a felony causes problems
David Gregory showed the magazine on "Meet the Press"
"No one in the UK wants him back."
The danger of treating gun violence as a mental health problem
For reasons of their own, most people, in many countries, defy anti-gun laws
And render control freaks impotent
Golden State legislators join the gun control chorus in the wake of Sandy Hook.
Holds press event but doesn't take questions
Wants to wait for recommendations from task force
High powered semi-automatic purchased by a federal agent found at the site of a shootout between a Mexican drug cartel and
Rounding up the usual suspects: certain firearms, mental illness, and video games
Gun control chatter is a big marketing boon
Doesn't endorse stricter gun control
Shootings perpetrated by people not taught the value of life, the actor suggests
Outrage does not make ill-conceived policies smarter or more effective.
Not that the gun used at Sandy Hook would have been covered, but why waste an opportunity?
Social scientists try to prevent school shootings by identifying possible perpetrators.
Manchin, who identifies himself as pro-gun rights, has signaled a willingness to back new restrictions
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