Venezuelan President Signs Gun Bill
Those caught illegally carrying or selling a firearm face 20 years in prison
Civil Liberties
Turkey Vows To Respond if it Turns Out UK Spied on Turkish Officials
Documents seen by The Guardian show that GCHQ spied on foreign delegates during the G20 summits in 2009
Sen. Manchin Addresses NRA Attacks in New TV Ad
Democratic Senator lost support from the gun lobby after working with Obama on gun control reform
Ecuador's Foreign Minister Says His Government Will Continue To Support Julian Assange
The Wikileaks founder has been staying at the Ecuadorian embassy in London
China Demands the US Explain its International Surveillance
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is still in Hong Kong
British Intelligence Agency Spied on Foreign Politicians During 2009 G20 Summits
Fake internet cafes were set up, phone calls intercepted
Why Women Should Be Able to Buy Birth Control Without Seeing a Doctor
There is no obvious explanation why something used safely over half a century by hundreds of millions of women should remain so restricted.
Chief of Staff: Obama Doesn't Believe NSA Has Violated Privacy
That doesn't bode well for this alleged "conversation"
How Should We Classify the Sandy Hook Killings?
The social construction of a mass shooting epidemic
Obama Speaks with Forked Tongue on Surveillance
Does he think we're stupid enough to believe ever-changing official claims about the NSA?
NSA Says Agency Has Scrutinized Fewer than 300 Phone Numbers
Out of the millions it has collected
NSA Admits It Can Listen to Domestic Calls Without Warrants
Can likely read e-mails and text messages too
Hong Kong Rally Calls for Government to Protect Snowden
Protesters blow whistles in solidarity
Prism Just Small Part of Much Larger Data Surveillance Effort
Yes, the government is snatching data directly from the Internet's backbone
Facebook Releases Basic Details of Government Data Requests
Between 9,000 and 10,000 requests over a six-month period
Pilots Have No Rights, Say Feds Behind Search Scheme
Because they're regulated by the FAA, the feds say they can do what they please
FBI Chief Takes Heat for Ignorance of IRS Probe
You are the head of the FBI, aren't you?
Foreign Ownership Makes Verizon and T-Mobile (a Bit) Resistant to NSA
Most of the data is accessible through other means, though
Twitter May Pay a Price for Resisting Government Demands – In France, Anyway
French authorities order social media company to reveal identities of anti-Semitic tweeters
IRS Faces Potential Restructuring After Targeting Political Opponents
How about just abolishing the agency?
Gun Makers Abandon Unfriendly States
And taking their jobs to welcoming jurisdictions
Flurry of Anti-Abortion Restrictions Denounced by ACLU
"One of the most the most regressive years yet."
NSA Scandal Separates Liberty Lovers from Poseurs
Party lines play no role in the fight for privacy rights.
French Court: Twitter Must Unveil Anti-Semitic Tweeters
Free speech isn't a French thing
Background Checks for Private Gun Sales Vetoed by Nevada Governor
Police chiefs had called it "unenforceable"
Lawmaker: Snowden Lying About What NSA, PRISM Can Do
But admits he doesn't know what info whistleblower possesses
Obama Administration Has Greatly Expanded Medical Marijuana Prosecutions
An average of 36 per year, compared to 20 under George W. Bush
Remembrance Held for Six-Month Anniversary of Newtown Shooting
Moment of silence, then more calls for gun control
Smith & Wesson Gun Sales Hit All-Time High
43 percent increase over last year, company reports
