What’s not to like about background checks for gun sales? They’re sensible, logical and the right thing to do. Public-opinion polls consistently show that
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NRA’s new iPhone app: Locked and loaded with propaganda
A month after Newtown, here comes a new shooting app—“NRA: Practice Range.” That’s right, it’s from those same tone-deaf folks who blamed video games
Gun lobby pushes silencers “to protect children’s hearing”
How many more loved ones will become victims of gun violence before we’re angry enough to turn off the television, put aside our laptops
Why did it take so long to enroll Bella Santorum in the NRA?
I remember about fifteen years ago speaking with a rather well-to-do woman in St. Louis who was about to give birth. She said that
NRA: Official pimp for the multi-billion dollar gun industry
The National Rifle Association (NRA) is the lobbying arm of the firearms industry. It uses fear, racism, and focus-group tested catchwords like “freedom,” and
Surprise! “Stand-your-ground” laws written by ALEC and the NRA
In the recent case in Florida, an unarmed African-American boy, Trayvon Martin, was pursued and murdered by an Hispanic man, George Zimmerman, who claims
Illinois nixes concealed-carry. St. Louis hosts NRA.
The Illinois House defeated a measure to allow citizens to carry concealed firearms, shortly after Governor Quinn promised to veto the measure. Supporters managed
I’m going shopping, and I’m bringing my gun
Before you dash off to the store, you go through that little checklist. (Your list is probably similar to mine.) Wallet? Check. Keys? Check.
Why can’t we get real about illegal guns?
With polling numbers showing that a majority of Americans support sensible, effective measures like those proposed by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, why is it