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• Why NRA Fear Tactics Work So Well

  ABC News Medical Unit The studies looked at things like differences between groups’ perception of eye movement, and aversion to threatening noises. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 DEBATE

• Where Chicago Gets Its Guns

  The Chicago Tribune via commenter nickxdanger As he sold four handguns in a South Side parking lot last year, Levaine Tanksley boasted to his customer that ther... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 DEBATE

• More on the Nuttiness of Wayne La Pierre

  Huffington Post What Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association and its chief spokesman, wrote was a paranoid, maniacal screed that, if it had come... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 DEBATE

• Squirrel Hunting Event in Upstate New York Draws Protests

  

  CBS Local reports Protesters from New York City headed upstate Saturday to demonstrate against a squirrel-killing contest in the small town of Holley. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 DEBATE

• Chicago Woman Shoots Husband by Accident - Lies to Cops

  

  The Chicago Sun-Times reports A south suburban woman who claimed she accidentally shot her husband in the face as they were “playing” with a new gun in their... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 DEBATE

• Pro-Gun Folks Are Right - Assault Weapons Are Not the Main Problem

  

  The Blaze (Source: Washington Examiner/FBI) Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 DEBATE

• Poor Turnout at Phoenix Pro-Gun Rally

  ABC reports with a video in which you'll see the usual disproportionate number of fat white men. Hundreds of 2nd Amendment supporters rallied for their rights t... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 DEBATE

• Of Rights and Gunloons

  

  So, I'm reading about NRA member Everett Basham who was arrested and charged with 12 felonies in connection with his threats against a California state... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 DEBATE

• North Carolina Man Shoots Himself and Makes Up Story

  Local news reports Jon Michael Mauldwin, 21, was charged Wednesday with filing a false report with law enforcement and misuse of the 911 system, according to th... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 DEBATE

• Wayne La Pierre Marries Long-time Love Interest

  The Borowitz Report In what he called “the happiest day of my life,” National Rifle Association C.E.O. Wayne LaPierre marked Valentine’s Day by marrying his... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 DEBATE

• Concealed Carry in Maine

  Kennebec Journal If you want a concealed-weapons permit from the Maine State Police, be ready to wait three or four months. There’s a 2,500-application backlog. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 DEBATE

• Wayne La Pierre on the State of the Union Speech

  Wayne continues to teach by example. One of the most commonly used tricks of the pro-gun argument is to accuse the other side of that which they themselves are... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 DEBATE

• Lawful Minnesota Gun Owner Goes Berserk

  

  USA Today A Minnesota man accused of standing in the street and firing at passing cars — killing a 9-year-old boy — had roughly 200 rounds of ammunition... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 DEBATE

• Domestic Double Murder in North Carolina

  Local news reports The Robeson County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting Wednesday that left two people dead and two others injured, Sheriff Kenneth... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 DEBATE

• California Man, Everett Basham, Arrested for Threatening Sen. Leland Lee

  

  SF Gate Yee received a threat via e-mail four weeks ago that referred to his efforts to strengthen California's assault weapons ban. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 DEBATE

• Ohio Man Convicted in Son's Accidental Shooting Death

  

  The Columbus Dispatch A Knox County man has been found guilty in the Memorial Day death of his 3-year-old son. Lucas Heagren found his father’s loaded . Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 DEBATE

• Shooter of Little Girl in Skunk Costume Gets a Slap on the Wrist

  Local news reports A Beaver County judge dismissed the most serious charge against a man who shot a costumed child, whom police said he mistook for a skunk. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 DEBATE

• State of the Union - Obama Saved the Best Till Last

  

  The New York Times full text It has been two months since Newtown. I know this is not the first time this country has debated how to reduce gun violence. But... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 DEBATE

• The Dorner Manhunt

  Los Angeles Times Christopher Dorner was engaged in a shootout with federal authorities in the Big Bear area Tuesday, a law enforcement source told The Times. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 DEBATE

• California Gun Control Leads the Nation

  Mother Jones California would ban the sale of all semiautomatic rifles that accept removable magazines, slap a hefty tax on ammo, and require every gun owner... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 DEBATE