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• The Roots of American Gun Violence

  The Edmonton Journal Op-Ed by Jason Opal, associate professor of history at McGill University in Montreal. For more than 200 years, the men who most needed... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2012 DEBATE

• Loughner to Plead Guilty - He's Eligible for the Death Penalty

  

  Yahoo News Reports Loughner, 23, is charged with 49 criminal offenses including first-degree murder over the shooting rampage, which wounded 13 people. A not... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2012 DEBATE

• A Better Graphic of James Holmes's Gear

  

  According to Mother Jones, most mass shooters have bought their guns LEGALLY: "132 guns possessed by the killers, more than three quarters were obtained legally. Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2012 DEBATE

• Mother Jones' Interactive Map of Mass Shootings

  We used the following criteria to identify cases of mass murder: The killings were carried out by a lone shooter. (Except in the case of the Columbine massacre... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2012 DEBATE

• Accidental Shooting of Minnesota 2-year-old - No Charges

  MPR News reports Sgt. Paul Paulos said paramedics were initially called to the 1300 block of Beech Street on reports of a child who fell and hurt himself. When... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2012 DEBATE

• Accidental Shooting of Denver 2-year-old - Parents Charged

  

  The Denver Post reports Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey formally charged two people Thursday in connection with the accidental shooting of their... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2012 DEBATE

• "Wild Assertions With No Evidence"

  It appears Greggy Camp has had his fee-fees hurt by my posting of a story concerning NRA member Walton Bulter. Greggy has charged me with making "wild assertion... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2012 DEBATE

• How Many DGUs Are Really Legit?

  Our new favorite commenter, Frail Liberty, said no one believe that 2.5 million lives are saved each year by the defensive use of guns. Even Kleck's study said... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2012 DEBATE

• Mental Health Screening

  

  for Gun Buyers? It's Nearly Non-Existent This morning, I posted a new blog at the Huffington Post that examines one of the hard truths about the gruesome mass... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2012 DEBATE

• Rick Reese, Crooked FFL Dealer, Goes Down

  

  Alibi.com reports Rick Reese, patriarch of the family, and his wife Terri were both convicted on one felony count each of false statements in connection with th... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2012 DEBATE

• Accidental Shooting by Mississippi Cop - No Harm No Foul

  

  Local news reports The injured officer was among a group taking James Willie to a hearing in Charleston, Miss., on Wednesday. Willie is charged with fatally... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2012 DEBATE

• Bad News for Jonathan Clark Sullivan

  

  Linoge always seems to be on the losing end of thing: (CNN) -- A decreasing number of American gun owners own two-thirds of the nation's guns and as many as... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2012 DEBATE

• Another Potential NRA Board Member

  Walton Henry Butler, NRA member: The fact is gunloonery is all about this: According to a charging affidavit obtained by The Star, Butler had referred to... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2012 DEBATE

• Accidental Shooting Death of Houston 11-year-old by His Brother - Charges...

  Chron.com reports The Waller County District Attorney's office will likely recommend a grand jury investigation into the shooting at the family's home in... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2012 DEBATE

• So You Wanna Fight the Government with a Pistol Or Rifle???

  Gimme a break!IR scanners will see you like you walked out of Chernobyl miles away.And then there's the GMLRS (AKA the "Grid Square Removal System") and other... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 DEBATE

• Gun Advocates Use Unreliable Data to Prove Need for Weapons

  CONSERVATIVE journalist and Former Speechwriter for President Bush, David Frum, says the number of times guns are used defensively has been vastly exaggerated.... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 DEBATE

• Guns Are Us

  

  Ever wonder why the NRA wants to fight firearms restrictions in its home country as well as abroad?Too much money to be made selling guns to idiots. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 DEBATE

• Accidental Shooting Death of Georgia 2-year-old - No Charges

  Local news reports After arriving they [the police] found a 2-year-old boy had been shot. Investigators say the firearm was found in the possession of two... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 DEBATE

• Accidental Shooting of Indiana 3-year -old by Himself - No Charges

  Indystar.com reports South Bend police say a 3-year-old boy who found an unlocked gun safe near where his mother was sleeping on a couch picked up the weapon an... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 DEBATE

• Another NRA Gunloon Myth Debunked By Facts

  UK's violent crime rate is 4x ours. I'll pass. RT @realitycheckus2 @hanniespice We need #GunControl like the U.K. Japan. — Linoge (@linoge_wotc) June 1,... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 DEBATE