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• How Would You Explain Louisiana's Many Gun Deaths?

  Local news reports The Violence Policy Center has just released a report that says that in American in 2013, Louisiana was only second only to Alaska in the... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2015 DEBATE

• 10 Things I Wish People Understood About Suicide

  Vox 6) Physical barriers to suicide have been shown to work and so can conceptual ones Studies show that when we put up a barrier fence on a bridge famous for... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2015 DEBATE

• Guns Confiscated at Airports Increasing

  

  A fascinating array of other items were confiscated as well. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2015 DEBATE

• Boston University Will Not Divest from Firearms Manufacturers

  BU Today After a protracted deliberation that spanned two meetings of the Board of Trustees, the Board’s Executive Committee has decided not to adopt a... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2015 DEBATE

• Colorado Republicans Are Trying To Undo Recent Gun Control Measures

  Huffington Post Colorado Republican leaders have begun a legislative push to repeal recently passed gun control measures, reigniting one of the most intense... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2015 DEBATE

• Tremendous Sales of the iPhone 6 Result in Less Crime in 2014

  Here's the Ammoland.com explanation: As previously reported, private gun sales skyrocketed during 2013 with 21,093,273 background checks. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 DEBATE

• The Ignominous End of an American Sniper

  

  Reposted from a couple years ago in honor of the highly successful Clint Eastwood film. Yahoo News reports Former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 DEBATE

• Third Shooting No Charm for Property Owner in Cleveland

  

  Miodrag Burgacic -(Ammoland.com)- Property owner Miodrag Burgacic defended himself and his property one too many times in crime ridden Cleveland. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 DEBATE

• Texas Lt. Governor Flip-flops on Gun Bills

  

  Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has had to scramble this week to stay ahead of the state’s gun politics. (Photo: Dallas Morning News) Guns dot com Within a 48-hour... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 DEBATE

• Michael Bloomberg-backed Gun Group Forced to Retract Claims About Dealers

  

  The Washington Times suggested by commenter George Jefferson Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun control group financed by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg,... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 DEBATE

• Fun with Statistics

  Starting with the chart from yesterday's post about gun death rates States with the Five Highest Gun Death Rates States with the Five Lowest Gun Death Rates Ran... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 DEBATE

• Kentucky Taking Gun-permit Applications Online

  USA Today Kentucky gun owners can obtain concealed-carry permits faster under a new online application process that critics view as dangerous but others say pay... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 DEBATE

• NC Concealed Carry Permit Holder Accidentally Shoots Himself at Work

  Local news reports City police said a man suffered an accidental gunshot wound inside a Burlington business. The incident happened just after 2:30 p.m. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 DEBATE

• Rep. John Conyers Calls For Police Reforms After Cop Who Killed 7-Year-Old Walks

  

  Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) Huffington Post Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) has pledged to introduce legislation on police accountability following the dismissal... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 DEBATE

• Powerful New York Gun Ban Politician Arrested for Bribery, Kickbacks

  

  Arrested New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver joins Michael Bloomberg in trying to use the force of the state to ban guns in private hands -- in New York an... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 DEBATE

• Illinois Man, 14-Year-old Son Hurt in Accidental Shooting

  Local news reports A Marengo man and his 14-year-old son were taken to a hospital after a gun accidentally fired while the man was cleaning it. Marengo Police... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 DEBATE

• Texas Open Carry Looking Less Likely to Pass

  

  local news reports The Texas gun debate has gone wild, wild west. A confrontation between gun owners and a state lawmaker who later was given a state security... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 DEBATE

• In Virginia, Tykes Have Gun Rights, Too

  Local news reports You may not have noticed, but on Tuesday huge cheers boomed out of every nursery school classroom in the commonwealth. Four-year-old boys... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 DEBATE

• States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Lead Nation in Gun Deaths

  VPC Newly available data for 2013 reveals that states with weak gun violence prevention laws and higher rates of gun ownership have the highest overall gun deat... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 DEBATE

• Newtown School Panel to Include Proposed Gun Ban in Report

  The New York Times reports An advisory panel charged with looking at public safety in the wake of the deadly Newtown school shooting agreed Friday to include... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2015 DEBATE