SocietyNews
What Obama Got Wrong on Guns
President Barack Obama made some interesting claims over the past week about why America needs more gun control. We take a look at some of his statements… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Bipartisan Support Grows for Reform of Rules on Gun Exports
While President Barack Obama tries to limit gun sales in the United States, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging his administration to make it… Read More
SocietyNews
Meet 2 Women Who Challenged Obama on Gun Control
Two women who own guns almost stole the show by challenging President Barack Obama’s views and actions when he took his gun control pitch to a live audience… Read More
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Gov. Scott Walker Threatens Lawsuit Over Obama’s Gun Control Orders
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is preparing to go to court to challenge President Barack Obama’s “illegal” executive actions to restrict gun ownership. “President Obama is… Read More
SocietyNews
Obama Mocks ‘Conspiracy’ That He Wants to Take Away Your Guns
Stiff-armed by a Republican-led Congress, President Barack Obama took to national television Thursday night in an effort to sell stricter gun control laws to the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
10 Myths About Guns
This week, President Barack Obama announced executive actions related to guns. Here are 10 common myths about firearms. Myth No. 1: Firearm purchases at gun… Read More
SocietyNews
Fatal Shooting of Congressman’s Grandfather Prompts Him to Urge Mental Health Reform, Not Gun Control
An Alabama congressman says his grandfather’s death at the hands of a mentally ill gunman shaped his views on the futility of stricter gun controls. “I… Read More
SocietyNews
Background Checks for Guns ‘Don’t Solve the Problem,’ This House Republican Says
Fresh off recess, House Republicans spent little time back in Washington before denouncing President Obama’s latest executive actions to restrict gun ownership. “Anyone who watched the… Read More
SocietyNews
The Facts Behind 4 of Obama’s Claims About Guns
Flanked by families who lost loved ones to mass shootings, President Barack Obama fought back tears as he announced a unilateral push to curb crimes… Read More
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This GOP Congressman Is Working to Defund Obama’s Executive Gun Control Measures
President Barack Obama detailed his plan to work around lawmakers to implement tougher gun control measures, but the Republican-held Congress holds the keys for funding the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Obama’s Executive Actions on Guns Are All Politics
The controversial measures President Barack Obama announced will likely face constitutional challenges in the courts, but it’s already clear they won’t be effective. The main… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Conservatives React to Obama’s Speech on Guns
Throughout President Barack Obama’s speech today on his new executive orders on guns, conservatives tweeted their responses. Here are some of their top tweets: Obama… Read More
LawCommentary
Obama’s Executive Fiat on Gun Control
Frustrated by his inability to bend Congress to his will, President Barack Obama has once more picked up his trusty pen and phone and issued… Read More
SocietyNews
GOP Lawmakers Take on Obama’s Executive Gun Control Push
Republican lawmakers hit back on President Barack Obama’s plans to unveil a series of executive actions this week aimed at tightening gun laws. Ahead of… Read More
SocietyNews
Virginia Severs Concealed Carry Agreements With 25 States
Virginia will stop honoring concealed carry permits from more than two dozen other states that currently have reciprocity privileges with the commonwealth. Attorney General Mark… Read More
SocietyCommentary
What the Gift of a Gun for Christmas Taught a 9-Year-Old Boy
Say what you want about the conservative, churchgoing Grahams of Lexington County, S.C., but we knew how to cut loose for Christmas. Growing up in… Read More
SocietyNews
Support for Assault Weapons Ban Drops After San Bernardino
Americans’ support for an assault weapons ban is at its lowest point in more than two decades, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. More… Read More
SecurityNews
What You Need to Know About Obama’s Plan to Bypass Congress on Guns
Stymied by Republicans in Congress, President Barack Obama is expected to act alone to take executive action to tighten restrictions on gun sales. White House… Read More
SecurityNews
Liberty University Allows Concealed Carry in Student Dorms
A revision to Liberty University’s weapons policy will allow concealed carrying of firearms in dorms—the only area on campus where concealed carry wasn’t already permitted. Liberty… Read More
SocietyNews
NRA Executive: Second Amendment Rights Not to Blame for San Bernardino
President Obama shouldn’t blame the National Rifle Association or Second Amendment freedoms for the mass murder in San Bernardino, an NRA executive says. “Just when… Read More
SecurityNews
Citing ‘Radical Killers,’ Police Group Throws Flag on NFL’s Ban on ‘Concealed Carry’ at Games
The NFL’s ban on fans carrying concealed firearms has undergone new criticism in the weeks after the terrorist attacks in Paris, which included an attempted bombing of a… Read More
SocietyNews
Clinical Psychologist Turned Congressman Prescribes Mental Health Fix to Prevent Mass Shootings
Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., thinks he has a solution for much of the surge in mass shootings. Rather than reacting with new gun control measures,… Read More
SocietyNews
This Top Democrat Vows to Push New Gun Controls in 2016
One of the Senate’s top Democrats has promised to renew a push to pass sweeping gun control legislation in 2016. At an event sponsored by… Read More
SocietyNews
Oregon County Passes Initiative Allowing Sheriff to Void Gun Control Laws If He Thinks They’re Unconstitutional
Nearly a month after a tragic mass shooting shook Umpqua Community College, a rural Oregon county roughly two hours west of the school passed a… Read More
LawNews
These Gun Control Activists Showed Up at the White House With a Tough Message for Obama
A new activist group rallied in front of the White House Saturday morning, demanding executive and legislative action on gun control from the president and… Read More
SocietyNews
NRA Reacts to California Lieutenant Governor’s Proposed New Gun Laws: ‘State Will Be Next Australia’
California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new ballot initiative Thursday that would tighten restrictions on ammunition purchases and gun ownership should voters turn out… Read More
SocietyNews
Obama Considering Executive Order to Ramp Up Background Checks on Gun Customers
President Barack Obama is deliberating an executive order that would escalate background check requirements in a revived gun control push following the deadly shootings at… Read More
PoliticsNews
Senate Democrats Scheme How to Force Gun Control Vote
In the week after the mass shooting in Roseburg, Ore., Senate Democrats gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to demand stricter gun control… Read More
SocietyNews
NY Times Report: Number of Oregon Natives Want Guns After Massacre
The tragedy at Umpqua Community College in Oregon has reignited the national gun debate. Unlike President Barack Obama, who called for stricter gun control, The… Read More
SecurityNews
People Magazine Urges Readers to Call for Action Against ‘Gun Violence’
People Magazine issued its version of a “call to action” on gun control today, less than a week after a 26-year-old gunman killed nine and… Read More
