Hundreds of people marched in New York for tougher gun laws
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of men, women and children including fashion designer Donna Karan marched across the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday demanding stricter gun laws and offering a litany of violent...
View ArticleGermany is turning on its top gunmaker
In the lush forests of southern Germany sits a fenced-in compound of drab white buildings that house a company under siege.Heckler and Koch is one of the most successful gun makers in the world. Its...
View ArticleThis notebook shows Colorado cinema gunman's 'broken mind'
A journal that Colorado cinema gunman James Holmes wrote before he opened fire inside a packed theater contains his plans to commit a mass killing, interspersed with personal musings and philosophical...
View ArticleTexas just took a huge step in expanding gun rights
The Republican-dominated Texas legislature approved a measure on Friday that would allow for openly carrying handguns in public in the state, a bill the governor has pledged to sign.The bill would...
View ArticleTexas is a step closer to allowing people to carry guns on state university...
(Reuters) - The Republican-controlled Texas Senate voted on Saturday to allow the licensed carrying of concealed handguns in most state university buildings, the Dallas Morning News reported.The...
View ArticleVince Vaughn believes guns should be allowed in schools
In a revealing interview with British GQ for their July issue, Vince Vaughn opened up about many topics, including his thoughts on gun laws in America.The magazine has posted a preview of the interview...
View ArticleThe Colorado theater shooter gave some horrifying answers during his psych...
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — James Holmes lingered outside a suburban Denver movie theater for a moment or two, thinking someone at a mental health hotline might talk him out of killing people he didn't...
View ArticleGun maker Colt heads toward bankruptcy showdown with bondholders
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Famed U.S. gun maker Colt appears to be headed into a bankruptcy duel in the coming week if its private equity backers and bondholders cannot overcome widely differing...
View ArticleGunmaker Colt Defense is filing for bankruptcy
Colt Defense, the gun manufacturer that has been in business since the 1800s, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.In a press statement issued Sunday night, representatives for Colt Defense say the...
View ArticleObama was right when he said 'this type of mass violence does not happen in...
In the aftermath of a tragic shooting Wednesday at a Charleston, South Carolina, church in which nine were killed, President Barack Obama spoke out about a recent scourge of gun violence in the...
View ArticleSmith & Wesson nails what Obama did for gun sales in one sentence (SWHC)
The irony of the gun control debate is that when it seems tighter gun control policy is coming, sales spike."[W]e experienced strong consumer demand for our firearm products following a new...
View ArticleThe Economist made a brutal comparison between US mass shootings and...
A new article in The Economist slams America's gun-violence problem as an "endemic local health hazard" comparable to China's pollution problem that, unlike China, the US is "incapable of...
View ArticleThe world is 'mystified' by America's enduring racism and 'bizarre' gun laws
BEIJING (AP) — Often the target of U.S. human rights accusations, China wasted little time returning such charges following the shooting at a historic black church in South Carolina that left nine...
View ArticleWhy the NRA's self-defense argument is bogus
A mass shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, this week has once again pushed the issue of gun control in America to the forefront. "We don't have all the facts, but we do...
View ArticleUber stops letting its drivers and passengers carry guns
Car service app juggernaut Uber has quietly changed its policy to prohibit its drivers from carrying firearms while they're on duty. Previously, Uber had deferred to local laws when it came to whether...
View ArticleArgentina's most violent city has its own ‘Guns for Sale’ Facebook group
Just about anyone with a Facebook account could get their hands on a gun in the city of Rosario, Argentina. One need only type these magic words: Rosario Guns For Sale."Selling and trading of arms,...
View ArticleHere is where all the presidential hopefuls stand on gun control
Guns are back in the spotlight after a mass shooting at a Charleston, South Carolina, church last week in which a 21-year old white man shot nine African-Americans to death with a handgun he was able...
View ArticleHere's where Americans are most likely to be killed by gun violence
As last week's tragic shooting showed, guns remain an entrenched — and accessible — part of American life.According to the Center for Disease Control, 33,636 people died due to gun-related causes in...
View ArticleHere's why Alaska's gun problem is so bad
Oh, Alaska.Famed for its untamed wilderness, gigantic size, and Sarah Palin, the 49th state has another, less illustrious distinction to add its resume: the place where you're most likely to be killed...
View ArticleHere's how America can free itself from guns
Advocates of a saner approach to guns need a new strategy. We cannot go on like this, wringing our hands in frustration after every tragedy involving firearms.We said "enough" after Sandy Hook. We...
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