Gun Control

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Supreme Court gun ruling could backfire Supreme Court gun ruling could backfire
John McCain used the high court's decision to blast away at Barack Obama -- but it could make Obama's campaign more bulletproof.
Supreme Court strikes down D.C. gun ban Supreme Court strikes down D.C. gun ban
The court's decision, the first it has made on the Second Amendment since 1939, says that the amendment protects an individual right to bear arms.
What you missed while watching "Chad Vader" What you missed while watching "Chad Vader"
Ron Paul's conspiracy theories! Fred Thompson's secret guns! Mitt Romney's rapid-fire "word of God"! And what Jesus would do.
Killer reflection Killer reflection
Cho and other Asian shooters were portrayed as "smart but quiet" and "fundamentally foreign." What do these stereotypes reveal, and what do they obscure?
Repeal the Second Amendment Repeal the Second Amendment
The best way to reduce the odds of another blood bath like the one at Virginia Tech is to amend the Constitution and abolish the right to bear arms.
King Kaufman's Sports Daily King Kaufman's Sports Daily
How the trivial world of sports matters, even in the wake of a tragedy like the Virginia Tech massacre.
Gun control or "hopes and prayers"? Gun control or "hopes and prayers"?
Bush heads for Virginia Tech; McCain says we "have to keep guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens."
I'm almost 21. Should I buy some guns? I'm almost 21. Should I buy some guns?
Like my father, I love and respect guns. But I'm conflicted.
Life of the Party Life of the Party
Brian Schweitzer, the blue governor of the red state of Montana, may just have the answer to the Democrats' woes.
Trophy hunting by remote control Trophy hunting by remote control
Interested in picking off a wild boar or gazelle from the comfort of your own home office?
Shielding Murder Inc.
Bush's support of the latest immoral gun bill shows once again just how willing he is to do the bidding of the NRA -- even if it means sabotaging homeland security.
Guns, lies and the Internet in South Carolina Guns, lies and the Internet in South Carolina
Field & Stream's Web site was associated with a voter's guide accusing a Democratic Senate candidate of being anti-gun. One problem: He's a member of the NRA.
Domestic violence Domestic violence
The media is fixating on John Allen Muhammad's Muslim beliefs. But the most relevant fact about him could be his record of terrorizing his family members -- and how that didn't stop him from getting his hands on guns.
Will the NRA once again shoot down common-sense legislation?
In the wake of the sniper attacks around Washington, the gun lobby remains unmoved by the case for ballistic fingerprinting.
The other battle to defend America
While we're busy singing "America the Beautiful," the oil industry and other greedy pillagers are trying to pick our pockets and despoil our purple mountain majesties.
Making sense of the shooting at Santana High
Readers respond to Salon's coverage of the latest high school tragedy.
Deadly ambivalence Deadly ambivalence
Schools need to teach our kids how much they matter. If they don't, we will see Santana and Columbine copycat shootings again and again.
Is there anything left to say?
Guns, neglect, bullying, the role of race: If you feel like you've heard this all before, it's because you have.
Round 2: Ashcroft wins over a Democrat
Georgia's Zell Miller says he'll confirm the attorney general designate despite tough grilling on gun control and abortion by Kennedy, Schumer and Feinstein.
Ballot boxing
Voters duke it out over guns, gays, pot and euthanasia at the polls.
Gore shoots blanks on guns
In trying not to alienate swing voters, the vice president is missing a chance to show us what he really thinks -- and what Bush has really done -- about gun control.
Say what?
Five Bush debate statements bear closer inspection.
Dennis Miller
"Ranting Again"
The reasonable gun nut The reasonable gun nut
Denounced by the NRA, a historian talks about the myth of early American gun ownership and his own fascination with firearms.
The NRA's Blast Cafe
Will the gun lobby's Times Square theme restaurant be a Planet Hollywood killer or just a new franchise in bad taste?
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