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Is Gun Regulation Maturing?
Is Gun Regulation Maturing? - Retired Justice John Paul Stevens was recently in the news commenting on the right to keep and bear arms that was affirmed in the Heller decision, where he dissented. Speaking at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence,...
A Liberal’s Case for the Second Amendment
A Liberal’s Case for the Second Amendment - Veteran New York Times editor Craig Whitney reexamines America’s relationship with guns and looking at the ways guns are part of American culture. In Living with Guns: A Liberal's Case for the Second Amendment he makes the...
Raymond Kelly swipes at President Obama
Raymond Kelly swipes at President Obama - New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly zinged President Barack Obama for his silence on gun violence in Chicago. “Maybe the city most affected (by guns) is Chicago,” Kelly said, according to a New York Daily...
A hello to arms: More in Hudson Valley get handgun permits
A hello to arms: More in Hudson Valley get handgun permits - In the six Hudson Valley counties north of New York City, 14,293 people received handgun permits in the last five years. Crime has plummeted throughout the state over the last several years -- and fear of...
Senator Feinstein looking to introduce new assault weapons ban
Senator Feinstein looking to introduce new assault weapons ban - A few days before Barack Obama's reelection on Tuesday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) began getting ready to introduce legislation to bring back the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004.
After Obama win, U.S. backs new U.N. arms treaty talks
After Obama win, U.S. backs new U.N. arms treaty talks - Hours after U.S. President Barack Obama was re-elected, the United States backed a U.N. committee's call on Wednesday to renew debate over a draft international treaty to regulate the $60 billion global arms...
Bloomberg’s Super PAC Narrowly Misses Most Congressional Targets
Bloomberg’s Super PAC Narrowly Misses Most Congressional Targets - Late in this year’s election cycle, Mayor Michael Bloomberg suddenly announced the creation of a “super PAC,” Independence USA, through which the billionaire mayor could funnel unlimited sums of cash...
Smith & Wesson, Gunmakers Rally After Obama Re-Elected
Smith & Wesson, Gunmakers Rally After Obama Re-Elected - Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (SWHC) climbed the most in two months to lead a rally among firearms manufacturers as traders speculated that President Barack Obama’s re-election will spur gun sales. Smith...
Bloomberg Aims to Be Gun-Control Counterweight to NRA
Bloomberg Aims to Be Gun-Control Counterweight to NRA - As independent Michael Bloomberg nears his final year as New York City mayor, the billionaire is laying the groundwork to become a one-man counterweight to one of the nation's most powerful lobbies: the National...
B’klyn bat man: Run, looters!
B’klyn bat man: Run, looters! - Hardened New Yorkers are ready to battle lowlife criminals to protect their homes and stores in storm-ravaged areas plagued by looting and break-ins. In Coney Island, several residents were loading up their guns, sharpening their...