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...
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...
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...
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....
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:...
