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| | Gun politics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | John Lott, claim to have discovered a positive correlation between gun control legislation and crimes in which criminals confront citizens - that is, increases in the number or strictness of gun control laws are correlated with increases in the number or severity of violent crimes. | | | Another issue is whether individuals have the right to carry a handgun concealed on their person, even if it is perfectly legal and easy to own a pistol in general. | | | In the United States another area of dispute is whether any requirement that firearms be registered constitutes a violation of the Second Amendment by impairing the exercise of that explicitly protected right. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics
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| | The Second Amendment Under Fire: The Uses of History and the Politics of Gun Control |
| | In essence, to be legal a gun law must be narrowly tailored and it must be designed to accomplish a compelling state interest to avoid running afoul of the Second Amendment. | | | Political and legal debates over the meaning of the Second Amendment will continue at rallies, in legislative halls, in the media, and in courtrooms throughout the United States. | | | While Sarandon, Heston, and others invoke the past in political debates over gun control, judges and legal scholars also use history to try and determine what sorts of laws are compatible with the Second Amendment& protection for the right to keep and bear arms. |
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http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5200
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| | If the criminal using the gun should be held liable for their actions, then so should the seller of the gun used. | | | The biggest component of the Gun Control debate is whether existing gun laws are sufficient, or whether more gun laws are needed. | | | I can see where rightdemocrat is coming from about having more gun control laws alone may not be an effective solution, however, I do think the laws are necessary in conjuntion with safety courses, tests, licensing, locks, and a tremendous effort on everyone's part to change our country's culture of violence and fear. |
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http://www.democrats.us/beta/forum/view_topic.php?id=2452&forum_id=3
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| | BBC NEWS World Americas US politics and gun control |
| | His comments followed Bill Clinton's call, during his final State of the Union Address, for the introduction of a photo licensing system for gun buyers to be issued after an applicant had passed background checks and taken a gun-safety course. | | | The gun lobby is championed by the powerful National Rifle Association who point to the Bill of Rights in the US constitution which states: | | | And the degree of control varies from state to state. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/407576.stm
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| | Varmint Al's Gun Rights & Politics Page |
| | The United States Congress expanded "Gun Safety" in 1968 in direct violation of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. | | | There is probably not a single gun owner that is in compliance with all of those unconstitutional laws. | | | In fact, in up to 98% of the cases, simply brandishing a gun is sufficient to stop a crime. |
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http://www.varmintal.com/apoli.htm
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| | Politics - S.F. gun ban finds support is scarce - sacbee.com |
| | A state appellate court invalidated that ordinance, ruling it was in essence a gun registration and licensing scheme, which only the Legislature can enact. | | | The only group to submit a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the law was the Legal Community Against Violence, a San Francisco nonprofit organization that in part argued that state Supreme Court decisions on local gun restrictions since 1982 offer the city enough legal wiggle room to enact a ban. | | | She has no position on the more recent ordinance because the courts have already spoken, an aide told the San Jose Mercury News before the initiative was passed. |
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http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/14217627p-15043615c.html
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| | Boundary Violation: Gun Politics in the Doctor’s Office [Free Republic] |
| | It's only a matter of time before doctors are required, as a condition of professional licensing, to ask all patients if they have guns in the home and then report what they have learned to the state and/or local police. | | | CONTEXT: Since 1989, several states have passed laws that make gun owners criminally liable if someone is injured because a child gains unsupervised access to a gun. | | | The most common reason given by parents for having a gun was for protection (61%). |
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http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a37a73f8b358c.htm
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| | Gun Control/Gun Rights - Resources (Ohio ESL) |
| | A "resource for people on all sides of the ongoing controversy over the legal status of guns in the United States" including news, current court cases and legislation, and political position papers. | | | Amendment II (two) of the US Constitution defines the legal rights of people in the US to "keep and bear arms;" | | | * Gun Control vs. Gun Rights: The Issue |
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http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/project/guns/resources.html
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| | Democrats tone down gun-control stance csmonitor.com |
| | At their national convention, the Democrats called for mandatory safety locks and the licensing of handgun owners. | | | Will Democrats new tolerance of gun owner's rights work at the ballot box? | | | Please Note: The Monitor does not endorse the sites behind these links. |
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http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0510/p02s02-uspo.html
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| | Keep and Bear Arms - Gun Owners Home Page - 2nd Amendment Supporters |
| | Since that time, the Moms have actively supported legislation and candidates throughout the country and helped make sensible gun laws a mainstream issue at the state and local level. | | | In 1999, the very first year Bell was chartered, Bell filed a Federal tax form in which they officially engaged in some limited lobbying. | | | On May 14, 2001 they will be paying a visit to local lawmakers. |
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http://www.keepandbeararms.com/information/XcIBViewItem.asp?ID=1953
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| | Shooting Industry: Politics & gun control - Cook County, Illinois |
| | It also would have allowed gun shops in rented quarters to finish their leases. | | | Chicago Area Gun Shop Owners Involved In Crucial Court Battle | | | A lower court has upheld the ordinance in a decision that is under appeal. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3197/is_n2_v40/ai_16673398
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| | Colorado Luis: Stupid Gun Politics |
| | (And for the record, I'm willing to grant that courts are going to find that there is a Second Amendment right to gun ownership. | | | Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Stupid Gun Politics: | | | But the gun lovers I see, the ones who make gun regulation issues one of their key voting issues, are people who will never, ever vote for the Democrats. |
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http://coloradoluis.typepad.com/blog/2004/09/stupid_gun_poli.html
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| | Gun Control Australia |
| | The federal government is examining the requirements needed to give shooters adequate safety training. | | | This page is Copyright 1999-2006 Gun Control Australia | | | Sometimes gun lobbyists argue that if there were more guns in private hands criminals would be able to be stopped in their tracks. |
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http://www.guncontrol.org.au
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| | JS Online: Editorial: Gun politics in Washington |
| | Close the gun-show loophole in the Brady Law, which now requires background checks only of people who buy firearms from licensed dealers. | | | It would have elevated an American industry, for the first time ever, above common law, under which lawsuits alleging negligence or public nuisance or defective products typically proceed. | | | The legislation would sensibly require background checks for all gun-show purchases. |
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http://www.jsonline.com/news/editorials/mar04/212733.asp
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| | GOA Alert-- November 19, 2003 |
| | Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) are the chief sponsors of legislation extending the ban on non-existent "plastic guns." | | | Why not employ the same determination and pass any of the above-mentioned bills that would advance Second Amendment rights? | | | Thus, given the politics of the issue, it is surprising that the only legislation likely to pass on firearms issues, as this session of Congress comes to an end, is an anti-gun bill. |
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http://www.gunowners.org/a111903.htm
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| | Gun Control vs. Gun Rights: The Issue |
| | In a 193-235 vote, lawmakers voted down the amendment that would have mandated a three-day waiting period. | | | Most Republicans in Congress oppose an extension, and Democrats were far from united in support of preserving the ban. | | | The ban, which was part of a larger anti-crime bill passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton that year, applies to 19 specific models of semi-automatic firearms and to other guns with assault-weapon features. |
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http://www.opensecrets.org/news/guns
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| | Times Community Newspapers - Regional politics kill gun control measures |
| | SB 758 would have authorized localities to prohibit guns from being brought into public libraries. | | | Senate Bill 807 came under fire in the Senate where 24 of the 40 members are Republicans. | | | Marsh was not the only senator whose gun legislation faced opposition last week. |
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http://www.timescommunity.com/site/tab5.cfm?newsid=13916867&BRD=2553&PAG=461&dept_id=506096&rfi=6
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| | Democrats play it safe on gun issues - Politics - MSNBC.com |
| | The vote comes up on the same day as the 10-state Super Tuesday contests for the Democratic nomination. | | | The debate, if it can be called that, is over enforcing existing law, because enforcement has continued to lag under Bush as it did under former President Clinton. | | | A Pew poll in February found that Republicans were less likely to vote for someone who differed with their position on guns than Democrats were. |
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4420922/from/RL.5
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| | The History of Gun Politics |
| | From 1987 on we have seen the steady spread of "shall-issue" concealed carry laws, and while I would argue the National Instant Check System was a defeat for gun owners, the one that rankles them most is the Violent Crime and Law Enforcement Assistance Act, known and hated as the "Clinton Gun Ban." | | | If elected, he'll nominate judges who will interpret the Second Amendment as he, Schumer and Feinstein wish. | | | Developing the political clout of gun owners, which is inextricably linked with legislative clout, has required the work of many people over many decades. |
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http://www.outdoorsbest.com/electionalert/politics_080404
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| | CQ Press: Book: The Politics of Gun Control, 3rd Edition, Book, Books, Robert J. Spitzer |
| | Written with insight and showcasing the wide-ranging debate, this third edition also examines such important issues as the proliferation of concealed-carry laws, liability lawsuits filed against gun manufacturers, NRA political funding of Republicans, and the controversy surrounding the assault weapons ban, bringing this popular and well-respected book right up to date. | | | Robert J. Spitzer is Distinguished Service Professor of political science at the State University of New York College at Cortland. | | | Spitzer brilliantly explains the issues and sheds light on the way we conduct politics and make policy." |
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http://www.cqpress.com/product/Politics-of-Gun-Control-3rd-edition.html
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| | Could Gun Registration Trigger A New American Revolution? |
| | I would regard the government as criminal and attempt to restore the Bill of Rights by force. | | | I would register my guns but work within the system to overturn the law. | | | I would refuse to register my guns and work within the system to overturn the law. |
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http://www.okcgs.com/politics
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| | Gun Politics in Your Doctor's Office |
| | This step will apply enormous pressure on the offending physician, even if the state board takes no official action against his or her license. | | | In any case, your polite but firm protest will be a black mark on his or her record that will likely make him or her think twice before repeating the offense. | | | These are questions your doctor may ask you or your children as part of routine physical examinations or questionnaires. |
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http://www.nramemberscouncils.com/doctorsoffice.shtml
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| | gun politics |
| | The Supreme Court should protect us against that, shouldn't it? | | | It is also anticipated that the Supreme Court will tackle the interpretation of the meaning of the Second Amendment sometime in the next few years. | | | The U.S. can ratify a U.N. treaty by Presidential signature and acceptance by the Senate. |
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http://www.armchairgunshow.com/politics.htm
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| | OutdoorsBest Forums: More crazy Cook Co. IL anti-gun politics. |
| | Little wonder given that most of them are Lexus driving ambulance chasing lawyers. | | | Makes me feel somewhat sorry for the good law abiding poeple up there, their only solution may be to move outside Cook County, IL. | | | This Cook Co. politician is yet another Chicago commiecrat. |
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http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=391781
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| | Sound Politics: "Smoking Gun" |
| | To Magnum's comment ; Shark - Analyze some Republican strongholds - your'e going to need it when this thing goes to court - Federal Court (likely). | | | Perhaps you did not notice that there is one Sound Politics, and one Stefan working to unravel the mess in King County. | | | We'll win more seats in two years and elect another Republican President in four. |
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http://www.soundpolitics.com/archives/003339.html
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| | Justice Learning |
| | Does the Second Amendment prohibit state regulation and control of firearms? | | | The lawsuits question whether gun manufacturers and dealers, like the tobacco industry, can be held accountable for the criminal use of their products. | | | Gunning for Control: The Struggle over the 2nd Amendment (Listen to: Full Program |
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http://www.justicelearning.org/viewissue.asp?issueID=5
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| | A Girl and a Gun: Politics: Chile and Remakes |
| | Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Politics: Chile and Remakes: | | | A DVD is available in the UK, I gather from the online BBC, although not in the US. | | | If you have a TypeKey or TypePad account, please Sign In |
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http://agirlandagun.typepad.com/a_girl_and_a_gun/2004/09/politics_chile_.html
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| | Weekly Column: Gun Politics in Congress |
| | Gun control is being used as a hot political issue in Congress. | | | For too many people in national politics the fight is all about having good campaign issues -- not about having good laws. | | | But hunting and gun collecting are legitimate activities, and the vast majority of weapons in the United States today are used responsibly and legally. |
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| | gunlaws.com / Bloomfield Press |
| | State firearm laws, federal firearm laws, gun laws for traveling, | | | Link to any state for CCW laws, other gun laws, legislatures, and gun-rights groups | | | Gun rights or gun control, it's all about the gun laws, |
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| | Gun Law News |
| | Gun Law News believes that the Lautenberg Amendment (DV convictions) is bad law and should be repealed. | | | And has info on One pro-gun Democrat, one anti-gun Democrat. | | | Gun Legislation and Politics in New York takes it apart in Judge ignores law, Daily News gloats. |
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http://www.gunlawnews.org
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| | BBC NEWS Politics Gun legislation 'faces overhaul' |
| | The UK's gun laws are to be radically overhauled under proposals announced by the Home Office. | | | "Specialist teams such as Operation Trident have shown that expertise gets results, not just in bringing criminals to justice but in challenging gun culture and actually preventing violence in the first place," she added. | | | However, the government has ruled out a wholesale ban on imitation firearms, saying it was too difficult to find a legal definition for replicas. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3707071.stm
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| | NoodleFood: Gun Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows in San Francisco |
| | Hurst denounces all those arguments, saying that there are simply too many guns out there to ban them all and that having a weapon levels the playing field against an attacker, who is likely to be armed. | | | As these gay female NRA members have correctly observed, gun laws like this have the most severe effect on those who are physically weakest and otherwise least able to defend themseves. | | | It's just, they say, that they have too many friends who have been raped and abused to allow themselves to fall victim to anyone. |
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http://www.dianahsieh.com/blog/2005/12/gun-politics-makes-strange-bedfellows.html
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| | Goldsmith: Aid - enlightened self-interest or gun-boat politics?. |
| | This website is automatically published and maintained using 2tix.net. | | | Is international aid appears to be a rare example of selfless generosity in international affairs. | | | But the truth is that it is designed entirely for the benefit of donors, representing an important tool for the perpetuation of economic, political and military colonialism. |
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http://www.edwardgoldsmith.com/page129.html
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| | Salon.com politics Pro-gun hackers take over Web site |
| | Gun rights activists may not settle for cloning anymore. | | | VPC seemed immune to these attacks, since the likely addresses -- vpc.net and vpc.com -- are owned by groups unrelated to the gun issue. | | | According to Sugarmann, those groups could now start aggressive hack attacks against other anti-gun organizations, having been emboldened by their temporary triumph over VPC. |
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http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/06/21/guns
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| | The Politics of Gun Control, Second Edition |
| | Abstract: A wide-ranging overview of the American gun culture, the history and meaning of the Second Amendment, the criminological consequences of guns, and the policy-making roles of Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy, interest groups, public opinion, and the political parties. | | | This book is on my shelf awaiting further review. | | | Title: The Politics of Gun Control, Second Edition |
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http://www.weyrich.com/book_reviews/politics_gun_control.html
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| | NPR : Gun Politics |
| | All Things Considered, March 16, 2000 · In the past week the National Rifle Association and President Clinton have gone back and forth gun control regulations. | | | He says that gun control owners and gun owners are closer in their beliefs than many people believe. | | | Commentator Robert Spitzer, author of The Politics of Gun Control, weighs in on the debate. |
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1071677
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| | The Politics of Gun Control - Questia Online Library |
| | Publication Information: Book Title: The Politics of Gun Control. | | | Sign up for Questia's email newsletter and get FREE access to select featured books in each issue. | | | The Politics of Gun Control - Questia Online Library |
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http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=71287393
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| | Rubber Band Gun Office Politics TwitchGuru |
| | Thanks to our friends from the Land Down Under, there is a cheap and fun way to release tension and build team unity: The FireWheel RBG (Rubber Band Gun) will not squeeze your company's wallet, and I can guarantee your staff meetings will never be the same again. |
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http://www.twitchguru.com/2005/01/22/rubber_band_gun_office_politics/index.html
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