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Norm Olson's genial tone belies his reputation as a radical militiaman, yet here he is, at 63, an affable grandfather explaining why Americans should arm themselves against their government.
Linda Greenhouse has an article in the Charleston Law Review’s Supreme Court Preview issue (starting at page 37) in which she assesses Justice Breyer’s jurisprudence on the Court, at the presumed midpoint of his tenure there. Greenhouse writes that Breyer is the “quintessential Enlightenment Supreme Court Justice,” someone who “believes in evidence and in expertise [...]
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is using robo calls and radio commercials to make sure her supporters know she's still in the governor's race, and that she decided to stay in the Senate “at risk to my political future.”
The state Revenue Department sent out a reminder Wednesday of the upcoming "Second Amendment Weekend."
Over the past few weeks, both the Daily and the Michigan Student Assembly have come out in opposition to Michigan House Bill 5474, which would override a University ordinance that attempts to make the entire campus a firearm-free zone ( Trigger happy , 10/26/2009).
A Virginia Tech victim goes undercover to try and force background checks at gun shows.
Jon Cooper says he saw “the first red flag” back in January, as he sat in his home in Glen Cove with his spouse, Rob, watching David Paterson introduce Kirsten Gillibrand as the state’s new junior U.S. senator. “Rob said, ‘Isn’t that Al D’Amato standing next to Gillibrand?’” For Mr. Cooper, the 54-year-old majority leader of the Suffolk County Legislature, that red flag was followed by others ...
Today, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence released a five-minute video with highlights of Colin Goddard’s up close and personal experience with gun shows in states that don’t regulate private sales
Should someone who wants to buy a military-style assault weapon be required to undergo a criminal background check? In America they don't have to. In...
Area hunters again have the opportunity to help others while they enjoy their outdoor pursuits.
If you ever wondered whether Gov. Pat Quinn would do whatever it takes to win reelection, all you need to do is look at his latest TV ad. The spot is perhaps the most misleading TV advertisement of the season so far, but it packs quite a wallop.
As our nation continues to contemplate the horror of the Fort Hood shootings, one revelation about Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan caught my eye. In 1996,...
MORRIS COUNTY — Barack Obama campaigned on hope and change, but he also might have delivered on something else: the urge to buy handguns.
According to an internet posting, volunteers are essential to conservation today and even more so tomorrow. That's the consensus of conservation professionals, who predict that fish, wildlife and habitat, as well as the future of America's sporting traditions, will depend more and more on devoted souls whose only paycheck is the personal reward of preserving traditional values and passing on
"As we get more information about right-to-carry, our point is made again and again ... People who get permits in states which have fair right-to-carry...
A new amendment would cut off $1.5 billion in subsidies to Amtrak unless it reverses its post-9/11 security policies and permits train passengers to travel with firearms as part of their checked luggage. Amtrak argues that it doesn't have the systems in place to adequately check and secure firearms in luggage.
AlterNet - By Digby - Oct. 08 (News Report) - it's still necessary ...
Associated Press - Sep. 23 (News Report) - Shooting ranges, gun ...
TruthDig - By E.J. Dionne - Aug. 20 (Opinion) - Try a thought experiment: ...
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