Topic: Second Amendment
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Opinion 6 reasons why President Obama will defeat the NRA and win universal background checks
Something is going to happen this session in the US Congress that hasn’t happened in more than a decade: The National Rifle Association (NRA) is going to lose on a top priority issue. Here are six reasons why President Obama will win a victory on universal background checks.
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Briefing US gun industry by the numbers
As the debate over gun control rages on, the firearms industry in the United States is thriving. Here are seven key figures.
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Briefing Obama vs. Romney 101: 4 ways they compare on gun control
A spate of gun violence has beset the United States ahead of the November election, raising the perennial question about how effectively America regulates its 300 million-plus guns. Yet neither presidential candidate is likely to hoist his own complicated record as a rallying cry.
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Karl Rove: 5 deep thoughts at start of GOP convention
Karl Rove has resuscitated his political career and now runs Crossroads GPS and American Crossroads, two political organizations that could spend $1 billion combined to promote Republicans during the coming election. Here are five political pearls from arguably the No. 1 conservative powerbroker in America.
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US Supreme Court: Big 21st century rulings
The past 12 years have seen significant US high court decisions with wide-ranging effects on personal freedoms and national politics. Another key ruling is expected this summer on President Obama's health-care reform law. Here are some recent top rulings, all decided by 5-to-4 votes.
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In Pictures The debate over gun rights
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A constitutional right to hunt? Voters in three states to decide.
Voters in at least three states will decide whether to enshrine a right to hunt in constitutions. Critics see the measures as a political 'wedge' issue.
02/26/2010 04:15 pm -
Targeting guns to reduce violent crime
A new law enforcement strategy takes hold under the radar of the gun control debate: Targeting guns and their users is seen as surest way to reduce violent crime
01/10/2010 12:00 am -
No right to bear unlicensed machine guns, federal court says
Tennessee State Guard commander Richard Hamblen said it's his Second Amendment right as part of a militia to convert assault rifles into fully automatic weapons. The Sixth US Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed.
12/30/2009 05:36 pm -
More guns equal more crime? Not in 2009, FBI crime report shows.
FBI's latest crime report, for the first half of 2009, shows America is a less violent place even though ownership of guns has surged. Deterrent effect may have a role, but others see no correlation.
12/23/2009 03:31 pm -
Decoder Wire Bill of Rights Day: what Obama says about it
Bill of Rights Day commemorates Dec. 15, 1791 – when the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution took effect. In the past week, Obama issued a proclamation for the day.
12/15/2009 02:27 pm -
Questions surround start of new Supreme Court term
How will Sonia Sotomayor vote? Is John Paul Stevens soon to retire? Will John Roberts and Samuel Alito be more unabashedly conservative? The term begins Monday.
10/04/2009 01:00 am -
Arizona allows guns in bars. Should any place be off-limits?
The Arizona law highlights how gun owners can carry weapons to a growing number of places, from national parks to bars. Other venues, like churches, are now a part of the debate.
09/30/2009 01:00 am -
Supreme Court to take up Chicago gun ban
The case challenging a handgun ban in Chicago will decide whether the individual right to bear arms upheld by the Supreme Court in a D.C. case last year applies to all states and cities, too.
09/30/2009 01:00 am -
On Constitution Day, the document lives on in political debates
In many ways, views about the Constitution are reflected in the debate over how President Obama is handling the issues of the day.
09/17/2009 01:00 am -
Is there a connection between healthcare reform and gun rights?
Yes, if there’s a centralized medical database. It’s one reason some people are showing up armed at town hall meetings.
08/21/2009 01:00 am -
Did rifle-toting Obama protester help or hurt gun rights?
New laws are allowing more Americans to carry guns in public. But are gun-carrying protesters going too far?
08/19/2009 01:00 am -
The Vote Palin speaks at NRA event -- receives a bunch of awards
08/03/2009 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View A trigger lock for the gun lobby
The Senate and state legislators have blocked efforts to extend 'conceal-and-carry.' That should stiffen their resolve.
07/27/2009 01:00 am -
Firefighters on Sotomayor: We did not ask for empathy
Sotomayor had ruled against them in a controversial reverse-discrimination case. In Senate testimony Thursday, they vented their displeasure.
07/16/2009 01:00 am -
Sotomayor dodges gun-rights questions
The Supreme Court nominee is choosing her words carefully about the Second Amendment during confirmation hearings.
07/15/2009 01:00 am -
Sotomayor: 'wise Latina' a bad choice of words
But during Tuesday's hearing, the Supreme Court nominee demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of the law and jurisprudence.
07/14/2009 01:00 am -
Sotomayor spin cycle in overdrive – a week early
Republicans have been boosted by the NRA registering its 'concerns' about Sotomayor Tuesday. Democrats are playing up her record on law and order.
07/08/2009 01:00 am -
Cities' gun restrictions begin to topple
After big D.C. case in '08, San Francisco and Philadelphia have seen setbacks for local gun controls. More laws are expected to come under fire.
06/20/2009 01:00 am -
US guns in Mexico: Will new data help change law?
Democrats are largely avoiding the gun issue, but some hope a new Government Accountability Office report will help tighten rules for gun shows.
06/19/2009 01:00 am -
NRA: The new face of the American right?
Key GOP leaders came to woo the NRA's annual convention this weekend, one sign of the group's growing clout.
05/18/2009 01:00 am -
A rifle in one hand, a laptop in the other. Behind the scene with pro-gun bloggers
"Cowboy Blob" and other online commentators fill the press box at the National Rifle Association convention.
05/16/2009 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Obama's too cool on gun restrictions
While in Mexico, he reasoned it wouldn't be 'easy' to push an assault-weapons ban through Congress. That shouldn't stop him.
04/17/2009 01:00 am -
Armed America: Behind a broadening run on guns
Firearms sales have their cycles, but types of buyers – and their motivations – have shifted.
04/13/2009 01:00 am -
Are Mexican drug traffickers armed with US guns?
Most are, say US officials. But the NRA says the Obama administration is inflating the scope of the problem and threatens to undermine the Second Amendment.
04/08/2009 01:00 am
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