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Gun Control

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Dear Glenn Beck: Leave MLK out of the NRA

Blair L.M. Kelley
OPINION - The NRA, which has been in the spotlight since the brutal murders in Newtown, Connecticut, seems to be redoubling efforts to resist any legislation regulating the use or sale of firearms...
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"Rocky" the zombie is said to resemble President Obama. (Photo courtesy of zombieindustries.com)

NRA bans target that 'looked like Obama'

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - A zombie target, that some say resembles President Obama, is being sold by one vendor for gun shooting purposes...
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NRA attendee, John Joseph of Sebastian, Fla., waits in line outside the George R. Brown Convention Center before the opening of the National Rifle Association's 142 Annual Meetings and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Johnny Hanson)

NRA official: 'Culture war' more than gun rights

Jim Vertuno and Juan Lozano, Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning from its incoming president that its members are engaged in a 'culture war'...
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A national disagrace: 12-year-old accidentally shoots, kills 14-year-old

David A. Love
OPINION - The epidemic of gun violence continues in America, but our leaders fail to stop it.
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on April 18. 2013. Obama heads to Boston to mourn victims of the deadly marathon attacks, as investigators study images of a suspect who may have planted the bombs. No arrests have been made in connection with Monday's twin bombings near the finish line of the race, which sent metal fragments and nails into a crowd of thousands of runners and spectators, killing three people and wounding 180. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Is Obama's presidency already over?

Perry Bacon Jr.
ANALYSIS - Looking forward, the future of Obama's agenda is not dependent on his leadership skills or his speeches, but the rest of the political structure...
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Boy, 15, found shot near Obama's home in Chicago

NBC Chicago
NBC Chicago - At least seven people were injured and a 15-year-old boy was killed in overnight shootings in Chicago...
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Obama plans executive action on guns

Nedra Pickler, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Blocked by Congress from expanding gun sale background checks, President Barack Obama is turning to actions within his own power to keep people from buying a gun who are prohibited for mental health reasons...
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Mark Barden, the father of a victim at Sandy Hook Elementary School, joins U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in making a statement on gun violence in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 17, 2013 in Washington, DC. Earlier today the Senate defeated a bi-partisan measure to expand background checks for gun sales. Also pictured are family members of gun violence victims, and victims of gun violence, Gabby Giffords, Jimmy Greene, Nicole Hockley, Jeremy Richman, Neil Heslin, Jackie Barden, Natalie Barden and James Barden. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Obama push for gun controls reaches dead end

Steven R. Hurst, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's push for tighter gun controls was pulled from consideration in the Senate on Thursday...
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President Barack Obama (L) walks with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden before making a statement on gun violence in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 17, 2013 in Washington, DC. Earlier today the Senate defeated a bi-partisan measure to expand background checks for gun sales. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Congress kills gun control, despite public support

Perry Bacon Jr.
theGRIO REPORT - A few months ago, politicians in both parties were declaring everything had changed involving gun policy in America after the Newtown shooting. They were wrong...
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President Barack Obama (4L) makes a statement on gun violence as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (5L), former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (2L) and family members of Newtown, CT shooting victims look on in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 17, 2013 in Washington, DC. Earlier today the Senate defeated a bi-partisan measure to expand background checks for gun sales. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Obama calls out senators who shot down gun bill

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the Senate's opposition to a bill that would have expanded background checks for gun buyers marks a 'shameful day' in Washington...
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