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January 16, 2013

Oregon sheriff says he won’t enforce new gun laws

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon sheriff has sent a letter to Vice President Joe Biden saying his department will…
January 16, 2013

In letters, children ask Obama to change gun laws

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama has spoken in favor of banning assault-style weapons, limiting high-capacity ammunition magazines and requiring background checks…
January 16, 2013

NY passes first US gun control law since massacre

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Jumping out ahead of Washington, New York state enacted the nation's toughest gun restrictions Tuesday and…
January 15, 2013

Edwin Meese, ex-Reagan attorney general, raises specter of Obama impeachment

theGRIO REPORT - Edwin Meese, former U.S. attorney general under former president Ronald Reagan, has become the latest prominent Republican…
January 15, 2013

GOP rep Steve Stockman raises Obama impeachment over gun control executive orders

theGRIO REPORT - Conservative rage over gun control has reached a fever pitch before any new legislation or executive orders…
January 15, 2013

Obama gets gun violence proposals; NY to pass ban

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama could reveal the details of how the U.S. will address gun violence as early…
January 14, 2013

NY poised to be 1st to pass post-Newtown massacre gun bill

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A key New York Senate leader and the Assembly speaker said they expect the state Legislature…
January 14, 2013

5 things we learned from Obama’s last 1st term press conference

theGRIO REPORT - The president held the final press conference of his first term on Monday afternoon, less than a…
January 14, 2013

Obama demands quick action to raise US debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama demanded on Monday that Congress quickly raise the federal debt limit and warned that…
January 13, 2013

NRA president says Congress will not pass weapons ban

WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Rifle Association president says Congress is not likely to pass a new ban on assault…
January 11, 2013

Teachers taking aim post Newtown shooting

VIDEO - In the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting tragedy and talk of the possible tightening of gun…
January 11, 2013

‘Gun Appreciation Day’ founder argues slavery could have been prevented with guns

theGRIO REPORT - Ward and his supporters are planning to turn out on January 19th at gun stores, shows, ranges…
January 11, 2013

NRA was pro-gun control when it came to Black Panthers

theGRIO REPORT - While today’s NRA takes hardline positions against even the most modest gun control measures, this was not…
January 10, 2013

Ted Nugent calls gun owners the new Rosa Parks

POLITICS NATION - Ted Nugent is known for making controversial and even threatening statements, and now he’s comparing gun owners…
January 9, 2013

Obama likely to implement some gun control through executive orders

theGRIO REPORT - With congressional Republicans unlikely to pass gun control immediately, President Obama is almost certain to push through…
January 9, 2013

Biden to continue gun control meetings

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to spur fresh action on gun legislation, Vice President Joe Biden is meeting at the White…
January 9, 2013

NY governor Andrew Cuomo to propose assault weapon ban

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will take his sky-high popularity into his third year with an…
January 7, 2013

Banning assault weapons is not enough

OPINION - In the wake of the political cowardliness by most in Washington and with many Americans still clinging to…
December 22, 2012

Lautenberg, Booker spar over NRA press conference on Twitter

theGRIO REPORT - Lautenberg, one of the Senate's most outspoken gun control advocates, expressed his outrage via Twitter when LaPierre…
December 21, 2012

'Demand-a-Plan' PSA: Beyoncé, Jamie Foxx, Chris Rock and more rally for gun control

VIDEO - The National Rifle Association held a press conference today and demanded the access to guns be protected...