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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…
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...
December 21, 2012

Obama on gun control petition: 'We hear you'

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says his administration has received an outpouring of support for stricter gun laws following last…
December 21, 2012

NRA calls for armed police officer in every school

The National Rifle Association broke its silence Friday on last week's shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school that left…
December 17, 2012

How the assault weapons ban has been assaulted

theGRIO REPORT - The recent massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut—the second worst school shooting in U.S.…
December 14, 2012

Will Connecticut elementary school shooting push gun control back to forefront?

theGRIO REPORT - The shooting of nearly 30 people in a school in Connecticut has restarted the debate nationally over…
October 19, 2012

Despite complaints from NRA, gun industry thrives under Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has presided over a heyday for the gun industry despite predictions by the nation's…
August 6, 2012

Ted Nugent: 'Obama represents everything bad about humanity'

theGRIO REPORT - Conservative musician and Mitt Romney supporter Ted Nugent has made yet another incendiary remark about President Barack…
July 31, 2012

White House to evaluate legislation limiting online ammunition sales

The Huffington Post reports the White House has agreed to take a look at new legislation that would limit online…
July 24, 2012

Colorado movie theater shooting: Will Washington squander another opportunity to get real on guns?

OPINION - In the wake of the horrific tragedy in Aurora, Colorado the conventional wisdom is that there cannot be…
July 23, 2012

Obama unlikely to push gun control measures in wake of Colorado shooting

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama administration is unlikely to make a new push on gun control legislation in the wake…
July 23, 2012

Will the Aurora shooter be the new face of 'stop and frisk'?

Keli Goff, a writer for Loop 21, has made a connection between Holmes and 'stop and frisk', the controversial practice…
April 19, 2012

Ted Nugent calls Obama remarks 'metaphors', Secret Service closes case

WASHINGTON (AP) - After meeting with rocker Ted Nugent on Thursday, the Secret Service says its probe into what he…
April 19, 2012

Ted Nugent remarks reflect NRA paranoia about Obama

OPINION - If Ted Nugent represents the mentality of the typical NRA member, or of one of its chosen spokespersons,…
April 17, 2012

Ted Nugent wants to 'chop heads off' for Romney

Nugent told the crowd at the gun convention that the current administration was 'un-American' and if Obama won re-election, he…
April 16, 2012

NRA official: Media sensationalizing Trayvon Martin case

A top National Rifle Association official levied sharp criticism against the national media on Saturday, accusing it of sensationalizing the…
April 12, 2012

Bloomberg vs. 'Stand Your Ground': NYC mayor launches campaign to repeal gun laws

theGRIO REPORT - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, long an advocate of stricter gun control, is launching a national campaign…
March 20, 2012

NRA relationship with Florida a big reason Zimmerman remains free

OPINION - George Zimmerman is a free man despite putting Trayvon Martin six feet under because Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature has…
March 19, 2012

Rev. Al Sharpton: Why race matters in the Trayvon Martin tragedy

OPINION - A young teenager walking home, armed only with candy and a drink, should never lose his/her life because…