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White House announces new executive actions on guns
By Carrie Dann The White House on Thursday announced two executive actions that it says will close loopholes that allow the most dangerous types of firearms from falling into the wrong hands. The new policies come as legislative action on … Continue reading
What I learned from getting shot
By Brian Beutler I haven’t said or written much publicly about the shooting that nearly killed me in 2008. But a recent confluence of events — Trayvon Martin’s death, the Zimmerman trial and the public pronouncements of mostly privileged, mostly … Continue reading
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Tagged gun violence, guns, politics, race, racial profiling, stop & frisk
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George Zimmerman Shops For Tactical Shotgun
George Zimmerman was on the hunt today — for a shotgun … TMZ has learned. Zimmerman went to Kel-Tec in Cocoa, Florida … a gun manufacturing company. We’re told he was asking questions about the legality of buying a shotgun — specifically, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cocoa Florida, George Zimmerman, Gun Culture, guns, Kel-Tec, Manufacturing, Shotgun
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David Simon: “I can’t look an African-American parent in the eye”
David Simon, certified genius and creator of “The Wire,” shared his thoughts on the Zimmerman verdict fray with a short, pungent post on his site. The key graphs: If I were a person of color in Florida, I would pick … Continue reading
Guns Turn Cowards into Brave Men
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When rapper Lil Wayne used offensive lyrics that included the name of Emmett Till, it sparked a conversation about whether or not much of this generation actually knew him or why or how he…
Undercover Denver TV reporter buys several semiautomatic guns from private sellers in just hours, no questions asked
By Sasha Goldstein An undercover reporter went to a Babies “R” Us parking lot to buy a very adult toy: an Uzi. “I mean the beauty of this gun is it’s pretty well-balanced when you’re holding it with two hands,” … Continue reading
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Tagged AR-15, Colorado, Denver, gun legislation, guns, Josh Bernstein, KDVR, Uzi
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In blow to gun control backers, background check compromise falls 6 votes short
By Carrie Dann, Kelly ODonnell and Kasie Hunt Despite an impassioned push by President Barack Obama and an emotional lobbying effort by the families of mass shooting victims, proponents of a compromise measure to expand gun background checks on Wednesday fell … Continue reading
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