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January 16, 2013
11:02 • 5 months ago
Tags: gun control gun laws es weapons laws from thekatierogers
guardianuspolitics: Gun laws in the US, state by state: President Obama has indicated a move towards strengthening federal gun control measures, but the reality is that the majority of gun legislation in the US is enacted at the state level. That has brought broad variations across the country, with states taking different approaches to issues ranging from sales, permits, licensing, self-defence and carry laws Seven key points about the data: Weapons laws can vary dramatically from state to state. Here are the key findings we collected while building our interactive More reading:  Obama’s gun laws agenda: Live blog Background on Obama’s agenda  Interesting graphic. The Southeast is looking mighty empty …

guardianuspolitics:

Gun laws in the US, state by state: President Obama has indicated a move towards strengthening federal gun control measures, but the reality is that the majority of gun legislation in the US is enacted at the state level. That has brought broad variations across the country, with states taking different approaches to issues ranging from sales, permits, licensing, self-defence and carry laws

Seven key points about the data: Weapons laws can vary dramatically from state to state. Here are the key findings we collected while building our interactive

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Interesting graphic. The Southeast is looking mighty empty …

December 27, 2012
18:42 • 5 months ago

Blame the David Gregory gun flap on crossed wires

Tags: david gregory nbc nra gun control nra gun control dc washington dc gun laws atf grabbags es

  • situation On Sunday, “Meet the Press” host David Gregory discussed gun control with the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre. During the interview, Gregory pulled out an empty gun magazine for purposes of showing the audience at home. 
  • claim He was in D.C., however, which has very strict gun control laws. The city claimed that they told NBC they could now do this, leading to an investigation of Gregory. People rolled their eyes or criticized Gregory for being stupid.
  • counterclaim However — and here’s the fun part — NBC asked the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives before the show if they could show ammunition or an empty magazine on air. The ATF asked the city, and based on info provided to them, told NBC it was OK to show an empty magazine. So basically, this all happened because someone screwed up somewhere. source

November 8, 2012
15:14 • 7 months ago
Tags: loughner jared loughner gabby giffords giffords shooting loughner shooting gun control gun laws arizona national tragedies
You tried to create for all of us a world as dark and evil as your own. But know this, and remember it always: You failed.
Gabby Giffords’ husband, Mark Kelly, to Jared Loughner. The 24-year-old Loughner has been given 7 life sentences and 140 years in prison for killing 6 and injuring 13 in a shooting rampage last year. Giffords was shot in the head but survived; Loughner pled guilty three months ago to 19 federal charges and has no possibility of parole. source
 

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