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NRA Chief: Assault Gun Ban Is &#39;Phony Legislation&#39;
 NRA Chief: 
 'Call Me Crazy' 
 on Armed Guards 
SUNDAY TALK SHOWS
Dec 23, 2012 1:44 PM CST

NRA Chief: 'Call Me Crazy' on Armed Guards

Wayne LaPierre says assault weapons ban is 'phony legislation'

(Newser) - NRA chief Wayne LaPierre walked into the lion's den this morning, and quite literally stuck to his guns, doubling down on his assertion that every school should have an armed guard and refusing to budge on bullet-magazine capacity or gun control legislation. "If it's crazy to call...

GOP: Obama Wants to Sail Right Over Cliff
 GOP: Obama 
 Wants to Sail 
 Right Over Cliff 
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP
Dec 23, 2012 12:13 PM CST

GOP: Obama Wants to Sail Right Over Cliff

Barrasso sees political gold at bottom for president

(Newser) - Whether he gets "that for free" or not, President Obama has no interest in averting the fiscal cliff, says the No. 4 Republican in the Senate. "I think he sees a political victory at the bottom of the cliff," Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso told Fox News today,...

Jesse James Backs NRA, Slams Calif. Gun Laws

Reality star urges people to join the NRA

(Newser) - Sandra Bullock's ex has weighed in on the raging gun-control debate , arguing that California is violent because of its gun laws, US Weekly reports. "For the last 20 years living in California, I could never let my guard down, not even for a minute," Jesse James wrote...

Sorry Pundits, That Was a Smart Move by NRA
Sorry Pundits, That Was
a Smart Move by NRA
OPINION
Dec 22, 2012 8:05 AM CST

Sorry Pundits, That Was a Smart Move by NRA

Jeb Golinkin: LaPierre appeased hard-liners, limited coverage

(Newser) - Paranoid . Unhinged . Stunning . Delusional . Those were some of the words thrown around yesterday to describe the NRA's news conference . At the Week , Jeb Golinkin has another: smart. There's a reason Wayne LaPierre waited until the Friday before Christmas to give the group's response to Sandy Hook....

NRA Exec's 'Callous Rant' May Backfire

Wayne LaPierre's speech enrages his critics

(Newser) - Here's a sampling of the reaction to today's speech by NRA exec Wayne LaPierre, who blamed video games, movies, and the media for creating a culture of violence and called for armed guards in every school:
  • New York Daily News : "For all that advocates of sensible gun-safety
...

NRA: We Need Armed Cops in Every School

'Only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun'

(Newser) - Those waiting for the NRA to give some ground on gun legislation today got just the opposite from a defiant Wayne LaPierre: "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," said the group's executive vice president, calling...

Obama Responds to Gun Petitions on YouTube

Meanwhile, Michelle writes tender letter to Newtown

(Newser) - For some reason, the Death Star petition didn't get this kind of treatment. But President Obama responded personally via YouTube video today to the 32 separate gun control petitions that cropped up on his "We the People" site in the wake of the Newtown school shooting, the Atlantic...

How the NRA Lost Democrats
 How the NRA Lost Democrats 
Dec 20, 2012 10:47 AM CST

How the NRA Lost Democrats

But group says it's still adding members

(Newser) - The NRA might be surprised when it sees how few Democrats it has in its corner during the seemingly inevitable coming showdown over gun control. Even before the Newtown massacre, the gun lobby's staunchest Democratic supporters were starting to defect, seeing the group increasingly as an adjunct of the...

Poll: Majority Now Backs Major Gun Restrictions

Numbers up across the board after Newtown shooting

(Newser) - A new poll by CNN and ORC International suggests that most Americans favor major restrictions or a total ban on guns. Barely. In the poll, 52% support such action, up from just under the 50% mark over recent years. Other findings:
  • 46% say government and society can act to prevent
...

Obama Promises Gun Action 'Without Delay'

Names Biden to head task force

(Newser) - President Obama took a big public step on gun control today, telling a press conference that he would act on gun control "without delay." As expected , Obama announced that Joe Biden would head up a group to explore ways to reduce gun violence, but this won't be...

NRA Breaks Silence: 'Heartbroken' Over Rampage

Group promises 'meaningful contributions' at Friday news conference

(Newser) - The NRA went into a public blackout after the Sandy Hook shootings, but the group broke its silence today with a promise to offer "meaningful" ways to prevent future rampages. "We were shocked, saddened and heartbroken," it says in a statement, adding that it went silent out...

Texas Gun Store Owner Offers Teachers' Discount

In wake of Newtown shooting, they get 10% off his class

(Newser) - Some firearm purveyors may have decided to lie low in the wake of the Newtown tragedy, but not Crockett Keller—he's having a sale. The Texas gun store owner is offering local teachers a 10% discount on his concealed carry handgun classes, the Huffington Post reports. "I thought,...

Nation's Top Gun Regulator Works ... Part Time

ATF's interim chief splits time as US attorney in Minnesota

(Newser) - The movement to tighten gun laws may be gaining steam , but the Washington Post reports that the federal agency charged with enforcing such laws might not be up to the challenge. Some of the problems with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms:
  • It hasn't had a director confirmed
...

Dick's Sporting Goods Halts Sales of Some Rifles

As private equity company tries to offload company that makes Bushmaster

(Newser) - Dick's Sporting Goods has pulled all of its guns from its location closest to Newtown, Connecticut, and has pulled some models of semi-automatic rifles from all its stores, the company announced today. On the company's website today, the page for "modern sporting rifles" is blank, CNN reports....

Biden Will Lead Charge on Gun Control

Obama calls meeting of Cabinet to seek 'broader approach'

(Newser) - President Obama has taken his first steps to reducing gun violence, charging his Cabinet in a meeting yesterday with formulating proposals toward that end, and tapping longtime gun-control advocate Joe Biden to lead the effort, sources tell the Washington Post , adding that an assault rifle ban is definitely on the...

Gun Control Debate Looms
 Gun Control Debate Looms 
a look at what's coming
Dec 17, 2012 3:22 PM CST

Gun Control Debate Looms

A look at what's coming

(Newser) - Gun control is on everybody's mind in the wake of the Newtown school shooting. Some of the latest developments and coverage:
  • The Washington Post takes a look at the six people who will be most instrumental in the looming debate: President Obama, who's being cautious so far; Michael
...

Now It&#39;s Time for Gun Control Debate
 Now It's Time for 
 Gun Control Debate 
OPINION Roundup
Dec 17, 2012 1:56 PM CST

Now It's Time for Gun Control Debate

Pundits opine in wake of the Newtown rampage

(Newser) - In the wake of the Newtown school shooting, there's one topic on every opinion writer's keyboard: guns. Is America finally ready to have a conversation about gun control? Here's what people are saying:
  • Joe Scarborough gave an impassioned speech on Morning Joe this morning. "From this
...

Australia Got Tough on Guns —Here's What Happened

Since changing its laws after 1996 massacre, no mass shootings

(Newser) - America certainly doesn't have a monopoly on gun-enabled massacres: In April 1996, 35 people were killed in Tasmania, in what was Australia's deadliest mass murder. The country reacted in a way that Will Oremus calls "remarkable": It forged a bipartisan deal just 12 days later that established...

Gun Debate Was Already Raging in Newtown

Sound of frequent gunshots sparked complaints

(Newser) - Guns have long been a fixture in Newtown, Conn., but this year, controversy has boiled over. The months leading to July saw 50 complaints about gunfire, twice the number made throughout 2011, the New York Times reports. The sound of shooting emanated from unusual spots—near homes, for instance, and...

Feinstein: I'm Bringing Assault Weapon Ban to Senate

Gun control dominates the day in wake of Newtown shootings

(Newser) - Gun control has roared back into the national debate, and the issue took over today's political talk shows in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, though David Gregory noted that all 31 pro-gun rights members of the incoming Senate declined his invitation to appear on Meet the Press....

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