Texas Gov. Rick Perry is courting Connecticut gun manufacturers, extolling the tax policies and regulatory climate of his state.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry extolled the tax policies and regulatory climate of his state as he courted gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave Connecticut since the state passed new gun-control laws in response to the...
Six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some of the victims' families are heading to Capitol Hill to remind lawmakers they are painfully waiting for action, while some of the president's...
Six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some of the victims' families are heading to Capitol Hill to remind lawmakers they are painfully waiting for action, while some of the president's allies...
Friday, May 31 2013 2:18 PM EDT2013-05-31 18:18:35 GMT
A federal appeals court panel Friday unanimously upheld an Obama administration requirement that dealers in southwestern border states report when customers buy multiple high-powered rifles.
A federal appeals court panel Friday unanimously upheld an Obama administration requirement that dealers in southwestern border states report when customers buy multiple high-powered rifles.
Thursday, May 16 2013 3:45 PM EDT2013-05-16 19:45:21 GMT
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray's administration does not support a bill that would require gun owners in the nation's capital to carry liability insurance.
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray's administration does not support a bill that would require gun owners in the nation's capital to carry liability insurance.
Thursday, April 25 2013 5:41 PM EDT2013-04-25 21:41:33 GMT
A gun owners' rights group is threatening to sue 35 Maryland local governments unless they repeal gun regulations that the group says violate state law.
A gun owners' rights group is threatening to sue 35 Maryland local governments unless they repeal gun regulations that the group says violate state law.
Thursday, April 11 2013 8:08 PM EDT2013-04-12 00:08:06 GMT
Congress' most serious gun-control effort in years cleared its first hurdle Thursday as the Senate pushed past conservatives' attempted blockade under the teary gaze of families of victims of December's Connecticut school shootings.
Congress' most serious gun-control effort in years cleared its first hurdle Thursday as the Senate pushed past conservatives' attempted blockade under the teary gaze of families of victims of December's Connecticut school shootings.
Tuesday, April 9 2013 9:25 PM EDT2013-04-10 01:25:40 GMT
The Senate's top Democrat has set Congress' first showdown vote for Thursday on President Barack Obama's gun control drive as a small but mounting number of Republicans appear willing to buck a conservative effort to prevent debate from even beginning.
The Senate's top Democrat has set Congress' first showdown vote for Thursday on President Barack Obama's gun control drive as a small but mounting number of Republicans appear willing to buck a conservative effort to prevent debate from even beginning.
Monday, April 8 2013 8:49 PM EDT2013-04-09 00:49:54 GMT
With time running out on the chance to pass gun control legislation, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Congress not to use delaying tactics against tighter regulations and told families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims that he's "determined as ever" to honor their children with tougher laws.
With time running out on the chance to pass gun control legislation, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Congress not to use delaying tactics against tighter regulations and told families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims that he's "determined as ever" to honor their children with tougher laws.
Monday, April 8 2013 6:19 PM EDT2013-04-08 22:19:19 GMT
Months before Newtown - an artist was working on a project about guns. That project has rolled into our area. It is a yellow school bus, shot up with about 6000 rounds of ammunition.
Months before Newtown - an artist was working on a project about guns. That project has rolled into our area. It is a yellow school bus, shot up with about 6000 rounds of ammunition.
Monday, April 8 2013 3:45 PM EDT2013-04-08 19:45:43 GMT
President Barack Obama is providing a ride on Air Force One to 11 relatives of those killed at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School so they can attend his gun control speech Monday before heading to Washington to personally plead with senators reluctant to back gun legislation.
President Barack Obama is providing a ride on Air Force One to 11 relatives of those killed at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School so they can attend his gun control speech Monday before heading to Washington to personally plead with senators reluctant to back gun legislation.
PHOENIX -
One of the largest gun shows in the state kicked off this weekend, but that wasn't the only gathering for gun enthusiasts. Hundreds of people turned Saturday into gun appreciation day.
Crossroads of the West Gun Show at the Arizona State Fairgrounds is a huge draw every year.
Saturday, thanks in large part to the president's recent focus on gun control, those looking to buy and sell guns and ammo turned out by the thousands, some waited in line for five hours.
"He's got everybody scared and everybody's going to make sure they've got whatever they've got before the laws change," said Don Fraser, a gun owner.
No loaded guns are allowed at the gun show, so many gun owners headed to the State Capitol to celebrate Gun Appreciation Day.
Hundreds filled the plaza between the senate and house buildings to protest any efforts by the federal government to ban certain types of guns and ammunition, citing the Second Ammendment over and over again.
"Somehow we think by making another law that's somehow gonna resolve the issue, I just don't think that's the way to go," said Duarte Pinheiro, a gun owner.
"You start with guns and you go to, okay, we're going to start banning cigarettes and then we start banning red meat. Who's the one to sit there cause they all kill people, cars kill people, cars kill more people every year than guns do, so who's going to say we're going to take this from you," said Chad Cecil, a gun owner.
Speakers addressed the crowd and the consistent cry from the group: they will not comply with any gun control measures from the government.
"You know they're completely unrealistic. They don't live in the real world...I know plenty of people that have had their lives saved by owning a gun, or even just by displaying that they owned a gun, and it's not their right to take that away from us. They cannot take that away from us," said Brenna Harmless, a gun owner.
The group Guns Across America is taking credit for organizing the events through social media, which took place at State Capitols across the country.
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