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The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:40:16 +0000

Today could be a big day in the debate over legislation intended to prevent gun violence. A bipartisan bill expanding background checks is losing steam ahead of a vote.

The Senate plans to vote today on the proposal and several amendments, including one to expand background checks for gun purchases at gun shows and online

Guns On Campus

The Breakfast Flakes — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:36:44 +0000

The Montana Senate is backing a plan that directs colleges to allow students to carry guns…on campus! The Republican -led chamber endorsed the measure yesterday, 28-22. House Bill 240 would limit the Montana Board of Regents’ authority to restrict firearms on college campuses. Supporters argue that students [...]

Controversy Over Gifford's' Husband Holding a Rifle

The Breakfast Flakes — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:40:09 +0000

This morning on the Breakfast Flakes In an effort to show just how easy it is to get a military style assault rifle, Mark Kelly husband of Gabby Giffords took the step of posting a picture of himself buying one. 4,000 comments later gun rights advocates are accusing him of being a hypocrite for [...]

All 23 Proposed Executive Orders Pertaining to Gun Violence

Jon King — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:53:02 +0000

Read all of the President's proposed gun regulations along with the President's gun violence plan and a full list of planned executive orders.

Obama Appoints Joe Biden to Lead Gun Control Task Force [VIDEO]

Tom McCarthy — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:24:54 +0000

President Barack Obama has created a special team, led by Vice President Joe Biden, to offer "concrete proposals" to curb gun violence.

Woman Defends Home Against Two Intruders and Shoots One Dead [VIDEO]

Jeff Easterling — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 06:40:58 +0000

On Wednesday morning two men kicked in the front door of a 22-year-old Texas woman’s home, and rushed up the stairs. She took cover behind her bed, and as they forced their way into her room, she shot at them. Her father taught her and the rest of the family to shoot, and defend themselves [...]

Gun Laws: Every Home Should Have One [OPINION/POLL]

Jeff Easterling — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:43:41 +0000

I watched pieces of the presidential debate tonight, and I caught the little bit of the back and forth on Gun Control, and frankly, I am a little worried. Turns out, under Governor Romney, Massachusetts did enact an “Assault Weapon Ban” , and now he is against a ban, and yes, it is because he [...]

Does the Colorado Theater Shooting Affect Your View on Gun Control? – Survey of the Day

Nick Romano — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:30:58 +0000

Gun control has always been a major issue of debate in America — right up alongside the more recently heated topics of abortion, same-sex marriage and health care — but the tragic shooting of 71 people during a Colorado theater’s showing of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ has given this controversy a brand new spotlight.