Guns Along the Potomac
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- Gunning for the Ugly Right. Capaldi, Michael D. // Orange County Business Journal;7/14/2008, Vol. 31 Issue 28, p67
The author reflects on the right to bear arms in the U.S. According to the author, it is not a high and philosophical right like freedom of speech and not inspiring like freedom of religion. The author questioned the beliefs of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama about gun control....
- Sick Minds. Kaveny, Cathleen // Commonweal;3/11/2011, Vol. 138 Issue 5, p6
The article discusses the issue concerning mental illness which goes undetected and untreated and the lax gun laws which cause deadly rampages in the U.S. The author states that the current movement to repeal the "Obamacare" in order to preserve personal liberty indicates that the country is not...
- U.S. Arms Sales to Repressive Regimes Overlooked in Domestic Gun Control Debate. Mutter, Paul // Foreign Policy in Focus;7/29/2011, p3
The article discusses the neglect of the arms sales to repressive regimes by the U.S. in light of domestic gun control debates. It examines the United Nations (UN) Arms Trade Treaty and how the U.S. can potentially gain from it. It cites the tendency of the U.S. to care only about arms sales to...
- Gun control not dormant any longer. Lillis, Mike // Hill;3/15/2011, Vol. 18 Issue 35, p1
The article reports on the debate concerning rules for gun control in the U.S.
- More Ammunition For Gun Advocates. Schneider, William // National Journal;5/23/2009, p13
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- White House disappoints gun control advocates with silence. Lillis, Mike // Hill;1/13/2011, Vol. 18 Issue 5, p3
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- An Opinion Without Standards: The Supreme Court's Refusal to Adopt a Standard of Constitutional Review in District of Columbia v. Heller Will Likely Cause Headaches for Future Judicial Review of Gun-Control Regulations. Card, Ryan L. // BYU Journal of Public Law;2009, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p259
The article reports on the refusal of the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a standard of Constitutional review to Gun-Control Regulations. It is stated that the Second Amendment steered a debate to the public on whether the law grants each American citizen an individual right to keep a firearm or...
- GUNS, LIQUOR AND THE AGE OF OBAMA. Meacham, Jon // Newsweek;6/8/2009, Vol. 153 Issue 23, p11
The article discusses gun control in the U.S. Phil Bredesen, governor of Tennessee, vetoed a bill in June 2009 allowing people, with licenses to carry concealed weapons, to bring them into bars and restaurants where alcohol is served. U.S. President Barack Obama signed a bill allowing weapons to...
- 'Fast and Furious' program prompts gun laws debate. Yager, Jordy // Hill;6/30/2011, Vol. 18 Issue 96, p4
The article discusses the report released by U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings to call for lawmakers to strengthen the country's gun laws and legislation to support law enforcement agents in preventing illegal weapons trafficking.
