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Michigan State Allows Concealed Weapons on Campus

By Jeff Greer - The Paper Trail - June 23, 2009

The university altered its policy to comply better with local laws. more >>

United States Going Away From Gun Control

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - May 14, 2009

A Gallup Poll shows the number of people wanting "more strict" gun control is dropping. more >>

Sarah Palin Honored by NRA With Alaska-Themed Assault Rifle

Nation & World - May 4, 2009

The governor of Alaska will receive the military-style assault weapon at an upcoming NRA banquet. more >>

Second Amendment Makes Gun Control Unconstitutional, Period

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - April 23, 2009

And don't talk to me about the militia clause in the Second Amendment. more >>

Does the U.S. Need More Gun Control?

Opinion - April 23, 2009

Four advocates from both sides of the issue debate in The Chat Room. more >>

Weak Gun Control Laws Show America is Crazy, Numb to Violence

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - April 22, 2009

Other countries watch us and think we're nuts, because...we are. more >>

Columbine Anniversary Sees Push to Close Gun Show 'Loophole'

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - April 20, 2009

Senator Lautenberg is proposing a bill to broaden the law on background checks. more >>

Gun Control Debate: 10 Years After Columbine

Opinion - April 20, 2009

Is gun control the answer? more >>

NRA Paranoia Is Silly, Dangerous; No Need to Outlaw Guns, Just Loopholes

By Paul Helmke - Opinion - April 20, 2009

Gun control and the Second Amendment can coexist. Simply closing loopholes would save many lives. more >>

Columbine Was an Easy Target—Guns Protect Schools From Criminals

By Janalee Tobias - Opinion - April 20, 2009

We need guns to protect kids while we work together to solve society's ills. more >>

10 Years After Columbine, Fear Sells Guns and America is Still Buying

By Tom Mauser - Opinion - April 20, 2009

Lawmakers cower as guns continue to kill people and excuses drown out reason. more >>

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Reflects on the Columbine Attack

By Jessica Calefati - Education - April 20, 2009

Ritter notified families of the Columbine victims and worked on the state investigation committee. more >>

More Guns, Less Violent Crime as the Bad Guys Run or Die

By Ted Nugent - Opinion - April 20, 2009

More guns, less crime: Thanks to the Founding Fathers, we're as safe as in our mothers' arms. more >>

School Safety, 10 Years After Columbine

By Jessica Calefati - Education - April 17, 2009

To protect schools better, students need to feel more comfortable to speak out, researchers say. more >>

Gay Marriage Could Join Gun Control as Impediment to D.C. Voting Rights

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - April 8, 2009

Look for conservatives to gun for D.C. voting rights push. more >>

NRA to Blame? Should Gun Control Advocates Use Shootings to Further the Cause?

Opinion - April 7, 2009

Should gun control advocates use the recent slew of tragic shootings to further their case? more >>

The NRA Is Wrong: Guns Do Kill People, as the Pittsburgh Shootings Show

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - April 6, 2009

The tragedy shows guns don't kill people. People with guns kill people. more >>

NRA Gun Control Fight Protects Criminals, and Congress Must Act

By John Mashek - Opinion - March 31, 2009

Scare tactics even as killings mount add to the case against the gun lobby. more >>

Some Democrats and the NRA Agree on Assault Weapons Ban

By Paul Bedard - Nation & World - March 23, 2009

A letter from 65 Democrats opposed to an assault weapons ban has won the attention of the NRA. more >>

Washington, D.C., Mayor Fenty Is Correct: Compromise on Guns to Get the Vote

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - March 20, 2009

Voting rights trump gun control. more >>

D.C. Should Compromise With the NRA on Guns in Order to Secure Voting Rights

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - March 12, 2009

The Washington Post's Marc Fisher makes a smart suggestion today. more >>

In Mexico's Seething Drug Wars, New Alarm About Violence Moving North

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - March 11, 2009

With the body count mounting sharply, Washington is worried that more bloodshed will cross the border. more >>

The NRA's Cheap Gun Trick on Washington D.C. Voting Rights

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - March 9, 2009

This has nothing to do with constitutional rights. more >>

Congress Treats D.C. Citizens Like Lab Rats on Gun Control, School Vouchers

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - March 2, 2009

An odious legacy from our selfish Founding Fathers. more >>

Gunman Robs English Class

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - January 16, 2009

LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis briefly goes into lockdown on Thursday. more >>