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44% of Teens Could Get a Gun

Kevin Spak — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:46:05 CDT

Teenagers today are perilously familiar with guns. In a new survey from Teenage Research Unlimited, 44% said they could get a handgun if they wanted to, WBEZ reports. About a third of respondents also said that they personally knew someone who'd been shot, and 37% say they actively fear being...

At GOP Convention, Squirt Guns Banned, Real Guns OK

Kevin Spak — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:34:05 CDT

The city of Tampa wants to make sure the Republican National Convention goes off without incident, so it has temporarily banned clubs, hatchets, switchblades, pepper spray, slingshots, and even squirt guns from the downtown area this summer. But it hasn't banned actual guns, because it's legally prohibited from doing so,...

For Trayvon Killing, Bill Maher Blames ... Liberals

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:07:01 CDT

Surprise surprise, Bill Maher minced no words last night in giving his opinion on the latest Trayvon Martin news, Huffington Post reports. Showing a video on "Real Time" of George Zimmerman arriving at a police station , Maher recounted Zimmerman's story about getting a broken nose fighting Martin—and added, "I'm...

Gun Lobby Needs Something Better to Do

Kevin Spak — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:48:03 CDT

You have to pity the National Rifle Association; it's running out of things to lobby for. “You can only legalize carrying a concealed weapon in church once,” observes Gail Collins of the New York Times . Many state legislatures have stretched gun-friendly laws to the limit, but the NRA still needs...

Cop's Son Shoots 7-Year-Old Sis Dead

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:06:00 CDT

The young son of a Washington state cop picked up a gun he found in his absent dad's van and fatally shot his 7-year-old sister. The girl and her younger brother were waiting in the van while their parents were nearby outside, said a Marysville police officer. "At this time...

12 More States May OK Carrying Gun Without Permit

Kevin Spak — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:33:10 CST

Bills are in the works in at least 12 states to allow residents to buy and carry concealed weapons without a permit, USA Today reports. Gun control advocates are naturally appalled. "They want a gun in every nook and cranny in society with no permission needed," fumed a Brady Campaign...

Maryland Court Strikes Down Gun Control Law

Rob Quinn — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:36:00 CST

Maryland has no right to demand that residents explain why they need to carry a gun outside the home, a federal judge ruled yesterday, declaring the state's handgun permit system unconstitutional. The law required residents to provide a "good and substantial reason” to carry a gun, but "the right to...

Colorado Supreme Court: Students Can Carry Guns

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:22:26 CST

Congrats to Colorado students who like packing heat on a school day: The state Supreme Court today ruled against a gun ban at the University of Colorado, the Denver Post reports. The justices unanimously agreed that the school's board of regents had overstepped its bounds in barring licensed concealed weapons—...

Ohio Victim's Mom Begged Son: Don't Go, Danny

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:07:04 CST

Ohio mom Dina Parmertor had a "sick feeling" when she heard about the shooting at Chardon High School on the radio early this week. "I was scared," she says, and tried to call her son—but there was no answer, she tells CBS News . "Danny, it's Mom. Call me back,...