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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,...

Texas Top Seller of US Guns Traced to Mexico

Matt Cantor — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:09:48 CST

More US guns seized in Mexican drug violence come from Texas than any other state—and more come from Houston than any other Texas city, the Washington Post finds after a year-long investigation. The probe isolated the top 12 US dealers of guns traced to Mexico, and uncovered the biggest:...

Obama Gun Question Has NRA Crowd Up in Arms

Kevin Spak — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:28:01 CST

In its questionnaire for job seekers, the Obama transition team is asking applicants if they own guns, and to provide detailed registration information on any that they do or did, Politico reports. The team says the question is just aimed at ferreting out any potential gun law violations, but gun...

NRA Endorses McCain, Despite Differences

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:51:02 CDT

The NRA is endorsing John McCain for president, the group announced today, overlooking differences between the gun-rights lobby and McCain on campaign finance restrictions and gun show rules.The vice president of the NRA, whose political action committee has already spent more than $2.3 million opposing Barack Obama, said...