gun-control

Arizona Will Shower Its Citizens With Guns

Jim Newell · 01/31/11 02:21PM

Now that the furor over Jared Loughner's Tucson shooting spree is subsiding, Arizona's legislature can resume the important work of making sure every citizen has as many guns as possible. What's in the state's "Firearms Omnibus" bill?

The Sad Death of Gun Control

John Cook · 01/10/11 03:42PM

An obviously deranged man killed six people with a legally purchased and legally carried pistol on Saturday, and the only thing we're arguing about is whether he was listening to Sarah Palin.

NYC Bodega Owners Want Gun Permits After Shootings

Jeff Neumann · 10/29/10 05:17AM

The president of the Bodega Association of the United States, Ramon Murphy is urging store owners in New York to apply for gun permits after a clerk was killed in a robbery attempt on Saturday. Sounds like a bad idea.

Hot New Trend Alert: Guns in Bars

Max Read · 10/03/10 11:38PM

Are you familiar with the patriotic new trend of carrying your favorite gun to your local bar? Four states now have laws that explicitly allow people to carry loaded firearms in establishments that serve alcohol. Can you guess which ones?

TexMex Weapons Smugglers Busted Near Border

Jeff Neumann · 06/03/10 05:46AM

Police in Texas have arrested two men with a truck carrying 147 assault rifles, 10,000 rounds of ammunition, and 53 bayonets (what?!) bound for Mexico. Over 23,000 people have died in Mexico's drug war since 2006. [BBC, pic]

Gun Owners Way Less Gun-Crazy Than NRA

Adrian Chen · 12/20/09 11:36PM

According to a recent poll (sponsored, albeit, by a pro gun-control organization) gun owners are more supportive of tighter gun laws than the NRA. Every gun owner does not want the right to carry a concealed flamethrower. [NYT]