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High Court's Gun Ruling Won't End Local Skirmishes

By Andrea StoneJun 28th 2010 – 4:27PM
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WASHINGTON (June 28) -- By extending the Second Amendment right to bear arms to state and local governments, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday opened the door to legal challenges to gun laws across the country. Whether the decision will change the status quo, though, remains unclear. The case, McDonald v. City of Chicago,...

Gun Advocates Hit Va., DC, in Double-Barreled Protest

By David KnowlesApr 19th 2010 – 7:50PM
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(April 19) -- Protesting what they perceive as a growing threat to the Second Amendment, armed gun-rights activists gathered today in Virginia as their firearms-free brethren congregated in nearby Washington, D.C. Thanks to a law signed by President Barack Obama, a few dozen protesters were allowed to gather at two...

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Dumping Out the Garbage

By Robert J. Elisberg Jul 20th 2011 - 11:18AM

I was out of town for the past three weeks, and so a few stories slipped through the cracks.

GunRights News From the Web

  • 07/13/11 Gun backers outspend foes Source: NBC - KPNX TV 12 - Phoenix AZ During his first run for Congress last year, Ben Quayle took in at least $19,000 in campaign funding from supporters of gun-rights organizations across the country.
  • 10/19/10 Colorado Supreme Court will consider campus gun bans Source: Stateline.org The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether bans on having guns on campus are legal.

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