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White House: ‘Self-Evident’ We Need to Ban Guns for Those on No-Fly List, Despite Incidents of Americans Wrongly Included
White House press secretary Josh Earnest insisted that banning anyone on the no-fly list from buying a gun was “common-sense and self-evident” when asked about constitutional and due process concerns.
...Sanders Flip on Federal Gun Study Reveals Complexity of Candidate’s Second Amendment Positions
The Bernie Sanders presidential campaign sent out a fundraising email to supporters calling for a federal study on gun violence and injuries — even though the Vermont senator, who has a record of backing gun rights, previously opposed such a study.
...Watch Anchor’s Reaction When Montel Williams Asks: ‘Why Don’t We Use This as an Opportunity to Register Gun Owners?’
Fox Business Network anchor Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery got into a tense exchange with Montel Williams on the air Thursday after he suggested registering gun owners in the aftermath of the San Bernardino massacre.
...Boss Tells Employees to Lock Down San Bernardino Building — Then Holsters His Firearm, Steps Outside and Walks Toward Gunfire Across the Street
Glenn Willwerth has owned a gun for more than 20 years with nary a reason to pull it from its holster.
...‘Of Course Not’: White House Spokesman’s Surprising Response When Asked if Obama Gun Proposals Would Have Prevented San Bernardino Shooting
Shortly after the Wednesday mass shooting in California, President Barack Obama called for stricter background checks and banning anyone on the no-fly list from buying a gun. However, asked if either of those policies would have prevented the shooting, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said, “Of course not.”
...Report: After Failing to Get Gun Legislation Through Congress, Obama Preparing Executive Action
The White House is planning to take executive action to close what they call the “gun-show loophole” by adding stricter background checks, according to new reports from the Los Angeles Times.
...Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly More Fearful of ‘Homegrown Terrorism’ Than Syrian Refugees, Radicalized Visitors
American voters are far and away more concerned with homegrown terror than they are Syrian refugees or “radicalized visitors,” a new Quinnipiac poll released Thursday found.
...Obama on San Bernardino Attack: ‘Possible This Is Terrorist Related,’ but Could Also Be ‘Workplace Related’
President Barack Obama told reporters that the San Bernardino shooting, now under FBI investigation, could have “mixed motives.
...Debbie Wasserman Schultz: ‘Thoughts Won’t Reduce Gun Violence’
Democratic National Committee Chairman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida wasted little time Wednesday in demand more gun control laws after the San Bernardino, California shooting.
...As Police Respond to Active California Shooting, Obama Demands More Gun Control: ‘There Are Steps We Can Take to Make America Safer’
As law enforcement continued to work to clear the site of a the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, President Barack Obama demanded Congress take action on stricter gun laws.
...Conservative Writer Gets Liberal MSNBC Host to Admit Obama Shouldn’t Have Said This During Gun Control Remarks in Paris
President Barack Obama was roundly criticized on Tuesday after he claimed during a press conference in Paris that mass shootings don’t “happen in other countries” following the Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado.
...Knife-Wielding Robbery Suspect Had It All Planned Out — but He Learned Too Late His ‘Victim’ Was an Army Soldier
A would-be robber posing as a plumber at a Colorado hotel was no match for an armed U.S. solider.
...Obama Renews Call for Gun Control, Warns Against ‘Demonizing Organizations Like Planned Parenthood’
Responding to the Friday shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, President Barack Obama said Congress, as well as state and local governments, must enact stricter gun control laws.
...Suspected Robber Armed With Crowbar Attempts to Rob Man as He Was Leaving Burger King, Immediately Regrets It
As a Burger King patron was leaving the fast food restaurant in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he was forced to shoot a man who confronted him wielding a crowbar in an attempt to rob him, local police said.
...Police: Men Lure Couple to Vehicle Buy, Pull Out Weapons, Demand Money. Then One Victim Pulls Out a Gun of Her Own.
The trouble began after a couple responding to a Craigslist ad arrived at a meetup spot in Aiken, South Carolina, to purchase a vehicle, police told WJBF-TV.
...White House Spokesman Hopes Families Talk About This Gun Law at the Thanksgiving Table — But the NRA Has Something to Say About That
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said that the Republicans are afraid of the National Rifle Association, which is why Congress has not passed a bill to ban on people who are on the terror watch list from buying a gun.
...‘Nowhere to Hide’: New York Daily News Shocks With Front Page Cover Featuring NRA’s Wayne LaPierre
The New York Daily News went after the National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre with its Monday cover — likening the pro-gun author and advocate to a jihadist.
...He Stole an SUV Hours After His Release From Jail. Then He Tried to Steal From an Elderly Couple. Here’s Why He Was Kneeling on the Street When Cops Came.
The familiar flag flying above the elderly couple’s New Mexico home reads “Don’t Tread on Me.”
...Rand Paul Plans to Introduce Bill That Would Take a Knife to D.C. Gun Laws
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (R) announced Thursday his intention to introduce new legislation that would curtail the “restrictive” gun control laws in Washington, D.C.
...Dash Cam Video Shows How Simple Traffic Stop Quickly Escalated When Driver Informed Officer of Concealed Carry Permit
Alonza Gonzalez was pulled over by a police officer in Rosenberg, Texas, in August for a seemingly minor traffic violation — but the interaction ended with the man in handcuffs. Newly released dash cam video, obtained by Gonzalez through a public records request, provides new context on the incident.
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