Gathering info from local sources w focus on #SandyHook tragedy coverage and follow up on discussion of gun control in the United States
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Thu, Jan 03 2013 20:57:32
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Murder Is Not a Good InvestmentPierce writes: "There is a fundamental reaction against the people who profit from mass slaughter, and the dots are being connected in wa...
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'Stand Your Ground' Linked To Increase In Homicides : NPRIf a stranger attacks you inside your own home, the law has always permitted you to defend yourself. On the other hand, if an altercation breaks out in public, the law requires you to try to retreat. At least, that's what it used to do.
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Should Gun Owners Have To Buy Liability Insurance? : NPRGeorge Frey/Getty Images Nouriel Roubini recently sent a Tweet suggesting that gun owners should have to buy liability insurance, just like car owners do: If we had liability insurance on guns, as we do 4 cars, we will see which insurance company would insure at which price folks with arsenals His tweet added to a growing debate about whether or not gun owners should be required to carry insurance.
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Assault rifles are selling out@CNNMoney December 31, 2012: 5:24 AM ET Dennis Pratte, owner of My Gun Factory in Falls Church, Va., said the demand for semiautomatic rifles is outstripping supply. The feverish demand for military-style rifles and high-capacity ammunition magazines is outstripping supply, ahead of legislative efforts to ban them in the wake of mass shootings.
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The NRA Myth of Arming the Good GuysThe gut-wrenching shock of the attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14 wasn't just due to the 20 unthinkably young victims. It was also due to the realization that this specific, painfully familiar nightmare was unfolding yet again.
FL Pawn Shop Owner: 'I'm Not Going To Be Part Of It Anymore'Here's a powerful story about a gun seller's epiphany that has the gun nuts climbing the walls. 'Turn in your man card,' one poster on a gun site proclaimed. Well, yeah. If posturing with an assault weapon is what makes you a man, and not the ...
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US Mass Shootings, 1982-2012: Data From Mother Jones' InvestigationSince we began our investigation into mass shootings following the attack in Aurora, Colorado, in July, we've heard from numerous academic researchers, legislative aides, and others wanting access to our full data set. Here it is below, including links to sources where available online.
Schultz commentary: Florida has been intimidated by the NRA...Editor of the Editorial Page It was 1989. The Florida Legislature was trying to ban assault weapons. Not so fast, said Marion Hammer, then and now the National Rifle Association's top gun in Florida. "There is no such thing as an assault weapon. It's a new term that's been created and has not yet been defined."
