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The Mayor’s Money
For decades the NRA has been the only organization that spent significant money on gun regulation issues. As a lobbyist for gun, gun accessory and munitions manufacturers masquerading as a sportsman’s’ organization its idea of good regulation is no regulation. … Continue reading
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What’s The Buzz On Guns?
Tuesday night I attended a political meeting. The business was wrapped up pretty quickly and the group decided to take advantage of the situation by breaking into a freeform political discussion. At one point the question of what is happening … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, background check, Congress, conservative, Democrats, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun show loophole, gun violence, guns, high capacity clips, mass shooting, media, politics, progressive, Republicans, Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Elementary School, shadow sales
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Out Of The Shadows
An important area in our national gun regulation conversation that does not get nearly enough attention is so-called shadow sales. These are the transactions when a person who can legally purchase a gun does so and then resells it to … Continue reading
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Tagged gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun show loophole, gun violence, guns, politics, shadow sales
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Hiding In The Background
Of the various proposals for gun regulations the one that has the broadest support and best chance of passing both chambers of Congress is a universal background check. Some polls have it with as high as 92% support. The … Continue reading
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Guns And Personal Responsibility
Part of the Republican – especially in their Tea Party wing –mantra is that people need to take personal responsibility. That is a major part of their rational in opposing the entire gamut of the social safety net including unemployment … Continue reading
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Tagged business ethics, Congress, Connecticut, Constitution, ethics, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun show loophole, gun violence, guns, mass shooting, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, New York, Newtown Connecticut, NRA, Obama, personal responsibility, politics, Republicans, social safety net, Tea Party, unemployment benefits, United States Constitution, Wayne LaPierre, Webster New York
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