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Politics
How a local sheriff's race may have played spoiler.
The gun lobby only dropped the Florida Senator from an A rating to a B+, but the 2007 episode reveals just how much fealty it demands from the politicians it supports.
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Armed With Reason
And contrary to the claims of its authors (one of whom is backed by the NRA), it does not prove that more guns equals less crime.
Commentary
What is the National Rifle Association, if its leader no longer bothers to publicly address or try to redefine the mass shootings that shock the nation?
Gun Policy
The Florida bill comes just as the American Bar Association is about to release a report suggesting that such laws should be scaled back.
The state's election commission acts on allegations of illegal political donations.
Only a small percentage of New Orleans's guns were collected by authorities, but that hasn't stopped the group's mythmakers.
Separate studies have found that unarmed bystanders are better at stopping active shooters than would-be heroes with guns — and that firearms provide no advantage in everyday self-defense.
Why the Arms Trade Treaty doesn't threaten Second Amendment rights, but is such a perfect opportunity for scaremongering and fundraising by gun rights groups.