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Va. Gun Show Loophole Bill Rejected

A legislative panel on Wednesday rejected a proposal to require background checks of buyers at gun shows, then sent the bill — supported by families of the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre — on for further study.

Bill to End Va. Gun Show Loophole Fails

Emotional pleas by relatives of Virginia Tech shooting victims failed Friday to persuade a legislative committee to close a loophole that allows criminals and the mentally ill to buy firearms at gun shows.

Thompson Tweaks Rivals Over Gun Control

White House hopeful Fred Thompson called his trip down an aisle of rifles, shotguns and pistols at a gun show Saturday "a day in paradise," and criticized his leading Republican opponents for past positions on gun control and abortion.

GOP Hopeful Thompson Back in Hometown

Fred Thompson returned to his hometown Saturday for his first Tennessee event since officially announcing his presidential candidacy earlier this month.

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Family sues gun club when 8 year old shoots himself.
Source: The Huffington Post

The family of an 8-year-old boy who fatally shot himself at a gun show in western Massachusetts say the Uzi submachine gun jammed twice before he lost control of the weapon and fired into his head. ...

My ticket to the gun show: A godless, gunless liberal's account
Source: trueslant.com

No, that title isn't the prelude to a joke about my huge muscles (see photo, right). It's about my real ticket to a real gun show. It cost $10.

Do 90 Percent of the Guns Used in Mexican Drug Crimes Really Come From America?
Source: The Agitator

From Hillary Clinton to Diane Feinstein to Bob Schieffer to the New York Times, gun control opponents keep repeating the claim that 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico's drug war were sold in the United States.

Weapons show attracts record crowds | Jacksonville.com
Source: The Jacksonville Times-Union

"It's pretty clear everyone is thinking the same thing — we won't let you take our rights away."

"Yes We Can . . . Ban Guns"--Obama Announces Gun Ban Agenda Before The Final Vote Count Is In
Source: nraila.org

Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign slogan, "the audacity of hope," should have instead been "the audacity of deceit." After months of telling the American people that he supports the Second Amendment, and only hours after being declared the president-elect, the Obama tr …

Wannemacher Arms Show sees change from years past.

The Wannemacher arms show, currently in progress November 8-9 is easily the largest gun show in the world with 11 acres of enclosed, air conditoned and heated event space.

Criminal Probe Launched Into Boy's Uzi Death
Source: thebostonchannel.com

A criminal investigation has been launched into the death of an 8-year-old Connecticut boy who accidentally shot himself in the head while firing an Uzi at a Massachusetts gun club during the weekend.

8-Year Old Boy Shoots Self With Uzi
Source: Yahoo! News

An 8-year-old boy died after accidentally shooting himself in the head while firing an Uzi submachine gun under adult supervision at a gun fair.

Mom charged with buying guns for son
Source: msnbc.com

Yessssssssssss! Don't get me started on parental responsibility. And this goes way beyond denial and the type of *benign* neglect that many parents practice. Seriously, wtf. And on a side note, MSNBC really should get that Newsvine button already...

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