WND.COM 4 Hours Ago The giant, gaping hole in Sandy Hook reporting by David Kupelian Since last month’s horrifying and heartbreaking school massacre in Newtown, Conn., politicians and the press have, as everyone knows, been totally obsessed with firearms. Indeed, President Obama has vowed to impose strong new gun-control measures on the nation – very soon, with or without Congress. Other possible factors – from violent video games to the “failure of our mental-health system” to the unintended consequences of making schools “gun-free zones” – have taken a back seat to guns. Within hours of the gruesome mega-crime, the media had provided extensive, round-the-clock coverage of precisely which firearms, manufacturers and calibers the perpetrator had used, how he had obtained them from his mother, where they were originally purchased, and so on. But where, I’d like to ask my colleagues in the media, is the reporting about the psychiatric medications the perpetrator – who had been

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THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 1 Hour Ago Gun control has a clear record of failure Sunday January 6, 2013 5:01 AM In the wake of the horrific murders at the Sandy Hook school in Connecticut, America has been deluged with calls for ever-more-restrictive gun-control laws, and that's understandable. It's natural to think that's the solution if you don't know these measures have been tried and have always failed. We crave a solution so much that we'll ignore the record and keep repeating failed policies. We are told that we need gun-control laws. Sounds good, right? Should we make it illegal for anyone adjudicated to be mentally ill to buy a gun? Let's make it illegal for felons to possess guns. Let's license gun dealers and require the FBI to do a background check on anyone buying a gun from these stores. How about an age restriction on buying guns? Gun shows should have to follow the same laws as everyone else. All those already are law, and there are some

PAT DOLLARD YOUNG AMERICANS 5 Hours Ago Obama Plans To Overwhelm NRA With Blitzkrieg Victory, New Gun Law Signed In 3 Weeks Jan 6, 2013 Spit Stixx Excerpted from Talking Points Memo: The White House and gun control supporters are gearing up for a whirlwind month, with plans to pass reform legislation before outrage over the Sandy Hook massacre has a chance to fade. While the fiscal cliff has dominated Washington’s attention in recent weeks, lawmakers and activists are laying the groundwork for their big push. Vice President Joe Biden, tasked with heading a commission to investigate gun violence, has been quietly meeting with experts, interest groups, and public officials and is expected to release a set of recommendations within weeks. Boston mayor Thomas Menino, co-chair of Michael Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns, told the Boston Herald this week that an optimistic Biden had assured him that Obama would sign legislation “by the end of January.” “We had been led to