TRUTH-OUT.ORG 1 Day Ago What Researchers Learned About Gun Violence Before Congress Killed Funding by Steven Yaccino (Photo: publik16 / flickr) President Obama has directed the Centers for Disease Control to research gun violence as part of his legislative package on gun control. The CDC hasn't pursued this kind of research since 1996 when the National Rifle Association lobbied Congress to cut funding for it, arguing that the studies were politicized and being used to promote gun control. We've interviewed Dr. Mark Rosenberg, who led the agency's gun violence research in the nineties when he was the director of the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. We talked to Rosenberg about the work the agency was doing before funding was cut and how it's relevant to today's gun control debate. Here's an edited transcript. There's been coverage recently about how Congress cut funding for gun violence research, but not much about what the...

POLITICALOUTCAST.COM 9 Hours Ago Shooting Victim: “Gun Control Would Not Have Saved Me Or Any Of My Classmates That Day” by Dave Jolly On January 17, 1989, students arrived at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California like any other day. They sat in their desks listening to the teachers and they ran and played outside on the playground during recess and lunch. During the lunch period, a fire erupted in a van parked behind the school. The fire soon caused the van to explode. The owner of the van, Patrick Purdy, then made his way behind a portable school building. He took aim with his Type 56 assault rifle and opened fire on the kids at the school. In approximately three minutes, Purdy fired 106 rounds, killing five kids and wounding one teacher and thirty more kids. Before police could respond, Purdy took out his handgun and put a bullet into his own head. At the time, it was the worst elementary school shooting in US history. Most of the victims were Cambodian ...

PAT DOLLARD YOUNG AMERICANS 6 Hours Ago Shame: Oregon Gun-Control Rally Fails Draws Mayor, 20 Other Nut-bags by Jake Hammer Mar 4, 2013Jake Hammer Excerpted from WASHINGTON TIMES: A rally supporting a ban on “assault weapons” in Eugene, Ore., failed to draw the attention of the community Saturday afternoon, with only about 20 people in attendance, including the media. Mayor Kitty Piercy also attended the rally at the Eugene Wayne Morris Free Speech Plaza, which was hosted by Ceasefire Oregon. Baldr Odinson of Ceasefire Oregon spoke about the need for a full ban on semi-automatic “assault rifles” and high-capacity magazines. He also spoke about the need for supporting legislation pending in the state’s Capitol that would outlaw guns that have “no place in the civilian sector,” The Examiner reports. Ceasefire Oregon also supports child-access, gun-safety laws and holds year-round gun buyback programs. The Examiner reports that there was very little enthusiasm in the crowd,...

GOPUSA 5 Hours Ago A misguided stampede by states to push gun laws In response to the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, a flurry of laws are being proposed across the nation to keep guns out of the hands of Americans who have been diagnosed with mental disorders and could be dangerous. The New York legislature was first out of the gate when it passed the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act (SAFE) in January. Other states were quick to follow. More than four dozen bills have been proposed in Maryland's legislature alone since the shootings, including one offered by Gov. Martin O'Malley. Let's be thoughtful. These proposals are rushed and are about "doing something," but a more deliberate and effective approach is the one Virginia took after the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007. New York, Maryland bills For example, the SAFE Act requires mental health professionals to tell authorities if they believe a patient is likely to be dange...

MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA 5 Hours Ago On NRA's News Program, Stronger Gun Laws Could Lead To "Deaths Of Millions" In U.S. A member of the National Rifle Association Board of Directors compared states' efforts to strengthen gun violence prevention laws to Nazi Germany on an NRA news program, suggesting that Americans are being disarmed and that "the death of millions" could occur. Ronnie Barrett, the outspoken manufacturer of a controversialarmor-piercing sniper rifle and an NRA board member, made his prediction during the March 1 edition of the NRA's Cam & Company show on Sportsman Channel: BARRETT: In all of history when this kind of stuff has happened before, it's bad news. You know and I hate to be one of these doomsday guys, but in past things like this result in the death of millions. You know, and World War II hasn't been 700 years ago, it's only been 70 years ago. And if people don't think that these things don't h...

THEHILL.COM 4 Hours Ago GOP Senator Collins to introduce new gun control bill - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room by Jonathan Easley By Jonathan Easley - 03/04/13 03:34 PM ET Tweet Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) will introduce legislation with Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Monday aimed at curbing the illegal trafficking of firearms. Collins’s spokesman Kevin Kelley told The Hill in an email that details about the bill were coming “shortly.” It’s unclear how the legislation will differ from Leahy’s previously introduced legislation making it easier for federal law officers to crack down on so-called “straw purchasers.” Leahy’s bill would add a new provision to the criminal code to make it illegal to purchase firearms on behalf of persons who are prohibited from owning them. Federal prosecutors now have little legal basis to file charges against gun traffickers and often must rely on technical paperwork violations to build their cases. The news that Collins is on board with L...

HUFFINGTON POST 2 Hours Ago Bill That Prevents Those Convicted Of Domestic Violence From Possessing A Firearm Passes Colorado Senate Committee by Matt Ferner A bill that would prohibit a person who has been convicted of domestic violence or is the subject of a restraining order from possessing a firearm passed in Colorado Senate committee Monday afternoon. Afterhours of emotional testimony, The Senate Judiciary Committee passedSenate Bill 197on a party line 3-2 vote. SB-197 was the first bill to pass out of seven that arecurrently being heard and debated in the state legislature today. Read the full text of SB-197here. “This bill is more than a 'feel-good',"bill sponsor Sen. Evie Hudak said in response to statements from opponentsof the bill, Fox31 reports. "I will feel good when fewer people die." Colorado, home to two of the bloodiest mass shootings in American history -- the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 and the Aurora movie theater shootin...

GUNSSAVELIVES.NET 4 Hours Ago Store Owner Shoots 1 of 2 Armed Robbers in York, PA The owner of La Familia Store in York, PA was facing an armed couple, a male and a female, brandished a gun and demanded money. Their plans were foiled when the owner of the store produced his own gun and fired at the two suspects, who then fled. Police located the female suspect nearby suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken into custody and is being treated at an area hospital. The male suspect is still on the loose. Read the full article here:http://www.wgal.com/news/susquehanna-valley/york-adams/Polic... Is the link above broken? You can view an archived copy of the source article here: http://www.webcitation.org/6EsK3Kt2P

PATRIOTUPDATE.COM 1 Hour Ago Colorado Senate Meeting to Restrict 2nd Amendment by Jan Morgan Colorado Democrats have gone too far, and the time to stop them is now. On Monday morning the Colorado Senate will take up a package of anti-second amendment measures, four of which have already been passed in the House. It is time for conservatives to take a stand against this assault on our rights. The Democrats in Colorado control both chambers of the legislature and the Governor’s office. They assume that this gives them the right to subvert your constitutional rights. They seek to limit your capability to defend yourself by banning concealed carry on campuses and limiting the capacity of magazines. They intend to make it more difficult to procure a firearm through an expansion of background checks and increased fees, read taxes, on the same. Senate President John Morse has gone so far as to introduce legislation which blatantly contradicts federal law. Morse, with no regard for ...

THEGATEWAYPUNDIT.COM 43 Minutes Ago Breaking: MO Dept. of Revenue Working With DHS on Backdoor Gun Registration by MO Dept Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder held a press conference today on a backdoor Department of Homeland Security gun registration. The Missouri Department of Revenue is working with the Department of Homeland Security to install new hardware and software to obtain data on Missouri citizens and transfer this information to DHS and unnamed third parties, says Kinder. Kinder and the Stoddard County Prosceutor took legal action and held a press conference outlining the infringement on civil liberties. Dana Loesch interviewed Peter Kinder this afternoon.** Audio Here ** Lt. Gov. Kinder also released this statement: More… Peter Kinder just tweeted this out:That was quick—-> Stoddard Co. #MO Judge has signed a Temporary Restraining Order in revenue fee office case filed today. The restraining order was put into effect this afternoon.

Monday, March 4th More Foreign Aid to Egypt One of John Kerry's first acts as Secretary of State is to follow through with yet another gift to the radical regime now running Egypt. Egypt's leadership under the Muslim Brotherhood - a terrorist organization -- will be the recipient of $250 million in foreign aid, part of a deal promised by the Obama administration in 2011. The aid announced Sunday consists of two parts. One is a $190 million infusion for Egypt's budget intended to address what Mr. Kerry said was the country's "extreme needs." That assistance has already been approved b...

Monday, March 4, 2013 "Everything Obama is doing is aimed at the midterm elections in 2014, and their target is the House of Representatives.  The only thing Obama cares about and the only thing he's ever cared about is eliminating any viable opposition." -Rush    Transcripts, Rush 24/7 Audio Now at RushLimbaugh.com: Secretary of State Dennis Rodman Limbaugh Theorem Now Conventional Wisdom Scalia Accused of Sounding Like Me Schieffer to McCain: Are You Being Held Hostage by Conservatives? Lauren Silberman Kicks Through the NFL Glas...

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