ABC NEWS BROADCASTING CORPORATION 30 Minutes Ago US gun control group 'to balance NRA influence' by Kim Landers by North America correspondent Kim Landers Updated January 09, 2013 12:12:48 Gun-control advocates in the US have set up a new group designed to counter the influence of the National Rifle Association (NRA). The woman behind it is Gabby Giffords, the former congresswoman from Arizona who was shot and wounded in Tucson two years ago. Ms Giffords and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, have decided to take on the powerful gun lobby. They say it was a meeting last week with the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook primary school massacre that prompted them to take action. "It brought back a lot of memories about what that was like for us some two years ago today, and you hope this sort of thing doesn't happen again - but you know what, it does happen again," Mr Kelly said. "I have a gun. Gabby and I are both gun owners. We ...

NEWS BUSTERS 3 Hours Ago CBS Bizarrely Wonders About 'Normal Kinds' of Shootings; Promotes Pro-Gun Control Protests by Matthew Balan CBS This Morning's slant towards gun control emerged again on Tuesday as they reported on the upcoming meetings of Vice President Joe Biden's task force on new firearms regulations. Despite a graphic spotlighting how "activists on both sides" were ready for a "fight" on the issue, the morning show only featured pictures of pro-gun control demonstrations, including one of a far left Code Pink protester disrupting a recent NRA press conference. Anchor Charlie Rose also asked CBS News political director John Dickerson an eyebrow-raising question regarding the passage of federal gun control legislation in the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut [audio available here; video below the jump]: CHARLIE ROSE: How much pressure comes from the gun control lobby?...do they believe that there...

GUNSSAVELIVES.NET 4 Hours Ago Homeowner in CO Shoots 2 of 3 Home Invaders with .357 Magnum A homeowner in Colorado successfully fought off 3 would be home invaders. The homeowner said three men burst into his home and that’s when he grabbed his .357 revolver that he keeps close at hand. He fired at one suspect, hitting him in the chest. A second suspect managed to grab his arm as he was about to fire again, causing the second suspect to get shot in his leg. At that point the would be robbers fled the scene, but stopped nearby due to their injuries. The suspect who was shot in the chest is in critical condition at an area hospital while the suspect who was shot in the leg is in stable condition. The homeowner says he keeps his gun close at hand due to deteriorating conditions in his neighborhood. Read the full article here:http://www.krdo.com/news/Police-Homeowner-shoots-2-suspects-... Is the link above broken? You can view an archived copy of the source article here...