Marie Cocco / TruthdigMay 22, 2007
If you want to understand why the gun debate is so intense, look no further than Virginia, where Second Amendment advocates flaunt their rights in the faces of parents whose children have just been shot. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 1, 2007
Mentally ill people who've been deemed a danger to themselves and involuntarily committed will no longer be able to legally buy guns in Virginia. Gov. Timothy Kaine issued the executive order in response to the massacre at Virginia Tech. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigApr 20, 2007
With enough money behind it, any ridiculous argument will find supporters, especially in Congress. It shouldn't take mass murder for politicians to realize the obvious: Guns kill people. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigApr 19, 2007
Gun control may be politically passé, but even basic precautions might have saved lives in Virginia. Winning elections at the expense of human life simply isn't worth it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigMay 13, 2000
The National Rifle Association and gun manufacturers are right -- if George Bush is elected president, they've got it madeThe gun sellers who want to add to the national supply of 200 million guns in civilian hands have broken off negotiations for new safety measures in the hopes of a kinder Bush administration Only last week, NRA First Vice President Kayne Robinson boasted that if Bush wins the White House, "We'll have a president where we work out of their office -- unbelievably friendly relations". Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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