Let NRA-Loving Senators Practice What They Preach

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jul 27, 2009 Isn't it time to dismantle the metal detectors, send the guards at the doors away, and allow Americans to exercise their Second Amendment rights by being free to carry their firearms into the nation's Capitol building? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Killing Time (and People) In Tenn. Bars

Staff / Truthdig Jul 16, 2009 There's a war on guns raging all over the United States except in Tennessee Thanks to American hero/state Sen Doug Jackson, Tennessee gun owners can now carry concealed weapons into bars to settle their differences over a round of shots Check out this clip from Wednesday's "Colbert Report". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Packing Heat in the Parks

Marie Cocco / Truthdig May 25, 2009 With their usual steely conviction, contempt for the rights and safety of others, and string of nonsensical arguments, gun supporters in Congress managed to push through a law to allow national park visitors to carry loaded weapons -- openly or concealed -- in the millions of acres of wilderness, scenic byways and historic sites. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

House OKs Handguns in National Parks

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2009 With the help of moderate Democrats, the House of Representatives signed off on a Republican amendment Wednesday that legalizes loaded handguns in national parks and wildlife refuges. The measure passed 279-147 in a victory for gun advocates, including the NRA. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Who Will Face Down the Gun Lobby?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 20, 2009 Ten years after the Columbine massacre, our president stood in Mexico, where assault rifles from the U.S. are used to murder police officers, and said the American gun lobby is just too strong for him push a rational gun regulation through Congress. How sad. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Columbine Questions We Still Don’t Ponder

David Sirota / Truthdig Apr 17, 2009 As Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold's posthumous infamy turns 10 on April 20, I wish I were surprised that Columbine-like shootings are still happening, or even that our national discussion about violence hasn't yet matured past gun control and video games. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The War at Home

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Apr 16, 2009 Dig deeper

Gun Violence 2009

Mike Keefe, The Denver Post Apr 14, 2009 Dig deeper

NRA Stays on Message

Cameron Cardow / Truthdig Apr 9, 2009 Dig deeper

NRA Discipline

Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune Apr 8, 2009 Dig deeper

Fun With John and Sarah

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Sep 15, 2008 Dig deeper

The NRA’s Activist Plant

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2008 An investigation by Mother Jones has turned up an interesting life -- one Mary McFate, aka Mary Lou Sapone, who for years worked as a national figure in the gun-control movement and as a paid spy for the NRA. According to the mag, McFate held board positions in numerous activist groups while her alter ego has been known to infiltrate such organizations for a fee. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )