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Ron Paul: Gun control push after Tucson massacre is ‘despicable’
‘Guns and violence are a fact of life,’ Texas Rep. insists Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul assailed as “nonsensical” the recent attempts at stiffening gun control laws in the aftermath of the shooting rampage in Arizona that killed six and left thirteen injured In an op-ed for The Hill published…
Palin defends use of ‘blood libel’
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US conservative celebrity Sarah Palin has defended her use of the term “blood libel” to accuse the media of blaming her supporters after the Arizona shooting spree. The use of the term in a video statement last week has drawn criticism from some Jewish leaders because it…
High marks for Obama’s handling of Arizona shooting
WASHINGTON — The vast majority of Americans approved of President Barack Obama’s handling of the Arizona shooting but were divided on the role political rhetoric played in the attack, a poll found Monday. The ABC News-Washington Post poll found that 78 percent approved of Obama’s call for a more civil…
Giffords may lose seat under Arizona rules: report
Nine days after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) is once again able to smile, doctors reported Monday, but the three-term representative could find herself out of the US House, thanks to a little-used Arizona regulation. According to a state statute unearthed by the Washington…
Cheney: Don’t blame political class for Tucson massacre
US system ‘designed for political combat,’ former VP says Arguing that the Jan. 8 shooting in Tucson was the act of a “lone, crazed gunman,” former Vice President is deflecting blame from the “political class” for the massacre that took the lives of six people and seriously injured Rep. Gabrielle…
After Tucson shootings, Ariz. Republicans push for guns on school campuses
Gun rights advocates aren’t letting a shooting that left six dead and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) in the hospital slow them down. Republicans in the Arizona State Legislature are planning to move forward with several bills that would expand gun rights. One bill aimed to allow college and university faculty…
Schumer: Congress doesn’t have the votes for gun control
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Sunday that Congress lacks the necessary votes to stiffen gun laws, dampening the hopes of various gun-control bills proposed in the aftermath of the Arizona shootings. “Let’s be honest here — there haven’t been the votes in the Congress for gun control,” Schumer said on…
Schumer, Coburn to sit together during State of the Union
Two senators who normally find themselves on opposite sides of the aisle are casting partisanship aside for one night. Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) announced Sunday that they would buck the tradition of sitting only with their own party during President Barack Obama’s State of the Union…
Fox pundit: Palin admitted political discourse can cause violence
Fox News contributor Mara Liasson said Sunday that while defending use of gun imagery, Fox News employee Sarah Palin actually admitted that political discourse can cause violence. Following a shooting in Tucson, Arizona that left six dead and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) in the hospital, Sarah Palin attacked critics who…
Business brisk at Tucson gun show week after rampage
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – Thousands of shoppers browsed for guns at a trade show in Tucson on Saturday, a week after a shooting rampage that killed six people and raised questions about permissive gun laws in the United States. “People see it as either guns are going to get banned,…
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