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In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 26 struck down the District of Columbia's 32-year old ban on handgun ownership. I am shocked and outraged at the ease with which the court has turned a blind eye and a deaf ear to the reality of handgun violence. As no other court has done, the Supreme Court interpreted the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution in keeping with the conservative National Rifle Association's interpretation that the amendment gives individuals the right to keep loaded handguns in their homes for protection. The 1976 D.C. handgun ban was enacted as...

"...Ubb, ...dub, well, I'd raise taxes..., umm...". Krugman sounded a little like Ted Kennedy without the Brahmin when Smiley, smiling, asked him something like, "Well, you're the New York Times' columnist, the heavy hitter, but any one of us can write a column and put it out there. Anyone can tell us what's wrong. What would you do if you could, Mr. Princeton Professor of Economics, how would you fix our government?" Don't watch enough TV to know if this interview was stale, and searched "Krugman" here before posting- if it ain't news to you, it is to me. I...

"All military type firearms are to be handed in immediately ...The SS, SA and Stahlhelm give every respectable German man the opportunity of campaigning with them. Therefore anyone who does not belong to one of the above named organizations and who unjustifiably nevertheless keeps his weapon ... must be regarded as an enemy of the national government." -- SA Oberfuhrer of Bad Tolz, March, 1933. "There is, however, no right to place military-style assault weapons into the hands of terrorists and/or criminals who wish to cause American families harm. There is no right to have access to the weapons of...

<p>Pick up the Yellow Pages and go to "Guns." Call the first gun store you find. Ask what you'll need to purchase a semi-automatic military-style sniper rifle like the one used by John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo to kill 10 people during their 2002 Washington, D.C.-area murder spree.</p>

Kerry Backs Tough Assault Weapons Ban 11/24/2003 Press Release Coalition to Stop Gun Violence 1023 15th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 www.gunfree.org Contact: Blaine Rummel Phone: 202-408-0061 x118 Senator delivers on promise to stand up to the NRA Washington, DC - Senator John Kerry (D-MA) has co-sponsored S. 1431, a bill that will renew and strengthen the federal assault weapons ban. The action reinforces recent comments he made promising that his would not be the "candidacy of the NRA. We stand up against that." "Senator Kerry clearly means what he says about standing up for gun safety and saving lives,"...

Senator proposes boost in fuel standard By BRANDON LOOMIS The Associated Press 7/27/2003, 6:16 p.m. ET (AP) — CHICAGO — Sen. Dick Durbin said Sunday he will propose legislation toughening fuel efficiency standards for American automakers, though he acknowledges he'll face strong opposition in the Senate this week. Durbin said he will propose this week a standard of 40 miles per gallon by the year 2015 as an amendment to a national energy bill, including sport-utility vehicles. Currently U.S. automakers are required to have an average fleet efficiency of 27.5 miles per gallon, with SUVs exempted as light trucks. The...

<p>Steve Pozgay is stirring things up in Southwest Florida talk radio, and that’s just fine with his bosses at Meridian Broadcasting.</p> <p>Pozgay is the fill-in host for the 3-to-7 p.m. slot at WINK 1200AM/WNOG 1270-AM, a job held by Les Humble, who had declining ratings until his show ended in late February.</p>