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WHEN IT comes to gun control, the Democratic Party is a house divided against itself. That helps explain Barack Obamas dizzyingly inconsistent positions on District of Columbia v. Heller, the landmark Second Amendment case decided by the Supreme Court last week.

As a candidate for the Illinois Legislature in the 1990s, Obama had supported legislation to "ban the manufacture, sale, and possession of handguns," so it wasnt surprising that he endorsed the gun ban being challenged in Heller... - [Read more]

Barack Obama may be lacking in judgment and experience – most recently demonstrated by the selection of former Fannie Mae CEO Jim Johnson to vet his veeps (along with Eric Holder, who signed off on Bill Clinton’s pardon of Marc Rich). But he’s a quick study, and he knows there’s a lot he doesn’t know. Because revealing the gaps in his understanding could be devastating to Obama`s presidential hopes. - [Read more]

Texas students push for the right to possess firearms for self-defense on college campus. - [Read more]

Showing his true colors, Obama supporter Joe Lauria wants to repeal the Second Amendment. Obama can try to confuse the voters, but his most ardent supporters oppose your right to keep and bear arms, and in reality, so does Obama. - [Read more]

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Both of the men running for president displayed their shortcomings yesterday in reacting to the Supreme Courts ruling that the Second Amendment includes an individual right to keep a handgun at home for self-defense. The amendments at stake include not only the Second but also the First and the 14th, so even those who arent handgun enthusiasts or partisans of gun control will want to pay attention.

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Youths ages 18 through 20 can possess handguns legally under a South Carolina state Supreme Court ruling issued Monday. - [Read more]

Screaming as he randomly stabbed shoppers with a hunting knife, a man killed seven people and injured 11 others at lunchtime Sunday in a Tokyo retail district.

Strict gun-control laws make it difficult for most Japanese to own handguns. - [Read more]

A once-notorious southwest Virginia man died in jail Saturday night, a day after he was charged with shooting and wounding two campers on the Appalachian Trail, not far from the isolated area where he killed two hikers in 1981, authorities said. - [Read more]

Lima News Editorial: We understand the concern law enforcement has, but members of the Ohio General Assembly are right to try to protect people who kill an attacker in self defense. - [Read more]

In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court ruled that the District of Columbia`s highly restrictive ban on guns is unconstitutional. The ruling was anticipated across the nation. One would think that under these circumstances the D.C. government would get the message. Not a chance. The Washington D.C. City Council lives in its own world. - [Read more]

As D.C. prepares to begin accepting applications for some handgun permits, police can’t find tens of thousands of handguns already registered in the city. Should we trust the D.C. government to fairly implement a new registration program when they cannot competently run the old one? - [Read more]

"Civil liberties" mean just that to the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada. By stating it respects the individual`s right to bear arms, subject to constitutionally permissible regulations, and that it will defend this right as it defends other constitutional rights, the state ACLU chapter deserves high praise indeed. - [Read more]

Walt Disney World fired a security guard on Monday after he protested the company`s decision not to allow people with concealed weapons permits to keep guns in their cars on Disney property. It seems if you work for Disney, you give up not only your Second Amendment rights, but your First Amendment rights as well. - [Read more]

Guns were the issue. But words and federal lawsuits became the weapons of choice Tuesday as Atlanta officials declared Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport a "gun-free zone," and gun advocates immediately retaliated by suing them. - [Read more]

The sponsor of a bill that would require pistol ammunition sold or manufactured in Alabama be coded says he`ll drop the measure, even though it`s in position to be passed by the state Senate. - [Read more]

While anti-gun Governor Ed Rendell is once again trying to use a tragedy caused by a violent criminal as an excuse to take away firearms owners` rights, it turns out once again that the true culprit is a repeat offender violent criminal and the failure of the criminal justice system that paroled him. - [Read more]

If you like to take part in gator hunting then don`t forget to get your permit this week. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will start selling the alligator harvest permits Tuesday morning. - [Read more]

The irrational hatred of firearms by anti-gun activists in the UK seems to know no bounds, including banning Olympic competitors from training. - [Read more]