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  Gun politics in the United States - Biocrawler
Gun control advocates argue that high levels of gun ownership lead to higher levels of suicide and accidental deaths; gun ownership advocates dispute these statistics, for example pointing out that Japan, which allows virtually no private gun ownership, has one of the highest suicide rates in the world.
Another position taken by gun rights advocates is that an armed citizenry is the population's last line of defense against tyranny by their own government, as many believe was one of the main intents of the Second Amendment.
However, Minnesota's shall-issue law was invalidated by a state appeals court in 2005 on grounds that the law was passed in violation of a provision in the state constitution that prohibited multi-issue legislation.
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  Gun politics
In both the United States and around the world, debates about firearms policy center on the role of privately owned firearms in crime and crime prevention, as well as on the role of these firearms in the balance of power between governments and the people.
Some who argue for "gun rights" do so from a type of private-property libertarian perspective, saying that the government has no right to interfere with individuals rights to own guns or any other inanimate object of private property as long as the individuals are not harming or intimidating their fellow citizens.
Gun Politics in the UK In the United Kingdom, handguns are completely banned for private ownership (exceptions to the ban include pistols of antique and historical interest, starting pistols and shot pistols for pest control).
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 Gun politics information - Search.com
Guns are more dangerous to the owners than to intended targets because most gun related deaths are a result of domestic violence, accidents, and suicides.
Guns are of little use as self defense for the typical owner because in incidents where a hostile encounter with an armed criminal occurs, the criminal is often more experienced and skilled with his/her weapon; also, criminals may act in groups.
Gun control laws have a disproportionate effect on the freedoms of the law-abiding as criminals are willing to break the law to acquire, possess, and use guns.
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 Gun Control vs. Gun Rights: The Issue
Gun control advocates believe that right does not extend to ownership of military-style firearms that are otherwise known as assault weapons.
Gun rights groups, led by the National Rifle Association, argue that these and other proposals infringe on the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens.
Gun control advocates, meanwhile, contribute far less money than their rivals -- a total of nearly $1.7 million since 1989, of which 94 percent went to Democrats.
www.opensecrets.org /news/guns   (1114 words)

  
 Gun politics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gun control laws have a disproportionate effect on the freedoms of the law-abiding as criminals are willing to break the law to acquire, possess, and use guns.
Gun control advocates argue that the strongest evidence linking availability of guns to injury and mortality rates comes in studies of domestic violence, most often referring to the series of studies by Arthur Kellermann, although other studies are generally in agreement.
Gun control opponent Gary Kleck agrees with the basic finding, however, that contrary to a widespread perception, the overall frequency of homicide in the home by an invading stranger is much less than that of domestic violence.
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 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
It is in many ways similar to the United Kingdom, except with much more severe prison terms for even the smallest gun law violations.
Gun politics are thus not the major issue in Mexico that they are in the neighboring United States, since few Mexican citizens have any gun law difficulties.
Collector permits, somewhat analogous to the FFL Category 03 Curio & Relic permits issued in the United States, are easy to obtain from the Mexican Government and allow the ownership of a wide range of firearms, even including military firearms.
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Manifest Destiny was a philosophy that encouraged westward expansion in the United States: as the population of the Eastern states grew and as a steady increase of immigrants entered the country, settlers moved steadily westward across North America.
The United States currently enjoys a positive relationship with the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, and Poland, among several others, in that these nations are participating as active military allies with, or logistical supporters of, the United States in all theaters.
The United States is often under criticism from Western governments and NGOs concerning lengthy detention without trial, forced confessions, torture, and mistreatment of prisoners as well as some restrictions on freedoms of speech and the press, as being violations of their definition of human rights.
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 NOW with David Brancaccio. Politics & Economy. Gun Land - Overview | PBS
He was arrested by the ATF here in the United States and the Macias brothers were arrested by authorities in Colombia.
GUN LAND is a continuation of research which began with KQED/CIR's own hour-long documentary, GUN SHOTS, which looked at how illegal guns get into the hands of criminals in United States.
GUN LAND is a NOW with Bill Moyers co-production of KQED and the Center for Investigative Reporting.
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 NOW with David Brancaccio. Politics & Economy. The Insider - Gun Industry Lawsuits Overview | PBS
The FBI's Crime in the United States estimated that 66% of the 15,517 murders in 2000 were committed with firearms.
According to the 1997 Survey of State Prison Inmates, among those possessing a gun, the source of the gun was from a flea market or gun show for fewer than 2%, a retail store or pawnshop for about 12%, family, friends, a street buy, or an illegal source for 80%.
That case is being heard in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn.
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 THE IDEOLOGY OF GUN OWNERSHIP AND GUN CONTROL IN THE UNITED STATES
That gun control advocates oppose the private use of force even in situations where they acknowledge that innocent lives would be saved suggests that the core issue from their viewpoint is not whether gun control will save lives, but some other value.
Some gun prohibitionists are uncomfortable, though, with certain aspects of American culture, including the individualism and violence, and the difficult to control minorities, immigrants, and "rednecks." Part of the way to resolve the cognitive dissonance of loving America but despising certain parts of it is to rationalize away the parts one despises.
In short, while guns are for some people a symbol of individualism or of other values, gun control may sometimes be a symbol of opposition to violence, or of opposition to the kinds of persons who are considered to be gun owners.
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 Gun politics in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gun rights supporters argue that the phrase "the people" applies to all individuals rather than an organized collective, and point out that the word "people" means the same individuals in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 9th, and 10th Amendments.
Florida State University professor Gary Kleck disagrees with the journal authors' interpretation of the evidence [17] and he argues that there is no evidence that the guns involved in the home homicides studied by Kellerman, et.
However, Minnesota's shall-issue law was invalidated by a state appeals court in 2005 on grounds that the law was passed in violation of a provision in the state constitution that prohibited multi-issue legislation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gun_politics_in_the_United_States   (4856 words)

  
 How Many More Students Must Die Before The United States Gets Real About Gun Control? - GameDev.Net Discussion Forums
As for gun control, I used to be all for it, but in the last several years I've realized that it's a complicated issue and I don't know what the solution is. I think a clear interpretation of the 2nd Amendment is desperately needed.
Full auto rifles and sub-machine guns are still class III weapons that you need a special permit to get (you have to jump through hoops like getting your sherrif to sign it and it has to be a pre-1980 gun).
Since states no longer call on everyday people to serve in the militia in times of emergency, it makes no sense to let anyone who wants a gun have one, even people that are otherwise law abiding.
www.gamedev.net /community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=444020   (3869 words)

  
 Politics1 - Guide to American Political Parties
Marxist political organizer James Harris was the SWP Presidential nominee in 1996 (ballot status in 11 states - 8,500 votes - 0.01%) and 2000 (ballot status in 14 states - 7,378 votes - 9th place - 0.01%).
Marxist political organizer and journalist Róger Calero was the SWP Presidential nominee in 2004 -- ballot status in 14 states - 10,791 votes - 9th place - 0.01% -- even though he was constitutionally ineligible as a foreign citizen living in the US as a Permanent Resident Alien.
WWP Presidential nominee Monica Moorehead was on the ballot in 12 states in 1996 (29,100 votes - 0.03%) -- and was again the WWP's Presidential nominee in 2000 (ballot status in 4 states - 4,795 votes - 10th place - 0.004%).
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 PublicEye.org - Religion and Politics in the United States: Nuances You Should Know
In one recent study, about half of the people in the United States in the year 2000 reported they were adherents of an organized religious belief system.
In the broadest sense, according to Gallup polls, the number of persons in the United States who described themselves as either Evangelical or Born-Again between 1976 and 2001 fluctuated between 33 percent and 47 percent with a reasonable estimate being 35 percent of the population or just over 102 million people in 2003.
Protestant churches with socially conservative agendas, that also require a high level of participatory commitment, are the fastest growing sector of religion in the United States.
www.publiceye.org /magazine/v17n2/evangelical-demographics.html   (2047 words)

  
 BUBL LINK: United states politics
Offers original articles and features about United States politics, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events.
Provides information on campaign finance in US politics, including details of donations received by Presidential and Congressional candidates in the 2000 elections, and profiles of political donations from particular industries.
Listing of political resources relevant to the United States of America, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
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 SF Voters Pass Gun Ban; Oust Military Recruiters - Politics - foxreno.com | KRXI
With 100 percent of San Francisco precincts reporting on Wednesday, 58 percent of voters backed the proposed gun ban while 42 percent opposed it.
Measure H prohibits the manufacture and sale of all firearms and ammunition in the city, and make it illegal for residents to keep handguns in their homes or businesses.
Davey Jones, chairman of the Committee to Oppose Handgun Ban, said a recent wave of gun violence in the city may have hurt his campaign, but opponents believe the right to possess handguns is necessary for self-defense.
www.foxreno.com /politics/5281949/detail.html   (457 words)

  
 killfile.newsvine.com - Killfile
The United States is a nation of Liberals.
The United States, Russia, China, India, Pakistan: every country that has a nuclear weapon of almost any sort has an accompanying policy, procedure, and technology designed to somehow safeguard those weapons.
Once the political maneuvers and partisan spin are stripped away from the Libby Commutation story what remains is a dull and uneventful piece of Constitutional Law.
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 Political Science Resources/United States Politics
Presidential and state candidates are usually chosen by primaries, caucuses or state conventions
Presidential by county: 1920+, presidential primary by state: 1916-24, 1972+; Congressional district by district: 1832+; gubernatorial by county: 1970+
Political profiles of individual Members of Congress with brief election data, lobby group ratings, key votes in the 105th Congress, and campaign finances
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 United States Politics' Guide. 2008 Presidential Election. Directory for political web sites. Democrat, Republican, ...
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 GunOwnersAlliance.com - RE: United States v. Emerson
On October 16, 2001, the United States Court of Appeals for the
Fifth Circuit issued its decision in United States v.
United States, 295 U.S. Justice is best achieved, not by making any available
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 Political Forum - US & World Political Discussion Forums
This is a forum for discussion and debate of the issues, and not for personal remarks aimed at other discussants.
This forum has no political affiliation and welcomes your perspective on the issues.
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 United States - Mahalo
United States is a country in North America made up of 50 separate states.
The White House: Presidents of the United States
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 POLI 320, Govt and Politics of the United States   (Site not responding. Last check: )
POLI 320, Govt and Politics of the United States
By the end of the course, students should have a basic understanding of the U.S. political system that will enable them to understand the choices that are (and are not) offered to the American people and to be able to critically evaluate claims about the U.S. political system using empirical evidence.
Lipset is a leading proponent of the American exceptionalism thesis, and argues that different values in the American and Canadian political cultures coincide with the political institutions in each.
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 Literary Works of Sanderson Beck
I endorse Dennis Kucinich for President of the United States.
The United States Government is currently spending more money on war than the rest of the world combined.
The United States now leads the world in the number of people incarcerated and the rate of incarceration.
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 United States Blogs - Blog Flux Blog Directory
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 Bob McEwen
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Robert D. "Bob" McEwen (born January 12 1950) is an American politician of the Republican Party, who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from southern Ohio's Sixth District, from January 3 1981 to January 3 1993.
Tom Deimer of Cleveland's "Plain Dealer" described him as a "textbook Republican" who is "opposed to abortion, gun control, high taxes, and costly government programs." In the House, …
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