Tag Archives: Second Amendment

Reid, Angle Trade Familiar Charges

Posted on August 27, 2010

In Nevada’s Senate race, Republican Sharron Angle and Democrat Harry Reid began airing new commercials Aug. 26. Angle’s attack ad pictures Reid in a "love triangle" with President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and repeats some familiar but misleading claims. Like Angle’s, Reid’s ad covers familiar ground. All …
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International Gun Ban Treaty?

Posted on December 5, 2009

Q: Has Obama found a "legal way around the Second Amendment"? A: The administration’s agreement to talk about writing a United Nations treaty to regulate arms exports and imports is a far cry from banning possession of firearms, which Obama says he doesn’t want to do and the Supreme Court …
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Gunning for Obama

Posted on May 6, 2008

A mailer sent from Clinton’s campaign to the homes of selected Indiana voters just before the Democratic primary goes after Obama for allegedly shifting his position on guns to suit his audience. The mailer’s not outright wrong in any of its statements. But the facts muddy the picture.
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Supreme Court to Define ‘Well Regulated Militia’?

Posted on December 20, 2007

Q: Is the Supreme Court going to define "well regulated militia"? A: Perhaps so. It is considering a gun-control case in which it might choose to rule on what the Second Amendment means.

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