http://www.mail.com/subjects/98960-weapons-laws-regulations.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/98960-weapons-laws-regulations.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763286-chicago-poised-to-fight-handguns-.html CHICAGO (AP) — Facing a climbing homicide rate, Chicago is poised for another fight over handguns — just two years after the last one. When the U.S. Supreme Court nullified the city's 28-year-old handgun ban in 2010, Chicago responded by passing one of the nation's toughest handgun ordinances. And city officials sounded ready Thursday for another battle a... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763286-chicago-poised-to-fight-handguns-.html 2012-12-13T21:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760378-court-ruling-ill-gun-ban-sets-stage-fight.html CHICAGO (AP) — Backers of Illinois' ban on concealed weapons vowed Wednesday to fight for continued controls on gun possession, a day after a federal appeals court struck down the nation's last such prohibition as unconstitutional and ordered the state to craft a law allowing it. Chicago aldermen joined gun control advocates in urging state Attorney Gener... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760378-court-ruling-ill-gun-ban-sets-stage-fight.html 2012-12-13T01:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1761444-un-security-council-condemns-nkorea-rocket-launch.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea's successful rocket launch on Wednesday and said it will urgently consider "an appropriate response." Whether that response includes new sanctions against the North, which the United States and its European allies are seeking, depends first and foremost on China, the North's closest all... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1761444-un-security-council-condemns-nkorea-rocket-launch.html 2012-12-13T00:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1743950-longtime-texas-us-rep-jack-brooks-dead-89.html HOUSTON (AP) — Jack Brooks hounded government bureaucrats, drafted President Richard Nixon's articles of impeachment and supported civil rights bills in a congressional career spanning 42 years. But for most of the country the Southeast Texas politician is frozen in a photograph, standing over the left shoulder of Jacqueline Kennedy as Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as presid... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1743950-longtime-texas-us-rep-jack-brooks-dead-89.html 2012-12-05T19:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1740882-chiefs-picking-up-pieces-heartache.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs returned to work Monday at their practice facility near Arrowhead Stadium, trying to find a sense of normalcy after two days of unimaginable heartache. It proved nearly impossible to do. The locker that once belong to Jovan Belcher, the linebacker who killed his girlfriend and then turned the gun on himself S... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1740882-chiefs-picking-up-pieces-heartache.html 2012-12-04T05:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1684600-where-obama-stands-issues.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at where President Barack Obama stands on some of the issues that the country will face in his second term. Abortion and birth control: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be available for free for women enrolled in workplace health plans, including access to morning-after pill, which does not t... Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1684600-where-obama-stands-issues.html 2012-11-07T16:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1663856-obama-romney-where-they-stand-issues.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues, in brief: ABORTION and BIRTH CONTROL: Obama: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be available for free for women enrolled in workplace health plans. Romney: Opposes abortion e... Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1663856-obama-romney-where-they-stand-issues.html 2012-11-02T15:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1654592-guns-climate-gays-missing-presidential-race.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Of the roughly 50,000 words spoken in this month's three presidential debates, none were "climate change," ''global warming" or "greenhouse gas." Housing was discussed in the first debate, but the word "foreclosure" was mentioned in none. Nor was gay marriage. The 2012 presidential campaign, not just the debates, has focused heavily from... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 05:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1654592-guns-climate-gays-missing-presidential-race.html 2012-10-25T05:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1578768-why-matters-issues-stake-election.html A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: Abortion: Abortion and birth control are divisive issues in politics, and they've flared up at times in this campaign despite the candidates' reluctance to dwell on them. President Barack Obama sup... Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1578768-why-matters-issues-stake-election.html 2012-10-23T22:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1635444-obama-calls-reintroducing-assault-weapons-ban.html HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — President Barack Obama is calling for reintroducing legislation to ban assault weapons. In discussing the issue at the presidential debate Tuesday night, Obama said weapons that were designed for soldiers at war don't belong on the street. After the mass shooting in Colorado last summer, Obama aides said that the president supports ... Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1635444-obama-calls-reintroducing-assault-weapons-ban.html 2012-10-17T00:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1629424-fewer-qualms-gun-rights-groups-romney.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gun-rights groups perceive President Barack Obama as a threat to unfettered access to firearms. They once had qualms about Mitt Romney, too. But times and circumstances have changed for Romney, the GOP presidential nominee now in tune with the National Rifle Association and similar organizations, whose members are motivated voters. ... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1629424-fewer-qualms-gun-rights-groups-romney.html 2012-10-15T06:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1587808-why-matters-gun-control.html The issue: Frightening episodes of gun violence have been splayed across front pages with alarming frequency this campaign season: the movie theater killings in Colorado, the Sikh temple shootings in Wisconsin, the gun battle outside the Empire State Building, and more. Guns are used in two-thirds of homicides, according to the FBI. But the murder rate is... Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1587808-why-matters-gun-control.html 2012-09-26T04:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1533678-dnc-security-rules-trigger-free-speech-worries.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Starting Saturday, someone walking through Charlotte's central business district could run afoul of the law by carrying water bottles, hair spray, socks or magic markers under sweeping security rules enacted ahead of the Democratic National Convention. It would take a particularly strict reading of the rules for someone to be arrest... Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1533678-dnc-security-rules-trigger-free-speech-worries.html 2012-09-01T05:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1498790-correction-syria-sanctions-weapon-story.html BERLIN (AP) — In a story Aug. 13 about economic sanctions, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in August 2000. The invasion was in August 1990. A corrected version of the story is below: Sanctions: A popular weapon with mixed results Economic sanctions are a popular weapon against hardline states but have shown mix... Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1498790-correction-syria-sanctions-weapon-story.html 2012-08-14T11:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1494310-zakaria-suspended-copying-writers-work.html NEW YORK (AP) — Time editor-at-large and CNN host Fareed Zakaria has been suspended by both the magazine and the network for lifting several paragraphs by another writer for his use in a recent Time column. Zakaria apologized Friday, declaring in a statement he made "a terrible mistake," adding, "It is a serious lapse and one that is entirely my fault." I... Fri, 10 Aug 2012 21:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1494310-zakaria-suspended-copying-writers-work.html 2012-08-10T21:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1460860-friend-md-man-held-shooting-plot-gentle-giant.html WASHINGTON (AP) — To his friends, Neil E. Prescott was a "gentle giant" — a physically towering young man with a background in computers and electronics and a sarcastic, even biting, sense of humor that people close to him knew to shrug off as innocuous. But police say they had no choice but to take it seriously when Prescott threatened to shoot up his wo... Sun, 29 Jul 2012 00:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1460860-friend-md-man-held-shooting-plot-gentle-giant.html 2012-07-29T00:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1457946-un-treaty-unlikely-to-curb-us-gun-rights.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiators at the United Nations are working to put final touches on a treaty cracking down on the global, $60 billion business of illicit trading in small arms, a move aimed at curbing violence in some of the most troubled corners of the world. In the United States, gun activists denounce it as an end run around their constitutional right to bear arms. ... Fri, 27 Jul 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1457946-un-treaty-unlikely-to-curb-us-gun-rights.html 2012-07-27T06:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1456204-reid-senate-schedule-too-busy-gun-debate.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Senate's schedule is too packed to have a debate on gun control. Reporters asked the Nevada Democrat about the issue less than a week after a gunman killed 12 people and wounded dozens at a movie theater in Aurora, Col. On Wednesday, President Barack Obama suggested he'd favor some additional re... Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1456204-reid-senate-schedule-too-busy-gun-debate.html 2012-07-26T14:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1454646-obama-romney-differ-guns-colo-attack.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The politics of guns leapt to the top of the presidential race Wednesday, as President Barack Obama embraced some degree of control of weapons sales and Republican Mitt Romney seemed to suggest an alleged mass killer in Colorado had obtained his weapons illegally even though he hadn't. Speaking to a mostly black audience in New Orleans, ... Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1454646-obama-romney-differ-guns-colo-attack.html 2012-07-26T00:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1453290-obama-pledges-to-work-with-congress-violence.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In one of his most expansive responses yet to gun crime, President Barack Obama on Wednesday embraced some degree of control on the sale of weapons but said he would also seek a national consensus on combating violence. He said responsibility for curtailing bloodshed also rests with parents, neighbors and teachers to ensure that young people "do not have t... Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1453290-obama-pledges-to-work-with-congress-violence.html 2012-07-26T00:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1445164-feinstein-election-year-ideal-gun-debate.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein says the nation needs to have a "sane" discussion on gun control and ban military-style assault weapons. But the California Democrat acknowledges that probably won't happen before the November election. Feinstein tells "Fox News Sunday" that "people haven't rallied" in years because of the power and reach of the gun... Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1445164-feinstein-election-year-ideal-gun-debate.html 2012-07-22T13:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1443410-obama-romney-views-evolved-toward-gun-rights.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney both have softened their positions on gun restrictions over the years. As they expressed shock and sorrow over the bloodshed at a Colorado movie theater, neither suggested that tougher gun control could make a difference, a notion that has faded from political debate. Romney si... Sat, 21 Jul 2012 05:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1443410-obama-romney-views-evolved-toward-gun-rights.html 2012-07-21T05:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1442942-obama-romney-views-toward-gun-rights-evolved.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney both have softened their positions on gun restrictions over the years. As they expressed shock and sorrow over the bloodshed at a Colorado movie theater, neither suggested that tougher gun control could make a difference, a notion that has faded from political debate. Romney si... Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1442942-obama-romney-views-toward-gun-rights-evolved.html 2012-07-20T19:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1426916-nra-finds-gop-lawmakers-resistant-to-gun-laws.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Threats, denunciations and verbal potshots between the National Rifle Association and the leaders of the Legislature were common in the decades that Democrats ran the show in the Tennessee Capitol. Turns out Republicans are just as good at running afoul of the powerful gun rights group. GOP leaders in Nashville infuriated the NRA t... Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1426916-nra-finds-gop-lawmakers-resistant-to-gun-laws.html 2012-07-13T14:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1406812-guns-blamed-starting-wildfires-parched-west.html SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Campfires, fireworks and even lit cigarettes can spark wildfires. In the tinder-dry West, there is growing concern about the threat from guns. This year, officials believe target shooting or other firearms use sparked at least 21 wildfires in Utah and nearly a dozen in Idaho. Shooting is also believed to have caused fires in Arizona,... Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1406812-guns-blamed-starting-wildfires-parched-west.html 2012-07-03T22:33:00Z