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Romney: 'Many' of suspect's weapons were illegal
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Wednesday said many of the weapons obtained by the shooting suspect in Colorado were obtained ...
Fear prompts gun sales, panic after Colo. massacre
Firearms sales are surging in the wake of the Colorado movie massacre as buyers express fears about both personal safety and lawmakers who are using ...
UN treaty on global arms trade sparks criticism
The first draft of a new U.N. treaty to regulate the multibillion dollar global arms trade sparked criticism Tuesday from campaigners seeking to keep ...
Colo. shooting suspect used Internet for arsenal
In a world where Amazon can track your next book purchase and you must show ID to buy some allergy medicine, James Holmes spent months stockpiling ...
Lone gunmen always a law enforcement challenge
The lone gunman keeps law enforcement officers across the country awake at night. He's hard to pick out of a crowd. He has no criminal record.
Campaign lull as Obama visits victims' families
President Barack Obama will fly to Colorado on Sunday to visit with the families of victims of the Aurora movie theater shooting, the White House ...
Calls for gun control stir little support
Gun control advocates sputter at their own impotence. The National Rifle Association is politically ascendant. And Barack Obama's White House pledges ...
Police: Colo. shooting suspect bought guns legally
James Holmes is accused of carrying out one of the worst mass shootings in recent U.S. history, but police say there was nothing illegal about the ...
Obama, Romney views have evolved toward gun rights
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney both have softened their positions on gun restrictions over the years. As they expressed ...
After shooting: Obama, Romney speak as parents
For a day, at least, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney stopped assailing each other and spoke as heartbroken parents. The Colorado ...
Obama, Romney views toward gun rights have evolved
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney both have softened their positions on gun restrictions over the years. As they expressed ...
NRA finds some GOP lawmakers resistant to gun laws
Threats, denunciations and verbal potshots between the National Rifle Association and the leaders of the Legislature were common in the decades that ...
Being suitable lifts Pawlenty stock in veep hunt
As a presidential hopeful, Tim Pawlenty won respect among GOP insiders, social conservatives and the tea party movement. Far from the first love of ...
Guns blamed for starting wildfires in parched West
Campfires, fireworks and even lit cigarettes can spark wildfires. In the tinder-dry West, there is growing concern about the threat from guns.
Boehner takes hard line on Holder contempt vote
House Speaker John Boehner demanded Thursday that the Obama administration give in and turn over documents related to a botched gun-tracking ...
2 Alaska militia members convicted of conspiracy
The leader of an Alaska militia who gave speeches claiming Fairbanks was on the verge of having blood in its streets was convicted Monday of nine ...