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CBS: Gabby Giffords, Mark Kelly ‘Avid Gun Owners’

On Sunday, CBS News Sunday Morning aired video of gun control proponents Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly shooting handguns and rifles, then panned to video of the couple sitting in their Tucson, Arizona, home where Giffords talked about the possibility of running for office again.

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Washington Post: Obama Hurts Gun Control Effort By Exaggerating Gun Stats

On March 12, The Washington Post (WAPO) reacted to the failed AR-15 ammo ban, which was one more gun control loss in a string of many others, by suggesting that President Obama is hurting the gun control movement with his hyperbole on gun crime statistics and America’s place in the world among gun-owning countries.

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Joe Manchin: The Second Amendment Is Not Enough for Concealed Carry

On March 12, West Virginia’s House followed the state Senate’s lead and voted to rescind the requirement for a permit to carry concealed, creating an environment where the Second Amendment is your concealed carry license. But Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) came out against the move, saying he supports the right to bear arms but only for those who have gone through a government training program and acquired the license to do so.

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Rape Victim: Moms Demand Action Wrong for Keeping Women Defenseless

On February 24, Breitbart News reported that Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America founder Shannon Watts wrote an op-ed against arming women for self-defense on college campuses. She actually suggested that opening the door for women to carry guns for self-defense could lead to more sexual assaults.

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Missouri Gun Sales Soar amid Ferguson Unrest

Beginning with the unrest after the August 2014 shooting of Micheal Brown and that which followed the grand jury verdict in favor of Officer Darren Wilson, as well as the fervor maintained by national hucksters intent on keeping racial tensions aflame, gun sales in Missouri are through the roof.

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Funny or Die PSA: Comedians Try to Act Gangsta, Mock Pro-Gun States

A March 12, a Funny or Die public service announcement for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence features an actor and actress trying to act gangsta with bb guns, waving them around and discussing states in which criminals who “wear leather jackets and scream at women” can most easily carry guns.