Print AWR Hawkins Follow Read Full Bio 73,219,367: Number of Backgroud Checks on Gun Purchases 2009 to Present From the beginning of the year Obama took office till now, 73,219,367 background checks have been conducted for gun purchases by the FBI. 3 May 2013 NH Paper: Emotional Anti-Gun Attacks Against Sen. Ayotte 'Disgusting' On May 1, the New Hampshire Union Leader stepped into the debate surrounding Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) by opining that she had handled the gun control vote "incredibly" and that the emotionally driven attacks against her are "disgusting." 3 May 2013 Obama on Gun Control Defeat in Senate: 'It's Just the First Round' Speaking from Mexico on May 2, President Obama said the recent defeat of gun control in the U.S. Senate was "just the first round." 3 May 2013 CA Governor Signs Law Allowing Confiscation of Firearms On May 1, California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation that allows law enforcement to confiscate handguns and assault rifles from Californians who bought the weapons legally but have since had a disqualifying "criminal conviction or serious mental illness." 2 May 2013 Gov. Christie Hopes to Ban M-Rated Game Sales to Minors New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) is working on a retail sales ban that will prevent minors from buying or renting violent video games without parental consent. 2 May 2013 Report: Iranian President Ahmadinejad Arrested by Revolutionary Guard Reports indicate Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was arrested by Iran's Revolutionary Guard on April 29 and "held for seven hours." 2 May 2013 Bill Clinton to Democrats: Forget 1994, Gun Control Is a Winner When former President Bill Clinton spoke at Georgetown University on April 30, he told Democrats to keep pushing gun control because it's a winner. 2 May 2013 Emotional Gun Control Supporters Invade New Hampshire Townhalls The goal of gun control proponents is to stir up emotion and hysteria in order to flip just enough Senate votes to allow Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to bring the tabled gun control legislation back for a successful vote. 1 May 2013 Huffington Post: NRA's Money, Power Defeated Senate Gun Control Bill In a column published on May 1, the Huffington Post blamed the recent defeat of gun control in the Senate on the NRA's "money and power." 1 May 2013 Report: Iranian Officials Admit Providing Palestinians with Missiles Reports indicate that Iranian officials and members of Islamic Jihad have been talking freely about missiles that were provided to Palestinian militants at different times over approximately the last 12 months. The missiles they supplied were allegedly among those fired at Israel during Operation Pillar of Defense in November 2012. 1 May 2013 Previous 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Next
73,219,367: Number of Backgroud Checks on Gun Purchases 2009 to Present From the beginning of the year Obama took office till now, 73,219,367 background checks have been conducted for gun purchases by the FBI. 3 May 2013
NH Paper: Emotional Anti-Gun Attacks Against Sen. Ayotte 'Disgusting' On May 1, the New Hampshire Union Leader stepped into the debate surrounding Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) by opining that she had handled the gun control vote "incredibly" and that the emotionally driven attacks against her are "disgusting." 3 May 2013
Obama on Gun Control Defeat in Senate: 'It's Just the First Round' Speaking from Mexico on May 2, President Obama said the recent defeat of gun control in the U.S. Senate was "just the first round." 3 May 2013
CA Governor Signs Law Allowing Confiscation of Firearms On May 1, California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation that allows law enforcement to confiscate handguns and assault rifles from Californians who bought the weapons legally but have since had a disqualifying "criminal conviction or serious mental illness." 2 May 2013
Gov. Christie Hopes to Ban M-Rated Game Sales to Minors New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) is working on a retail sales ban that will prevent minors from buying or renting violent video games without parental consent. 2 May 2013
Report: Iranian President Ahmadinejad Arrested by Revolutionary Guard Reports indicate Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was arrested by Iran's Revolutionary Guard on April 29 and "held for seven hours." 2 May 2013
Bill Clinton to Democrats: Forget 1994, Gun Control Is a Winner When former President Bill Clinton spoke at Georgetown University on April 30, he told Democrats to keep pushing gun control because it's a winner. 2 May 2013
Emotional Gun Control Supporters Invade New Hampshire Townhalls The goal of gun control proponents is to stir up emotion and hysteria in order to flip just enough Senate votes to allow Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to bring the tabled gun control legislation back for a successful vote. 1 May 2013
Huffington Post: NRA's Money, Power Defeated Senate Gun Control Bill In a column published on May 1, the Huffington Post blamed the recent defeat of gun control in the Senate on the NRA's "money and power." 1 May 2013
Report: Iranian Officials Admit Providing Palestinians with Missiles Reports indicate that Iranian officials and members of Islamic Jihad have been talking freely about missiles that were provided to Palestinian militants at different times over approximately the last 12 months. The missiles they supplied were allegedly among those fired at Israel during Operation Pillar of Defense in November 2012. 1 May 2013
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State Department official who pushed to change Benghazi storyline up for promotion24 May 2013, 11:47 AM PDT
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