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Democrat Strategist to Obama: Drop Gun Control Already

This week, President Obama said it is “heart-breaking” that his administration has not passed more gun control, and he pledged to continue pushing the subject for the rest of his presidency. But at least one Democrat strategist wishes Obama would drop the gun control push already.

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Hit Me with Your Best Shot: The Economist’s Epic Fail on Guns

On April 4, The Economist mocked the NRA and Second Amendment supporters with a column that turned out to be an epic fail because it was built on numbers from a debunked Everytown for Gun Safety study, an erroneous claim that “armor piercing” M855 ammo endangers police, and a not-so-veiled attempt to undercut the push to arm women for self-defense on college campuses.

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Gun Violence Course: We Took Bloomberg’s Money, Not His Influence

In response to reports that the Phoenix-based Dart center was taking money from one of Michael Bloomberg’s gun control groups to underwrite an upcoming April workshop on “journalism” and gun violence, Dart executive director Bruce Shapiro acknowledged the receipt of “$48,000” from Bloomberg’s group but says that will not influence the workshop’s lesson plans.

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The Economist: Guns More Dangerous Than Cars

In a column dated January 10 The Economist (TE) argues that “tougher laws and less driving by young people” under the age of 25 have led to safer streets while a lack of more laws on guns means “death by guns [has] been trending slightly upward.”

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Washington Post: Private Gun Ownership Makes Police Less Safe

On December 22, The Washington Post (WaPo) claimed private gun ownership makes police less safe. With this assertion, the WaPo joined other reactionaries–like the NAACP and Everytown for Gun Safety–who have politicized the heinous attack on two NYPD officers for

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PBS Uses Deception to Defend Gun Control Movement

On December 19, PBS used deception to defend the gun control movement by claiming that although “the gun-rights lobby … holds an edge” two years after Sandy Hook, the gun control lobby is gaining ground because of Moms Demand Action, Everytown for Gun

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HuffPo: Change Poll Questions so Gun Control Wins

On December 10, Pew Research released a poll showing Americans want gun rights, not gun control. On December 17, the Huffington Post responded by saying pollsters need to reword poll questions so gun control comes out on top. PEW asked,

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