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Republicans and Democrats are praising the long-awaited report investigating the botched 2009 “gun-walking” operation known as Fast and Furious, but not for the same reasons. Three years ago, federal agents lost track of hundreds of weapons after launching the operation. Many of those weapons ended up in the hands of criminals, and one border patrol [...] In the wake of mass shootings this summer, a fusillade of a different sort erupted when gun-rights advocates suggested an audience member with a concealed weapon might have saved the day. After gunman James Holmes opened fire in a crowded Aurora, Colo., theater, killing 12 and wounding 58, Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, wondered whether an [...] Newsflash: Obama can’t take a joke. But we already knew that. For four long years we’ve waited, hoped and prayed that some young comic would break free of the politically correct demands of The State and mock Obama the way all presidents and all people in power should be mocked. But for four long years [...] Republicans have strengthened the pro-gun-rights portion of the party platform, including a new call for unlimited bullet capacities in guns, in a defiant response to criticism that followed recent mass shootings at a Colorado cinema and an Arizona congresswoman’s gathering. The 2012 platform, approved this week by GOP conventiongoers who nominated Mitt Romney for president, [...] Delegates at the Republican convention on Tuesday approved a strong pro-gun platform that, ambulance among other things, salve supports national legislation to expand concealed carry rights. As a Republican state lawmaker and National Rifle Association member, as is GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, I applaud the position. But there are many other supporters of gun [...] Authorities made a rare disclosure Monday linked to the botched gun-smuggling investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious aka Gunwalker, revealing the identities of and requesting the public’s help in capturing four fugitives accused in the shooting death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent 18 months ago. The announcement comes in the wake of pressure [...] A poll from Quinnipiac University unveiled on Thursday finds that Floridians remain behind the “Stand Your Ground” law that has received new attention following the incident. The poll of registered voters finds that Floridians remain solidly in support of “Stand Your Ground, prostate ” with 56 percent backing the law while 35 percent oppose it. [...] Hard rocker and legendary gun rights advocate Ted Nugent is no stranger to controversy — that became all too apparent in just the last few days, approved during which time his comments at the 2012 NRA Show in St. Louis earned Uncle Ted a visit from Secret Service. As such, case it’s painfully clear The [...] There’s new fallout from the botched gun-running operation Fast and Furious. Fox News has learned the accused ringleader was arrested and released three times — and two of those arrests happened in Phoenix. The most wanted man in the Fast and Furious investigation was caught in the act on a government camera firing 10 rounds [...] Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday named 17 members to a commission charged with examining the merits of the state’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law, The Miami Herald reported. The Task Force on Citizen Safety and Protection was created after the law came under fire as authorities waited over six weeks to arrest George [...] |
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