http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Gun_ControlFind stories, videos, and photos about Gun Control from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:06:09 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/US/10/07/new.york.gun.show.sting/tztop.gun.show.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Gun_Control14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Gun Control from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/07/new.york.gun.show.sting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/07/new.york.gun.show.sting/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn investigation commissioned by the city of New York found private gun vendors selling weapons to buyers who admitted not being able to pass background checks, breaking federal law, a report released Wednesday says.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/30/scotus.state.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/30/scotus.state.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTextSetting the stage for a dramatic battle over gun rights, the Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted an appeal challenging the ability of state and local governments to enforce strict limits on handguns and other weapons.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:19:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/michael_mccann/08/03/burress.indictment/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/michael_mccann/08/03/burress.indictment/index.htmlAs Plaxico Burress discovered this afternoon, Hail Mary passes are about as successful in court as they are on the field. As expected, the former New York Giants wide receiver was indicted today on two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and one count of reckless endangerment in the second degree. His trial is scheduled for Sept. 23, although it is possible that prosecutors and Burress' attorney, Benjamin Brafman, could work out a plea deal prior to that date.Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/22/concealed.weapons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/22/concealed.weapons/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate on Wednesday narrowly rejected a controversial measure to allow people to carry concealed weapons from state to state.Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/16/sotomayor.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/16/sotomayor.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTextQuestions surrounding Judge Sonia Sotomayor's past speeches generated more controversy in the final day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearings Thursday, as Democrats again called her a mainstream jurist and Republicans portrayed her as a liberal activist likely to legislate from the bench.Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/14/sotomayor.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/14/sotomayor.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTextSonia Sotomayor faced tough questioning Tuesday on political issues and controversial statements from her past, with both Democrats and Republicans saying she responded well and appeared certain to win confirmation as the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/11/smallbusiness/handgun_violence.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/11/smallbusiness/handgun_violence.fsb/index.htmJohn Rosenthal has a long history of social activism -- and the prison record to prove it.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/31/john.king.political.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/31/john.king.political.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCTextJudge Sonia Sotomayor dominated the sounds of Sunday, as you might expect on the weekend after the first African-American president announced his nomination of the first Latina woman for the nation's highest court.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/20/house.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/20/house.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTextGun rights advocates found an unlikely ally in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives on Wednesday as lawmakers passed a measure allowing concealed, loaded firearms to be carried in national parks.Thu, 21 May 2009 01:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/15/nra.convention/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/15/nra.convention/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlthough the National Rifle Association may not have seen the results it wanted from last year's elections, its fortunes this year are anything but dim.Fri, 15 May 2009 22:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/04/ammo.shortage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/04/ammo.shortage/index.html#cnnSTCTextGun shops across the country are reporting a run on ammunition, a phenomenon apparently driven by fear that the Obama administration will increase taxes on bullets or enact new gun-control measures.Mon, 04 May 2009 16:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/17/gun.control.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/17/gun.control.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTextJanie Lambert has lost one family member to gun violence and another to suicide. After all she's been through, she feels conflicted about whether or not gun control is the solution to gun violence.Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/obama.weapons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/obama.weapons/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama visits Mexico with many issues on the table, but reinstating the ban on assault weapons in the U.S. isn't likely to be one on which the two countries can reach agreement.Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/08/gun.control.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/08/gun.control.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrom Oakland, California, to Binghamton, New York, several mass shootings in recent weeks have killed dozens across the country. But has there been an effect on public opinion?Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/26/lapierre.guns.mexico/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/26/lapierre.guns.mexico/index.html#cnnSTCTextHere's a summary for the time- or attention-challenged: Never surrender freedom for laws that can't affect criminals; they disobey laws for a living.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/26/kennedy.townsend.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/26/kennedy.townsend.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmerica's neighbor to the south is engaged in a bloody war with ruthless drug cartels.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/24/suspreme.court.gun.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/24/suspreme.court.gun.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated a federal ban on gun possession for people previously convicted of certain domestic violence misdemeanors.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/18/ny.senate.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/18/ny.senate.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextNewly minted New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand remains a mystery to millions of her constituents and is facing a possibly titanic 2010 Democratic primary fight, according a new survey.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/23/ny.senate.process/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/23/ny.senate.process/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe political circus surrounding the selection of New York's next senator is over -- at least for the next two years.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/11/obama.gun.sales/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/11/obama.gun.sales/index.html#cnnSTCTextBernie Conatser has never seen business this good.Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/30/rothenberg.tactics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/30/rothenberg.tactics/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile many in the media are single-mindedly focused on vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's outfits, Republican efforts to brand Sen. Barack Obama a socialist and the chances that Democrats will net nine Senate seats (giving them 60 seats in the next Senate), some other interesting things are going on -- things that are being missed.Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/09/16/one.sheet.constitution/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/09/16/one.sheet.constitution/index.html#cnnSTCTextIntroduction September 17, 2008 marks the 221st birthday of our government. On this date in 1787, 39 men changed the course of history by signing the U.S. Constitution. But this document is not just some relic of the past -- it continues to guide the way we live our lives. Each time there is a case that addresses the roles of the U.S. government or the rights of its people, the courts interpret the words written in the U.S. Constitution to determine whether the law is in accordance with the Constitution. . This CNN Student News One-Sheet examines some connections between four contemporary issues and the U.S. Constitution.Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1829846,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1829846,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA gun-control activist who served on the boards of two anti-violence groups is suspected of working as a paid spy for the National Rifle AssociationWed, 06 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1822804,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1822804,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe District of Columbia Council plans to vote on new gun legislation Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/06/02/one.sheet.political.issues/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/06/02/one.sheet.political.issues/index.html#cnnSTCTextContentious issues have cropped up in presidential campaigns throughout America's history. Controversies from the past include slavery, isolationism, suffrage, civil rights, the prohibition of alcohol, and policies toward organized labor. The following issues are among those on the minds of voters in 2008.Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/01/nra.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/01/nra.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe National Rifle Association will unveil a $15 million ad campaign against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama this fall over his record on gun control.Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/05/smallbusiness/guns_at_work.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/05/smallbusiness/guns_at_work.fsb/index.htmWesley Higdon didn't have to go far to get his handgun. After an argument with his supervisor at Atlantis Plastics in Henderson, Ky., the 25-year-old simply walked out to the parking lot and retrieved the weapon from the glove compartment of his car. Then, in the early hours on Wednesday, he shot and killed five co-workers before turning the weapon on himself.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:41:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1818325,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1818325,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Supreme Court has reaffirmed an individual's right to gun ownership, but don't expect gun control laws to go awayThu, 26 Jun 2008 23:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/26/scotus.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/26/scotus.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a sweeping ban on handguns in the nation's capital violated the Second Amendment right to bear arms.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/26/handguns.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/26/handguns.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a landmark ruling on personal gun ownership, the U.S. Supreme Court declared a Washington, D.C., handgun ban unconstitutional.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/13/guns.park/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/13/guns.park/index.html#cnnSTCTextI'm at the Blue Ridge Arsenal in Chantilly, Virginia, the biggest gun store in northern Virginia. I'm looking at a holster on the hip of Arsenal's John Summer in which a black .22-caliber pistol sits snugly.Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:46:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1736501,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1736501,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNew research on tough firearms restrictions passed in Australia in 1996 suggests they have had little impact on gun violenceThu, 01 May 2008 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/25/vatech.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/25/vatech.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe owner of an online firearms store that sold one of the guns used by Seung-Hui Cho in the massacre at Virginia Tech spoke there Thursday in support of carrying concealed weapons on campus.Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:33:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1731943,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1731943,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the city from enforcing five gun-control ordinances pending a challenge from the National Rifle AssociationThu, 17 Apr 2008 20:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/14/campus.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/14/campus.guns/index.html#cnnSTCText"Would you rather just sit there and cower underneath a desk when someone executes you or would you rather have a chance to defend your life? That's what it really boils down to."Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/15/candidates.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/15/candidates.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe battle over the word "bitter" between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton has sparked a new look at the candidates and their stance on the Second Amendment.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1723821,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1723821,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe U.S. Supreme Court takes up a critical case that could define the convoluted Second Amendment -- and decide exactly what Americans' right to bear arms meansWed, 19 Mar 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/18/scotus.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/18/scotus.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court on Tuesday took up gun control, hearing arguments concerning a District of Columbia ban on handguns more than two centuries after the Second Amendment gave Americans the right to "keep and bear arms."Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/18/scotus.guns.intl/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/18/scotus.guns.intl/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Supreme Court is tackling one of the thorniest issues in U.S. life -- gun laws and the extent gun ownership can be restricted.Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:06:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723491,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723491,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAmericans have a right to own guns, Supreme Court justices declared Tuesday in a historic and lively debate that could lead to the most significant interpretation of the Second Amendment since its ratification two centuries agoTue, 18 Mar 2008 23:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/17/scotus.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/17/scotus.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTextShelly Parker wants to know why she cannot keep a handgun in her house. As a single woman she has been threatened by neighborhood drug dealers in a city where violent crime rates are on the rise.Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1714334,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1714334,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIllinois lawmakers moved swiftly with a gun law after Virginia Tech's shooting, but it came too late for Northern Illinois University and it is unclear whether it would have made a differenceTue, 19 Feb 2008 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/08/scotus.gun.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/08/scotus.gun.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTextA majority of Congress on Friday urged the Supreme Court to side with gun owners in an upcoming case testing whether an individual has a guaranteed right to bear arms.Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:26:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1699253,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1699253,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBaltimore ended the year with the city's highest murder rate in eight years, despite a new police commissioner's modest success in slowing the spike in homicidesWed, 02 Jan 2008 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1697984,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1697984,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith help from the NRA, nearly 50 Senators are pushing to end a two-decade-old rule forbidding people from openly carrying firearms in most national parksFri, 21 Dec 2007 22:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/20/scotus.handguns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/20/scotus.handguns/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether the District of Columbia's sweeping ban on handgun ownership violates the Constitution's fundamental right to "keep and bear arms."Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:55:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1658753,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1658753,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe District of Columbia on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that struck down the city's 30-year-old ban on private handgun ownershipTue, 04 Sep 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1645301,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1645301,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsObama's comparison of student deaths in one city and soldier deaths in another is bad math -- but maybe good politicsMon, 23 Jul 2007 12:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/19/commentary.nugent/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/19/commentary.nugent/index.htmlZero tolerance, huh? Gun-free zones, huh? Try this on for size: Columbine gun-free zone, New York City pizza shop gun-free zone, Luby's Cafeteria gun-free zone, Amish school in Pennsylvania gun-free zone and now Virginia Tech gun-free zone.Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/commentary.plate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/commentary.plate/index.htmlMost days, it is not at all hard to feel proud to be an American. But on days such as this, it is very difficult.Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/vatech.globalpress/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/vatech.globalpress/index.htmlNewspapers from America to India, South Korea and the UK have expressed shock at the killing of 32 students and faculty at Virginia Tech University.Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/17/schneider.gun.control/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/17/schneider.gun.control/index.htmlIs the Virginia Tech tragedy likely to put gun control on the political agenda? Don't bet on it. In recent years, gun control has been an issue most politicians prefer to stay away from.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/17/gun.epidemic/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/17/gun.epidemic/index.htmlThe U.S. is the world's largest maker, buyer and seller of guns but the country's constitutional right to bear arms comes at a high price -- one that gun control advocates say the whole world is paying.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/27/webb.aide.gun/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/27/webb.aide.gun/index.htmlSen. Jim Webb called the arrest of a top aide on weapons charges "extremely unfortunate" Tuesday after the aide was stopped as he brought the senator's loaded pistol into a Senate office building.Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/03/09/gun.ban.ruling/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/03/09/gun.ban.ruling/index.htmlIn a landmark legal victory for opponents of gun control, a federal appeals court Friday struck down a District of Columbia ban on keeping handguns in homes as a violation of the Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms.Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/14/giuliani.lkl/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/14/giuliani.lkl/index.htmlFormer New York mayor and 2008 presidential contender Rudolph Giuliani said Wednesday he is not sure the tide will turn in the war in Iraq, as President Bush has said.Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:43:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/john_rolfe/01/02/gun.culture/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/john_rolfe/01/02/gun.culture/index.htmlIn the wake of Darrent Williams' murder -- only the latest and most tragic instance of late-night violence and gunplay involving a well-known athlete -- I was struck by something NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said: "We've really got to get a handle on why there's such a proliferation of gun violence around our players.''Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/australia.portarthur.guns/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/australia.portarthur.guns/index.htmlIt was the tragedy that stunned Australia a decade ago: 35 innocent men, women and children gunned down by a disturbed young man in the forbiddingly beautiful setting of Port Arthur, an isolated 19th century prison on the island of Tasmania.Thu, 13 Apr 2006 06:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/09/03/rehnquist.legacy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/09/03/rehnquist.legacy/index.htmlBorn in Wisconsin and schooled at Stanford, the man who set up his early legal practice in the land of Barry Goldwater will be remembered as much for his personal touch on the workings of the Supreme Court as the conservative legal path he charted.Sun, 04 Sep 2005 03:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/21/thu/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/21/thu/index.htmlMeet John Kerry, regular guy. Just a baseball watchin', beer drinkin', geese huntin', gun totin', stem cell research supportin' guy. That's who we'll see today in Ohio, the jackpot battleground of regular guys.Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/21/election.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/21/election.main/index.htmlPresident Bush and his Democratic rival, Sen. John Kerry, made health care a main stump topic as they visited neighboring battleground states Thursday.Thu, 21 Oct 2004 06:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/18/bush.sportsmen.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/18/bush.sportsmen.ap/index.htmlBob Elderkin's vote would appear to be a sure bet for President Bush on November 2. He is a hunter, part of a conservative-leaning group of outdoorsmen that is 38 million strong and avidly supports gun rights.Mon, 18 Oct 2004 12:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/17/kerry.left/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/17/kerry.left/index.htmlTo the astonishment and dismay of Democratic politicians, John Kerry over the last weekend appeared to have forgotten his opponent for president.Fri, 17 Sep 2004 16:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/13/mon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/13/mon/index.htmlWe bid adieu today to the 10-year-old ban on assault weapons, loopholes and all, another centerpiece of Clinton-era domestic agenda dismantled by President Bush and his GOP allies in Congress.Mon, 13 Sep 2004 12:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/10/assault.weapons.ban/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/10/assault.weapons.ban/index.htmlCan you get away with defying public opinion? Sometimes. Sometimes you can even get the political Play of the Week.Fri, 10 Sep 2004 19:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/16/fri/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/16/fri/index.htmlWe're being treated this weekend to a revealing, if slightly predictable, display of President Bush's political priorities.Fri, 16 Apr 2004 11:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/02/senate.guns/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/02/senate.guns/index.htmlThe Senate Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to kill a bill that would have protected gun manufacturers from lawsuits, with supporters turning against the measure after senators added a provision extending the 1994 ban on assault rifles.Tue, 02 Mar 2004 17:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/26/mgrind.day.thu/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/26/mgrind.day.thu/index.htmlDemocrats are eager to fight this election on the economy, education, the deficit -- but today they're stuck fighting each other over one of the most potent wedge issues around -- guns.Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:39:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/05/28/303880/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/05/28/303880/index.htmMaybe it's a coincidence, but Washington is gorging on red meat. Carnivores have stormed the capital, and this city is nothing if not adaptive. From Smith & Wollensky to Nick & Stef's, from Angelo ...Mon, 28 May 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/12/06/269959/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/12/06/269959/index.htmIf ever there was a time when the gun lobby should be vanquished, it is now. This year alone, there have been Columbine (15 dead, 23 wounded), the Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth (eight dead,...Mon, 06 Dec 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/12/08/234927/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/12/08/234927/index.htmNot long ago real-life lobbyists looked and acted like their caricatures: fat, cigar-smoking men who shoved hundred-dollar bills into the pockets of lawmakers. Nowadays a few people still fit that ...Mon, 08 Dec 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/01/16/201804/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/01/16/201804/index.htmHere's the fastest way to trigger an explosion of firearms sales: gun control legislation. Americans fearing pistol purchasing impediments in last September's crime bill catapulted gun sales beyond...Mon, 16 Jan 1995 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/04/01/88811/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/04/01/88811/index.htmI disagree with your analysis of the murder of David Johnstone. February's Editor's Notes blames the tragedy on a bullet and suggests that some form of gun control is the solution. Gun control laws...Fri, 01 Apr 1994 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76729/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76729/index.htmTHE CHILDREN who killed 12-year-old Amanda Simpson seared a hole in the American Dream. Just after midnight on April 28, 1991, while Amanda and her mother were sleeping, a group of youngsters broke...Mon, 10 Aug 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/06/03/75076/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/06/03/75076/index.htmEVER SINCE Hammurabi had his ''eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth'' decree carved on a stone slab back in Babylon, society has been struggling for ways to keep people from breaking the law. Today Am...Mon, 03 Jun 1991 04:01:00 EDT