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Wayne LaPierre Connects Boston Marathon Blasts With Guns, Dick Durbin Criticizes NRA

Wayne LaPierre Connects Boston Marathon Blasts With Guns, Dick Durbin Criticizes NRAEver since the Senate rejected a bipartisan plan to expand background checks for gun buyers on April 17, the National Rifle Association (NRA) members have had the chance to continue with their pro-gun rhetoric with more enthusiasm.

Read More: NRA Criticized For Its Absurdity

Senator Joe Manchin: Absolutely Going To Bring Back Gun Control Bill (VIDEO)

Senator Joe Manchin: Absolutely Going To Bring Back Gun Control Bill (VIDEO)In an interview to Fox News on Sunday, Senator Joe Manchin told Chris Wallace that he had not given up on background checks bill he co-authored with Senator Pat Toomey.

Watch: Sen. Joe Manchin To Bring Back Gun Control bill

Colbert Bashes Ted Cruz & Gun Control Opponents For Blocking Background Checks (VIDEO)

Colbert Bashes Ted Cruz & Gun Control Opponents For Blocking Background Checks (VIDEO) The video shows Stephen Colbert going after opponents of gun control on his show “Colbert Report” after the Senate failed to pass background checks supported by a majority of Americans. “We no longer have to live in fear that some maniac will come after those we love with a gun control bill,” he joked.

Watch: Colbert Bashes Ted Cruz (VIDEO)

Ted Nugent On Senate’s Gun Bill: I Don’t Trust The Government, Arrest Eric Holder (VIDEO)

Ted Nugent On Senate’s Gun Bill: I Don’t Trust The Government, Arrest Eric Holder (VIDEO)Ted Nugent shared his views with Erin Burnett in an interview on CNN about the latest gun control legislation that passed its first hurdle in the Senate yesterday.

He said, “I don’t support the bill. I reject it out of hand as a feel-good measure that’s not going to accomplish anything. It won’t stop any shootings, that’s for sure.”

I just don’t trust the government. I don’t trust the government that claims it’s going to reduce the budget while they increase the budget.”

You can watch the complete conversation in the video

Michelle Obama Tears Up During An Emotional Gun Violence Speech In Chicago (VIDEO)

Michelle Obama Tears Up During An Emotional Gun Violence Speech In Chicago (VIDEO) Are we truly meeting our obligations to our children?” said an emotional Michelle Obama while addressing a Chicago audience regarding gun violence and to vote for stricter gun laws.

She talked about the death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, who had performed at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration just days before she was shot, and asked if the nation was doing enough for children like Pendleton.

You can watch The First Lady’s moving speech in the video

US Vice President Joe Biden Says Gun Debate ‘Mind Boggling’ (Video)

US Vice President Joe Biden Says Gun Debate 'Mind Boggling' (Video) As U.S. gears up for an important vote on whether to debate a gun control law, Vice President Joe Biden called threats to block votes “mind boggling”.

The U.S. senate is set to hold an important vote on gun controls on Thursday.

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Harry Reid Mentions Father’s Suicide In Gun Control Plea (VIDEO)

Harry Reid Mentions Father’s Suicide In Gun Control Plea (VIDEO) While urging his colleagues to vote on the gun control legislation and stricter gun laws, senior U.S. Senator from Nevada, Harry Reid, got emotional and cited his father’s suicide.

In Nevada, if you purchase a handgun you have to wait three days to pick it up. And it’s believed that alone has saved the lives of many people. Sometimes people in a fit of passion will purchase a handgun to do bad things with it, Mr. President, even as my dad did, killed himself. Waiting a few days helps.”

You can watch Reid’s gun control plea in the video

Former U.S. Navy SEAL, Dom Raso Addresses Mayor Bloomberg And Personal Protection In New NRA Video

Former U.S. Navy SEAL, Dom Raso Addresses Mayor Bloomberg And Personal Protection In New NRA VideoIn this video, former U.S. Navy SEAL Dom Raso has a special message for NYC Mayor Bloomberg regarding the ongoing gun control debate in the United States. Raso explains:

Watch: NRA News Contributor Addresses Personal Protection

Wayne LaPierre Reminds Dan Malloy Of The Clowns At The Circus (VIDEO)

Wayne LaPierre Reminds Dan Malloy Of The Clowns At The Circus (VIDEO)Dannel Malloy, Governor of Connecticut appeared on CNN’s State of the Union and expressed his views regarding NRA’s Wayne LaPierre as the discussion turned towards gun control and background checks.

Watch: Dan Malloy: Wayne LaPierre Reminds Me Of Clowns

Jim Carrey’s ‘Cold Dead Hand’ Music Video Mocks Gun Rights Advocates (VIDEO)

Jim Carrey’s 'Cold Dead Hand' Music Video Mocks Gun Rights Advocates (VIDEO)Jim Carrey has sent a very clear message to the gun advocates in his new music video “Cold Dead Hand.” The comedian and Eels have teamed with Funny or Die for their new spoof videowhich skewers gun lobbyists.

Watch: Jim Carrey Mocks Gun Lobby With Cold Dead Hand

Wayne LaPierre: Bloomberg’s Reckless, He Can’t Buy America (Video)

Wayne LaPierre: Bloomberg’s Reckless, He Can’t Buy America (Video)The National Rifle Association (NRA) chief Wayne LaPierre told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has an “insane” approach to gun control.

He said, “Bloomberg can’t spend enough of his $27 billion to try and impose his will on the American public.

Watch: Wayne LaPierre: Bloomberg’s Reckless

Stephen Colbert Talks About ‘Morbid’ Media’s Anti Gun Propaganda (Video)

February 27, 2013 Leave a comment

Stephen Colbert Talks About ‘Morbid’ Media’s Anti Gun Propaganda (Video) Stephen Colbert is annoyed, he is bored and he just couldn’t stop himself from talking about the “propa-gun-da” the media has been generating ever since the Newtown massacre.

According to Colbert, “This morbid obsession with tens of thousands of people who are killed every year with guns is just all part of the media’s anti-gun agenda!”

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Republicans VS Democrats: #LiberalTips2AvoidRape Not A Cool Way To Tackle Rape!

February 21, 2013 Leave a comment

Republicans VS Democrats: #LiberalTips2AvoidRape Not A Cool Way To Tackle Rape! While debating a bill on banning firearms at college campuses, Colorado state lawmaker and Democrat Joe Salazar commented that guns won’t stop women from being sexually assaulted. He went on to add, “(That’s why) we have callboxes, it’s why we have safe zones, it’s why we have whistles. Because you just don’t know who you’re gonna be shooting at. Because you don’t know who you’re gonna be shooting at. And you don’t know if you feel like you’re gonna be raped, or if you feel like someone’s been following you around or if you feel like you’re in trouble when you may actually not be, that you pop out that gun and you pop … pop a round at somebody.”

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Gun Control Bills: Rep. Joe Salazar’s Comments on Avoiding Rape Draw Ire- Colorado College Advises Vomiting or Urinating to Stop Rapists

February 20, 2013 Leave a comment

Gun Control Bills: Rep. Joe Salazar’s Comments on Avoiding Rape Draw Ire- Colorado College Advises Vomiting or Urinating to Stop Rapists The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Department of Public Safety updated an online statement advising female students to consider a variety of unusual actions if they are attacked, including vomiting, urinating and claiming that they are menstruating.

They have since removed the statement from their site apologizing for inconvenience caused.

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