Willie Nelson spoke with Piers Morgan late last year about the firearms debate. Nelson said that he grew up around guns and hunting and had no problem with guns in general, but that he felt high-powered assault rifles were different: “I don’t know what I would do with a gun that would shoot 100 times,” […]
“Piers Morgan Tonight” spoke with Jimmy Carter last week about his position on gun control and the power wielded by the NRA. MORGAN: “The main reason why the assault-weapons ban may not pass is the power of the NRA. In going after American politicians who then get cowed into silence. And I think it’s just […]
Larry Pratt of Gun Owners of America has compared President Obama to King George III, once again during an interview with the UK’s Channel 4 News. In the midst of a somewhat heated discussion with host Matt Frei, Pratt stated: “When the colonists said you’ve become a tyrant, stop it, and when he wouldn’t stop, […]
Hadiya Pendleton performed at President Obama’s inauguration in January. Just a week later, she was shot and killed in Chicago. Her mother, Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton, demands action from Congress to end gun violence. “When my daughter Hadiya performed at the president’s inauguration, it was the happiest day of her life,” said Cowley-Pendelton in a public service […]
Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 Full text of bill Mass shootings in Newtown, Aurora, and Tucson have demonstrated all too clearly the need to regulate military-style assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines. These weapons allow a gunman to fire a large number of rounds quickly and without having to reload. What the bill does: […]