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So You Want to Own a Firearm for Protection?

It turns out that more people commit suicide with a firearm than murder: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/... "More than 90 percent of suicide attempts using guns are successful, while the success rate for jumping from high places was 34 percent. The success rate...

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Court rules in favor of Second Amendment gun right

The Supreme Court has just ruled that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, the justices' first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history. The Second Amendment reads: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of...

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SCOTUS rules that Gitmo detainees can challenge their detentions in federal court

WASHINGTON (MCN) — A dejected Sen. Lindsey Graham blasted the Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday on Guantanamo Bay detainees, calling it “dangerous and irresponsible.” The South Carolina Republican, who’s also a military lawyer and a colonel in the Air Force...

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California gay marriage ban overturned

The California Supreme Court has just overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage, paving the way for the state to become the second in the United States where gay and lesbian residents can marry. The justices released the 4-3 decision earlier Thursday, saying that domestic partnerships are...

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Bakersfield council takes on Second Amendment

The Supreme Court last week heard arguments in a case over whether the District of Columbia can ban handguns. Councilman Zack Scrivner wants Bakersfield to take sides. The case, at the court level, is the first time in decades that the court has considered whether the Second Amendment to the...

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Decision on primary could have California impact

A U.S. Supreme Court decision about California elections forced Washington to change its primary system. Now the payback could come. The Supreme Court rebuffed challenges by both parties to allow the Top Two primary to proceed in Washington. (Curiously, the 7-2 decision was authored by Thomas...

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Supreme Courts Decision

The Supreme Court may have actually provided itself with a little credibilty this week. In case you have not heard, overturned a ruling on partial birth abortions. Now, if you listen to the news you hear the Democrats state that this is a step backwards. But, how can this be? I...

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