Gun-Grabbers Go After GOP

Giffords group launches ads attacking McConnell, Ayotte for gun votes
Mitch McConnell, Kelly Ayotte / AP

Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R., N.H.) and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) are the first two members of Congress to be targeted for their votes on gun control following the Senate’s failure to pass legislation expanding background checks on firearm sales last week.

Gutting Pensions to Spite Guns

Chicago hurting pensions to prove political point
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Several of the nation’s most imperiled pension funds have cut off investments to profitable weapons manufacturers in the midst of the controversial gun control debate.

Hold Up, Holder

Republican congressman Wolf urges Holder to improve background check system
Frank Wolf / AP

Rep. Frank Wolf (R., Va.) sent a letter to United States Attorney General Eric Holder Tuesday urging him to redirect millions of dollars to improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, a move Wolf says could immediately reduce gun violence without curtailing Second Amendment rights.

Protecting Our Kids

School districts across country embrace call to hire armed guards
AP

School districts in Pennsylvania, Alabama, New Jersey, and Rhode Island have hired armed officers in the weeks since the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., the Free Beacon has found.

Gun Control Credo

Liberal Super PAC behind NRA protest
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Hundreds of gun control advocates marched on the National Rifle Association’s federal affairs headquarters in Washington, D.C., Monday in an action organized by a deep-pocketed liberal Super PAC with ties to the shadowy Democracy Alliance collective of super-wealthy left-wing donors.