On AlterNet: 2nd amendment

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Montana Fights Ridiculous Memo Banning Medical Marijuana Users From 2nd Amendment

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. October 7, 2011.

Montana's attorney general is the latest high-ranking political figure to blast the Obama administration for prohibiting medical marijuana users from being sold firearms.

Let's Get This Straight: There Is No Progressive Equivalent to the Right's Violent Rhetoric

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. January 13, 2011.

The shooting in Tucson was not an anomaly. It was an inevitability, and as long as we play this foolish game of "both sides are just as bad," it will be inevitable again.

Scary: Bullet Makers Can't Keep Up With Demand

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. September 28, 2009.

"I call it the Obama effect," says one Louisiana gun dealer.

GOP Senate Candidate: What Iran Needs Is More Guns

Jason Linkins, Huffington Post AlterNet: World. June 22, 2009.

Marco Rubio: "I have a feeling the situation in Iran would be a little different if they had a 2nd amendment like ours."

Obama Victory Boosts Gun Sales

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet: PEEK. November 9, 2008.

According to Reuters, the Democratic victory on Tuesday is boosting gun sales in parts of the country that are fearful of new gun control laws.

The Right to Bear Arms: A View from Canada

Tim O'Driscoll, AlterNet. June 4, 2008.

The Second Amendment: Twenty-seven ill-chosen words, three badly-placed commas, one unrivaled legislative botch-up.

'Bowling for Columbine' Teaches How to Prevent Another Va. Tech Massacre

John Nichols, TheNation.com. April 16, 2007.

Instead of applying for a gun permit in reaction to the Va Tech massacre, you'd be better off renting Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine.