On AlterNet: guns

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Insane U.S. Strategy Feeds Guns to Mexican Drug Lords

Michelle Garcia, Salon. November 17, 2011.

Amid a violent war the government helped escalate, The United States shielded and provided arms for a dangerous cartel.

Guns in Church? A Wisconsin Pastor Begs Congregants Not to Pack Heat on Sunday Morning After Concealed Carry Law Passes

Daniel Schultz, Comment Is Free. November 6, 2011.

Unlike other states, where concealed carry is specifically prohibited in places of worship, Wisconsin's new law allows it anywhere except for specific locations.

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.

Suspicious? Department of Justice Denies Guns to Medical Marijuana Patients, and the NRA is Silent

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. September 28, 2011.

The DOJ and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms are teaming up to deny medical marijuana users the the 2nd Amendment. For once, the NRA is nowhere to be found.

South Dakota Outlaws Guns?!

Mark Howard, News Corpse. May 12, 2011.

Alright, not really. But imagine the outcry if lawmakers did to gun laws what they've done to a woman's right to control her own body?

"Family Friendly" Machine Gun Festival Welcomes Neo-Nazi Extremists

David Holthouse, Media Matters for America. April 13, 2011.

What's up with the little kids in Nazi shirts at the Knob Creek Gun Range Machine Gun Shoot?

Republicans Have an Infinite Supply of Crazy Ideas to Distract the Public from Dealing with the Country's Pressing Issues

Don Monkerud, Consortium News. April 4, 2011.

Guns in churches, schools and bars. Immigrants expelled to solve financial problems. When are we going to get wise to their tactics?

Shocking: US Federal Agency Armed Mexican Drug Lords -- May Have Led to More Than 1,000 Deaths

Andrea Nill, ThinkProgress. March 15, 2011.

A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms operation allowed guns to be trafficked south of the border with the hope they would lead to high-level cartel operatives.

Tucson: How Culture Can Shape Killers

James W. Clarke, SPLC's Hate Watch. January 26, 2011.

Rancorous rhetoric provides the context for a mentally unstable would-be assassin to act out.

Terrifying: Gun Sales Surge in Arizona After Shooting

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. January 11, 2011.

The weapon that let Jared Loughner fire 31 shots is flying off the shelves of Arizona gun stores.

7 Shocking Examples of Cops Getting Away With Brutal Attacks

Nellie Nelson, AlterNet. January 3, 2011.

Cops are far less likely than civilians to pay for their crimes. Seven recent incidents bring that point home.

Top 10 Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories

Alexander Zaitchik, Southern Poverty Law Center. August 15, 2010.

The American radical right has to be considered a strong contender for the title of modern conspiracy champion.

In States Where "Gun Ed" Is Prevalent, Comprehensive Sex Ed Is Nowhere to Be Found

Lisa Russ, AlterNet. August 6, 2010.

Genitals, unlike guns, are in 100% of households. Why not use the same approach -- that knowledge is power -- and give our kids straight forward, age appropriate information?

Extremist Christians Aim to Create Armed Militias Against "Godless" Federal Government

Sarah Posner, Julie Ingersoll, Religion Dispatches. July 12, 2010.

Christian Reconstructionists believe civil government should be reformed according to the dictates of biblical law. Some advocate for followers to take up arms.

Starbucks' Cop-Out to Gun Nuts: Customers Served Coffee While Strapped

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. February 9, 2010.

Starbucks has become a popular gathering spot for some Second Amendment crusaders, but the company is pretending it doesn't have the power to keep them out.