Tag Archives: gun control

Sotomayor and Handguns

Posted on May 31, 2009 , Updated on June 5, 2009

Q: Has Sotomayor written that states have the power to ban handguns? A: A three-judge panel that included Sotomayor issued an unsigned decision saying that the Second Amendment does not apply to states, therefore states can regulate and ban weapons.

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Gun Control in Australia

Posted on May 10, 2009 , Updated on May 11, 2009

Q: Did gun control in Australia lead to more murders there last year? A: This ‘Gun History Lesson’ is recycled bunk from a decade ago. Murders in Australia actually are down to record lows.

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Gun Control

Posted on February 22, 2009

Q: Is Congress going to require a federal license to own a handgun? A: A Chicago congressman’s bill, H.R. 45, would require that, but it has little support. The same bill died quietly in a House subcommittee last year.

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Obama’s Gun Ban?

Posted on December 8, 2008

Q: Did Obama promise last year to ban all semi-automatic guns during his first year as president? A: A widely circulated e-mail quoting Obama is baseless and almost certainly fabricated. He does support reinstatement of the expired "assault weapons ban" but isn’t calling for a wider ban on all semi-automatic …
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Jon Stewart: Joe Biden “Crazy Reckless?” Oops!

Posted on September 25, 2008

 Comedian Jon Stewart had a nice riff going on “The Daily Show” Wednesday night (Sept. 24) until he scolded Joe Biden as being “crazy reckless” about his gun facts. But in this case, Biden knew what he was talking about, and Stewart didn’t. (You can view Stewart's comments on the …
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Taking Liberties in Philadelphia

Posted on April 17, 2008

Summary Clinton and Obama both strained the facts at times during their debate in Philadelphia. Clinton said "people died" in 1970s bombings by a radical group of which an Obama acquaintance was a member. In fact, the deaths were of three members of the Weather Underground itself, who died when …
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