What’s behind the AR-15’s allure, and why we must restrict its sale if we want to limit future mass shootings
The weapon is a modification of the M-16 rifle. Its round is designed to maximize damage to tissue and bone.
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In times of war, Pentagon reserves right to treat journalists like spies
/in The Comittee to Protect Journalists/by Frank SmythThe Pentagon has produced its first Department of Defense-wide Law of WarManual and the results are not encouraging for journalists who, the documents state, may be treated as “unprivileged belligerents.”
The Times Has Finally (Quietly) Outed an NRA-Funded “Independent” Scholar
/in franksmyth.com, The Progressive/by Frank SmythDavid Kopel has established himself as an independent authority on gun policy, even though he and his Independence Institute have received over $1.42 (now over $3) million or about $175,000 a year from the NRA.
Al Sharpton Targeted by Zombie Gun Product?
/in The Progressive/by Frank Smyth“Poor Al he was a Sharp guy,” begins the description of a gun target firm’s newest “Life-Sized Tactical Mannequin Target.” With a dark skin tone and features that seem to resemble the civil rights figure the Rev. Al Sharpton.
Six months after Sandy Hook, grassroot groups and the gun debate
/in MSNBC/by Frank SmythAfter the horror of the Newtown shooting, gun reform advocates expected to finally see a change. Yet six months later nothing had changed.
Glenn Beck returns to the NRA as group strengthens ties with gun manufacturers
/in MSNBC/by Frank SmythAnydoubt about where the gun lobby may be headed after the Sandy Hook school shooting ended fast, after NRA leaders endorsed the CEO of the firm that made the gun used to kill children.
How the gun lobby has already blocked Boston’s bombing investigators
/in MSNBC/by Frank SmythOne avenue of investigation is already closed off to forensic officials working the Boston Marathon bombing case due to efforts dating back decades by the National Rifle Association and gun manufacturers.