Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:orgs/national_rifle_associationtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/White_House_will_rest_laws_70e5

The White House will keep pushing for tough gun ownership laws despite little support in Congress, Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday, as fellow Democrats vowed to introduce a bill to halt violence.

2013-03-21T22:45:55ZAFP American Editionby Sebastian Smithtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/20/Assault_weapons_shrivels_Senate_8d7e

A proposed ban on assault weapons like the one used in an elementary school massacre last year has been removed from a broader gun control package, with Democrats conceding it would not get through Congress.

2013-03-20T09:45:54ZAFP American Editionby Michael Mathestag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/18/appeals_compromise_final_arms_talks_df42

UN leader Ban Ki-moon led international appeals Monday for the major powers to reach a compromise on a landmark conventional arms trade treaty as final negotiations started.

2013-03-18T19:56:36ZAFP Global Editionby Andre Viollaztag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/18/appeals_compromise_start_final_arms_8b34

UN leader Ban Ki-moon led international appeals Monday for the major powers to make concessions to agree on a landmark conventional arms trade treaty as final negotiations started.

2013-03-18T19:18:07ZAFP Global Editionby Andre Viollaztag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/16/CPAC_unleashed_Orange_rifles_abortion_8697

Two floors below CPAC's political headliners lies the more colorful corner of the conservative conference, a bustling retreat where bumper-sticker philosophy and youthful grassroots activism rule.

2013-03-16T20:05:22ZAFP Global Editionby Michael Mathestag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/15/executive_lashes_insane_anti-gun_elites_c731

The unflinching head of the US firearm lobby blasted the "sheer madness" of anti-gun elites in a rant Friday, accusing them of denigrating law-abiding Americans instead of tackling gun violence.

2013-03-15T16:56:12ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/09/legislation_getting_holstered_Capitol_Hill_970f

Three months after Newtown, the prospects for President Barack Obama's ambitious gun control measures have dimmed, as hopes for expanded background checks clash with stubborn political realities.

2013-03-09T19:13:02ZAFP American Editionby Michael Mathestag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/08/South_Dakota_allows_armed_school_f87f

Armed 'sentinels' could soon be walking the halls of South Dakota elementary and high schools after the largely rural state's governor signed a controversial bill into law Friday.

2013-03-08T19:47:06ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/07/background-check_bill_stumbles_senators_press_27c6

A US Senate panel approved legislation Thursday that makes gun trafficking a federal crime, but bills banning assault weapons and expanding background checks to nearly all gun buyers face a tougher battle.

2013-03-08T00:20:47ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/06/Senate_bill_addresses_mental_health_bb9c

Republicans teamed up with Democrats Wednesday to introduce gun control legislation in the US Senate that aims to keep firearms out of the hands of the mentally ill.

2013-03-07T00:42:40ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/04/lobby_sponsor_NASCAR_race_f62a

The National Rifle Association (NRA), the largest American gun lobbyist group, will sponsor the top-flight US stock car series race in Texas on April 13, event organizers announced on Monday.

2013-03-04T20:38:33ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/21/Biden_warns_anti-gun_control_lawmakers_3304

Just miles from the site of the Newtown school massacre, Vice President Joe Biden warned Thursday that US politicians would pay a price if they refuse to back measures to stem gun violence.

2013-02-21T21:24:20ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/19/Bidens_home_defense_advice_shotgun!_5d1f

Vice President Joe Biden told Americans Tuesday that a few blasts of a shotgun should be ample for self defense, as he pushed White House gun reform plans.

2013-02-19T21:44:13ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/15/Obama_bemoans_hometown_violence_3efb

US President Barack Obama on Friday returned to his hometown of Chicago to bemoan the epidemic of murderous gun violence that took 443 lives in the city last year.

2013-02-15T22:41:57ZAFP American Editionby Tangi Quemenertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/13/Nugent_scratches_Obama_itch_after_3503

As promised, rocker and gun enthusiast Ted Nugent was on his best behavior at President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday, but he let loose with some colorful criticism afterward.

2013-02-13T16:25:16ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/11/lawmakers_invite_victims_Obama_speech_ddfb

Joining the White House in its demand for tougher gun laws, two dozen US lawmakers will host gun violence victims and relatives Tuesday at President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech.

2013-02-11T22:20:37ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/05/lawmakers_introduce_trafficking_bill_1fbb

Lawmakers from both parties unveiled a bill Tuesday cracking down on "straw purchasers" who traffic firearms to criminals, the first in a series of new gun control measures expected in Congress.

2013-02-05T23:50:02ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/05/Politics_shapes_debate_endgame_1247

The endgame of the US gun control debate is coming into focus, with a consensus forming around steps likely to fall short of the sweeping reform vision favored by President Barack Obama.

2013-02-05T23:20:05ZAFP American Editionby Stephen Collinsontag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/05/Child_freed_kidnapper_dead_Alabama_d04c

A five-year-old boy held hostage in an underground Alabama bunker for almost a week was rescued Monday in a raid that left the kidnapper dead, authorities said.

2013-02-05T11:53:42ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/05/Child_freed_kidnapper_dead_Alabama_0123

A 5-year-old boy held hostage in an underground Alabama bunker for almost a week was rescued Monday in a raid that left the kidnapper dead, authorities said.

2013-02-05T08:21:30ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reporter