Second Amendment

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Millennials Are No More Liberal On Gun Control Than Elders, Polls Show

12:02pm February 25, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

Polling suggests millennials are more liberal than earlier generations on many social issues except gun laws. Pollsters say they can't explain this anomaly. Some millennials are surprised by it, too.

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The U.S. Supreme Court is shown on Dec. 4, 2017, in Washington, D.C. The court, continuing a years-long pattern, has declined to hear a constitutional challenge to a state gun law.

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Supreme Court Won't Hear Challenge To California's Gun Laws

3:05pm February 20, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

The court, continuing a pattern of nonintervention, has turned away a constitutional challenge to a 10-day waiting period for gun purchases. Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas angrily dissented.

President Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump and Dr. Igor Nichiporenko, speaks to reporters while visiting medical staff at Broward Health North in Pompano Beach, Fla., on Friday.

Trump Supports Improving Background Checks, But Will That Mean Action?

3:12pm February 19, 2018

by Arnie Seipel

The president is meeting with students and teachers about school safety this week. The White House says he supports improving background checks, but the issue has languished after past shootings.

Pro-public lands messages are projected on the McNichols Civic Center in Denver. The Outdoor Retailer and Snow Show moved to Colorado because of a public land use dispute with Utah government leaders.

2 Trade Shows, 2 Portraits Of The American Conservation Movement

1:26pm February 08, 2018

Major outdoor shows in Colorado and Pennsylvania put a complex and divided American conservation movement on full display. But some see shared values beneath frequently political exteriors.

Protesters supporting Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy outside the federal courthouse in Las Vegas.

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Militia Defendant Wants Cliven Bundy Trial Postponed After Las Vegas Massacre

9:49am October 06, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

One of the defendants in the case of the 2014 armed standoff at Bundy's Nevada ranch has filed a motion to delay the trial following Sunday's tragedy in Las Vegas.

Colin Goddard was shot four times, but says he received an outpouring of support as he recovered. He worries about others who didn't get the same kind of support.

The Uninjured Victims Of The Virginia Tech Shootings

4:47pm April 14, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the deadliest campus shooting in U.S. history, which killed 32 people and wounded many others. Those who survived with no injuries carry emotional scars.

President-elect Donald Trump points to his supporters during his "Thank You" rally earlier this month in North Carolina.

11 Times Donald Trump Looked Like He Was Done For

11:20am December 28, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Many things Trump did seemed like a death knell — mocking a disabled reporter, disparaging a Gold Star family, bragging about his manhood and groping women, on tape. None of it mattered.

Local journalist Erik McCowan, standing in the Gonzales Memorial Museum, thinks people should know the history behind the phrase, "Come and take it!"

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For Sale: A Texan Symbol Of Defiance

12:05pm October 02, 2016

by John Burnett

The "come and take it" flag, born of revolution, is a hallmark of Texas pride. But locals are angry that the motto has been co-opted by Second Amendment rights groups and T-shirt sellers.

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Green Bay, Wis., on Friday.

Donald Trump's Controversial Speech Often Walks The Line

2:09pm August 10, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

Trump has repeatedly made statements that push the boundaries of acceptable political discourse, but that are often open to interpretation.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the audience during a campaign event at Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, N.C., on Tuesday.

Trump Suggests 'Second Amendment People' Could Stop Clinton, But What Did He Mean?

9:11pm August 09, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

Falsely charging that Hillary Clinton wanted to "abolish the Second Amendment," the GOP nominee then appeared to many observers to suggest taking up arms against his Democratic rival.