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Lawrence O'Donnell Takes Apart NRA Gun Lobbyist Wayne LaPierre

One step closer to the Devil! Bravo Lawrence, Bravo! Watch the video or read the text,... more

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Police officer calls for end of sensationalism

With all the flashy and violent cop shows out there, it's easy to lose sight of... more

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Some Chicago Mothers Observed Mother's Day with Tears for Their Slain Children

Some Chicago mothers mark day with tears for slain children By the CNN Wire Staff... more

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News alert: Tea Party threatens gun violence if Health Insurance Reform bill passes

The Tea Party movement has threatened gun violence if the Health Insurance Reform bill... more

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New Law Allows Loaded Guns in National Parks - Beginning Monday

But firearms must be allowed by state where park is located updated 5:47 p.m. PT,... more

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POLL RESULTS Gun Control Results

Polling Point http://www.pollingpoint.com/result/7 For Other Polls >... more

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GOP Senator Wants To Let Mentally Incapacitated' Vets Buy Guns

Major Nidal Hasan, accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood Army base, has been... more

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Why Are Second Chances So Hard To Give?

August 3, 2009 HipHop Fam, Why are second chances so hard for folks to... more

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Guns: US world's largest weapons exporter... and imports even more (Bloomberg, Small Arms Survey)

Americans love their guns. The first battle of the American Revolution wasn't because of taxes or stifling freedom of press or freedom to assemble - but from the attempt by the British soldiers to disarm Massachusetts at the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The brigade sized American irregular element used guerrilla style ambushes against a half brigade sized element of British regulars, and the Americans won the day with small arms, to protect their guns.

Small arms, for those of you not in the know, are the pistols, shot guns, rifles, assault weapons, and some machine guns, carried and used by individual soldiers. These are usually differentiated from "light weapons," like RPGs, anti-tank weapons, some heavier machine guns which are "crew served" - that is, that need at least two people to operate. From gang wars, to civil wars, to army on army wars, small arms are almost always the most important weapons, because they are small, cheap, and require very little training to use.

About 80 million private Americans own about 200 million guns, about a third of the world's total of weapons. Pause and think about that for a second. The Vietnamese military and paramilitary forces probably have around 10 million under arms, and weapons for everyone else are outlawed. In China, around 7 million military and paramilitary, and gun ownership is strictly outlawed for others. In North Korea, around 6 million. Compare that to 8 million registered guns in New York City (which has fairly strict regulations by US standards), and 2 million unregistered guns. These three largest armed forces combined are outgunned about 9 to 1 by private Americans.

Demand in the US spiked for weapons this year, as Democrats took over the Congress and White House, causing a spike in international arms trade. Americans love guns so much, the American gun industry can't keep up - hence Americans receiving 27% of all international gun transfers. American suppliers sell 22% of international transfers (including 49% of military grade weapons), as American weapons have strong brand reputations of quality, and of course the cachet of American firepower. Not to mention the US finds it useful for countries to depend on the US (and not Europe, Russia or China) for military weapons.

The international small arms trade isn't a very big business - only around $4 billion in legal, reported small arms transfers reported in 2006. Compare that to about $6 billion per year in Apple iPod sales, or $3 billion per year in Tide laundry detergent. Of course the purpose of guns is not to make profits, but to be able to cause losses. In the US, about 31,000 people were killed by guns in 2006. Most of those deaths, about 17,000, were by suicide, and about 13,000 homicides. Gun violence is a much smaller preventable cause of death than other behavioral problems - about one in 6,500 guns will kill someone per year, generally the gun's owner. Compare that to the 440,000 smoking related deaths per year caused by the 47 million smokers in the US, where each smoker has a 1% chance of passively committing suicide each year.Americans love their guns. The first battle of the American Revolution wasn't... more

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'Miracle' recovery for Little Leaguer shot in head

With a gauze bandage on his head and gleaming white sneakers on his feet, Davonte... more

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Radio host shot dead

Ernie Rullen, a Philippine radio host was shot at close range on his way to work .

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The Minister of Death

In a bizarre macabre account of divine intervention, Erik Larson amazingly encounters... more

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Gang Sign Thespian

From deaf gangster to Hollywood gang-star, actor Gabriel Martinez shares his unique... more

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3rd grade boy gives taped account of killing father

"CNN) -- An 8-year-old Arizona boy suspected in the deaths of his father and... more

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Boy, 8, shot to death in Mass. gun show accident

An 8-year-old boy died after accidentally shooting himself in the head while firing an... more

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Hardcore Electro meets a Jamaican slaughterhouse // THE SYSTEM

The System by Waterhouse artist Terry Lynn is the first music video combining the... more

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Curfews for American cities

HARTFORD, Connecticut - The police state has not arrived quite yet but it may feel... more

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Teenager shot dead in South London after being chased into shop

A teenager was shot dead last night after being followed by a gang of youths into a... more

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Gun Violence PSA

This is a 30 second PSA that I wanted to make in an attempt to draw attention to the... more

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Firefighter killed by gun shot on the scene

Ryan Hummert, 22, a firefighter in Maplewood, Missouri (suburb of St. Louis) was... more

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