http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Gun+rights IrishCentral Gun rights en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/emeraldextracts/jim-carreys-funny-or-die-skit-mocks-gun-rights-advocates-like-charlton-heston---video-200218201.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/emeraldextracts/jim-carreys-funny-or-die-skit-mocks-gun-rights-advocates-like-charlton-heston---video-200218201.html Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:17:35 PDT
Jim Carrey in his "Funny or Die" skitJim Carrey’s release of his “Funny or Die” music video “Cold Dead Hand” was bound to raise a few eyebrows as depictions of Charlton Heston, Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, and John Lennon roasted guns rights advocates in form of a goofy song Carrey starred in the video as the former National Rifle Association president and actor Charlton Heston who was famously quoted saying, "I'll give you my gun when you pry or take it from my cold, dead hands"  The song also included lines like, "You're a big big man with a little bitty gland, so you need something bigger with a hairpin trigger," while Abraham Lincoln, Gandhi, and John Lennon played and sang along  The video was in response to, and will likely spark more, Twitter debates with 2nd amendment advocates READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/gun-free-zones-should-be-held-libel-for-the-deaths-they-cause-187323581.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/gun-free-zones-should-be-held-libel-for-the-deaths-they-cause-187323581.html Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:15:54 PST st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ tableMsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 54pt 0in 54pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom: READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/manhattan_diary/right-wing-gun-fever-is-spreading-ahead-of-assault-weapons-reform-187113591.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/manhattan_diary/right-wing-gun-fever-is-spreading-ahead-of-assault-weapons-reform-187113591.html Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:00:52 PST
Gun control in America now a hot topicWhen you vehemently disagree with someone, it can be hard to listen to what they have to say Instead of hearing their views, you'll often only hear your own objections to themSo listening is a skill that's the work of a lifetime really  It’s one of the hardest things we ever learn to do READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/the-assault-by-the-left-on-gun-rights-is-an-assault-on-women-186878822.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/the-assault-by-the-left-on-gun-rights-is-an-assault-on-women-186878822.html Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:15:48 PST Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ tableMsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 54pt 0in 54pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom: READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/manhattan_diary/why-mayor-michael-bloomberg-is-ignored-on-gun-violence--167419105.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/manhattan_diary/why-mayor-michael-bloomberg-is-ignored-on-gun-violence--167419105.html Sat, 25 Aug 2012 06:16:49 PDT
If ever there was a time to act on the shocking levels of gun violence in the United States it would be now Yesterday two people were shot dead and nine were injured near New York's world famous Empire State Building Thirty minutes earlier the city's mayor Michael Bloomberg had been on the radio talking about guns There are too many guns on Americas streets, he claimed READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/manhattan_diary/obamageddon-coming-for-your-guns-gold-and-garters---gop-playbook-goes-off-the-deep-end-165410886.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/manhattan_diary/obamageddon-coming-for-your-guns-gold-and-garters---gop-playbook-goes-off-the-deep-end-165410886.html Wed, 08 Aug 2012 06:01:26 PDT
The far right doesn't like Mitt Romney, at all That presents them with a problem, since he's the GOP candidate and despite their misgivings they still want him to winHow to motivate all those conservative voters to show up at the polls for such an uninspiring candidate? The answer is always the same: create a cycle of irrational hysteria Trust in terror to get them to the polls READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/media-breathlessly-tries-to-tie-colorado-shooter-to-tea-party-163200326.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/media-breathlessly-tries-to-tie-colorado-shooter-to-tea-party-163200326.html Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:46:19 PDT The masked and heavily armed shooter burst into the crowded Aurora Colorado theater, threw a gas canister of some kind,  then opened up with semi-automatic weapons into the confused and horrified crowd  The attack seemed thoroughly planned, the gunman wore a gas mask and had full body armor on He was immune to the effects of the gas and in case any among the crowd was armed,  he was protected  In the wake of this brutal assault, 12 lay dead and perhaps another 50 lay wounded amongst the mostly young crowd who had jammed the theater to see the opening night of the new Batman movie, "Dark Knight Rising READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/attorney-general-holder-is-fast-becoming-the-reason-congress-is-furious-159658125.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/attorney-general-holder-is-fast-becoming-the-reason-congress-is-furious-159658125.html Tue, 19 Jun 2012 05:45:21 PDT  For the past year and a half, a Congressional oversight committee has been asking for cooperation from the Obama administration  This cooperation includes document requests and testimony related to the smoldering gun running scandal known as Fast and Furious For 1 1/2 years, the Justice Department, headed by Attorney General Eric Holder has not been fully complying with their requests and subpoenas His underlings have provided conflicting testimony and some have been transferred in order to make it more difficult to question them READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/americans-want-the-2nd-amendment-under-their-christmas-tree-136163623.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/americans-want-the-2nd-amendment-under-their-christmas-tree-136163623.html Fri, 23 Dec 2011 03:00:18 PST
Gun sales are breaking records throughout America as Christmas approaches Is it just the holiday spirit of giving that is spurring these sales? Or is it Americans realization that gun ownership is the last line of defense in self protection?Either way, the FBI has been flooded with record breaking numbers of requests for background checks from gun dealers Gun dealers are required to send these forms in to the FBI when customers purchase a firearm In some states citizens are not allowed to walk out of the store with a new weapon at time of sale, there is a several day waiting period READ MORE ]]>