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Don't Let the Assault Weapons Ban Expire

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence / Million Mom March

The extremism of the National Rifle Association

The ban has reduced assault weapons use and murder rates

President Reagan supported the ban on assault weapons

Police organizations support the ban -- Bush is blocking it

Terrorists acquire assault weapons in U.S.

Al Qaeda training manual: Buy AK-47s in the U.S.

Ad in Tuesday's New York Times and Washington Post: Four Presidents helped pass the ban -- Bush is blocking it


Recent News Stories

New York Times: Clock Ticks on Extension of Gun Ban

The Hill (Washington, DC): Gun Makers Get Ready for Big Demand

NOW with Bill Moyers: Guns and Terror


Newspaper Editorials

Newspaper editorials nationwide support the ban

Detroit News: GOP Too Timid to Confront Gun Lobby

Miami Herald: Congress Should Extend Ban on Assault Weapons

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Extend the Ban

Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch: Extend the Ban; Bush Should Back Up His Words with Action on Assault Weapons

Dallas Morning News: Congress Shouldn't Let This Measure Expire

New York Times: Guns and the Gipper

New York Times: Who Needs Assault Weapons? by Nicholas Kristof
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