State Rep. Curry Todd has not accepted a plea deal offered by prosecutors as of yet. Todd, who sponsored a bill to allow handgun permit holders to take their weapons inside establishments that serve alcohol, was arrested Oct. 11 in Nashville on drunken driving and gun charges.

As the Democratic Party struggles to find an electoral path which will enable it to avoid losing control of the House of Representatives in November, one surprising source of hope is the National Rifle Association.

Democrats started moving away from a strong anti-gun stance in the 90's when many in the party blamed the issue on massive political losses in Congress.

Democratic candidates in key states are embracing gun owners’ rights, winning favor from the National Rifle Association, a lobby that has long been the target of disdain from the party faithful.

Herb Titus, a lawyer for the far-right Gun Owners of America, is jubilant over last week’s Supreme Court decision in the case McDonald v. City of Chicago, finding that state and local regulation of gun ownership must comport with the Second Amendment right to bear arms. Titus cites the “totalitarian threat” posed by “Obamacare” and “what Sarah Palin said about death panels.” People need to be armed, he said, “because ultimately it may come to the point where it’s a life and death situation.”

The supreme court recently shot down a series of gun control laws as unconstitutional and other laws may get shot down in the same way

n a stunning act of craven appeasement to the gun lobby, the House Democratic leadership has unveiled a new version of the DISCLOSE Act, originally designed to blunt the worst effects of the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling allowing unlimited independent spending by corporations in political campaigns.

The NRA is getting exemptions on the regulations that are being applied to every other special interest group.

Democrats on Monday touted a major breakthrough in campaign finance reform legislation that could drastically alter the shape and course of the 2010 elections. But in the process of securing the necessary concessions, the party confirmed the widespread assumption that special interests can literally write legislation if they have enough clout.

A slideshow of some pictures of some oddly placed guns.

Which way does Kagan fall?

The NRA is saying that terror watch suspects being able to buy guns is protected and the the idea is being used to create fear amongst the public.

Protesters bearing unloaded guns march just south of Washington D.C. claiming they will not tolerate any more gun control legislation.

Gun control advocates push for restricting gun sales to certain groups.

The article slams the NRA and Republican party for irresponsible firearm policies.

Media Matters exposes Alan Gottlieb, the founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, who appeared on cable news to discuss President Obama's plans to "take away everybody's guns." Gottlieb's arguments are debunked one by one. The author concludes by stating that "when someone is willing to distort basic facts and utter transparent lies, they should not be afforded the platform of a credible advocate to debate issues on national television".