Us Gun Control Activists

A 51-year-old man from Iowa was shot by his own dog while playing with the pet in his home, local media reported Friday. "Only in America can you get shot by your dog," said Shannon Watts, a prominent gun control activist.

A US congressman said he pulled out a loaded Smith & Wesson pistol during a meeting with gun control activists Friday in a bid to prove that firearms are not responsible for violence.

US gun control activists called for expanded background checks for firearms purchasers and for a ban on sales to people on federal watch lists today, in a protest marking the third anniversary of the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.

Thousands of gun advocates gathered peacefully Saturday at state capitals around the U.S. to rally against stricter limits on firearms, with demonstrators carrying rifles and pistols in some places while those elsewhere settled for waving hand-scrawled signs or screaming themselves hoarse.

A 51-year-old man from Iowa was shot by his own dog while playing with the pet in his home, local media reported Friday. "Only in America can you get shot by your dog," said Shannon Watts, a prominent gun control activist.

A US congressman said he pulled out a loaded Smith & Wesson pistol during a meeting with gun control activists Friday in a bid to prove that firearms are not responsible for violence.

US gun control activists called for expanded background checks for firearms purchasers and for a ban on sales to people on federal watch lists today, in a protest marking the third anniversary of the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.

Thousands of gun advocates gathered peacefully Saturday at state capitals around the U.S. to rally against stricter limits on firearms, with demonstrators carrying rifles and pistols in some places while those elsewhere settled for waving hand-scrawled signs or screaming themselves hoarse.