Pretty much all you need to know about the defeat of the much-discussed “compromise” amendment from Senators Manchin and Toomey. Here’s a full list of “defectors” from both sides:
Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last several hours, you’ve heard about the bombs that went off (raw footage here) near the finish line of the Boston Marathon today. Two have been confirmed dead – including an 8 year old (reportedly), over 100 injured – some severely (lost limbs, per reports). Another bomb was found later but defused, and fire at JFK library was unrelated to the marathon attacks.
He had multiple opponents in the primary, but because he didn’t make it to 50%, Sanford will face a runoff next month:
One of the arguments gun control advocates have made in the wake of the massacre at the Sandy Hook elementary school is that an armed defender would do no good, perhaps be even more dangerous to children and staff than simply hiding, or… something. (1)
