Survivors of Tucson shooting spree push mandatory background checks

Tucson shooting spree survivors push background checks for all gun buyers

Fitz Blog: Immigration nation

Bulletin:A bipartisan group of senators, including Senator john McCain, the human pretzel, has agreed on a proposal to secure the border,secure reelection,secure the Latino vote,grant legal status to illegal immigrants and hire back their housekeepers, nannies and former lovers.

200 guns traded at Tucson buyback, 30 more sold in counter effort

About 200 guns were turned over in exchange for grocery store gift cards at this morning’s gun buyback event.

Democratic National Conventions: A look back

Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and and his running mate, Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, with their wives shown on the podium at the Democratic Convention in Chicago following their nomination for president and vice president Aug. 29, 1968. (AP Photo)

Democratic National Conventions: A look back

Barbara Jordan (D-Tex. Rep.), right, with Jummy Carter shown at the Democratic National Convention in New York's Madison Square Garden where she gave a speech, July 12, 1976. (AP Photo)

Democratic National Conventions: A look back

Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale, left, and his wife Joan Mondale acknowledge the cheers of the Democratic National Convention after their nomination vote, Wednesday, July 19, 1984, San Francisco, Calif. (AP Photo)

Democratic National Conventions: A look back

Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, one of the keynote speakers at opening of the Democratic National Convention, responds to greetings on floor of Madison Square Garden, Monday, July 12, 1976, New York. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty)

Democratic National Conventions: A look back

Vice President Walter Mondale, right, and his wife Joan Mondale wave to the Democratic Convention where he accepted his partys nomination for Vice President, Thursday, Aug. 14, 1980, New York. (AP Photo)

Democratic National Conventions: A look back

Sen. John F. Kennedy makes his way through a crowd of supporters and journalists as he arrives in Los Angeles, July 9, 1960 for the Democratic National Convention. (AP Photo)

Democratic National Conventions: A look back

Here is a characteristic pose of Sen. Alben Barkley, of Kentucky, who last night sounded a ringing praise for The New Deal and a scorching denunciation of Republican policies in his keynote address to the Democratic National Convention, June 24, 1936, Philadelphia, Pa. (AP Photo/GRS)

Democratic National Conventions: A look back

Sen. Alben Barkley, of Kentucky, right, waves to cheering delegates as he appears on speakers rostrum to deliver keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, July 12, 1948, Philadelphia, Pa. The man on the left is unidentified. (AP Photo)

Democratic National Conventions: A look back

Sen. John F. Kennedy with Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, during the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, Calif ., July 1960. (AP Photo)

Republican National Conventions: A look back

Sen. Robert Dole addresses the GOP Convention in Kansas City Thursday, August 19, 1976 after he was nominated as the party's vice Presidential candidate. (AP Photo)

Republican National Conventions: A look back

Transportation secretary Elizabeth Dole and her husband, Sen. Robert Dole, R-Kan., acknowledge the applause of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, August 21, 1984 in Dallas. The two spoke to the convention separately. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi)

Republican National Conventions: A look back

Sen. John McCain of Arizona makes a point during his address to the Republican National Convention Monday, August 16, 1988 in New Orleans. Monday was the opening day of the convention at the Superdome. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)