Jim Tomes

Indiana State Senate

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Republican State Senator in Indiana, NRA member and co-founder of the 2nd Amendment Patriot Group, a grassroots initiative in Indiana 

Jim Tomes on KCRW

A mystery to people from other countries, America's gun culture is as old as the Revolution, enshrined in the Bill of Rights, perpetuated by the Civil War and mythologized as "how the…

American History and the Politics of Gun Control

A mystery to people from other countries, America's gun culture is as old as the Revolution, enshrined in the Bill of Rights, perpetuated by the Civil War and mythologized as "how the…

from To the Point

The slaughter of children in Newtown, Connecticut has infused new energy into the gun control movement.  Will a new strategy sound like good politics to some Republicans?  Will there…

Will the Newtown Massacre be the “Tipping Point” for Gun Control?

The slaughter of children in Newtown, Connecticut has infused new energy into the gun control movement.  Will a new strategy sound like good politics to some Republicans?  Will there…

from Which Way, L.A.?

The slaughter of children in Newtown, Connecticut has infused new energy into the gun control movement.  Will a new strategy sound like good politics to some Republicans?  Will there…

Will the Newtown Massacre be the “Tipping Point” for Gun Control?

The slaughter of children in Newtown, Connecticut has infused new energy into the gun control movement.  Will a new strategy sound like good politics to some Republicans?  Will there…

from To the Point

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