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NRA convention gets underway; Sarah Palin and Ted Nugent on tap
HOUSTON -- The National Rifle Assn.’s annual convention begins in earnest Friday in Houston, with leaders who have spent the year defending the group in the wake of mass shootings emboldened by the recent defeat of federal gun control legislation...
Tags: Rick Perry, Tea Party Movement, Sarah Palin, Human Interest, Executive Branch
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Caren Besner: Some professors trying to force views on students
FAU Professor James Tracy offered his opinion on the recent events that occurred in Boston in the Sun Sentinel on April 24. The professor previously opined on the earlier happenings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. His comments cast...Tags: Teachers, Students, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Columbia University
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L.A. looks to ban possession of high-capacity gun magazines
This post has been corrected. See below for details.The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to draft a law prohibiting the possession of high-capacity ammunition magazines, sparking lawsuit threats from two gun rights organizations. On an 11-0 vote, the council called for an ordinance labeling the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lindsay Lohan, Paul Krekorian, Newspaper and Magazine, Periodicals
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Senate votes to overcome filibuster of gun bill
WASHINGTON – The Senate crossed the first of many hurdles Thursday in the drive to pass new gun legislation, with a bipartisan vote to begin what could be weeks of debate on the issue. By a 68-31 margin, senators moved to open formal consideration...
Tags: Chuck Schumer, Health and Safety at School, Joe Manchin III, Richard Blumenthal, Elections
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'Knife control' and gun laws: Readers weigh in
As I've noted before, in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in December, most Times readers who write letters on gun control favor strong action by Congress. But the coincidence this week of a mass knife attack in Texas and a...
Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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Allan Powell: Historic judgments need repeated
The sordid results of Senate voting on April 17 reflect clearly the loss of common sense and the courage to stand up to the political clout of the National Rifle Association. When the vote count became public, two thoughts came to mind. First was the word...Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Politics, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), The Washington Post
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Time to talk about guns
I grew up with guns in my house. There are guns in my house. I understand the sport of the shooting range and the sport of hunting. I understand the argument, while not finding it convincing, that guns in the home protect you. What I do not understand...Tags: Assault, Shootings
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Jerry Brown OKs funds to seize guns held illegally
SACRAMENTO — The state will send dozens of new agents into California neighborhoods this summer to confiscate nearly 40,000 handguns and assault rifles from people barred by law from owning firearms, officials said Wednesday. The plan received the...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Laws, Criminals, Executive Branch
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Gov. Brown OKs funds to confiscate guns from criminals, mentally ill
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at taking handguns and assault rifles away from 20,000 Californians who acquired them legally but have since been disqualified from ownership because of a criminal conviction or...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Laws, Criminals, Executive Branch, Politics
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Emmaus police: Rumor of high school shooting not credible
Emmaus police say recent rumors circulating about a planned shooting at the school were unsubstantiated and not credible. The police department issued a news release Tuesday afternoon saying that it investigated the rumors and determined they were just...
Tags: Emmaus, Students, Explosions, Teaching and Learning, Macungie
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Allentown plans door-replacement project to upgrade security
While other local schools have debated the merits of strip-searches and considered ways to prevent cars from driving through the front entrance, Allentown School District has devised a simple initiative for bolstering school security. Inspect the...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Students, Teaching and Learning, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Allentown
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NRA: No gun sales at Harrisburg outdoor show
(MCT) — You can look, but you can't buy. The National Rifle Association has announced that guns can be displayed, but not sold, at the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg next year. It was announced April 16 that the NRA would take over the...Tags: Gun Control, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Personal Weapon Control, Firearms, Politics
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