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Texas Gov. Rick Perry tours Connecticut gun factories seeking jobs
Six months after a lone gunman invaded a Connecticut elementary school and shot 20 children and six adults to death, the massacre in Newtown remains the symbol most often used by gun control advocates to push for tougher laws. But for some, like Texas...
Tags: Connecticut Economic Development, Samuel Colt, Dennis Daugaard, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice
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Northbrook officials urged to pas gun ban
Northbrook trustees have been asked to provide free gun locks for residents and to pass an ordinance banning assault weapons. Resident Johannah Hebl, who has been advocating for local gun control since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in...
Tags: Assault, Politics, Pat Quinn, Firearms, Executive Branch
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Letters: Newtown's sad legacy
Re "Newtown marks 6 months of grief," June 15 On the six-month anniversary of the shootings in Newtown, Conn., I went with my family to a demonstration, where we held pictures of the young victims from Sandy Hook Elementary School. Lots of passing...
Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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Newtown marks six-month anniversary of school shooting
People in Newtown, Conn., and around the country paused Friday to remember the tragic shooting rampage that took place at an elementary school six months ago to the day. While Newtown Public Schools officials planned no memorials or other events to mark...
Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, National Rifle Association of America, Adam Lanza, Shootings
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Rifle used in Santa Monica College shooting may have been altered
The rifle a gunman used to kill five people during a rampage in Santa Monica last week appears to have been modified accommodate large-capacity magazines. During the assault, John Zawahri, 23, had 40 magazines capable of holding 30 rounds each,...
Tags: Firearms, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Shootings
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Toomey test article
Call Washington BureauOn the eve of the six-month anniversary of the Sandy Hook murders, Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey issued a statement reaffirming his support for expanding background checks on firearms sales and said he hopes the Senate can find the votes to make...Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, U.S. Senate, Democratic Party, Joe Manchin III, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013)
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Highland Park father advocates security to protect schools
Robert Bernat of Highland Park says the scourge of mass school shootings requires immediate action. The solution, he says, includes slowing down anybody who tries to get into a school building, posting armed personnel on campuses and speeding up the...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Firearms, The Wall Street Journal
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Santa Monica shooter's rifle appears to have been pieced together
The semiautomatic weapon used in the Santa Monica shooting rampage appears to have been put together from various parts, possibly in an attempt to circumvent the state's restrictions on such guns, law enforcement sources said Wednesday. While certain...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, University of California, Los Angeles
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Newtown families push for gun control, go back to Congress
WASHINGTON — Although the drive for tougher gun controls has faded into the background, families of victims in the Newtown school shooting returned to the Capitol on Wednesday to show they are not giving up. Advocacy groups on both sides of the...
Tags: Lobbying, Patrick J. Toomey, Jeffrey Chiesa, Joe Manchin III, Chris Christie
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Rifle in Santa Monica shooting was pieced together, sources say
The semiautomatic weapon used in the Santa Monica shooting rampage appears to have been put together from various parts, possibly in an attempt to circumvent the state’s restrictions on such guns, law enforcement sources said Wednesday. Although...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Laws
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Why we can blame the gun for violence
The letter to the editor, "Don't blame the gun," implies that the shooter is not blamed, whereas he or she most definitely should be. It also implies that explosives are legally owned and operated by the public at large; they are not. Their use is very...Tags: Lobbying, Politics, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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Voice of the People: Corporations must pay fair share
I was outraged after recently hearing of Apple avoiding $9 billion in U.S. taxes by hiding its money overseas in a tax haven in Ireland. Even though Congress recently held hearings about Apple's tax transgressions, many other companies continue to avoid...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Hurricane Sandy (2012), Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, Sports
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