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Schiff should look at causes of violence
I hope that Rep. Adam Schiff has as much enthusiasm for identifying dangerous mentally ill people and addressing the extreme violence in TV, movies and video games as he does for jumping on the ineffective gun control issue. Gun control fanatics point...Tags: Quentin Tarantino, Adam Schiff, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Politics
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Schiff: America has hit a 'tipping point' on gun violence
As the students and teachers involved in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary returned to school this week, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) begins serving on a congressional task force set up to address gun violence and propose potential gun-reform...
Tags: Firearms, Adam Schiff, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hunting, U.S. Congress
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Illinois House introduces less restrictive gun bill
— An Illinois House version of legislation to allow people to carry concealed weapons that emerged Wednesday would not let Chicago have its own set of rules and could make it easier to get a permit. The latest proposal is an attempt to address...Tags: Kwame Raoul, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chicago Police Department, Weaponry, Brandon W. Phelps
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Voice of the People, May. 23
Realistic cycling This is in response to "Impact of natural laws felt after daughter's bike crash; Mayor's proposal to improve road safety sensible, but cyclists are always vulnerable" (News, May 13). There is a reason why pedestrians and cars are...Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Politics, Jim Edgar, Business
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IRS foul-up shows how bad laws breed good scandals
Much to my surprise, I find myself sympathizing with the Internal Revenue Service. Tenderness toward that agency isn't my default position. I'm a British expat living in the United States, with retirement savings locked up in Britain and other cross-...Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Pension and Welfare, Internal Revenue Service, Physical Fitness and Exercise, U.S. Congress
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Can Fort Lauderdale compel background checks at gun show?
A showdown is brewing between Fort Lauderdale and the Ohio-based company that has long held gun shows at the city-owned War Memorial Auditorium. The city has clamped down on the arms-bazaar excesses of the show, and a lawyer for Suncoast Gun Shows say...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Government, Father's Day, Fort Lauderdale, Politics
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NRA draws wrong conclusions from Boston
In the days and weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings, the National Rifle Association has repeatedly stated that many Bostonians who did not possess guns probably wished that they had them in their homes during the tense "shelter in place" manhunt....Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Crime, Law and Justice
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Beretta has no plans to leave, yet
The Baltimore SunDespite Beretta's threats that the company would leave Maryland if new gun laws were passed and signed by Gov. Martin O'Malley, Beretta USA has no current plans to abandon its headquarters in Prince George's County. In a statement sent to The Baltimore...Tags: Firearms, Prince George's County, Newspaper and Magazine, Judges, Lawyers
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Sandy Hook parents help Illinois high-capacity magazine ban
— Grieving parents of children killed at a Connecticut elementary school gave haunting testimony about their lost sons Monday as they tried to persuade the Illinois Senate to approve a ban on the sale of high-capacity gun magazines in Illinois....
Tags: Firearms, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newspaper and Magazine, Parties and Movements, Illinois General Assembly
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott should be fired up to sign this reasonable gun bill
It's not often a Florida governor gets caught in the crossfire between gun enthusiasts and the National Rifle Association. Unfortunately, that's where Gov. Rick Scott finds himself, thanks to a reasonable gun-control bill awaiting his signature. HB 1355...
Tags: Executive Branch, Firearms, FBI, Politics, Rick Scott
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Sneak peek: Ads supporting gun law set to air this week
The Baltimore SunA hunter, a mother and a minister are featured in new advertisements touting Maryland's new gun law, which was signed last week and represents one of the nation's most sweeping pieces of gun-control legislation passed this year. The ads, released in...Tags: Firearms, Newspaper and Magazine, U.S. Congress, Judges, Lawyers
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Newtown parents join Quinn to call for ban on high-capacity ammo magazines
Tribune reporterThe grieving mother of a 6-year-old killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School joined Illinois Democrats on Sunday in calling for a statewide ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. Nicole Hockley choked up when discussing the December...Tags: Executive Branch, Pat Quinn, Newspaper and Magazine, Illinois Governor, Politics
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