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Five-seveN is a weapon of mass destruction 23 Nov 2009 06:30 GMT
... The Army isn't saying what weapon Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the ... good as anyone's and this effort to ban assault rifles makes no sense. In 1776 the assault weapon was a smooth-bore musket, in the Civil ...
Weapon, ammo demand slows 22 Nov 2009 08:14 GMT
... high-powered rifles, some of which could be affected if Obama were to reimpose an assault weapons ban. The background-check numbers (which don't include sales by unlicensed individuals) reflect that change. Last month, ...
U.S.-Mexico task force seeks renewed ban on assault weapons: Group also wants overhaul of Mexican border agencies 22 Nov 2009 01:50 GMT
... issues will call Friday on the Obama administration and Congress to reinstate an expired ban on assault weapons and for Mexico to overhaul its frontier police and customs agencies to mirror the ...
Loose gun laws mean more kids killed 21 Nov 2009 19:24 GMT
... 1.6 million illegal buyers being denied guns. It is also imperative that the federal assault weapons ban be reinstituted. According to the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, the ban reduced the ...
Background Notes : Sudan (11/09) 20 Nov 2009 17:19 GMT
... north and south. All political parties were banned following the June 30, 1989 military coup. ... the Sudan and include most of the urban centers. Most of the 22 million Sudanese who ... fighter aircraft, mobile artillery pieces, and light assault weapons. Sudan now receives most of its military ...

Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Call on President Obama to Use Executive Authority to Ban Import of Armor-Piercing Pistol Used in Fort Hood Attack 19 Nov 2009 19:56 GMT
... President Obama to Use Executive Authority to Ban Import of Armor-Piercing Pistol Used in Fort Hood ... handguns, 'Street Sweeper' shotguns, and many foreign-made assault weapons. The FN Five-seveN handgun is clearly the ... the Internet identifies several sources for supposedly banned ammunition." Noting that when "the Five-seveN's availability ...
Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Call on President Obama to Use Executive Authority to Ban Impo 19 Nov 2009 19:34 GMT
... President Obama to Use Executive Authority to Ban Import of Armor-Piercing Pistol Used in Fort Hood ... handguns, 'Street Sweeper' shotguns, and many foreign-made assault weapons. The FN Five-seveN handgun is clearly the ... the Internet identifies several sources for supposedly banned ammunition." Noting that when "the Five-seveN's availability ...
Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Call on President Obama to Use Executive Authority to Ban Import of Armor-Piercing 19 Nov 2009 19:32 GMT
... President Obama to Use Executive Authority to Ban Import of Armor-Piercing Pistol Used in Fort Hood ... handguns, 'Street Sweeper' shotguns, and many foreign-made assault weapons. The FN Five-seveN handgun is clearly the ... the Internet identifies several sources for supposedly banned ammunition." Noting that when "the Five-seveN's availability ...
Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Call on President Obama to Use Executive Authority to Ban Import of Armor-Piercing Pistol Used in Fort Hood Attack (PRN) 19 Nov 2009 19:14 GMT
... handguns, 'Street Sweeper' shotguns, and many foreign-made assault weapons. The FN Five-seveN handgun is clearly ... the Internet identifies several sources for supposedly banned ammunition." Noting that when "the Five-seveN's availability ...
'By fiat could outlaw firearms in workplaces, parking lots across America' 19 Nov 2009 14:52 GMT
... "When the toll of preventable and pointless deaths or injuries ... Now it [sic] is dirty, deadly, and banned." Codrea asked: "Does anyone doubt that Michaels ... attorney general, Eric Holder, supported Washington, D.C.'s ban on handguns before it was overturned by the ...

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'Anti-gunner' OSHA pick advances without questions 19 Nov 2009 14:52 GMT
... "When the toll of preventable and pointless deaths or injuries ... Now it [sic] is dirty, deadly, and banned." Codrea asked: "Does anyone doubt that Michaels ... attorney general, Eric Holder, supported Washington, D.C.'s ban on handguns before it was overturned by the ...
Kids, Road Rage, Gun Laws, Union Conservationists, and More 19 Nov 2009 14:16 GMT
... a pronouncement from Attorney General Eric Holder's office about an attempt to reauthorize the Assault Weapons Ban, but so far, I'm winning. Congress has not passed or even voted on any gun ...
The Legal Landscape: Gun-control bills in Maine face tough challenges 19 Nov 2009 10:07 GMT
... for allowing the purchase of “military-style” semiautomatic assault weapons and for prohibiting local gun regulations. Former ... Justice Committee, sponsored or co-sponsored bills to ban military-style assault weapons, to require waiting periods on ...
The Legal Landscape 19 Nov 2009 02:30 GMT
... for allowing the purchase of “military-style” semiautomatic assault weapons and for prohibiting local gun regulations. Former ... Justice Committee, sponsored or co-sponsored bills to ban military-style assault weapons, to require waiting periods on ...
Why should California gun owners care about Meg Whitman? 18 Nov 2009 14:38 GMT
... Los Angeles Gun Rights Examiner John Longenecker wrote a column ... Whitman said she...believes tough gun laws like assault weapon bans and handgun control are appropriate for California. ...
Bush aide urges weapons ban to slow Mexican drug war 17 Nov 2009 12:10 GMT
... of U.S. Customs and Border Protection called Monday for the U.S. to reinstitute the ban on assault weapons and take other measures to rein in the war between Mexico and its drug ...
Nickels reflects on successes, failures as Seattle mayor 17 Nov 2009 00:55 GMT
... SEATTLE – In his first TV interview since the ... that people have." The city passed a ban on guns on city-owned property where children ... Halloween night. He was shot with an assault weapon. Why do we have assault weapons? No ...
CNN Again Touts Apparent Rise in Militia Activity 16 Nov 2009 20:33 GMT
... has indicated just recently that he’s not even going to go back to the assault weapons ban that was enacted during the Clinton administration.” Actually, Attorney General Eric Holder expressing the Obama ...
Drugs, violence and national security law: an attendee's report 16 Nov 2009 19:12 GMT
... certainly excessively high and the U.S. must hence take measures to stem the flow (assault weapons bans, etc). But that's for another discussion. So, at what point to you stop sharing basic ...
Holder dials back his commitment to pushing ban on assault weapons 16 Nov 2009 19:10 GMT
... Holder dials back his commitment to pushing ban on assault weapons Attorney General Eric Holder is retreating on his commitment to pursue a controversial gun-control ...

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Obama changes course on assault weapons 16 Nov 2009 14:54 GMT
... in writing, clearly indicate the Obama administration is in no rush to reinstate the assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004. In response to written questions from Senate Judiciary Committee members, Holder ...
Let's fight police corruption in Mexico 16 Nov 2009 05:30 GMT
... "Task force seeks ban on assault weapons": It would be great if the United States reinstituted a ban on ...
Holder dials back his commitment to pushing assault weapons ban 15 Nov 2009 21:10 GMT
... Holder dials back his commitment to pushing assault weapons ban Attorney General Eric Holder is retreating on his commitment to pursue a controversial gun-control measure. ...
Assault weapon ownership raises debate 14 Nov 2009 05:11 GMT
... guns often revolves around the ownership of “assault weapons,” which were banned for 10 years beginning in 1994. The ... the National Shooting Sports Association, the legislative ban targeted semiautomatic firearms that could accept a detachable ...
Guns in Maine 14 Nov 2009 05:11 GMT
... whether a municipality has the right to ban guns, a ruling with major implications that could ... guns often revolves around the ownership of “assault weapons,” which were banned for 10 years beginning in 1994. The ...