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As Local Mayors Push For Gun Law Reform, Not Everyone On Board 15 Nov 2009 05:34 GMT
... PM ET As Local Mayors Push For Gun Law Reform, Not Everyone On Board Mayors ... belong to this group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, an organization spearheaded by New York City Mayor ... John Brinson, Co-Chairman of the Eastern Pennsylvania Firearms Coalition. JOHN BRINSON - CO-CHAIRMAN, EASTERN PA ...
Kids, Road Rage, Gun Laws, Union Conservationists, and More 19 Nov 2009 14:16 GMT
... Kids, Road Rage, Gun Laws, Union Conservationists, and More Follow up news on ... about an attempt to reauthorize the Assault Weapons Ban, but so far, I'm winning. Congress ... not passed or even voted on any gun law, except one that I support, as do ...
Reader's Viewpoint: Chief is trying to put Phila in compliance with state law 17 Nov 2009 05:50 GMT
... Reader's Viewpoint: Chief is trying to put Phila ... trying to put Phila in compliance with state law Posted Nov 17, 2009 @ 12:11 AM To ... those individuals protesting the right of concealed weapons permit holders in Tuscora Park and other ...
BREAKING NEWS: Judge shoots down gun law 20 Nov 2009 19:58 GMT
... BREAKING NEWS: Judge shoots down gun law NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Nashville judge finds new state law allowing guns in bars unconstitutional due to vagueness. I don't see how this ruling will stand. ...
Schumer blames gun law in Ft. Hood... 15 Nov 2009 19:14 GMT
... Schumer blames gun law in Ft. Hood shooting Sen. Charles Schumer ... Charles Schumer says a hole in federal gun laws allowed the man charged with a shooting ...

Schumer blames gun law in Ft. Hood shooting 15 Nov 2009 19:52 GMT
... Schumer blames gun law in Ft. Hood shooting Sen. Charles Schumer ... Charles Schumer says a hole in federal gun laws allowed the man charged with a shooting ...
Group Pushes for Tougher Gun Laws 19 Nov 2009 16:32 GMT
... More than 50 rabbis from across the state, representing ... on to an interfaith initiative to reduce gun violence in the Keystone state. The effort ... a Philadelphia-based group working to enact stricter gun laws. The group's faith-based outreach coordinator, Burt Siegel, ...
Schumer: Gun laws lacking with Fort Hood suspect 15 Nov 2009 17:51 GMT
... ) - Sen. Charles Schumer says a hole in federal gun laws allowed the man charged with a shooting rampage in Fort Hood, Texas to purchase ...
Loose gun laws mean more kids killed 21 Nov 2009 19:24 GMT
... The report, based on the most recent data from ... industrialized countries without common sense controls on gun sales. We regulate toy guns, but not ... is also imperative that the federal assault weapons ban be reinstituted. According to the Brady ...
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 ... stated, "The department is currently reviewing existing gun laws to determine how best to combat gun violence ...

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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 ... stated, "The department is currently reviewing existing gun laws to determine how best to combat gun violence ...
Mo. court upholds ban on drunken gun possession 17 Nov 2009 23:17 GMT
... on Tuesday upheld a state law barring intoxicated people from having guns. The ... southeast man found unconscious with a loaded gun in 2006. , of Benton, was found ...
Mo. Supreme Court upholds ban on gun possession by intoxicated people 18 Nov 2009 01:30 GMT
... Mo. Supreme Court upholds ban on gun possession by intoxicated people Tuesday, November 17, ... Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a state law barring intoxicated people from having guns. The ...
Obama changes course on assault weapons 16 Nov 2009 14:54 GMT
... Attorney General Eric Holder is retreating on his ... in no rush to reinstate the assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004. In response ... stated, “The department is currently reviewing existing gun laws to determine how best to combat gun violence ...
N.J. task force seeks exceptions to gun law 14 Nov 2009 09:05 GMT
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HIS VIEW: Gun laws only disarm the good guys 14 Nov 2009 07:15 GMT
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The Legal Landscape: Gun-control bills in Maine face tough challenges 19 Nov 2009 10:07 GMT
... not the easiest place to get new gun laws enacted. “Maine is a state that has ... arms “shall never be questioned.” A 20-year-old state law also prohibits municipalities from enacting tougher gun ... one of the nation’s leading advocates for gun law reform. A major reason for the low ...
Guns in Maine 14 Nov 2009 05:11 GMT
... There is no way to determine the exact number ... faculty or visitors — can store their weapons at the public safety headquarters and have ... illegal activities including drug dealing. “Maine’s lax gun laws are attracting drug dealers to come here, sell ...
Gun trafficking a growing issue in Maine 18 Nov 2009 11:13 GMT
... Katrina Wickett was 23 in the summer of ... man smuggled the guns into Canada where gun laws are very strict. One gun later was used ... Today reported that as the demand for weapons in Mexico has increased, according to the ...
Pistols, Tasers, assault rifles sell fast at US show 22 Nov 2009 08:56 GMT
... CHANTILLY, Virginia (AFP) – Recession-stoked fears of rising ... Virginia, a conservative state with rather liberal gun laws. Several hundred people thronged the gun show in ... the state. He hopes to sell 500 weapons at the gun show this weekend. Elliott ...

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Bob Kemp Obama administration criminalizes gun ownership 16 Nov 2009 10:15 GMT
... November 16, 2009 Obama administration criminalizes gun ownership ... this issue and some may think the state laws would trump the federal laws, but this ... the U.S. Constitution, federal law always trumps state law when the two laws are in conflict ...
'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 ... regulation wins in any conflict with a state law. Many states have laws that protect the ... has expressed a desire to ban "assault" weapons, has seen a plan to require handgun ...
'Gap' lets abusers possess weapons 15 Nov 2009 10:30 GMT
... Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has tried for years ... victims of domestic violence. They say a state law is making it hard for some victims ... war veteran, could have taken advantage of gun laws and used one to protect herself from ...
Law aims at gun-related domestic violence 18 Nov 2009 11:13 GMT
... Horace W. Salley III is one of the reasons ... often had been abused and-or threatened with weapons for years. There were 31 homicides in ... be done about a particular individual, but state law doesn’t fit,” he said. “Sometimes, federal law does.” ...
Mitchell joins fight over Chicago gun ban 20 Nov 2009 22:40 GMT
... Mitchell joins fight over Chicago gun ban Fri Nov 20, 2009, 01:00 PM ... discuss his objection to a controversial Chicago gun law that's being challenged by the National Rifle ... to them.” Mitchell said Chicago's ban on handguns could set a precedent for downstate counties, ...