Gun, ammunition sales up after Barack Obama elected to White House
The Appleton Post-Crescent - 2 hours 55 minutes agoAs Fox Valley gun-deer hunters hit the woods this weekend, some types of ammunition are in short supply.
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Midday shooting in central Paris kills 1, wounds 2
KJCT 8 Grand Junction - Fri Nov 20, 9:50 am ETPARIS (AP) - Police say a man with an automatic rifle opened fire on a car near a Paris train station, killing one man and wounding two others. Friday's shooting took place near the Gare du Nord train station, hub for trains to London and other international destinations.
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Fight to protect California condors from lead ammunition moves to Arizona
Scientific American - Fri Nov 20, 5:18 pm ETIt has been 22 years since the last 22 California condors ( Gymnogyps californianus ) were collected from the wild and placed in captive breeding programs. The species, which nearly went extinct due to habitat loss, poaching, DDT and lead poisoning, has since rebounded to 332 birds, according to counts maintained by the Zoological Society of San Diego . But despite that conservation success ...
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Home builder seeking GOP nomination in 49th state Senate District
The State Journal-Register - Sat Nov 21, 12:44 am ETWilliam “Sam” McCann, a Carlinville construction company owner, says he’s running for the Illinois Senate because state government and its tax structure are causing businesses to leave Illinois.
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Court uploads guns in bars
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Sat Nov 21, 12:03 am ETA judge's ruling that strikes down Tennessee's so-called guns-in-bars law won't bother some local restaurateurs.
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Iowa Shirt Shop Forced To Change Name
KCCI 8 Des Moines - Fri Nov 20, 9:34 pm ETA Des Moines T-shirt shop is being forced to change its name because of a mistake.
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GOP Hopefuls Share Views On Gov’s Race
The Memphis Daily News - Sat Nov 21, 1:13 am ETThe four major contenders for the Republican nomination for governor have been sharing the same stage a lot since the 2010 race came to life in Januar....
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Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Call on President Obama to Use Executive Authority to Ban Import of Armor ...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 19, 1:59 pm ETWASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a letter sent today to the White House, America's six national gun violence prevention (GVP) organizations -- the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Violence Policy Center, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Freedom States Alliance, Legal Community Against Violence, and States United to Prevent Gun Violence - -as well as 21 state and regional ...
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Friday Round-up
SCOTUSblog - Fri Nov 20, 10:52 am ETAt the WSJ Law Blog this morning, Ashby Jones previews McDonald v. City of Chicago, in which the Court will examine the constitutionality of a Chicago gun-control ordinance and, more generally, the Second Amendment’s applicability to the states. The petitioners, in a brief filed this week, rely on the Fourteenth Amendment’s Privileges or Immunities clause [...]
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SC offering shoppers tax-free weekend on guns
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Nov 19, 11:17 am ETSouth Carolina shoppers will get a second chance to buy tax-free guns. The state Revenue Department sent out a reminder Wednesday of the upcoming "Second Amendment Weekend." The 48-hour tax break begins just after midnight the Friday after Thanksgiving.
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Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q/A)
Guru Focus - Fri Nov 20, 7:44 pm ETBy 10qk. Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. ( CVGI ) filed Amended Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-06-30. Read more » »
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Chancellor declares guns in bars unconstitutional
Nashville City Paper - Fri Nov 20, 2:08 pm ETBonnyman accepts plaintiff’s argument that new law is too vague More
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Stu Bykofsky: Your home, your castle ... so why hesitate shooting an intruder? Good question.
Philadelphia Daily News - Thu Nov 19, 4:45 am ET"GUN NUTS" and "gun-hating zealots" will be taking aim at each other before the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee today in Harrisburg (check your weapons at the door, please.)
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Ellie leaves with a big smile
Merced County Times - Fri Nov 20, 3:29 pm ETShe did it Ellie's way. That's probably why outgoing Mayor Ellie Wooten will be remembered as one of Merced''s most popular and outspoken leaders in history.
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Gun proposal would defy feds
The Salt Lake Tribune - Wed Nov 18, 8:40 pm ETThe federal government has no right to regulate guns made, sold and used within Utah, state lawmakers at a committee hearing decided Wednesday. The Legislature's Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Interim Committee advanced a bill that its sponsor, Sen.
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The Legal Landscape: Gun-control bills in Maine face tough challenges
Bangor Daily News - Wed Nov 18, 8:12 pm ETAUGUSTA, Maine -- Earlier this year, freshman legislator Rep. Anna Blodgett waded into a perpetual brawl with what she thought was a common-sense bill to make it harder for criminals to buy guns.
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Inside Gun Shows: Frightening New Investigation Into Illegal Guns Sales
Thu Oct 8, 2:00 am EDTAlterNet - By Digby - Oct. 08 (News Report) - it's still necessary ...
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Ammo Companies Can't Keep Up With Demand
Wed Sep 23, 2:00 am EDTAssociated Press - Sep. 23 (News Report) - Shooting ranges, gun ...
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The Politics of the Jackboot
Thu Aug 20, 2:00 am EDTTruthDig - By E.J. Dionne - Aug. 20 (Opinion) - Try a thought experiment: ...
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Threat Assessment: When Protesters Bring Guns to Health-Care Town Halls
Wed Aug 19, 2:00 am EDTAssociated Press - By Mark Thompson - Aug. 19 (News Analysis) - ...
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