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District 34 State Rep. Abel Herrero joined a large bipartisan group of state legislators and other elected officials from all 50 states in signing an amicus curiae, or "friend of the court," brief supporting the National Rifle Association's position that the Second Amendment applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
Night on the ice: Mike Crum with the DeSoto chapter of Friends of the National Rifle Association (FNRA) is appealing to "all hunters, shooters and sports men/women" to support the chapter's tie-in when the Mississippi RiverKings host the Shreveport Mud Bugs on Dec. 12 at 7:05 at the DeSoto Civic Center. Tickets are $15 and if purchased from a FNRA committee comes with a raffle ticket attached ...
As Fox Valley gun-deer hunters hit the woods this weekend, some types of ammunition are in short supply. Meanwhile, in Madison, background checks for handguns are running nearly 36 percent above last year, suggesting a big increase in gun sales.
As Fox Valley gun-deer hunters hit the woods this weekend, some types of ammunition are in short supply.
The Barren County Alumni Association hosted the third annual Hall of Distinguished Alumni banquet on Saturday at Barren County High School. Seven Barren County graduates were honored with a dinner at Trojan Academy followed by an induction ceremony at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium.
The National Rifle Association is now pushing for laws against asking potential adoptive parents if they own a firearm. Watch the story I-poll question
It 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 ...
William “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.
A Des Moines T-shirt shop is being forced to change its name because of a mistake.
State Rep. Bill Mitchell, R-Forsyth, met with Logan County officials Thursday morning in the rotunda of the Logan County Courthouse to discuss his objection to a controversial Chicago gun law that’s being challenged by the National Rifle Association.
South Carolina shoppers will get a second chance to buy tax-free guns.
She 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.
CADILLAC - Not since Jack Toepp in 1978 has a state representative to Lansing come from Wexford County. Phil Potvin hopes to be the one to change that as he announced yesterday his intention to run for state representative of the 102nd District. Rep. Darwin Booher is term-limited from running again.
Osterville — Dorothyann Marie Irons Callahan passed away at her home in Osterville Nov. 2, 2009. Mrs. Callahan was born Dec. 7, 1929, in Newark, N.J. She grew up in Point Pleasant, N.J., and was active in sports and educational activities.
Clergy members oppose legislation; gun rights groups endorse it Some of Pennsylvania's clergy say a state house bill being considered will increase gun violence and deaths, while supporters contend the bill simply expands your right to self-defense.
NASHVILLE - Tennessee House of Representatives Speaker Kent Williams, R-Elizabethton, named Rep. Joe Carr, R-Lascassas, to the post of chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee, according to a news release from Williams' office.