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Quinn pushes for ban on high-capacity ammunition
Some of Illinois' top Democrats joined parents of Connecticut school shooting victims Sunday to call for a state ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, a push made as lawmakers face a tight deadline on a contentious measure to legalize concealed carry. Gov. Pat Quinn, Senate President John Cullerton and state Sen. ...
Gun safety top priority at Gettysburg 150th
The document is 39 pages long. And this year it is going to contain some of the most important words read in Gettysburg — maybe not timeless, Gettysburg Address important. But important nonetheless. It is the Safety Standard Operating Procedures for the United States Volunteers, the must-have guide for thousands ...
Analysis: Recent California newspaper editorials
May 3 Los Angeles Times: "A level playing field for transgender students" Society is only beginning to understand transgender identity. For a young person who feels at odds with the physical gender that he or she sees in the mirror, there are major obstacles to be faced in the world ...
Father of Sandy Hook victim faces criminal charges
A man whose 6-year-old son was among those killed in the Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre was scheduled to appear in Connecticut Superior Court Wednesday on larceny and other charges. Neil Heslin, who has lobbied Congress and the Connecticut legislature for increased gun control in the wake of the shooting, ...
Gun control forces struggle to keep issue alive
Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch their votes and revive the rejected effort to expand background checks to more firearms buyers. With Congress back from a weeklong recess, the bottom line remains familiar: Advocates of ...
Protesters slam McConnell background check vote
Protesters demonstrated in front of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's hometown office Monday over his vote against a bill widely supported by the public that would have expanded background checks for gun sales. A group of about 30 people, mostly women, gathered in front of McConnell's Louisville offices and held ...
AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
Israeli warplanes renew strikes on Syria; official says target is Hezbollah-bound missiles BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around the Syrian capital Sunday, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian-made guided missiles believed to be on their way to ...
NRA, gun control advocates say fight far from over
Leaders of the National Rifle Association, an influential gun rights group, told members Saturday that the fight against gun control legislation is far from over, but they vowed that none in the organization will ever have to surrender their weapons. Proponents of gun control also asserted that they are in ...
NRA's new president has penchant for bold words
The incoming leader of the National Rifle Association has a long history with the powerful gun rights lobbying group and a penchant for bold statements that are sure to enflame an already explosive national debate over gun control spurred by last December's Connecticut school massacre. James Porter, an Alabama attorney ...
Obama: US, Latin America must strengthen economies
President Barack Obama came to Latin America eager to move the region's relationship with the U.S. beyond fighting drugs and organized crime, yet the pervasive problems still trailed him throughout his three-day trip to Mexico and Costa Rica. In the Costa Rican capital Friday, Obama defended his administration's efforts to ...
NRA official: 'Culture war' more than gun rights
The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning to its members they are engaged in a "culture war" that stretches beyond gun rights, further ramping up emotions surrounding the gun control debate. NRA First Vice President James Porter, a Birmingham, Ala., attorney who will assume ...
Palin: Leaders exploiting tragedy of shootings
Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin says recent mass shootings have prompted leaders in Washington, D.C., to exploit tragedy in order to limit the freedoms of law-abiding people. Palin spoke at the National Rifle Association's convention Friday afternoon in Houston. She said while she and others were saddened and ...
Fresh off victory, top US gun lobby has convention
The powerful U.S. gun lobby has spent much of the past year under siege, defending gun rights following mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut and fighting mounting pressure for stricter laws across the country. Now, after a major victory over President Barack Obama with the defeat of a gun control ...
Fresh off victory, NRA holds convention in Houston
The National Rifle Association has spent much of the past year under siege, ardently defending gun rights following mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut and fighting back against mounting pressure for stricter laws in Washington and state capitols across the country. Now, after winning a major victory over President Barack ...
A new front for gun background checks: the ballot
After struggling to sway both state and federal lawmakers, proponents of expanding background checks for gun sales are now exploring whether they will have more success by taking the issue directly to voters. While advocates generally prefer that new gun laws be passed through the legislative process, especially at the ...
Conn. senators plan to resurrect gun control bill
Connecticut's U.S. senators said Friday they believe there's still a chance to pass gun control legislation this year and hope to sway senators who were close to supporting the recently defeated background check bill. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, both Democrats, told reporters in Hartford that some of their ...
PROMISES, PROMISES: Tougher restrictions on guns
The issue: In recent years, America has had many scenes of mass shootings. The campus of Virginia Tech. A shopping center in Tucson, Ariz. A movie theater in Aurora, Colo. A temple in Oak Creek, Wis. None put gun control back on the national agenda in a serious way. Then ...
Groups push to allow college students to be armed
Joe Smith believes the 9mm handgun he carries is the reason he and his family are alive. Last September, a man threatened to kill Smith, his wife and their toddler in a mall parking lot. The man said he had a gun, so Smith, 24, drew his and immediately his ...
Ohio, Dayton-area lawmakers respond to Obama’s call for gun-law changes
In a sign of how emotional gun control has become, some Republican lawmakers Wednesday reacted cautiously to President Barack Obama’s call for a fresh ban on assault weapons and background checks for those wanting to buy a gun. In statements and interviews, a number of Ohio Republicans declined to reject ...
Executive orders and gun controls
Vice President Biden's statement to reporters on Wednesday that the Obama Administration might take action to restrict guns created a firestorm of criticism about the constitutional legitimacy of such moves, as the debate over gun controls continued to simmer on the front burner in Washington, D.C. "There are executive orders, ...
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