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Arizona law bans destroying guns purchased in buyback programs
This post has been corrected. See the note below.TUCSON — City- or county-sponsored gun buybacks — often used in larger cities to entice people to give up their handguns — have become effectively pointless in Arizona with legislation signed by Gov. Jan Brewer. The bill prohibits...Tags: Jared Lee Loughner, National Rifle Association of America, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. House of Representatives, Safeway Inc.
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Giffords accepts Kennedy 'Profile in Courage' award
Courage comes in many guises. In Boston on Sunday, Gabrielle Giffords was praised for having the courage just to carry on. "It’s been a hard two years for me, but I want to make the world a better place," said Giffords in receiving the 2013...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), John F. Kennedy, Google Inc., U.S. Senate
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Gabrielle Giffords challenges U.S. Congress to find courage on guns
ReutersBy Aaron Pressman BOSTON, May 5 (Reuters) - Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Sunday, asking the U.S. Congress to act more courageously on the issue of gun control. "We all have...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Barack Obama, Lobbying, Shootings
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Taggants: Still a better way to track a bomber
A number of commenters on the online version of our April 28 Op-Ed, "A better way to track a bomber," argue against the use of taggants to trace explosives because the suspects in the Boston bombings, the Tsarnaev brothers, were identified through...
Tags: Explosions, FBI, Safeway Inc., Emergency Incidents
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Coalition announces initiative to expand background checks for gun sales
Seattle TimesFrustrated by failure with state and national lawmakers, local gun-control advocates are turning to the voters. A coalition of religious leaders, elected officials and activists announced Monday they plan to gather signatures this summer for a 2014...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Personal Weapon Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Government, Voting
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Prospects for U.S. background checks remain unclear
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of a bipartisan Senate effort to subject more firearms buyers to background checks remains uncertain as seven Republicans amenable to a gun control debate are still likely to resist such an expansion. On an initial...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, Patrick J. Toomey, CNN (tv network), Elections
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Allan Powell: Historic judgments need repeated
The sordid results of Senate voting on April 17 reflect clearly the loss of common sense and the courage to stand up to the political clout of the National Rifle Association. When the vote count became public, two thoughts came to mind. First was the word...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Lobbying, Litigation and Regulation
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US arms control advocates must show they like guns
NEW YORK (AP) — Lobbying for gun control in the United States often means proving how much you like firearms. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose state recently passed some of the strictest gun control measures in the country, often reminds people...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, Andrew Cuomo, Shootings, New York City
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Stephen Goldstein: Think NRA was winner? Not so fast
The NRA has won the battle but lost the war. The best thing that happened to gun control is its defeat in Congress. Today's losers (Obama, Democrats, the 90 percent of Americans who support sane legislation) will be tomorrow's winners. Today's winners...Tags: Rand Paul, Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, Lobbying, Michael Bloomberg
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What's Left For Gun-Control Advocates After Crash-And-Burn In U.S. Senate?
The Hartford CourantOne of the phrases repeated often by advocates of stricter gun laws since the Dec. 14 Newtown school massacre has been: "If not now, when?" That rhetorical question became a literal one Wednesday when a federal gun-control bill crashed and burned in the...Tags: Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Personal Weapon Control, Lobbying, Shootings, Michael Bloomberg
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An Angry Obama Lashes Out At Senate's Rejection Of Gun Measures
The Hartford CourantAngered by a resounding defeat Wednesday of proposed gun control legislation that grew out of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, President Barack Obama stood outside the White House with parents of murdered Newtown first-graders and vowed: "This...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Lobbying, Patrick J. Toomey
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In much of the U.S. West, even moderate states balk at gun control
HELENA, Mont. — Stephen Watt is no stranger to gun violence. In 1982, as a 26-year-old Wyoming state trooper, he stopped a fleeing bank robber who pumped five bullets into Watt before leaving him for dead on an empty stretch of highway. Watt...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Michael F. Bennet, Shootings
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