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Newtown Sees Jump in Gun Permit Applications
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Applications for gun permits have jumped in Newtown since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, which sparked a renewed debate…
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NRA Chief Attacks Background Checks
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The head of the National Rifle Association is attacking President Barack Obama’s call for mandatory background checks for gun owners.…
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Some Communities Seek to Require Gun Ownership
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A town of 140 people in western Maine is considering an ordinance making gun ownership mandatory, the latest of a handful…
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More Gun Laws = Fewer Deaths, 50-State Study Says
CHICAGO (AP) — A 50-state study says those with the most gun laws have the fewest gun-related deaths. The research doesn’t prove that the number…
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Say What: Gun Owners get a Huge Discount at Va. Pizza Shop
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Beach pizza shop owner is showing his support for firearm rights by giving gun owners a 15 percent…
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GOP Sen. Seeks to Name Gun Bill after Hadiya Pendleton
A Republican senator from Illinois said Thursday he had asked permission from the mother of slain Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton to name his gun-safety legislation…
Commentary
COMMENTARY: Obama Highlights Urban Gun Violence On National Stage
President Barack Obama has adopted a new style of governing for his second term in the White House: Get with the program – or get…
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Blacks and Gun Ownership: Tighter Restrictions Can Save Lives
There is no argument that over the course of history many of this nation’s gun-control laws were intended, at least in part, to keep them…
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Slain Chicago Teen’s Family Announces Homegoing Services
Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old honor student in Chicago slain in a park just days after returning from the inaugural celebration in Washington, D.C., will be…
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White House Photo Shows Obama Skeet Shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two days before President Barack Obama‘s first trip outside Washington to promote his gun-control proposals, the White House tried Saturday to settle…
