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Ill. chief justice: Follow FOID law on mental health issues
Tribune reporterSPRINGFIELD — The chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, citing “gun-related tragedies” and the state’s debate over concealed carry, emphasized in a memo to judges throughout Illinois this week that the state must be notified...Tags: Park Ridge, Laws, Illinois Governor, Personal Weapon Control, Pat Quinn
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My Word: Gun control depends on the art of the deal
There are three axioms in modern American politics, the first we learn as children: All is fair in love and war. The second is attributed to Otto Von Bismarck and represents a simple description of politics in all its forms: Politics is the art of the...Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control
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LETTER: Firearm Follies
Who is this phantom force that will pre-empt our freedoms, invade our neighborhoods, search our homes, confiscate millions of our guns -- such that our only hope to preserve personal freedom and national security is to succumb to the unbalanced leadership... -
State chief justice: Follow law on mental health reporting
— The chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, citing "gun-related tragedies" and the state's debate over concealed carry, emphasized in a memo to judges throughout Illinois this week that the state must be notified when they determine a...
Tags: Laws, Illinois Governor, Personal Weapon Control, Pat Quinn, Firearms
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Gun control opponents will face voters' wrath
It is time for gun sense in America! As voters, we will hold our elected officials accountable for keeping our children safe from gun violence ("Whose side is the NRA on?" May 7). Our elected officials are our employees. Just like with any job, when...Tags: Ellicott City, Public Officials, Government, Interior Policy, Politics
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Senate rejects firearms on more federal lands
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate rejected an effort Wednesday to expand the use of firearms on some of the nation's most frequently visited federal lands, handing gun control advocates a modest success. The measure, backed by the National Rifle...
Tags: Mark Kirk, Patrick J. Toomey, Voting, Personal Weapon Control, Tom Coburn
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Millennials on the guns: Not so much
RedEyeResults of a poll released Tuesday by the Harvard Institute of Politics showed nearly a majority of Millennials favor strict gun control laws. Forty-nine percent support making gun laws more strict while 15 percent say they prefer less strict gun laws....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control
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Attorney general says courts will uphold gun bill
In the face of a threatened lawsuit by the National Rifle Association, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler has formally advised Gov. Martin O’Malley that he can sign the bill next week without fear of any part of it being overturned in the courts....Tags: Services and Shopping, Douglas F. Gansler, Executive Branch, Laws, Government
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A better way to track a bomber
The mayhem in Boston the week of April 15 was a reminder of how an American city can be paralyzed by a homemade bomb. The same kinds of improvised explosive devices that menaced U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan can easily be deployed by freelance...Tags: Lobbying, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Explosions, Bombings, Henry J Hyde
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Is NRA protecting weapons manufacturers?
Wayne LaPierre, the mouthpiece of the National Rifle Association, has said it over and over again. "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." Of course, in his simplicity, he ignores the all-to-human propensity for...Tags: Wayne LaPierre, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Interior Policy, Politics, Personal Weapon Control
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Mail Call - May 9
“I would like to say ‘Thumbs Up’ to Kevin Gilbert for his photo on the front page of The Herald-Mail on Friday, May 3. Also to the state trooper who thought that prayer was better then being ‘politically correct,’ when he...Tags: Rush Limbaugh, The Herald-Mail, Local Government
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How to get those politicians to listen
A confession. I have always admired Sarah Palin, not for her intelligence or her looks, but for her aggressiveness, even in the face of defeat. She and John McCain went down in flames to the man who became America's first black president. But even now,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, John McCain, Interior Policy, Politics
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