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LETTER: State Rep. Dan Carter Right On Guns
State Rep. Dan Carter voted against Connecticut assault weapons ban and did the right thing. Clearly this bill will do little more to keep our kids safe than a ban on box cutters or pressure cookers. The left seized on the tragedy in Newtown in an attempt...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Politics
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In new role, Sen. Shank representing county well
Washington County lawmaker Christopher Shank moved to the Maryland Senate from the House of Delegates, where he had a well-earned reputation as a partisan bomb thrower. Shank maintained that he was just doing his job in his role with the minority...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Donald F Munson, Interior Policy, Politics, Annapolis
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Officers fire at teen armed with Tec-9 assault weapon, LAPD says
Los Angeles police shot at a teenager in the West Adams district Wednesday evening after he got out of a vehicle during a traffic stop and attempted to fire an assault weapon at them, authorities said. No officers were injured in the shooting, which...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Google+, Los Angeles Police Department, Interior Policy, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obama: US still not sure who used chemical weapons in Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war. At a White House...
Tags: Bashar Assad, National Security, Barack Obama, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Wars and Interventions
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The Biggest Threat to Your Kid’s Life
HealthIt seems every other update in my Facebook stream is about the recent accidental shootings committed by young children. In Toms River New Jersey, 6-year-old Brandon Holt was killed last month when his 4-year-old friend went indoors, got a loaded .22-... -
Elkhart sheriff won't enforce future gun laws
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — The Elkhart County sheriff told gun rights supporters at a weekend rally that he won't enforce any future laws that infringe on the public's right to bear arms. Sheriff Bradley Rogers told about 200 people, many of whom held...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, Tea Party Movement, Interior Policy, Laws
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Let us decide for ourselves
Even if you agree that government shouldn't tell business how to do business, a proposal in the Florida Legislature that would pre-empt local governments from exerting local control is bad public policy. At the moment, Florida businesses are...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Philosophy, Government, Business, Interior Policy
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Sarah Palin for Senate? Some tea party activists want her to run
SEATTLE — Sarah Palin’s last elective position in Alaska ended early when in 2009 she abandoned the governorship midway through her first term. But tea party activists appear eager for a comeback, urging supporters to contribute money toward...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Tea Party Movement, Petroleum Industry, Government, Interior Policy
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Gov. Brown OKs funds to confiscate guns from criminals, mentally ill
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at taking handguns and assault rifles away from 20,000 Californians who acquired them legally but have since been disqualified from ownership because of a criminal conviction or...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Government, Interior Policy, Jerry Brown, Kamala D. Harris
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House Democrats Lead New Gun Control Effort
The Hartford CourantThe leader of gun-violence prevention efforts in the U.S. House of Representatives was in Connecticut on Friday to help Democrats execute their new strategy: Demonstrate enough support in the lower chamber to compel the U.S. Senate to revisit the bill...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Patrick J. Toomey, Interior Policy, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Chris Murphy
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Stag Arms Owner Unveils Modified Rifles That Might Be Legal In Connecticut
The Hartford CourantFive weeks after Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed a gun control law outlawing any retail sales for the entire product line of Stag Arms, the maker of military-style rifles unveiled a new design Thursday that its owner said will not be subject to the...Tags: Connecticut Gun Control Law (2013), Personal Weapon Control, New Britain, Government, Interior Policy
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Connecticut Moms Take Lead On Social, Political Causes
The Hartford CourantFar from the Hallmark holiday it's turned into, Mother's Day was conceived in the U.S. by female activists interested in expanding women's impact in society. In Connecticut and across the county, women are carrying on that tradition, incorporating their...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Woodrow Wilson, Interior Policy, Lobbying, Mother's Day
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