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LETTER: Felon Thanks The NRA
As a lifelong career criminal, although I no longer enjoy the right to keep and bear arms, I'd like to take a moment to express my appreciation to the National Rifle Association for nonetheless protecting my ability to easily obtain them through its...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control, Bank Robbery, Politics, Interior Policy
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What was all the fuss about?
So what was all this about a voter referendum or two? Opponents of a pair of controversial measures backed by Gov. Martin O'Malley and approved this year by the Maryland General Assembly — a repeal of the death penalty and landmark gun control...Tags: Gun Control, Fort McHenry, Death Penalty, Scott Shellenberger, Elections
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A Southern Lawmaker In Connecticut Yankee Gunmakers' Court
The Hartford CourantAlan Clemmons knew he had to act when he saw pictures of Texas Gov. Rick Perry arm-in-arm with a Connecticut gun company owner just a few weeks ago. Clemmons, a state representative in South Carolina whose district includes Myrtle Beach, is a friend...Tags: Gun Control, Justice System, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Politics, Connecticut Gun Control Law (2013)
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What we think: Environment, consumers lose to Big Sugar money
The gun lobby has gotten plenty of attention lately for its clout in Tallahassee and Washington. But the sugar industry could give the National Rifle Association a run for its money. A couple of recent examples typify the power, boosted by campaign...Tags: Justice System, Elections, Politics, Rick Scott, Lobbying
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Calvert County student suspended for bringing toy gun on school bus
A Calvert County elementary school student was suspended last week for bringing a toy gun onto a school bus to show a friend, according to a lawyer representing his family. At a two-hour meeting Friday between officials, the boy, his parents and the...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Students, Lawyers, Justice System, The Washington Post
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Gun petition going down to the wire
The Baltimore SunProponents of putting Maryland's new gun law to referendum plan to wait until Friday's midnight deadline to deliver their first round of signatures. And they may wait until Saturday night to tell the public the results. Sue Payne, the Montgomery...Tags: Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Garrett County sheriff joins gun control law revolt
A growing revolt in rural counties against the state's new gun control law has spread to far Western Maryland, where the Garrett County sheriff declared the measure unconstitutional this week and said he would enforce only the provisions he believes are...
Tags: Gun Control, Lawyers, Cecil County, Justice System, Politics
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Letters to the editor - June 4
Perhaps NRA should support national sales tax To the editor: About 30 years ago, under the cry of “no parole,” “no probation” and “three strikes, you’re out,” the legislature of California passed laws to make...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Laws, Heat Stroke
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NRA membership for boy sparks criticism
Criticism mounted Thursday over the gift of a National Rifle Association lifetime membership from Anne Arundel County Republicans to a boy who was suspended from school in March when he chewed a pastry into the shape of a pistol. "It's outrageous that...
Tags: Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Elections, Politics, American Civil Liberties Union
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Why Quinn should sign the concealed carry bill
Gov. Pat Quinn should immediately sign the concealed carry statute passed by the General Assembly at the end of its session last week. That action by Quinn will bring to an end the dangerous uncertainty about Illinois gun law created by the 7th U.S....
Tags: Gun Control, Politics, Illinois General Assembly, Gary F Forby, Crime, Law and Justice
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NRA membership given to boy suspended in pastry incident
The 8-year-old Anne Arundel County boy who was suspended for biting a pastry into the shape of a gun received standing ovation and a lifetime membership to the National Rifle Association Wednesday night. At a fundraiser for Anne Arundel County...
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New gun-violence research agenda unveiled
The December 2012 shootings in Newtown, Conn., reignited an urgent national conversation on stopping gun violence. But when lawmakers, activists, reporters and concerned citizens looked for research to guide them in what measures do and do not work,...Tags: Gun Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Disease Prevention, Politics, Florida State University
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