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Feds indict man on firearms charges
news@jessaminejournal.comA federal grand jury indicted Troy Lee Mellott on three firearms related charges after purchasing and possessing guns in Jessamine County. The indictment was filed in federal court March 7. According to the indictment, in December 2012, Mellott, who had...Tags: Firearms, Prosecution, Theft
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Weapons, explosives found in Riverside home; 1 arrested
L.A. NOWA man was in jail Thursday after police and federal agents discovered a cache of explosives and weapons inside a Riverside home.... -
Obama's new choice for ATF
President Barack Obama's recent announcement of a broad gun violence agenda included an interesting nugget of news: He has given up on his nomination of Andrew Traver to head the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Traver, who...Tags: George W. Bush, Eric Holder, U.S. Border Patrol, Lawyers, Firearms
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Enough talk. Time to act.
President Barack Obama and the National Rifle Association do agree on something: No amount of legislation can prevent every evil act. In his remarks on gun violence Wednesday, Obama acknowledged what gun enthusiasts have been saying for decades:...
Tags: Joe Biden, Mental Health, Assault, U.S. Senate, Criminal Laws
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'Celebratory gunfire' cases a challenge to prosecute
The death of Aaliyah Boyer, a 10-year-old struck down in Cecil County, and the shooting of Laurie Eberhardt, a grandmother hit by gunfire in Florida, share the same perplexing challenge for prosecutors and investigators. Both were watching fireworks on...
Tags: Crimes, Trials, New Year's Day, Criminal Laws, Inner Harbor
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Robbery sting nets alleged Black Guerilla Family members in West Baltimore
In Baltimore, authorities are finding that if they can't solve a robbery, the next best thing may be to set one up. Five men - at least three who police say are members of the Black Guerilla Family - were indicted last week in federal court on...
Tags: FBI, Drug Trafficking, Theft, Prosecution, Anthony W. Batts
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America's Rifle: Rise Of The AR-15
The Hartford CourantWhen his son turned 14 a year ago, Jonathan Hardy bought the teen a gift that was both a coming-of-age badge and a hot item: an AR-15 rifle. To Hardy, the matte-black weapon is not a dangerous assault rifle. His son's model shoots the same small, low-...Tags: Career and Workplace, Iraq, New Britain, Arts and Culture, U.S. Military
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Obama announces sweeping proposals to curb gun violence
This post has been corrected. See below for details.WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Wednesday unveiled a broad array of executive actions and legislative proposals to curb gun violence, including a new push to ban assault weapons, impose a 10-round limit on ammunition magazines, and expand background...Tags: Firearms, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, White House
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U.S. Marshals search for convicted fugitive
dstewart@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - U.S. Marshals say Paul McElwain knows how to avoid being caught. He does it by using fake documents. In one case, he used the identity of a family friend's dead baby to buy guns at a Springfield, Missouri Walmart Supercenter. McElwain'...Tags: Firearms, Personal Data Collection, Judges, Theft, Prosecution
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West Cook task force increases gun, drug arrests
After five years in operation, the West Suburban Enhanced Drug/Gang Enforcement task force is making a difference in getting drug dealers and gang members out of its member communities, said Thomas Weitzel, task force co-chairman. A year-end report...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Crimes, Drug Trafficking, Gang Activity, Trials
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Veterans seek jobs at Towson event
To work for Fireworks Extravaganza, a job applicant needs a clean record and the ability to pass a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives background check. That's one reason Wells Berni, a local representative of the New Jersey-based...
Tags: Employment, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore
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2/21/2013-Get Serious About Gun Control
Here's an update on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. There isn't one. Well, there is one, but Congress has stripped it of a leader, cut down on the number of agents and choked its budget to the point where it's almost impossible to do its job....
Tags: U.S. Congress, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury, National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control
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