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03/30/2011 11:28 PM
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Suspect sought in alleged scheme to sell phony rifle sights online |
LA Times
Federal authorities were seeking Tuesday to arrest the co-owner of an Anaheim online gun equipment business who they said tried to sell hundreds of counterfeit, holographic rifle sights over the Internet.
Now a fugitive believed to be in China, Yongming “Steven” Sui, 53, chief executive officer of Field Sport Inc., was charged [...]
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03/28/2011 09:01 PM
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The Myth of 90 Percent: Only a Small Fraction of Guns in Mexico Come From U.S. |
EXCLUSIVE: You’ve heard this shocking “fact” before — on TV and radio, in newspapers, on the Internet and from the highest politicians in the land: 90 percent of the weapons used to commit crimes in Mexico come from the United States.
– Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said it to reporters on a [...]
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03/28/2011 09:00 PM
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Confirmed–ATF gun smuggling scandal traced to highest levels of DOJ |
In the continualy-developing story of scandal at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives concerning the deliberate placing of U.S. guns into the hands of Mexican drug cartels, the question has been, how far up the line of authority in the Department of Justice does the scandal go? Who knew [...]
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02/06/2011 04:09 PM
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Anti-gun advocates are also anti-facts |
The recent concealed carry stories and opinions printed by the Register are without basis, just silly rhetoric. The debate is no longer about if citizens licensed to carry will have shoot-outs over parking spots, use a firearm in a domestic dispute or shoot an employer over a dispute.
Statistics from 36 states [...]
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02/06/2011 04:06 PM
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Locked and loaded: Concealed carry grows as critics’ fears of ‘bloodbath’ proven wrong |
LORAIN — Nearly 200,000 Ohioans have been issued a license to carry a concealed handgun since the state’s concealed carry law took effect in April 2004.
Here in Lorain County, since 2004, a total of 5,416 concealed carry licenses have been issued. In 2010 alone, the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office issued 852 [...]
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02/06/2011 04:01 PM
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Proponents hope concealed carry issue finally gains approval in Wisconsin |
After being twice rebuffed, gun rights advocates are now confident that a concealed carry law will be implemented in Wisconsin. But there are some concerns over what form the law will take.
Gov. Scott Walker has expressed support for a law, and a Republican majority in both houses of the state Legislature [...]
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11/26/2010 06:30 PM
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NRA opens new front in gun rights battle By Mike Ward |
Lubbock lawsuits challenge limits on handguns for 18-to-20 year-olds
In two recently filed court cases that could expand gun rights if they are successful, two Lubbock men are challenging federal and state laws that limit 18-to-20-year-olds from buying handguns and carrying them as concealed weapons.
Attorneys and supporters on both sides of gun [...]
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11/26/2010 06:28 PM
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When are you old enough to buy a handgun? 65-years-old? by Thomas Mitchell |
The New York Times again says only criminals should be allowed to have guns.
In an editorial today, the paper bemoans a couple of federal lawsuits out of Lubbock, Texas, that seek to overturn state and federal law, thus allowing 18- to 20-year-olds to purchase handguns and obtain concealed carry permits.
“In its recent [...]
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11/26/2010 06:26 PM
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Kansas legislator seeks guns on campuses |
TOPEKA | A southeast Kansas Republican plans to renew his effort to allow college students to carry concealed weapons on campus.
The effort was defeated by the House during the 2010 legislative session. But Rep. Forrest Knox is willing to try again when the 2011 session begins in January. His proposal would allow [...]
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11/26/2010 06:24 PM
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Tulsa police chief opposes open-carry proposal |
TULSA, Okla. (AP) – Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan says he’s opposed to a proposal that would allow Oklahomans to openly carry guns.
The Tulsa World reports that Jordan expressed his opposition to the idea during a public safety forum at Tulsa Community College. Jordan says he strongly supports the state’s concealed-carry law but he [...]
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