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Letters to the Editor - May 25
A country that can’t defend itself will fall To the editor: Khrushchev said we will conquer you from within. O’Malley and Obama are disarming us through legislation and executive order. They want the U.S. to be ruled by the U.N. “peace...Tags: Prisons, FBI, Laws, Jessup (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Gun Control
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Lawmakers have a week left — and much unsettled
— State lawmakers went home to march in holiday parades this weekend, leaving behind a full dance card that looks a lot like the one they put together when they started in January: pension reform, gun control, gambling expansion and a budget....
Tags: John J Cullerton, Pension and Welfare, Michael Madigan, Republican Party, Parties and Movements
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Parents voice their opinions about armed officers on campus
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Parents, grandparents and teachers voiced their concerns both for and against Brawley Elementary School District considering the approval of campus security officers being armed while on duty. Friday night was the second public meeting...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Interior Policy
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Madigan pushes through gun bill over Quinn objections
— Speaker Michael Madigan on Friday pushed a concealed weapons bill through the House over the objections of Gov. Pat Quinn and Senate President John Cullerton, who oppose a provision that would overrule local gun laws in Chicago and other cities....
Tags: John J Cullerton, FBI, National Rifle Association of America, Mental Health, Chicago Transit Authority
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Despite threats, Beretta plans to stay in Maryland for now
Maryland's largest gun manufacturer has decided not to leave the state just yet. Beretta USA threatened to abandon its home on the Potomac if Maryland passed a strict new gun-control law, but after the law was signed the company announced that its...
Tags: Washington, DC, Connecticut Labor Markets, Weaponry, Assault, Cambridge (Dorchester, Maryland)
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FBI investigating alleged gun resales by L.A. SWAT, SIS officers
The FBI is investigating whether members of the Los Angeles Police Department's elite SWAT and Special Investigations Section units violated the law by purchasing large numbers of custom-made handguns and reselling them for profit, according to...
Tags: Weaponry, Pitbull (music artist), FBI, Inventories, Los Angeles Police Department
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Open thread: Weeks in review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but not limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup...... -
LETTER: Wasting Time And Money Challenging New Gun Law
Regarding "Connecticut Sued Over New Gun Law" [May 23, Connecticut]: The key issue in a lawsuit being raised by a coalition of gun dealers, owners and gun lobbies that claims the state's new gun law violates the Constitution and citing once again Second...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Lobbying, Laws, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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Survey shows most Americans support expanded background checks on gun sales
newsalerts@ky3.comWASHINGTON, D.C.-- When it comes to gun control, a new poll says most Americans support expanded background checks for gun sales. But the survey by Pew Research Center also reveals Americans don't expect it to change any time soon. Pew Research...Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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Illinois House votes to allow residents to carry concealed guns
ReutersSPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - The Illinois House of Representatives on Friday voted overwhelmingly to allow residents to carry concealed guns, taking the state one step closer to joining all others in allowing some form of carrying guns in public....Tags: John J Cullerton, Barack Obama, Government, Lobbying, Criminal Laws
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Mayors Against Illegal Guns targets first Democrat
The Michael Bloomberg-backed group Mayors Against Illegal Guns is following up on its promise to hound Senate Democrats who voted against gun control legislation in April. In an ad that launched Friday, Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) is implored by a...
Tags: Barack Obama, Chuck Grassley, Mental Health, New York City, Organizing for Action
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U.S. Education Secretary Talks School Safety In Hartford
The Hartford Courant— Local students gathered in a town hall meeting Friday asked U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan his opinion of armed guards in schools, how much standardized testing is too much, and a long list of school security issues. "The...Tags: Teaching and Learning, U.S. Department of Education, Local Government, Students, Health and Safety at School
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