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Mailbag: The intersection of assault rifles, mental illness
As someone in favor of strong gun-safety regulations, surprisingly I find myself in total agreement with Wayne LaPierre of the NRA. I agree with him that the manufacture, sale and possession of assault-type weapons with large ammunition clips should not...Tags: Wayne LaPierre, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Firearms
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Fairgrounds to increase gun show security
It's likely to be business as usual, but with some increased security, for this weekend's Crossroads of the West Gun Show at the Orange County Fairgrounds, organizers said. The show, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, happens multiple times a year at...Tags: New Year's Day, Shootings, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Laws
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God Squad: Was post-Newtown sermon a misfire?
Q: Upon retirement, my husband and I moved to the sunny South. We began attending services at his family's church. They're quite unlike what we're familiar with, in that the church is conservative and fundamentalist. We agreed to accept this in the...Tags: Human Interest, Social Issues, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Religion and Belief
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Commentary: Take guns from the hands of shooters
Re. "Commentary: It's time to arm school personnel," (Jan. 9): Chuck Cassity has the gun issue about as upside-down as a person can. To begin, he cites "the hysterical pleadings from the gun-haters." The only hysteria I've heard is from his side of the...Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Shootings, Empire State Building, Politics, Personal Weapon Control
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Commentary: It's time to arm school personnel
The echoes from the gunfire had scarcely subsided at Sandy Hook Elementary School before the hysterical pleadings from the gun haters for ever-tougher gun control laws reached a crescendo. Lamentable, but predictable. It happens every time somebody goes...Tags: Fort Hood Shootings (2009), Media Industry, Fort Hood (military base), Politics, International Trade
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More guns used in suicides than homicides
When people think of gun violence, they typically think of a masked robber or a disturbed young man with an assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. In truth, the most common victim of fatal gun violence is a distraught man who, alone in a...
Tags: Shootings, Justice System, Adam Lanza, Personal Weapon Control, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Gun background check vote undemocratic
A recent letter writer said Congress has "guts" for having the will to override the sentiments of the "overwhelming" majority of Americans who, by his own admission, favor tighter gun controls. I wouldn't say that's gutsy; I'd say it's undemocratic....Tags: Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, U.S. Congress, Gun Control
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Illinois concealed carry bill stalls
— The push to pass a more restrictive concealed carry measure stalled late last week as support began to drop off before a key vote in the Illinois Senate. The legislation represents the latest attempt to address a federal appeals court order...
Tags: Martin Sandoval, Kimberly Lightford, Justice System, Pat Quinn, Personal Weapon Control
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Concealed carry rules for Illinois emerge but face uncertain fate
— A measure spelling out who can carry concealed handguns and where they can carry them emerged Thursday after months of contentious negotiations, a system with one set of rules for violence-plagued Chicago and another for the rest of Illinois....Tags: Palatine, McCormick Place, Shootings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Personal Weapon Control
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O'Malley signs gun bill
Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday signed a gun-control bill that is among the country's most sweeping legislative responses to the December mass shooting in Newtown, Conn. The law bans the sale of assault-style rifles, including the AR-15 used in the...
Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Local Voices: Highland Park and Deerfield
Letters to the editor from Highland Park and Deerfield residents and officials. Medical marijuana On April 17, the Illinois House of Representatives passed HB-001, often referred to as "medical marijuana" legislation, by a vote of 61-57. The...
Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Economy, Business and Finance, Health Treatments, U.S. Senate, Local Government
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Maryland governor signs gun control law; NRA vows to sue
Maryland has joined the list of states that have toughened gun control in the wake of the December shooting in Newtown, Conn. Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday signed the gun control bill that he promised he would. “We've chosen to take action by...
Tags: Justice System, Adam Lanza, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Personal Weapon Control, Politics
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