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Mar 26 2024
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MN GOP Rep: Gun Law Increases Risk Of Killer Cows
While arguing against a proposal for safe storage requirements for firearms, Minnesota state Sen. Warren Limmer (R-Maple Grove) contended that rural citizens need guns readily available to deal with cows. “You even walk too close to a cow, and it’ll take you down and trample you into dust,” Limmer said. “Fumbling around with a lock while a cow or a bull or any other animal is going after your
JoeMyGodFeb 26 2018
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Congress returns with bipartisan plans for tougher gun control laws
Congress appears to be settling on the outlines of consensus for action on stricter gun controls, with moves to strengthen the background check system and to restrict sales of bump stocks the most likely areas of bipartisan action.
Washington TimesMar 14 2024
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Delaware bill requiring gun buyers to be fingerprinted, trained, set to become law
• The Delaware Senate approved a "permit-to-purchase" gun control bill Thursday, sending it to the desk of Democratic Gov. John Carney. • The bill, which passed on a party-line vote, would require all prospective firearm buyers to be fingerprinted, undergo training, and receive permission from the state. • "This is a bill about responsible gun ownership," the bill's chief sponsor, state Sen.
Fox News (Online News)Apr 29 2023
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Colorado’s Gay Governor Signs Gun Control Bills Into Law in Wake of Club Q Shooting
As the U.S. continues to grapple with gun violence, Colorado has joined several other states in passing gun control legislation. The state’s out Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed four such bills on Friday, five months after the massacre at Club Q. The new laws raise the buying age for any gun from 18 to 21, create a three-day waiting period between buying a firearm and then getting it, expand
The AdvocateFeb 01 2024
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Viral video captures Indiana lawmaker flashing holstered gun at student gun control advocates
A video taken by a high school student shows an Indiana lawmaker flashing a gun to students who were visiting the statehouse to talk to legislators about gun control. A student from Burris Laboratory School in Muncie told The Associated Press she and four other students were at the state Capitol on Tuesday to participate in a day of advocacy with Students Demand Action, an arm of Everytown for
CBS News (Online)Aug 14 2019
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Gun Control
Last Friday, “President Donald Trump said… he believes he has influence to rally Republicans around stronger federal background check laws as Congress and the White House work on a response to last weekend’s mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.” (AP News)
The left calls for universal background checks, and restrictions on assault rifles and high-capacity magazines.
“America’s
The Flip SideAug 14 2014
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MA Governor Signs Into Law Stricter Gun-Control Measures
The multi-faceted law titled "An Act Relative to the Reduction of Gun Violence," includes tougher penalties for gun-based crimes.
TownhallMay 30 2021
Analysis
California has the most gun-control laws in US. Do they work?
California is by far the most regulated state in America when it comes to restricting the sale, use, and ownership of guns. Gun-control advocates call it the national leader, the “tip of the spear” setting the tone for other states, as Christian Heyne, vice president of policy at Brady, a gun-control advocacy group, puts it.
The Golden State also has had a series of high-profile public
Christian Science MonitorJan 17 2013
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Several State Legislators Say No to Federal Gun Control Laws
No sooner had President Barack Obama laid out his gun control proposals Wednesday, than some states responded, saying they would move to block the laws' enforcement. Some state legislators were even working feverishly to block the measures before the president proposed them.
ABC News (Online)Apr 04 2013
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Connecticut lawmakers approve wide-ranging gun control law
The Connecticut Senate has approved wide-ranging legislation in response to last years deadly school shooting in Newtown including gun control measures that ban the sale of large-capacity ammunition magazines and 100 weapons that previously had been legal.
Fox News (Online News)