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Apr 10 2024
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Lost, stolen, confiscated guns to be melted by Multnomah County authorities
More than 100 handguns, long rifles, shotguns, automatic rifles, pellet and BB guns that Multnomah County deputies confiscated in drug busts, accepted at gun turn-in events or found abandoned will be melted and destroyed at an Oregon facility, under a proposal before the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on Thursday. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on
The OregonianApr 20 2024
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Wyoming GOP censures Gov. Gordon over gun, property tax vetoes - WyoFile
CHEYENNE—The Wyoming Republican Party voted Saturday to censure Gov. Mark Gordon following his vetoes of two bills passed by the Legislature early this year. The full body at the GOP’s state convention adopted the censure on a consent list, meaning they approved the resolution along with several others and didn’t debate the action. However, one delegate did attempt to pull the resolution from
WyoFileApr 14 2024
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Appeals Court Leaves Hold in Place Against Oregon Gun Control
Oregon Court of Appeals refused Friday to override a hold in place on certain state-level gun controls by Harney County Circuit Judge Robert Raschio. On December 9, 2022, the Statesman Journal reported Judge Raschio issued a hold against Ballot Measure 114 (BM 114), preventing the implementation of a permit-to-purchase rule and a “high capacity” magazine ban. The lawsuit against BM 114 was
Breitbart NewsApr 17 2024
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Sweeping gun legislation awaits final votes as Maine lawmakers near adjournment
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Legislature moved in fits and starts toward adjournment on Wednesday, with unfinished business including final votes on a series of gun safety bills that were introduced after the deadliest shooting in state history last fall. The Senate was awaiting an enactment vote on the governor’s gun safety proposals that would strengthen the state’s yellow flag law, boost
Washington PostApr 20 2024
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Police investigate gun storage after 8-year-old shoots himself in Warren
Police in Warren are looking into whether a handgun was properly stored as an 8-year-old boy fights for life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The boy was in critical condition Friday, Warren police said in a news release. The shooting occurred in the Cove on 10 Apartment Complex in Warren on Friday afternoon. Police and firefighters were dispatched to the scene about 3:25 p.m. after a 911
Detroit Free PressApr 16 2024
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Tommy McBrayer creates community through basketball to help prevent gun violence
MINNEAPOLIS — A man who knows first-hand the impact of gun violence is now using that knowledge to help others. Tommy McBrayer started "Don't Shoot Guns, Shoot Hoops." The goal of his nonprofit is somewhat self-explanatory, but basketball is just one part of what these young men are learning. On the court, teenagers from around the metro come together. They all have different backgrounds but
CBS News (Online)Apr 19 2024
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Unloaded gun seized from a student outside a Charlotte elementary school, police say
Staff confiscated an unloaded gun from a student outside a Charlotte elementary school on Friday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said. Another Devonshire Elementary School student reported the gun, “and staff immediately confiscated the weapon,” principal Kristen Hackl said in a message to parents and staff Friday morning. “Our children are safe in their classrooms and learning is continuing,”
Charlotte ObserverApr 19 2024
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‘Two different Americas’: States diverge on gun policies after high-profile shootings
Legislatures in about 20 states already have passed measures this year to expand gun rights or restrict access to firearms. Dozens more proposals are pending. The divide continues a trend seen last year, when more than half the states enacted firearms legislation, with Democrats generally favoring more limits and Republicans more freedoms for gun owners. Maine has a tradition of hunting and
St. Louis Post-DispatchApr 26 2024
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Gov. Janet Mills signs off on new gun laws, mental health supports in wake of Lewiston shootings
Mills signed new legislation on Friday that expands background checks and bolsters Maine's "yellow flag" law. AUGUSTA, Maine — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, expanding background checks for private sales of weapons, bolstering the state's “yellow flag” law,
News Center MaineApr 24 2024
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Lake County anti-gun violence group says fatal shootings down, but more has to be done
Firearm homicides are down in Lake County, the anti-gun violence coalition said Tuesday at a news conference called to announce new initiatives in its ongoing effort to reduce shootings. Members of the Gun Violence Prevention Initiative said firearm homicides were down 41% last year in Zion, North Chicago and Waukegan, three of communities that experience the brunt of the county’s gun violence
Chicago Tribune