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Allan Powell: Historic judgments need repeated
The sordid results of Senate voting on April 17 reflect clearly the loss of common sense and the courage to stand up to the political clout of the National Rifle Association. When the vote count became public, two thoughts came to mind. First was the word...Tags: Gun Control, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Politics, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
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Two bombs explode near finish line of Boston Marathon; three killed, more than 140 injured
Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 140 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might...
Tags: Road Running, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Federal Aviation Administration, FBI, Sports
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Gun control passes first hurdle in Senate
Associated PressWatched by tearful relatives of Newtown school massacre victims, gun control supporters in the Senate won the first showdown over how to respond to the December shootings in Connecticut, defeating an effort by conservatives to derail firearms restrictions...Tags: Gun Control, Politics, Interior Policy, National Rifle Association of America, Personal Weapon Control
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Md. General Assembly passes gun-control bill
Maryland’s already-strong gun laws will become among the strictest in the nation with a measure passed by the General Assembly Thursday, sending the bill to the Democratic governor who proposed the legislation in the aftermath of December’s...
Tags: Gun Control, Politics, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Executive Branch
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Colo. prosecutors to seek death penalty for man charged in theater shootings
Associated PressProsecutors on Monday said they will seek the death penalty against the man accused in last year’s movie theater attack that killed 12, injured 70 and spurred new gun control laws in Colorado. The much-anticipated disclosure came in a court hearing...Tags: Punishment, Gun Control, Politics, Interior Policy, Justice System
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Colo. governor signs bills regulating sale of firearms, ammo
Associated PressThe governor of Colorado signed bills Wednesday that put sweeping new restrictions on sales of firearms and ammunition in a state with a pioneer tradition of gun ownership and self-reliance. The bills thrust Colorado into the national spotlight as a...Tags: John Hickenlooper, Periodicals, Gun Control, Politics, Interior Policy
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Senate Democrats' gun bill won't include assault weapons ban
An assault weapons ban won’t be in the gun-control legislation that Democrats bring to the Senate floor next month, a decision that means the ban’s chances of survival now are all but hopeless. The ban is the most controversial firearms...
Tags: Republican Party, Chuck Schumer, Parties and Movements, Politics, Justice System
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Speaker urges Pa. audience to work on reducing violent crimes
waynesboro@herald-mail.comSaying that the mass casualties at Sandy Hook Elementary School are “just the beginning,” an authority on violent crimes told police and school officials Monday that they need to act with urgency. “Now is the time for all good men and...Tags: Entertainment, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), West Point, U.S. Congress, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Authorities: Teen wounded in Ga. school shooting
A student opened fire at his middle school Thursday afternoon, wounding a 14-year-old in the neck before an armed officer working at the school was able to get the gun away, police said. Multiple shots were fired in the courtyard of Price Middle...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Health and Safety at School, Shootings
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Washington County Board of Education discusses school security options
julieg@herald-mail.comAdjusting classroom locks and school security cameras, providing bulletproof windows or windows with grids, and installing security fencing were among the school security ideas discussed Tuesday morning during a school board work session. Schools...Tags: Firearms, Health and Safety at School, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Teaching and Learning
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Pennsylvania briefs
4-H Tractor Club meeting scheduled for Jan. 21 CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — The next meeting of the 4-H Tractor Club is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at Stouffer Brothers at 1066 Lincoln Way West in Chambersburg. The club is for youths ages...Tags: Mennonite Central Committee, The Pennsylvania State University, Human Interest
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Obama weighing executive action on guns
Facing powerful opposition to sweeping gun regulations, President Barack Obama is weighing 19 steps he could take through executive action alone, congressional officials said. But the scope of such measures is limited. The steps could include ordering...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Behavioral Conditions, Weaponry, Republican Party, White House
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