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Gun control debate intensifies in Senate hearing
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON -- There was little common ground between gun-control advocates and opponents at the first congressional hearing on guns since the massacre of children and teachers at Newtown, Conn. “This is such a hard debate because people have such...Tags: Assault, Feminism, Patrick Leahy, Media Industry, Wayne LaPierre
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Three people reported hit by gunfire at Phoenix office building
The gunman behind a shooting that erupted Wednesday morning at an office building in Phoenix is believed to be an elderly man, police said. Phoenix police initially said there were at least five people shot but have now confirmed that three people...
Tags: Justice System, Interior Policy, Shootings, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Gabrielle Giffords
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Giffords' plea to Congress on guns: 'you must act'
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic appeal, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher curbs on guns, saying, "too many children are dying" without them. "The time is now. You must act. Be bold, be courageous,...
Tags: Assault, Shootings, Patrick Leahy, Chuck Grassley, Max Baucus
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Baltimore Co. chief joins fight in Congress for gun control
Speaking at an emotional hearing on federal gun control proposals, Baltimore County Police Chief James W. Johnson urged lawmakers Wednesday to close loopholes and ban assault weapon sales or risk more tragedies like the recent elementary school shooting...
Tags: Assault, Shootings, Wayne LaPierre, Martin O'Malley, Kevin Kamenetz
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Phoenix office shooting: Manhunt continues, one person dead
A manhunt is underway for a 70-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting a man and injuring two others Wednesday morning at an office building in Phoenix, police said. Phoenix police said early Wednesday that at least five people had been shot but...
Tags: Shootings, Juvenile Delinquency, Injuries and Wounds, Personal Weapon Control, Justice System
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Witnesses agree on the right to own guns, not much else in Senate
WASHINGTON – National Rifle Assn. executive Wayne LaPierre and gun safety advocate Capt. Mark Kelly echoed a shared theme to a Senate panel on guns Wednesday: gun ownership is a right. But they, and other witnesses, diverged significantly on how...
Tags: Assault, Wayne LaPierre, Prosecution, National Rifle Association of America, Personal Weapon Control
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Leading Democrat: Gun control faces uphill climb
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who's leading the push to restore an assault weapon ban, acknowledged on Sunday that the effort faces tough odds to pass Congress and she blamed the nation's largest gun-rights group. Feinstein, D-Calif.,...
Tags: Assault, CBS Corp., Wayne LaPierre, Paul Ryan, Washington, DC
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Gabrielle Giffords Meets With Newtown Residents
The Hartford Courantjenwilson@courant.com NEWTOWN -- Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, critically wounded in a 2011 shooting rampage in Arizona, met with Sandy Hook Elementary School families Friday afternoon, as a renewed campaign to tighten federal gun laws grew more...Tags: Shootings, U.S. House of Representatives, Barack Obama, Michael Bloomberg, Personal Weapon Control
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Ed Page On Facebook: DebraLee Hovey Rips Gabby Giffords' Newtown Visit
The following is an abridged version of a discussion on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/edpagecourant. Jeff Clark: I understand her perspective ... here in New England we don't like strangers or intruders in our communities ... never have been...Tags: Sarah Palin, Public Officials, Human Interest, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Personal Weapon Control
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Blumenthal Wants Background Checks On Ammo Buyers; Giffords Launches Anti-Violence Effort
The Hartford CourantU.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Tuesday that he will introduce a bill to close what he called a "ludicrous loophole" by requiring that people undergo instant background checks when they buy ammunition — just as they must do before they buy a gun....Tags: Shootings, ABC (tv network), Sandy Hook Elementary School, Gabrielle Giffords, Diane Sawyer
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New NRA ad denounces Obama as a hypocrite
This post has been updated. See below for details.WASHINGTON -- Denouncing President Obama as an “elitist hypocrite,” the National Rifle Assn. released a new video attacking the president for opposing universal armed guards in schools while his own daughters are protected by the Secret...Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Robert L. Gibbs, Wayne LaPierre, Malia Obama, U.S. Secret Service
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Gabby Giffords to give ABC interview on 2nd anniversary of her shooting
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelFormer Rep. Gabby Giffords and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, are giving an exclusive interview to ABC's Diane Sawyer that will air on the second anniversary of Giffords' shooting. The interview will air Tuesday on “ABC World News”...
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