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A special outing thanks to the Cove
I would like to thank the middle management of Coveleski Regional Stadium who donated their tickets for the April 17 game. These tickets allowed special needs students from Riley High School to attend a Silver Hawks game. For some students, this was their...Tags: Utah Jazz, Global Change, Executive Branch, Board of Directors, National Basketball Association
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May 6 Letters: State tax refunds, military health care, gun ownership, Roses and Thorns
How can the state say it is saving money on the Virginia Refund New Debit card instead of issuing a refund check? The cost of postage is the same. To print and mail just a check in an envelope had to be cheaper than the cost of printing the pamphlet...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Sports, U.S. Air Force, PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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NRA seeks to highlight its 'armed and fabulous' women
ReutersBy Corrie MacLaggan and Amanda Orr HOUSTON, May 5 (Reuters) - The National Rifle Association is showcasing women members and emphasizing that increasingly it's not just men who own firearms and oppose gun-control efforts. Female membership is up, the...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Justice and Rights, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control
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Perry's Texas Welcome For Connecticut Gunmakers
The Hartford CourantTexas Governor Rick Perry might not have been able to name three federal agencies he’d close, but he has his sights on at least that many Connecticut gun manufacturers and he’s using this weekend’s NRA convention in Houston to make his...Tags: Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Connecticut Economic Development, Rick Perry, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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At NRA convention, both sides of gun debate
HOUSTON — On the morning of the first day of the National Rifle Assn. convention, before the doors opened, scores of visitors lined up outside the convention center, part of what organizers expect will be a record crowd. Among them was Tilman...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Shootings, Crime, Law and Justice, Rick Perry, Executive Branch
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When 5-year-olds are shooting 2-year-olds…
It was such a short mention in Thursday's newspaper ("5-year-old accidentally kills sister with own rifle," May 2) that I thought it deserves more attention. Five-year old boy accidentally kills two-year old sister with own rifle! Then it goes on to say...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Justice and Rights, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights
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Sarah Palin, NRA's backward view of guns, 'politics of emotion'
It’s been kind of entertaining to see the world-class sophistry on display in Houston at the NRA’s annual convention. The message is: If you feel devastated about the slaughters of Sandy Hook, or Aurora, or Tucson, instead of trying to...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Wayne LaPierre, Politics, Gun Control, Michael Bloomberg
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La Asociación Nacional del Rifle: "Nuestra libertad está siendo atacada"
ReutersPor Corrie MacLaggan HOUSTON, EEUU, 4 may (Reuters) - Es hora de dejar de demonizar a todos los propietarios de armas que cumplen la ley por los actos violentos cometidos por unos pocos criminales, dijeron el viernes los lÃderes de la Asociación...Tags: Wayne LaPierre, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama
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Is New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte in trouble?
Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire was the only senator from the Northeast to vote against the bill that would have required universal background checks on gun purchases, something nearly all Americans support. Gun safety supporters have...
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Widow of "American Sniper" speaks at NRA convention
HOUSTON -- The widow of slain former military sniper Chris Kyle made a surprise appearance at the annual National Rifle Assn. convention on Friday, addressing a packed auditorium of hundreds. Taya Kyle, 38, a slim figure with long brown hair, appeared...
Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , U.S. Military, Iraq, Criminals, Sarah Palin
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Dissident gun activist moves forward on vote
A Montgomery County woman who has split with other Second Amendment activists on how to fight Gov. Martin O'Malley's recently passed gun safety bill said Friday that she has received the green light to begin a petition drive to bring the issue to a...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Montgomery County (Maryland), Justice System, Activism
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Stephen Colbert slams Senate for vote against background checks
Wednesday on “The Colbert Report,” Stephen Colbert bashed the Senate for voting against a bipartisan bill that would have modestly expanded the background checks required in some firearm sales. Of course, Colbert did so in elaborately ironic...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Voting, Gun Control, Elections
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