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Connecticut school massacre: Why?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsEvery gun massacre is horrible, but this seems worst of all. If the preliminary reports are true, a gunman (or perhaps gunmen?) might have massacred an entire kindergarten class at an elementary school in Connecticut. Twenty children, six adults and......Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Interior Policy, Politics, Gun Control
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Newtown official calls for FAU professor's firing
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsI'm all for academic freedom and freedom of speech, but there's a not-so-fine line between critical thinking and crackpot lunacy. Florida Atlantic University professor James Tracy has clearly stepped over it. Tracy's doubts about the Sandy Hook Elementary...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Freedom of the Press, Teaching and Learning, Florida Atlantic University, Interior Policy
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Colorado movie massacre -- Nowhere is safe
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsAmericans have seen gun massacres at schools, universities, malls, restaurants, clubs, workplaces, political events and even churches. Now we add a movie multiplex to the sad and twisted list. As authorities sort out the details and motivation behind...Tags: Massacres, The Dark Knight Rises (movie), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Interior Policy, Entertainment
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If religions can have limits, why can't gun owners?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsI got a lot of feedback on my Sunday column/letter to the NRA, but in the spirit of the season I figured I'd wait until after the holidays to fire back. At the end of the column, I rhetorically asked,......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Politics, Separation of Church and State, Civil Rights
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Palm Beach County lobbying trip takes aim at Florida Legislature
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County government and business leaders converge on Tallahassee Wednesday for a day-long lobbying blitz aimed at the Florida Legislature. Timed with the beginning of the legislative session, the lobbying trip seeks to push for local issues...Tags: Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Fort Lauderdale, Mike Haridopolos, Pam Bondi, Lobbying
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Firefighters, governor part of Palm Beach County's Tallahassee lobbying swing
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsFirefighters and the governor are adding some extra attention to Palm Beach County???s annual lobbying push in Tallahassee. Palm Beach County government and business leaders have converged on Tallahassee today for a lobbying swing intended draw the...Tags: Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Pam Bondi, Mike Haridopolos, Fort Lauderdale, Civil and Public Service
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Palm Beach County revives gun control debate, calls for state law changes
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County commissioners on Tuesday passed two measures intended to start a statewide gun control debate. First the commission approved a resolution calling for the Florida Legislature to outlaw the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines,...Tags: Civil Rights, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, Justice System
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Palm Beach County Commission calls for saving prescription drug registry
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsThe Palm Beach County Commission this week joined the chorus of support for a prescription drug registry opposed by new Gov. Rick Scott. The County Commission Tuesday approved a resolution calling for the Florida Legislature to keep alive the registry.......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trips and Vacations, Prescription Drugs, Politics, Palm Beach County Commission
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Palm Beach County Commission considers suing Legislature over gun control
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsA legal shootout over gun control could be coming between the Palm Beach County Commission and Florida Legislature. The County Commission is expected to decide Tuesday whether to sue the Legislature to try to overturn a new state law that......Tags: Firearms, File Sharing, Defense, Justice System, Politics
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Waiting period survives Palm Beach County gun laws purge
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County plans to keep its gun-buying waiting period, despite a new state law that scrapped most local firearms regulations. While the state has a three-day waiting period to buy handguns, Palm Beach County imposes a 5-day waiting period......Tags: Firearms, Defense, Justice System, Politics, Government
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Florida Legislature squashing local gun laws called hypocritical
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsGuns are one area where the Florida Legislature???s move to allow more local control of issues long regulated by the state doesn???t apply. While preaching a return to more local government control over growth management and other regulatory issues, the.....Tags: Firearms, Fines, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Defense
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Palm Beach County considers challenge to state rolling back local gun laws
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County commissioners Tuesday begrudgingly started doing away with more county gun regulations, even as they agreed to explore challenging the state???s crackdown on local firearms laws. The Florida Legislature has long maintained that it...Tags: Firearms, Crime, Law and Justice, Defense, Justice System, Politics
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