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George Zimmerman trial: Jurors share concerns, and opinions, on Trayvon Martin shooting
SANFORD — Seminole County residents poured into the criminal courthouse last week as potential jurors for the trial of George Zimmerman. By the dozens, most were sent back home. The first week of jury selection focused on pretrial publicity:...
Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Shootings, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Specialization
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On sick time, legislative hypocrisy abounds
If you spend any amount of time in Tallahassee, you'll hear ranting about top-down government. Legislators hate when Washington tells them what to do, arguing that one government should never make mandates for the other. Unless they're the ones...
Tags: Interior Policy, Voting, Rick Scott, Orange County (Florida), Politics
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LETTER: A Democratic Delusion
Regarding "GOP: Comeback Starts In Tolland" [June 13, news]: My wife and I were quite amused to learn from a statement by Democratic Party leader Jonathan Harris that the disgust we have with the current state administration was in no way an influence for...Tags: Interior Policy, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Politics, Elections, Personal Weapon Control
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Politics as Usual
Toomey reaffirms background check support Six months after the Sandy Hook murders of 20 children and six adults, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., reaffirmed his support for expanding background checks on firearms sales, and said he hopes the Senate can...Tags: York County (Virginia), Ed Pawlowski, York (York, Pennsylvania), The Philadelphia Inquirer, Don Cunningham
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Santa Monica shooting brings calls for gun regulations
Local officials are calling for better systems to identify and treat mental health problems and for stronger gun-control lobbyists and legislation in the wake of last week's rampage that left five dead. Police on Thursday said that John Zawahri, 23,...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Shootings, Crime, Law and Justice, John Zawahri, Interior Policy
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Courts, not sheriffs, interpret the Constitution
It is interesting to see Second Amendment enthusiasts like letter writer John Armstrong embracing a few county sheriffs' announced refusal to endorse Maryland's new gun law based on its unconstitutionality ("Sheriff's refusal to enforce gun law is victory...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Supreme Court
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Tyranny and guns
In reading The Sun's letters to the editor over the last few years — and especially John Armstrong's recent letter ("Sheriff's refusal to enforce gun law is victory for people," June 13) — it appears that a new definition of tyranny has...
Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Personal Weapon Control
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Smith & Wesson Expects To Triple Profits For Fiscal Year
The Hartford CourantSmith & Wesson Holding Corp., one of two publicly traded gunmakers, said in a preliminary report that per-share profit for the fiscal year ended April 30 tripled to $1.22, and sales were up 43 percent to $588 million. The Springfield-based gunmaker,...Tags: Interior Policy, Barack Obama, Politics, Personal Weapon Control
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Sen. Murphy In New Britain As Part Of 169 Towns In 169 Days Tour
The Hartford CourantMurphy visited Capitol Lunch in New Britain as part of a Connecticut tour where he will visit all 169 Connecticut towns in 169 days. The tour started in late May, and his stop in New Britain was the eighth town he visited. Murphy fielded questions on...Tags: Interior Policy, Walnuts, New Britain, Politics, Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Six months after Sandy Hook, gun control advocates continue to push for changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some of the victims' families are heading to Capitol Hill to remind lawmakers they are painfully waiting for action, while some of the president's allies are asking him to...
Tags: Richard Blumenthal, Elections, Harry Reid, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mental illness in America
Swift JusticePresident Obama recently spoke at a White House conference on mental health. Well, it's about time. Every time I hear about a mass shooting -- just like the one this past weekend in Santa Monica, Calif. -- I immediately brace for the news that the...Tags: Justice System, Health Treatments, Crime, Law and Justice, Symptoms, White House
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Maryland's gun background check backlog
When government is given a job to do in seven days and it takes 10 weeks instead, anger and frustration is likely to be heard. Such is the case with the background checks for gun purchases. The Maryland State Police has a backlog, and gun dealers and...
Tags: Justice System, Maryland General Assembly, Crime, Law and Justice, Martin O'Malley, Maryland State Police
Jun 15, 2013
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Jun 14, 2013
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Jun 10, 2013
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Jun 10, 2013
|Column| Tribune Media Services
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