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Quinn pushes for ban on high-capacity ammunition

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:06:14 -0400

CHICAGO - Illinois' top Democrats joined parents of Connecticut school shooting victims Sunday to call for a state ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, a push made as lawmakers face a tight deadline on a contentious measure to legalize concealed carry.

Md. governor signs tougher gun-control bill

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:48:13 -0400

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Gov. Martin O'Malley signed a gun-control measure on Thursday to give Maryland some of the nation's tightest gun laws and the National Rifle Association plans to challenge it in court.

Md. governor signs tougher gun-control bill

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:41:11 -0400

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Gov. Martin O'Malley has signed a gun-control measure to give Maryland some of the nation's tightest gun laws and the National Rifle Association says it plans to challenge the law in court.

Ala. lawmakers debate gun bills as session ebbs

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:05:12 -0400

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - With their annual session nearing its end, Alabama lawmakers have yet to settle on changes to the state's gun laws, even as leaders of both chambers say they want to relax restrictions on gun possession.

Thomasson: NRA supports gun industry, not common sense

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:46:10 -0400

WASHINGTON - Collectively, they're a wondrous force of nature, spewing irrational and preposterous predictions of imminent constitutional Armageddon, resulting in nothing less than bondage for their millions of hysterical followers. Their evangelical zeal rivals any old-fashioned tent meeting on record. The difference is that their motives are not of the spirit but in the interest of crass commercialism, and the symbol of their theocracy is not a tract like the Bible but a few lines in a document written in Philadelphia 226 years ago.

Santorum praises NRA as Constitution "warriors"

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:19:19 -0400

HOUSTON - Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum praised the National Rifle Association as "warriors" defending the U.S. Constitution.

Texas governor urges fight against gun control

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:14:05 -0400

HOUSTON - Texas Gov. Rick Perry says passing new gun control laws won't stop criminals and would only make law-abiding citizens easy targets by depriving them of weapons to defend themselves.