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California Senate approves measures aimed at reducing gun violence
SACRAMENTO --The state Senate approved two bills Thursday introduced following the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, including one requiring gun owners to keep their firearms in locked safe-boxes if they live with someone...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Ron Calderon, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Adam Lanza, Personal Weapon Control
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Maryland governor signs gun control law; NRA vows to sue
Maryland has joined the list of states that have toughened gun control in the wake of the December shooting in Newtown, Conn. Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday signed the gun control bill that he promised he would. “We've chosen to take action by...
Tags: Adam Lanza, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control
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California bills on firearms, violence clear hurdles
SACRAMENTO — State lawmakers advanced measures related to firearms and violence Thursday, including two introduced after the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. One would require gun owners to keep their firearms locked...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Ron Calderon, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice
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The real IRS scandal
It's strange how "scandal" gets defined these days in Washington. At the moment, everyone is screaming about the "scandal" of the Internal Revenue Service scrutinizing conservative nonprofits before granting them tax-exempt status. Here are the...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Political Fundraising, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Parties and Movements
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N.J. father arrested after son, 4, shot and killed playmate
The father of a 4-year-old boy who shot and killed his 6-year-old playmate after finding a loaded .22-caliber rifle in his parents' home has been arrested after officials found "multiple" unsecured weapons accessible to children in the New Jersey house....Tags: Prosecution, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control, Shootings
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Gun control backers turn up heat on selected senators
WASHINGTON — First came the letter-writing campaigns, then the protests at town hall meetings and now the television ads. The last several weeks in New Hampshire have had the feel of a heated electoral season — but the target of this siege,...
Tags: Organizing for Action, Joe Manchin III, Michael Bloomberg, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Personal Weapon Control
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Feuer touts his ability to work cooperatively
In his campaign to become Los Angeles city attorney, Mike Feuer has touted himself as someone who will work cooperatively with the mayor and City Council and avoid the squabbles that have marked the incumbent's tenure. During previous stints on the...
Tags: Mark Ridley-Thomas, Finance, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control
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Letters: No to more of the same on guns
Re "Another kind of gun control," Opinion, May 5 David M. Kennedy's Op-Ed article saying that efforts to curtail gun violence should be focused on "hot" groups and areas, instead of on doomed legislation, was a refreshing moment of clarity in this...Tags: Criminal Laws, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control, Laws
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Poll: The feds' selective scrutiny of tax-exempt 'patriots'
Vindicating the complaints of some "tea party" activists, a top IRS official admitted Friday that the agency had singled out such groups for scrutiny in the months leading up to the 2012 election. The revelation (accompanied by an apology from Lois...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Health Insurance Cost, NAACP, Personal Weapon Control, Taxation
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McManus: Obama's plan to avoid lame-duckery
For the last two months, President Obama has been mired in Washington's inside game, caught up in backroom congressional politics as he tried unsuccessfully to pass a bill on gun control and nudge Republican senators toward compromise on the budget. But...
Tags: Immigration, U.S. Congress, Personal Weapon Control, White House, Polls
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Gun buyback yields sniper rifle, AK-47, other weapons
Thanks to a push from local faith-based organizations and an assist from the Pasadena Police Department, 135 guns were taken off the streets Saturday at the Pasadena Area Gun Buyback and Peace-source Fair. More than a hundred gun owners drove up to...
Tags: Target, Religion and Belief, Belief and Faith, Weaponry, Personal Weapon Control
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Friday's TV Highlights: 'Blue Bloods' on CBS
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 5 - 11, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Undercover Boss The new episode...
Tags: Betsey Johnson, Mark Bittman, Aaron Eckhart, Sherri Shepherd, Benedict Cumberbatch
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