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NRA gives Bloomberg snow blow

NRA gives Bloomberg snow blow -- The National Rifle Association opened both barrels on Mayor Bloomberg yesterday, comparing his efforts to rein in gun violence to the city's botched response to last month's blizzard. A top official for the powerful gun-rights group...

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Great divide over guns

Great divide over guns -- Less than three weeks after the Tucson, Ariz., shooting rampage, arms enthusiasts and gun-control advocates used an annual gathering of shooting-sports participants at the state Capitol as a backdrop to bolster their arguments.

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2nd annual Sportsmen’s Legislative Awareness Day

2nd annual Sportsmen's Legislative Awareness Day -- Outdoor enthusiasts gathered in Albany Tuesday, looking to preserve and protect their rights to hunt, fish and enjoy the great outdoors. This 2nd annual Sportmen's Day was designed to celebrate the second amendment,...

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Shoot! SI’ers sure love guns

Shoot! SI'ers sure love guns -- What's with the South and their guns?  A middle-class enclave on the South Shore of the city's southernmost borough is the gun capital of New York, with 509 residents -- or about one in every 57 males -- legally packing heat.

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Ackerman Pushes Legislation to Close Firearms Loophole

Ackerman Pushes Legislation to Close Firearms Loophole -- U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-Bayside, has reintroduced a bill to close a loophole that currently allows gun dealers with revoked licenses to sell firearms without background checks during inventory clearance sales.

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Chemung Sheriff sets meeting on firearms qualification

Chemung Sheriff sets meeting on firearms qualification -- The Chemung County Sheriff's Office will hold an informational meeting 7 p.m. Feb. 17 for retired police and peace officers interested in weapons qualifications under H.R. 218, the Law Enforcement Officer...

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Chemung Co. Alert

Chemung Co. Sheriff Christopher Moss is trying to get the county legislature to pass a law prohibiting the possession of firearms on county property. The proposed Local Law 1 of 2011 was brought up at the January meeting of the county legislature. It received a motion...

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