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Sharp Increase In Pistol Permits In Erie County
Sharp Increase In Pistol Permits In Erie County - In the days that followed the mass shooting inside a Colorado movie theater, the Erie County Clerk's office saw a sharp increase in the number of people filling out permits for pistols. In New York State, permits on...
City’s gun business is fully loaded
City's gun business is fully loaded - The Colorado shooting has again put the firearm industry in the national spotlight. It has also focused attention on the handful of New York City shooting ranges, shops and consultancies that have survived by dutifully playing by...
Gun control advocates target high-capacity magazines
Gun control advocates target high-capacity magazines - The Colorado theater shootings thrust assault weapons, such as the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle used in the rampage, into the national spotlight. Equally important in the gun control debate — and often overlooked —...
Michael Bloomberg backs a bill to ban online ammo sales
Michael Bloomberg backs a bill to ban online ammo sales - A bill sponsored by New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg and Long Island Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy that would effectively ban the online sale of ammunition has the backing of the nation's loudest gun...
Over-The-Top Gun
Over-The-Top Gun - Ben Swanson, 16, was nervous, doubted himself even, in the nights prior to the 2012 National Rifle Association National Rifle and Pistol Championships. But there he was, Camp Perry, an Ohio National Guard training facility on the shores of Lake...
Sen. Peralta Calls For Bipartisan Gun-Control Law
Sen. Peralta Calls For Bipartisan Gun-Control Law - State Sen. Jose Peralta called for legislators to set aside partisanship to pass a new gun control law to keep weapons out of the hands of the mentally ill. "Believe it or not, in New York State, a violent, mentally...
Mayor Bloomberg spouts off for tight gun laws following Colorado movie theater massacre, but records show he’s showered thousands of dollards on lawmakers who drew high marks from gun lobby
Mayor Bloomberg spouts off for tight gun laws following Colorado movie theater massacre, but records show he's showered thousands of dollards on lawmakers who drew high marks from gun lobby - Mayor Bloomberg has been all over the airwaves calling for better gun...
Concealed weapons save lives
Concealed weapons save lives - Friday’s horrible shooting in Colorado occurred in yet another place where guns are banned. And that’s consistent with a trend: With a single exception, every multiple-victim public shooting in the U.S. in which more than three people...
Ice-T on gun culture
Women’s gun show a big bang
Women’s gun show a big bang - The first annual Women’s Concealed Carry Holster Fashion Show in Churchtown Saturday was a well-received celebration of the Second Amendment and a showcase for women who carry guns. Around 250 people packed the Churchtown Firehouse to eat...