More than 100 laid off at Remington Arms
More than 100 laid off at Remington Arms - At least 100 people were informed today that they will no longer be employed by Remington Arms, as the O-D first reported could happen in May. “The latest announcement from Remington Arms, although not unexpected, is...
Mayor with Bloomberg gun control group charged with bribery
Mayor with Bloomberg gun control group charged with bribery - Monticello, New York, Democratic Mayor Gordon Jenkins—a member of Michael Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns—was arrested Thursday on bribery charges, the latest in a long string of legal and ethical...
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Straight Shooters: Meet the Gay Gun-Rights Activists
Straight Shooters: Meet the Gay Gun-Rights Activists - Four years ago, Chris Cheng—a Chinese-Japanese-Cuban-American Google employee—started watching Top Shot, a History Channel reality show where contestants shoot their way through a series of complex competitions....
Guns of Washington
Guns of Washington - The most tantalizing element of the latest gun rights decision in Washington D.C. is the hope that it raises for law-abiding New Yorkers who want to be able to carry a firearm outside of their homes. The decision was issued by a United States...
DEC adopts bear hunting season changes for fall 2014
DEC adopts bear hunting season changes for fall 2014 - Black bear hunting opportunities have expanded this year — although not in the Southern Tier — as a result of regulation changes adopted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC),...
Federal judge rules DC ban on gun carry rights unconstitutional
Federal judge rules DC ban on gun carry rights unconstitutional - A federal judge in the District of Columbia on Saturday overturned the city’s total ban on residents being allowing to carry firearms outside their home, declaring the law “unconstitutional” in a...
Congress asks for ATF database review while investigation claims agency targets minorities
Congress asks for ATF database review while investigation claims agency targets minorities - Members of Congress are asking the General Accountability Office to review the Fast and Furious-related Suspect Gun Database while an investigative report claims 91 percent of...
Girls take aim at shooting contest
Girls take aim at shooting contest - Shooting is often perceived as a male sport, but that perception is changing. Girls from across the country have joined their respective teams to participate in the 29th Youth Hunter Education Challenge sponsored by the National...
NYC City Council Federal Agenda
The NYC City Council's Federal Budget and Legislative Agenda Fiscal Year 2014-2015 calls for "Strengthening gun laws to help prevent further violence and mass shootings." See pages 10-11: http://council.nyc.gov/html/pr/fed.pdf