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Senator to keep pushing broader gun checks
Senator to keep pushing broader gun checks - One of the principal sponsors of defeated gun background check legislation said he isn't giving up on getting a bill passed. West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said backers of expanded background checks for gun...
Gun Control Debate Ripples Through Firearm Industry
Gun Control Debate Ripples Through Firearm Industry - The gun control debate continues to roil the firearm industry. In a recent Bloomberg Businessweek cover story, we reported on the complicated, sometimes-fraught relationship between the gun business and the...
Pediatricians take on gun lobby – carefully
Pediatricians take on gun lobby – carefully - To pediatricians, gun control is a public health issue, not a political one. But they're treading a fine line, and they know it. The American Academy of Pediatrics has begun a renewed push to try to get Congress to pass...
Obama, Democrats Misfire on Guns
Obama, Democrats Misfire on Guns - The owner of a small gun shop here sits on a wooden stool behind a glass-topped counter filled with handguns. The only thing folks talk about when they come into this store is what Washington will do next to attack gun owners, says...
Spa City Commissioner Mathiesen seeks public hearing on gun resolution
Spa City Commissioner Mathiesen seeks public hearing on gun resolution - Public Safety Commissioner Christian Mathiesen plans to set a public hearing on a resolution to require that all guns carried downtown be kept out of sight. The proposed local ordinance...
Putnam mom to deliver petition supporting NY SAFE Act
Putnam mom to deliver petition supporting NY SAFE Act - While a Cold Spring mother was unnerved to receive an anonymous call questioning her support for the state’s new gun-reform act, she still plans to deliver a petition this week to members of the Putnam County...
Gun is lock & ‘upload’: print-your-own pistol would beat metal detectors
Gun is lock & ‘upload’: print-your-own pistol would beat metal detectors - Making a fully functional gun has gotten as easy as 1-2-3. A libertarian group says it has manufactured the first working plastic gun made entirely with a 3-D printer — and the weapon would...
Pistol permit applications shoot up in St. Lawrence County since passage of NY gun law
Pistol permit applications shoot up in St. Lawrence County since passage of NY gun law - Applications for pistol permits in St. Lawrence County have shot up since the passage of the NY SAFE Act in January. That’s making more work for the St. Lawrence County...
Montgomery County opposes SAFE Act
Montgomery County opposes SAFE Act - The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution at the end of April opposing Gov. Andrew Cuomo's sweeping gun control legislation. The board passed a resolution claiming they were assaulted by a "pen." "A copy...
Young Voters Aren’t Sold on Gun Control
Young Voters Aren't Sold on Gun Control - Young people have helped push the gay marriage issue to the forefront, with so many voters 30 and under supporting marriage equality that Republicans have been forced to accept – or at least re-examine – the matter. Sticking...