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Everytown elephant in the room at journalism workshop
by Jared MorganHeld in Phoenix over the weekend, the workshop was put on by the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma, a program of the Ivy League Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City, and was hosted by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University.
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Court papers in I-594 lawsuit allowing Bloomberg groups to intervene
by Chris EgerU.S. District Court Judge Benjamin H. Settle on Monday issued an order to allow a number of gun control groups who backed the controversial I-594 ballot initiative to join a lawsuit against it as defendants.
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Federal judge shoehorns gun control groups into Washington background check suit
by Chris EgerA U.S. District Court judge has allowed a number of gun control groups who backed the controversial I-594 ballot initiative to join a lawsuit against it as defendants.
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Moms group entrenches on 594 reform, seeks more gun control in Washington state (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerWhile lawmakers meet to correct flaws in the state's new voter-approved background check scheme, Moms Demand Action is rallying to prevent any changes while also pushing two new and far-reaching initiatives.
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Background check expansion forces museum to return firearms to donors
by Chris EgerA small museum in Washington State is planning to pull a display of historical guns over questions about the legality of transfers following passage of Initiative 594.
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Gun control group contends that 1 in 10 online guns sales are to criminals
by Chris EgerAfter research into five online sites that list firearms for private sales in Washington State, Everytown for Gun Safety released a report this week contending that 10 percent of sales are to those who can’t have a gun.
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Los Angeles proposes high capacity magazine ban despite court opposition
by Chris EgerThe LA City Council is considering a retroactive ban on magazines holding more than ten rounds modeled on the controversial San Francisco and Sunnyvale laws.
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Colorado group puts ballot measure against campus carry on back-burner
by Chris EgerA Colorado gun-control group has shelved plans for a ballot measure to ban concealed carry on college campuses.
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The history of magazines holding 11 or more rounds: A response to California’s magazine ban
by Brent McCluskeySunnyvale, California, bans the possession of magazines with a 11+ capacity, reasoning they were not invented at the time the Second Amendment was ratified, but experts argue differently.
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David Kopel: How the First Amendment helps explain the Second
by S.H. Blannelberry"Guns and newspapers are not like movies of men having sex with sheep," observes Prof. Kopel. "A point that is perhaps more obvious to the general public than to legal academia."
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Retired Supreme Court Justice advocates ‘correcting’ the Second Amendment; guns for militias only
by Chris EgerOne of the longest serving justices of the US Supreme Court, John Paul Stevens, now retired, is calling for a change in Second Amendment to limit it to militia use only.
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Sheriff-backed lawsuit on Colorado Magazine ban begins court proceedings (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerThe federal lawsuit challenging Colorado's 15-round magazine limit, which is backed by 55 of 62 Sheriffs, heads to court on Monday in Denver.
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