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Historic gun show turned away by city is invited back after petition effort
by Chris EgerA New York gun show will remain in a city-owned venue where it had been operating for more than three decades before local politicians and residents protested hosting the event on the property.
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Expanded background check law proposed in gun-friendly Vermont
by Brian SeayA lawmaker in Vermont is introducing a bill this month that would implement universal gun background checks.
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Gun sales set record ahead of California bullet button ban
by Brian SeayCalifornia had more gun background checks in December than any other month on record for the state, in a month where gun store owners reported a flurry of sales ahead of the so-called bullet button ban that took effect the first of the year.
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Survey: Filipinos worried about extrajudicial killings
by Brian SeayNearly 80 percent of the people living in the Philippines say they’re worried they or someone they know could become a victim of President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for the extrajudicial killings of people involved in that country’s drug trade.
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Victims aren’t notified when abusers illegally try to buy guns in Washington
by Brian SeayAn investigation by local media in Washington state has found that victims don't get a heads up when their abusers try to illegally buy guns.
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California ballot initiative goes further on bullet background checks
by Brian SeayA ballot initiative in California looks to go a step further on a bullet background check law already passed by the state's legislature in May.
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Neighboring county invites gun show kicked out of fairgrounds to new home
by Chris EgerA historic gun show that has put on over 100 events in the past three decades in the same venue only to be refused future dates after protests from a gun control group now has an offer from lawmakers one county over.
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Historic New York gun show homeless after push from anti-gun group
by Chris EgerThe Saratoga Springs Arms Fair, which has put on over a 100 shows in the past three decades, is looking for a new venue after the City Center refused to book new shows.
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Concealed carry for Kansas public employees takes effect July 1
by Joey ClementineKansas state and municipal workers can now carry a concealed weapon while on the job thanks to a new law that went into effect July 1.
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Maryland’s ‘assault weapon’ ban debated in federal appeals court
by Chris EgerThe long-running challenge to Maryland's 2013 Firearms Safety Act was heard by the full federal appeals court of the U.S. Fourth Circuit on Wednesday.
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Federal court agrees to rehear Maryland assault weapon ban challenge
by Chris EgerJust a month after riddling an earlier decision and sending it back down to a lower court to rehear, the U.S. Fourth Circuit has voted to do the job themselves.
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Maryland’s assault weapon ban gets riddled on appeal
by Chris EgerCiting the ban violated the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court has kicked a decision upholding the prohibition back to a lower court.
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