Gun
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Federal Law Requires a Choice: Marijuana or a Gun?
For Vera Cooper, the time had come to buy a gun. In her mid-70s at the time and widowed several…
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‘Rust’ Killing Forces Hollywood to Make Choices on Guns
Real guns or replicas? Blank fire or special effects? The killing of a cinematographer on a film set has some…
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Courts Strike Down Gun Control Measures in Two States
The rulings in Maryland and Oregon come amid a shifting legal landscape in the wake of a Supreme Court decision…
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World
N.Y.C. Council Member Who Toted Gun at Rally Will Not Face Charges
Brooklyn prosecutors said that the pistol the council member, Inna Vernikov, had in her waistband was inoperable. She had come…
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The Conservative Supreme Court Vision That Means Inequality for Women
The Supreme Court last week heard oral arguments in United States v. Rahimi, a challenge to a federal law that…
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Maine Gunman Disclosed He Had Mental Health Issues, Gun Shop Owner Says
The man sought to purchase a gun silencer in August but was denied after self-reporting mental health issues on a…
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After Shooting, Maine Senators in the Spotlight on Guns
The shooting in Lewiston that left 18 dead prompted the town’s conservative Democratic representative to embrace an assault weapons ban,…
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World
Traffic Tickets Are No Bar to Owning a Gun in New York City, Judge Rules
A federal judge’s decision means that the city may no longer be able to consider people’s moral character when they…
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‘Honest Mistake,’ Says U.S. Politician Arrested on Gun Charge in Hong Kong
A Washington state senator, Jeff Wilson, said he discovered the pistol on his flight and notified customs officials at the…
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White Judge Who Pointed Gun at Black Man in Court Is Ousted
The upstate New York judge bragged about the episode and used racist tropes to describe the man he pointed the…