GUNS
November Rain
Look out the window and I sound like a ranting lunatic, its snowing, not raining, and people are having trouble driving in it. Weve had a dry enough November up to this point. But as one person told...
Posted on 11/22/10 at 5:44 PM
gun safety
Firearms are involved in 0.5% of accidental deaths nationally, compared to motor vehicles (37%), poisoning (22%), falls (17%), suffocation (5%), drowning (2.9%), fires (2.5%), medical mistakes (1.7%),...
Posted on 11/15/10 at 9:37 PM
Throwback Thursday: November Rain
It's not November but it is raining here today so this is a fitting post for Throwback Thursday. The first time I saw the video for the Guns N' Roses hit "November Rain" was the summer after I had fi...
Posted on 9/23/10 at 11:57 AM
EPA: No ban on lead hunting ammunition
On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency denied a petition by five environmental groups to ban lead in hunting ammunition. Here's a link to a story on the topic....
Posted on 8/30/10 at 1:45 PM
FM artists to attend Emmy Awards celebration, show off their handmade jewelry
A little Midwestern bling is on its way to Tinsel Town. Fargo-Moorhead artists Karman Rheault and Tara Argall will travel to California next week to show off their metalwork art jewelry during a Fr...
Posted on 8/23/10 at 10:43 AM
Number of concealed carry
If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, then, in the case of weapons in North Dakota, less than $100 paid for a concealed carry permit is worth a $2,000 fine, a year in prison or both. Well, it’s definitely the cheaper of the two.By By Katherine Grandstrand, Forum News Service , May 17, 2013
South Dakota teen shot in head returns to school
A northeastern South Dakota teenager who authorities say suffered a head wound in an accidental shooting is back in school.May 09, 2013
Senators discuss changing background checks bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate rejected an effort Wednesday to expand the use of firearms on some of the nation's most frequently visited federal lands, handing gun control advocates a modest success.By Associated Press , May 08, 2013
Letter to the editor: All gun sales should require getting a background check
I was surprised the universal background check bill did not pass the Senate as it would help to reduce gun violence, and, if passed, would be the foundation for further legislation. I support this bill.By By Hazel L. Scott, Jamestown , May 08, 2013
Supporters of gun control struggling to keep issue alive
Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch their votes and revive the rejected effort to expand background checks to more firearms buyers.By By Alan Fram, Associated Press , May 08, 2013
Gun control forces struggle to keep issue alive
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch their votes and revive the rejected effort to expand background checks to more firearms buyers.By Alan Fram, Associated Press , May 07, 2013
Fresh off victory, NRA holds convention in Houston
Fresh off a huge victory over President Barack Obama on gun control, the National Rifle Association is gathering in Houston for its annual convention.May 03, 2013
Letter to the editor: Times have changed and new gun laws are needed
The Sun ran an ad in the April 24 edition on page A9, paid for by the Progressive Change Committee, which included my name. I have gotten two telephone calls at my home asking me about what PCC means to say in this ad. I would like to clarify for the community what I mean by putting my name on it.By By David deSousa, Jamestown , May 03, 2013
Supporters pushing background checks through the ballot box
OLYMPIA, Wash. — After struggling to sway both state and federal lawmakers, proponents of expanding background checks for gun sales are now exploring whether they will have more success by taking the issue directly to voters.By Mike Baker, Associated Press , April 29, 2013
Minn. school district gets bulletproof whiteboards
By By Amy Forliti, Associated Press , April 24, 2013
Vote on guns puts Heitkamp in national spotlight
As Heidi Heitkamp eked out a North Dakota Senate race decided by less than 3,000 votes last year, one topic that rarely came up was gun rights. Now that Heitkamp is a freshman senator in Washington, an issue that once hardly registered has quickly become a defining one.April 19, 2013
Heitkamp defends vote: U.S. senator: ‘I have an obligation to listen to N.D.’
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., believes she did right by the majority of North Dakotans when she voted against extended background checks for gun buyers during a Senate vote Wednesday. That didn’t stop the Peace Garden State’s junior senator and most visible Democrat from being the target of criticism within her party, both within the state’s borders and nationally.By By Bryan Horwath, Forum News Service , April 19, 2013
Heitkamp votes no on gun sale checks
North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says she could not support a measure to tighten restrictions on the sale of guns because it would have placed undue burdens on law-abiding people.April 18, 2013
Background check bill faces likely Senate defeat
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan effort to expand background checks faced almost certain defeat Wednesday as the Senate approached a long-awaited vote on the linchpin of the drive to curb gun violence. As the showdown drew near, an Associated Press-GfK poll showed ebbing public support for tightening gun control laws.By Associated Press , April 17, 2013
Heitkamp says she won't support Manchin-Toomey Amendment as written
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., released the following statement regarding the Manchin-Toomey Amendment:April 17, 2013
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