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
Heitkamp mulls background checks
North Dakota’s senators are on different sides of the political aisle, but they do agree on one thing: The Senate’s gun control debate should focus more on dealing with the mentally ill and criminals than on expanding background checks to buy those weapons.By By Helmut Schmidt, Forum News Service , April 17, 2013
Gun control bill clears first hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Watched by tearful relatives of Newtown school massacre victims, gun control supporters in the Senate won the first showdown over how to respond to the December shootings in Connecticut, defeating an effort by conservatives to derail firearms restrictions before debate could even start.By Associated Press , April 11, 2013
Senators unveil background-check proposal
A deal to expand background checks for commercial gun purchases has been unveiled by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Pat Toomey, R-Pa., giving the bill the bipartisan consent that it needs to make it to the floor of the Senate.By By Jess Miller, Scripps Howard Foundation Wire , April 11, 2013
Senators unveil deal on gun sales background check
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two pivotal senators announced a bipartisan deal Wednesday on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, an agreement that could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb firearms violence.By Associated Press , April 10, 2013
Gun control showdown vote Thursday
The Senate’s top Democrat has set Congress’ first showdown vote for Thursday on President Barack Obama’s gun control drive as a small but mounting number of Republicans appear willing to buck a conservative effort to prevent debate from even beginning.By By Alan Fram, Associated Press , April 10, 2013
Man kills 13 people in shooting spree in Serbia
A 60-year-old veteran gunned down 13 people in a pre-dawn, house-to-house rampage Tuesday in Serbia, killing his mother, his son and a two-year-old cousin before shooting himself and his wife, police and hospital officials said.By Associated Press , April 09, 2013
Obama to bring some Sandy Hook families on AF1
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is providing a ride on Air Force One to 11 relatives of those killed at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School so they can attend his gun control speech Monday before heading to Washington to personally plead with senators reluctant to back gun legislation.By Associated Press , April 08, 2013
Letter to the editor: Bloomberg has no place in N.D. gun control laws
I have recently seen a commercial on television regarding gun control that makes me wonder. The millionaire mayor of New York City has spent roughly $10 million of his own money nationwide, more than $150,000 of that in North Dakota alone, to influence people to follow his beliefs on gun control.By By David Chadduck, Jamestown , April 05, 2013
Ammunition flies off shelves nationwide
Gun enthusiasts fearful of new weapon controls and alarmed by rumors of government hoarding are buying bullets practically by the bushel, making it hard for stores nationwide to keep shelves stocked and even putting a pinch on some local law enforcement departments.By By Michael Virtanen, Associated Press , April 05, 2013
Two with gang ties sought in Colo. prison boss death
DENVER (AP) — Two more men connected to a violent white supremacist gang were being sought in connection with the slaying of Colorado's prisons chief Thursday, the first official word other gang members might be involved.By Associated Press , April 04, 2013
Laws, rumors have ammo flying off store shelves
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gun enthusiasts fearful of new weapon controls and alarmed by rumors of government hoarding are buying bullets practically by the bushel, making it hard for stores nationwide to keep shelves stocked and even putting a pinch on some local law enforcement departments.By Associated Press , April 04, 2013
Conn. lawmakers debate gun control package
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Responding to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, described as "the nation's worst nightmare," Connecticut lawmakers were expected Wednesday to pass a package of gun control and other measures that supporters touted as the most comprehensive in the country.By Susan Haigh, Associated Press , April 03, 2013
Conn. lawmakers unveil bipartisan gun control plan
Connecticut lawmakers say they hope their announcement of sweeping proposals to curb gun violence sends a message to Congress and other state legislators that bipartisan agreement on gun control is possible.April 02, 2013
Gun panic-buying helps wildlife
The recent rush by gun enthusiasts to buy firearms could have a surprising consequence: millions more dollars to protect pheasants, deer and other wildlife. A 75-year-old program finances wildlife projects with revenue collected from a federal excise taxes on firearms. The Wildlife Restoration Fund has sent billions of dollars to states over the years, helping them buy, develop and maintain land for wildlife management.By By Jim Malewitz, Stateline.org , April 02, 2013
Senate backs concealed weapons in churches but not in schools
Senate lawmakers said Thursday that concealed weapons should not be allowed in schools, but they are welcome in churches.By Forum News Service , March 28, 2013
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