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Hunters' group tries to chart new course on guns
Gaspar Perricone got a child-size .22-caliber rifle for his first birthday. In high school, he went duck hunting before class and stowed his shotgun in his pickup. Then he went to work for a Democratic U.S. senator and formed a group to promote hunting and fishing issues. Now he has ...
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Residents west of Boston told 'stay home' amid search for bomb suspect, transit shut down WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Police are locking down some neighborhoods in Boston and its western suburbs as they search for the remaining suspect in the marathon bombings. Authorities urged residents in Watertown, Newton, Waltham, Belmont, ...
Obama, victims' families overcome by gun owners
Four months ago, President Barack Obama promised a grieving nation he would do everything in his power to change gun laws after 26 students and staff were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Turns out his power and the impassioned pleas of devastated families were no match for ...
For gun control, now what? A look at the issue
The impassioned push for new gun laws, born from the slaughter of schoolchildren, has collided with the marble-hard realities of Congress. Just persuading the Senate to debate tougher laws was considered a high hurdle for gun control advocates. They did it with the aid of Newtown, Conn., families, who brought ...
Study finds stricter gun laws may lead to fewer deaths
A new study by researchers at Boston Children's Hospital found states with tougher gun control laws have fewer gun-related deaths compared to states that don't have strict gun laws. This comes as the president is working with Congress to pass mandatory universal background checks for anyone who wants to buy ...
Weapon found at El Dorado High School
Parents of some students at El Dorado High School expressed concern and disappointment that the Socorro Independent School District did not notify parents about a student taking a BB gun to campus. The incident occurred Tuesday morning at El Dorado High School. According to SISD spokesperson David Escobar, school officials ...
El Paso County Sheriff's Office looks into convenience store manager shooting gun
The El Paso County Sheriff's office said they are investigating the case of a convenience store manager who fired a gun at a thief's vehicle after a beer run. A clerk who works at the convenience store on Zaragoza Road says she saw the theft go down. She spoke to ...
Executive orders and gun controls
Vice President Biden's statement to reporters on Wednesday that the Obama Administration might take action to restrict guns created a firestorm of criticism about the constitutional legitimacy of such moves, as the debate over gun controls continued to simmer on the front burner in Washington, D.C. "There are executive orders, ...
New Mexico lawmaker fights to require background checks for private gun sales
Federal law requires background checks for sales by licensed dealers but it doesn't currently mandate that private sales need to run checks, too and a Democratic Albuquerque congressman is looking to change that law in New Mexico in a proposed bill to be discussed during the upcoming legislative session. "Our ...
El Pasoans react to NRA's call for armed officers at every school
One week after the deadly shooting in Newtown, Conn., the National Rifle Association spoke out, calling on Congress to place armed security officers at every school across the country. In his speech on Friday morning, NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre said, "The only thing that can stop a bad guy ...
White House pushes on gun controls
After nibbling around the edges of the gun control issue in the immediate aftermath of the school shootings in Connecticut, the White House on Tuesday made no bones about President Obama's support for a series of gun control measures as part of an overall strategy to curb gun violence. "He ...
No quick White House moves on gun control
While a number of Democrats in Congress called for some type of legislative response to the mass school shooting in Connecticut, there was no real agreement on what would be the best way to address that tragedy, as the White House made clear there will be no rush of gun ...
Congress looks at gun controls
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has been seen as one of the most conservative Democrats in recent years, so when he said on Monday that the Connecticut shootings show the need for a broader discussion, it was noticed on Capitol Hill. After all, in the 2010 and 2012 elections, ...
The politics of gun control
Nothing ever stays the same in politics, and that is true when it comes to the politics of guns, as backers of gun control find themselves in the distinct minority in Congress now, a big switch from 20 years ago. Whether anything changes in the wake of last week's mass ...
Conversation turns to gun control in wake of Connecticut shooting
At coffee shops like The Bean in Mesilla, the topic of conversation Friday was the tragedy in Connecticut, and from that conversation has emerged a discussion on gun control. New Mexicans shared their thoughts on the controversial topic as many were learning of the horrific events across the country. "When something like ...
Gun control rumblings after school shooting
Even though the Congress was not in session on Friday as word arrived of the mass shootings at a Connecticut elementary school, lawmakers flocked to social media to send their thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families, with most - but not all - side stepping the politics ...
Former Border Patrol agent gets 4 years for gun smuggling
A former Border Patrol agent was sentenced to more than four years in a federal prison for gun-smuggling Thursday. Ricardo Montalvo, 28, has been behind bars since April after a year long investigation found he was buying firearms that would illegally be exported to Mexico. Montalvo, 28, pled guilty to ...
Man shot outside El Paso night club
Just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday El Paso Police said a man was shot outside of a central El Paso night club. Officers found a 35-year-old man shot numerous times at the Golden Nugget parking lot. Police said a fight is what may have caused the man to be shot. Officials ...
High-powered rifles stolen during local gun shop burglary
As many as 10 high-powered firearms, including two A-K 47s, are in the hands of criminals Monday after a CWS gun store was burglarized early in the morning. KFOX14 crews were able to obtain exclusive security video of the burglary as it happened. The burglars broke into the store by smashing a ...
Jury begins deliberations in Deming family gun-smuggling trial
The prosecution and all four of the defense attorneys made their final arguments to the jury Tuesday. The prosecution hammered in the point that the Reeses knew exactly what they were doing, with the defense saying there's just no proof of that. The prosecution played back video recordings to the ...
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