Gun shops under closer scrutiny
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When criminals need guns, they have plenty of options in a country with nearly 100,000 licensed gun stores. But drug dealers and other crooks don't shop just anywhere. They have their favorites.
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Federal prosecutors are investigating whether employees of the private security firm Blackwater USA illegally smuggled into Iraq weapons that may have been sold on the black market and ended up in the hands of a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, officials said yesterday.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- Guns and poisonous materials are more likely to be improperly stored in homes where young children are only visitors, says a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study.
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By The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 8--Was it a prank? The photo of three young men posed with guns "gangsta-style" that law enforcers included in a warrant to investigate a robbery.
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The Scottish Executive takes steps to seek powers from Westminster over firearms legislation.
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Iraqi policeman and National Guard members check weapons handed in to the al-Nasr police station in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, October 11.
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A massive arsenal of guns has been seized by police in a crackdown on illegal weapons bought over the internet.
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In house after house, searches have turned up large caches of weaponry, like artillery shells and mortar rounds, along with electronics for making bombs and mujahedeen literature.
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Gun battles between federal forces and drug-cartel members carrying rocket-propelled-grenade launchers may give the impression that a war is going on in Mexico.
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''Cash-advance'' shops are treading where other small-business lenders fear to go.
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Federal prosecutors are looking into whether private U.S. security contractor Blackwater USA has shipped unlicensed automatic weapons and military goods into Iraq, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
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As gun prices soar in Iraq, army and police weapons from Iraqi state armories are, in turn, showing up on the black market.
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Guards at a riverfront Army ammunition plant in Tennessee report that boaters have entered restricted areas, holes are often found in a perimeter fence and a government contractor steps up security to impress inspectors.
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An outdoor gear store where three men were fatally shot said on its Web site that the shootings happened during an apparent robbery.
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Police agencies around the country may soon be able to equip street corners with microphones and video cameras to fight gun-related crime.
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A survey says three-quarters of the world's small firearms are in the hands of civilians, more than thought.
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Gun manufacturers are gearing up for the scheduled expiration next week of a 10-year-old federal ban on assault weapons, according to a report released on Tuesday.