Assault Gun Ban Expires; Activists Angry
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The federal ban on the sale of AK-47s and other weapons of choice for drug dealers and dangerous criminals, expired this
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With its battle to kill the decade-long U.S. ban on assault weapons won, the National Rifle Association is now setting its sights on the Nov. 2 presidential and congressional elections.
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A campaign by more than 200 U.S. mayors to repeal an amendment they say makes it harder for police to trace illegal firearms between states was dealt a setback in Congress on Thursday.
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A bill inspired by the Virginia Tech shootings is bogged down by objections over funding and who should be barred from buying a firearm.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry blasted President Bush for caving in to the pressures of the gun lobby and allowing the federal assault-weapons ban to expire, the Associated Press reported Sept.
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Civil rights advocates angry over the death of a student hit by a pepper-spray pellet are seeking at least a temporary ban on the Boston Police Department's use of so-called "less-lethal" weapons to control crowds.
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Sen. John Kerry sought to make President Bush pay a political price Monday for the expiration of a partial assault weapons ban, but other Democrats reacted warily on an issue that has hurt the party in recent elections.
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Barack Obama says the country must do "whatever it takes" to eradicate gun violence but believes in the right to bear arms.
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The House voted Wednesday to end a 28-year ban on handgun ownership in the nation's capital, brushing aside pleas from city officials concerned about a surge in violence and more heavily armed criminals.
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The expiration of the assault weapons ban was a depressing but potentially valuable lesson in the rancid politics of gun control. Honest debate on gun policy is impossible because of the cynical
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Police firing tear gas and bullets halted protests Wednesday, blocking mass rallies the opposition hoped would show the power behind their demands for the president to step down. At least two people were fatally shot by police.
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Democrat John Kerry rebuked President Bush on Monday for letting a ban on assault weapons expire and said his Republican rival paid for tax cuts by taking police off the streets and slashing anti-drug programs.
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ST. LOUIS  - Democratic presidential candidate  John Kerry said on Friday President Bush's failure to fight for  a renewal of a ban on assault weapons would make it easier for  groups like al Qaeda to get the lethal guns.
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BOISE, Idaho - The expiration Monday of a 10-year federal ban on assault weapons means firearms like AK-47s, Uzis and TEC-9s can now be legally bought - a development that has critics upset and gun owners pleased.    The 1994 ban, signed by President Clinton, outlawed 19 types of military-style assault weapons...
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Demonstrators in India's revolt-hit Manipur state abandoned a long-running protest demanding the repeal of an anti-terror law allowing police to shoot on sight.
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Survivors and families of the victims of the Virginia Tech shootings faced off Monday against gun-rights advocates over a bill that would prevent criminals and the mentally ill from buying firearms at gun shows.
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WASHINGTON -- A ban on semiautomatic assault weapons will expire Monday, despite wide popular support and appeals from politicians, gun victims and law enforcement officials, including Seattle police Chief Gil Kerlikowske.