Victorious on Gun Ban, NRA Looks Toward Elections
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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 10-year-old ban on assault weapons  expired across the United States on Monday with a political  firefight but no apparent rush to rearm by gun enthusiasts.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 30, 2004 - Residents of the nation&#39;s capital would be able to own handguns and other firearms under a House-passed bill acclaimed by its supporters as a victory for Second Amendment rights
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President Bush officially secured the GOP presidential nomination on Tuesday with the votes of delegates from Pennsylvania, the same battleground state Republicans hope will deliver a win come November over Democratic challenger John Kerry.
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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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The decision today was the first from a federal appeals court to hold that the Constitution gives individuals, not just state militias, the right to bear arms.
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The US Congress approves the first major gun control bill since 1994, a  response to April's Virginia Tech shootings.
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton beat back a strong challenge from Barack Obama on Tuesday to win her adopted state, and Sen. John McCain defeated Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to claim all of New York's Republican delegates.
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Rudy Giuliani, who sued firearms manufacturers and called for tough gun control as New York's mayor, said Tuesday the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and a recent court ruling framed his current defense of a right to own guns.
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Rep. Katherine Harris overcame the opposition of her own party to win a decisive primary victory, and now it's unclear whether the GOP will lift a finger to support her long-shot bid to oust Sen. Bill Nelson in November.
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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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A 10-year-old ban on assault weapons  expired across the United States on Monday with a political  firefight but no apparent rush to rearm by gun fanciers.
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Attorney General nominee Alberto Gonzales told the Senate on Tuesday that he supports extending the expired federal assault weapons ban.
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Columbus: John Kerry literally went hunting for the support of gun-lovers and traded shots with President George W. Bush on health, as the two scouted votes that could swing their tightening presidential race.
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Turkey's ruling AK Party won a resounding election victory on Sunday, giving the pro-business, Islamist-rooted party a mandate for reform but potentially setting the stage for renewed tensions with the secular elite.
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Prompted by the Virginia Tech University shootings, Congress yesterday approved legislation that would help states more quickly and accurately identify potential firearms buyers with mental health problems that disqualify them from gun ownership under federal law.
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HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania  - Pennsylvania lawmakers   held a special session on Tuesday to discuss 94 initiatives to   tighten the state's relatively loose gun controls in an effort   to reduce gun crime.