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RAHM'S GUN FIGHT

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is expected Thursday to introduce a proposal he hopes Illinois lawmakers will take up: a new, statewide handgun registry.

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Gun Runners Could Face Life Sentences In Bid To Tackle Gang Crime, Theresa May Says

The government is considering plans to give tougher sentences to "middle men," gun runners who supply the firearms used in murders.

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Komen-Linked Gun Seller Makes Big Threat

A gun seller thrust into the spotlight last week over its alleged ties to the Susan G. Komen Foundation is launching another production run of its pink "Hope" handgun and donating proceeds to a different cancer organization.

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Gun Seller: If Komen Won't Take Our Donation, We'll Give It To American Cancer Society

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Josh Horwitz: When It Comes to Data on Firearm Sales, Gun Lobby Still Shooting Blanks

Last month, I posted a blog ("The Truth About Gun Sales") here at Huffington Post that analyzed the gun lobby's favorite pitch to the media.

gun control News From the Web

02/10/12 Fast and Furious: Targets of gun sting were FBI... Source: azcentral.com Mexican cartel suspects targeted in the troubled gun-trafficking probe known as Operation Fast and Furious were actually working as FBI informants at the time, according to a congressional memo that describes the case's mission as a "failure."
02/10/12 California Gun Laws Source: NBC - KMIR TV 6 - Palm Springs CA The Bureau of Firearms serves the people of California through education, regulation, and enforcement actions regarding the manufacture, sales, ownership, safety training, and transfer of firearms.
02/10/12 GOP bills to bolster gun rights get initial approval Source: The Daily Sentinel - Grand Junction CO Friends & Family Caring for Friends and Family For the past 62 years, Montrose M... Bring the World to CO! PT Local Coordinators needed to work with high school exc...
02/10/12 Convicted felon? Need a gun? Just go online, says new... Source: Daily Mail - London - UK The internet has transformed hundreds of industries, giving consumers access to a far greater range of goods than ever before.
02/09/12 Reward Offered For Information In Theft of 97 Weapons Source: CBS - WBNS 10TV News - Columbus OH Officials on Thursday said that they were offering up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the people involved in the theft of firearms from a shooting range.

Background on gun control

Gun control is any law, policy, practice, or proposal designed to restrict or limit the possession, production, importation, shipment, sale, and/or use of guns or other by private citizens.

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