Gun
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NRA convention 2013: Sarah Palin and culture war
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NRA First Vice President James Porter, who will assume the organization's presidency Monday, issued a full-throated challenge to President Barack Obama in the wake of a major victory regarding gun control and called on members to dig in for a long fight that will stretch into the 2014 elections.
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Virginia man stopped at Dulles Airport with handgun
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A Virginia man tried to bring a handgun on board a flight out of Washington Dulles International Airport early Thursday morning.
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The Cajun Experience welcomes gun owners with open arms
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Wednesday's special at The Cajun Experience is gumbo with a side of gun. Carrying customers get 10 percent off their purchase on Open Carry Night.
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NRA recommends arming at least one school staffer
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National Rifle Association-sponsored study is recommending schools across the nation each train and arm at least one staff member.
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Virginia "straw man" gun proposal divide some residents
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Opinions differ in Virginia on "straw man" gun sales restrictions. That's when someone legally buys a gun then sells it to someone who can't legally buy on their own, like a felon or someone with a mental illness.
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Concealed weapon secrecy approved by Virginia House
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The names of concealed handgun permit holders would be kept secret under legislation passed Tuesday by the House of Delegates.
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Douglas MacArthur Elementary student accused of bringing toy gun to school
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A 10-year-old boy is facing criminal charges in Alexandria after he allegedly brought a toy gun on a school bus this week.
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New York agrees on passing tough gun control law
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New York lawmakers agreed to pass the toughest gun control law in the nation and the first since the Newtown, Conn., school shooting, calling for a stricter assault weapons ban and provisions to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill who make threats.
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Joe Biden meets with NRA as part of greater gun review
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Biden said that while he had not finalized his recommendations, a consensus was emerging over banning assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, as well as tightening background checks.
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Virginia gun sales rose to record highs in 2012
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Virginia gun sales surged to an apparent record high in 2012. State police statistics on gun buyers' mandatory criminal-background checks showed that there were 432,387 gun transactions last year, a 35 percent jump from 2011.
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Octavio Estevez charged for bringing unloaded gun to school
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A Magruder High School senior, who had previously been suspended, was arrested and charged with bringing an unloaded gun to the Rockville school. Octavio Estevez, 17, was confronted by a school resource officer shortly after arriving at the school Thursday morning.
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Gun found in locker at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax
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Robinson Secondary School Principal Dan Meier said in an email sent to parents that school administrators confiscated the gun.
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Frederick man accidentally shot by 12-year-old son
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The Frederick County Sheriff's Office says a 48-year-old Frederick man is being treated at Shock Trauma in Baltimore after a bullet fired by his 12-year-old son bounced off a truck and hit him in the chest.
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Man brings loaded gun to Reagan National Airport
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A man was cited for bringing a loaded gun to Reagan National Airport on Friday morning.
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Douglas Story pleads guilty to illegal gun charge
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Douglas Story made national headlines when Virginia's DMV recalled his personalized license plate, 14cv88. The plate was an apparent coded reference to Adolf Hitler, with "88" code for "Heil Hitler" since 'H' is the eighth letter of the alphabet.
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Sheriff Bobby Shirley no longer able to carry gun
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A Jefferson County Sheriff is no longer allowed to carry a firearm after being charged with violating the civil rights of a bank robbery suspect.
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Tyrone Strickland arrested for carrying weapon on Capitol Heights Elementary School property
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An 18-year-old has been arrested for having a gun on the grounds of Capitol Heights Elementary School.
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Gun parts found in stuffed animals at RI airport
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Police at Rhode Island's T.F. Green Airport said a domestic dispute was behind an incident in which gun components and ammunition were found hidden inside a child's stuffed animals, including a Mickey Mouse.
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