Guns

PIERRE - About 80 people gathered at South Dakota's state Capitol in Pierre on Saturday to show their support for gun rights.

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AUSTIN, Texas - Gun advocates - some with rifles slung across shoulders or pistols holstered at the hip - have rallied peacefully in state capitals nationwide against President Barack Obama's sweeping federal gun-control proposals.

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To me, the term "assault weapon" was obvious. Yesterday a friend asked me a question that I didn't expect: "What exactly are assault weapons?"

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WASHINGTON - Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades.

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WASHINGTON - Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of last month's deadly school shooting in Connecticut, with majorities favoring a nationwide ban on military-style, rapid-fire weapons.

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PIERRE - South Dakota's Secretary of State Jason Gant says he has seen a "significant increase" in the number of requests for permits to carry a concealed weapon in recent months.

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Returning South Dakota to the Old West. Good Idea?

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PASADENA, Calif. - If there's any soul-searching among top television executives about onscreen violence contributing to real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school shooting, it isn't readily apparent.

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A gun show in Rapid City over the weekend drew a larger-than-normal crowd, and organizers say the renewed debate over gun control since the Dec. 14 school shooting in Newtown, Conn., is a big reason.

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If I every buy a gun, it will be locked up in one place, ammunition in another. I will be more watchful of family and friends who seem to be struggling with the small and big stresses of life. My life has not and will not revolve around the trite, trivial, and trendy.

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