Sens. Joe Manchin III (D-WVA) speaks as Patrick J. Toomey (R-PA) looks on during a press conference to announce a bipartisan deal on background checks for gun shows and Internet sales at the Capitol April 10, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
Sens. Joe Manchin III (D-WVA) speaks as Patrick J. Toomey (R-PA) looks on during a press conference to announce a bipartisan deal on background checks for gun shows and Internet sales at the Capitol April 10, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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<h3 style="color:#fff">LAW AND ORDER: Open carry</h3>
<b>AB 144</b> (Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-La Cañada-Flintridge)<br /><br />
<b>What it would do:</b> Criminalize openly carrying an unloaded handgun in public. The bill exempts peace officers, military gatherings, gun shows and hunting.<br /><br />
<b>Analysis:</b> The measure, pushed by law enforcement and opposed by gun rights groups, targets the "open carry" movement, marked by gatherings of people displaying their firearms in public places to protest gun-control laws.<br /><br />
<h3 style="color:#fff">LAW AND ORDER: Open carry</h3>
<b>AB 144</b> (Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-La Cañada-Flintridge)<br /><br />
<b>What it would do:</b> Criminalize openly carrying an unloaded handgun in public. The bill exempts peace officers, military gatherings, gun shows and hunting.<br /><br />
<b>Analysis:</b> The measure, pushed by law enforcement and opposed by gun rights groups, targets the "open carry" movement, marked by gatherings of people displaying their firearms in public places to protest gun-control laws.<br /><br />
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NRA leader denounces president's' tantrum'
April 26, 2013
| DesMoinesRegister.com
Smith said two NRA members came out of the GOP event and said they agreed that purchases at gun shows and online should be subject to background checks. With some Republican...
Dan Coats ignored his constituents' wishes on guns
April 24, 2013
| indystar.com
I noted with dismay Sen. Dan Coats' no vote on the recent bill calling for expanded background checks at gun shows and online gun sales. I've also noted the lies the National...
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