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Bill regulating CA ammunition clears committee

A bill to regulate the sale of ammunition in California cleared the Assembly Public Safety Committee today. Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, said Assembly Bill 48 adds "reasonable safeguards"...

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Progress made on state and federal gun control

Democrats in Washington believe they have the 60 votes they need to proceed to a debate on gun control legislation, after a number of Republicans agreed to not support a filibuster following a deal on...

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Pelosi says immigration farmworker deal reached

A House of Representatives working group has reached a deal on agricultural workers in the immigration bill it is crafting, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, said on Saturday...

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AM Alert: California lawmakers target prescription drug abuse

There has already been a fair amount of attention in Sacramento to prescription drug abuse -- earlier this year, grieving parents testified that the California Medical Board hasn't done enough to crack...

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Feinstein concedes likely failure of assault weapon ban

By Curtis Tate ctate@mcclatchydc.com WASHINGTON -- In a speech to a mostly empty Senate chamber, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., all but conceded Wednesday that her long push to ban assault weapons...

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Feinstein vows to keep fighting for ban on assault weapons

By Curtis Tate ctate@mcclatchydc.com A ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines fell well short of the votes needed to pass the Senate Wednesday, but Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., vowed to...

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2nd Amendment right to self-defense survives a U.S. Senate vote, but is...

It was a busy last two days in the fight to retain our God-given rights to defend ourselves, our families, our states, and our country.Yesterday, a slew of disgusting, horrific, treasonous anti-self...

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Community members advocate breaking cycle of gun violence

As a result of numerous incidents of gun violence across the country, the City of Davis hosted a Feb. 19 forum on ending gun violence. Renowned gun violence researcher Dr. Garen Wintemute from the UC...

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Donald Kaul: Gun lobbies have our legislature of cowardly lions in their teeth

April 17, 2013 - Yes, I know I said I wasn't going to write any more columns on gun control, largely because the exercise is: 1. Futile. 2. A waste of time. 3. Unproductive. But with Congress taking up...

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How They Voted on Gun Control

April 17, 2013 - To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and...

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Carl Golden: Murdered Children Less Important than Inconvenienced Gun Purchasers

April 18, 2013 - Twelve people gunned down as they sat in a darkened movie theater in Colorado; 26 people ---including 20 first graders --- murdered in a schoolhouse in Connecticut, and the best the...

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My View: Guns Don’t Make Us Safer

This week, lost in the furor over the Boston Marathon Bombings and the captivating manhunt on Thursday night and Friday, was the fact that Senators caved on simple legislation that nearly 90 percent of...

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Ammo Remains the Most Popular Item at Gun Shows

SACRAMENTO-Inside the Crossroads of the West Gun Show there were weapons but the big draw, just like across the country, was ammunition.The nationwide shortage of ammo and anticipated market draining...

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Brady Center Files Lawsuit Against MS Gun Dealer in Chicago Police Officer...

Chicago, IL April 24, 2013 – The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence today is serving a lawsuit on behalf of the family of Thomas E. Wortham IV, who was murdered with a trafficked gun outside his...

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Little-Used State Laws in California Can Help Keep Weapons Off The Street

Gun violence is rampant in the news. The Columbine High School massacre in Colorado that left 12 students and one teacher dead, set the scene for school shootings in 1999, and we have seen them...

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David Hemenway: An Open Letter to Gun Owners

May 23, 2013 - I'm struggling to understand your perspective. I'm convinced most of you are good, reasonable people. I suspect that you and I have more in common than the gun lobby would have us...

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More gun regulations approved by California Senate

The California Senate today approved a package of bills that tighten the state's regulation of firearms by outlawing detachable and large capacity magazines, keeping track of people who buy ammunition...

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Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America: Starbucks thinks second hand...

INDIANAPOLIS, May 31, 2013 - Starbucks has announced plans to ban smoking within 25 feet of its storefronts starting on June 1, 2013. Electronic cigarettes will also be banned at the company's 7,000...

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AM Alert: Ron Calderon gets back to work

The Calderon Watch is officially over, and we're not talking about screening Ian's surf videos: Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, surfaced yesterday for the first time since the FBI raided his offices,...

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AM Alert: How to build a California water bond

There has been plenty of coverage, including in the newspaper that Capitol Alert calls home, of the contentious questions swirling around Gov. Jerry Brown's massive proposed water project. Much of it...

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