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Ability to buy a firearm. frank lutz polled on the position in 2009 and 80% of the people support ed preventing thm from purchasing guns. the nra doesnt matter, insists on absolute orthodoxy. the republican party cannot resist the magnetic allure of the conservative movement. they cant stop the conservative movement dragging them to the right even when its not in the republican partys interest. thats the way its always been. except sometimes its not. heres headlines that had an exclamation to me...

Lets say you are a felon. lets just say, for example, youve killed people. youve killed people, went to prison, served your time and now youre out. federal law in this country says you may not legally buy a gun. without getting into the nitty-gritty, our federal laws are supposed to keep felons like you or people with a history of severe mental illness from purchasing guns. those laws dont always work, but thats what theyre supposed to do. a felon tries to buy a gun anyway, from a federally lice...

Lets say you are a felon. lets just say, for example, youve killed people. youve killed people, went to prison, served your time and now youre out. federal law in this country says you may not legally buy a gun. without getting into the nitty-gritty, our federal laws are supposed to keep felons like you or people with a history of severe mental illness from purchasing guns. those laws dont always work, but thats what theyre supposed to do. a felon tries to buy a gun anyway, from a federally lice...

victims and charges could be coming. this is moving far beyond sandusky and threatens to taint the golden legacy of head coach joe paterno. joe paternos tenure as a coach will be over soon and penn state is planning his exit. the time cites two people briefed on conversations with penn state officials who says the board of trustees has yet to determine the timing. if this is a sign of anything, paterno was scheduled to hold his weekly news conference about an hour ago. reporters includ...

Before he provides details of the investigation. let me point out that even as the nypd continues to do great work in this area, today there was a vote in the u.s. house of representatives on a measure that would have prevent people on the terrorist watchlist from purchasing guns. im sorry to report that measure failed. our coalition of mayors against illegal guns urged congress do pass such restrictions. last nights arrest is a perfect illustration why. let me turn the floor over to commissione...

Transactions of purchasing guns and registering them but theres a lot of pushback on that. so, you know, were trying to use as many means as we can, listing individuals who we know are terrorists on watch lists enabling us to identify someone should they purchase a firearm but it doesnt speak to those who are home grown, who may have a propensity but may not be on a list. not giving them access to the purchasing of guns. so weve got work to do to tighten up those provisions that would keep us sa...

Gun control laws are all out confiscation is not going to happen. if it was, president obama would have made this a focus. those two terms he was in office, that wouldve been as important as obamacare and other priorities. it wasnt. people with real mental health problems in many case they are barred from purchasing guns, we can do more there. lets not also forget they still have to be identified, properly diagnosed, someone has to do an intervention. family member, close friend that creates a h...

>> shannon, law enforcement says the shooter was able to purchase at least four guns and that those sales were done legally because there was no information at national databases that wouldve flagged the shooter or prevented him from purchasing guns. today, the academy sporting goods store in san antonio, texas, released a statement saying that store sold to guns to kelley. the shooter passed the national criminal background checks that sporting goods store and they are cooperating with law enfo...

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