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Gridlock at PDX COVID vaccination site leaves people waiting hours for a shot
Updated Mar 07, 2021;
Posted Mar 06, 2021
A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot as part of a drive-thru vaccination distributed to approximately 1,000 individuals with disabilities and their caregivers at Portland International Airport, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021.
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Portland’s drive-thru vaccination site became a major traffic jam Saturday night, with people reporting wait times of several hours to get one of the COVID-19 vaccines.
The Oregon Health & Science University, which runs the mass vaccination site at the Portland International Airport, said a combination of factors led to the gridlock, including a surge in vaccinations offered and people showing up too early or too late for their appointments.
Stamford city reps push to revise state gun open-carry law
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Gun advocates peacefully assembled in front of the Stamford Government Center before leaving as a group to march through the city streets of Stamford, Connecticut on June 13, 2020 openly carrying their fire arms.Matthew Brown / Hearst Connecticut Media
STAMFORD Imagine dropping off your child at school one morning and, just as you’re pulling away, you see a person with a handgun strapped to their hip walking right by the school.
Alarmed, you might call 911, but under existing state law, that gun bearer would not be required to show police proof that the gun is legally owned, unless an officer has reasonable suspicion a crime is being committed.
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