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concealed weapon stories: 5 news summaries

Senate Dems Bring Down Concealed-Weapons Measure

Schumer leads effort to quash Thune amendment

Jul 22, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Senate Democrats today narrowly defeated a measure that would have let concealed weapons be transported across state lines, the Hill reports. The amendment, which required 60 votes to pass according to a prior, bipartisan agreement, went down 58-39. Sen. Charles Schumer and majority whip Dick Durbin fought hard to drum... More »

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Congress • Charles Schumer • Senate • NRA • Senate Democrats • concealed weapon • Dick Durbin • concealed-weapons laws • John Thune • amendment

 Post-Election Gun Sales Spike 

Some afraid of bans; others expect civil unrest

Nov 12, 08 10:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Gun sales were up before the election, but the numbers have shot through the roof since Barack Obama's win, the Chicago Tribune reports. As stores sell out of assault rifles and enthusiasts stock up on Glocks, people offered a few different reasons for their purchases. Some anticipate new weapons bans;... More »

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Barack Obama • NRA • gun sales • concealed weapon • Second Amendment • assault rifles • ammunition • President Obama

'Open Carriers' Aim to Make Guns an Accessory

Gun owners want to educate the public by having their weapons on display

Jun 7, 08 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A growing number of gun owners are tired of concealing their weapons when they're out and about, reports the Los Angeles Times. In most states, it's perfectly legal to walk around with a gun in plain view. Backers of the "open carry" movement think it's time to start doing... More »

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Utah's Well-Armed Students

In only state where concealed weapons are allowed on campus, many take advantage

Feb 21, 08 2:29 PM CST
(Newser) - While many states have responded to recent college shootings by debating whether firearms should be allowed on campus, Utah is the only one with such a law on the books—and students at its public universities are taking advantage, CNN reports. Predictably, while some students say they feel safer with... More »

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concealed weapon • school shooting • Brigham Young University • Virginia Tech shootings • firearms • college student • University of Utah • concealed-weapons laws • guns

New Fad in New Orleans: Guns

Citizens arm themselves against crime wave

Apr 5, 07 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Violent crime is storming post-Katrina New Orleans with almost the force of the 2005 hurricane, Time reports. The city has America's highest murder rate, and weapons sales are skyrocketing as citizens take to arming themselves.  "They're not gun aficionados," a gun shop owner says of the recent... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • crime • Louisiana • violence • concealed weapon • weapon • Big Easy • Katrina aftermath • guns

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