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      <title><![CDATA[Over 80,000 firearms collected in three years]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Firearm Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1328510627" delta="12 hours ago"><![CDATA[2/6/2012]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Lubango %u2013 At least 80,313 firearms of various calibres were collected by organs of Defence, Security and Internal Order, in three years, as part of the disarmament process of citizens in illegal possession of weapons which runs throughout the country, said Saturday at Lubango, Huila, the Home Affairs minister, Sebastião Martins. The Cabinet official was speaking at the main event commemorating the third anniversary of the disarmament process,held under the ...]]></text>
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    <bigarticle id="17775">
      <title><![CDATA[Virginia AG: Carrying firearms in houses of worship is legal, but clergy may ban weapons]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Firearm Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1328009063" delta="6 days ago"><![CDATA[1/31/2012]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[RICHMOND, Va. %u2014 People may carry guns into worship services for personal protection, but churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship %u2014 not the state %u2014 have the right to keep weapons out, according to a legal opinion by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.The opinion, issued Friday in response to an inquiry from Del. Mark Cole, focused on a state law that Cole called ambiguous.The law makes taking a gun, ...]]></text>
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    <article id="17592">
      <title><![CDATA[Gun Conglomerate Pulls IPO, Latest Bad News for Firearms Industry]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Firearm Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1327495627" delta="1 week ago"><![CDATA[1/25/2012]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[In the latest evidence that despite the gun industry's essentially unchallenged chest thumping that things are going great, really great for firearm manufacturers, a giant dose of reality reared its ugly head last Friday when America's largest gun conglomerate, Freedom Group, canceled a long-delayed IPO (Initial Public Offering).And Freedom Group isn't just any gun company. In fact, as measured by its own market position and market share descriptions, the self-described ...]]></text>
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    <article id="17361">
      <title><![CDATA[ND Senate: Gun owners can bring firearms to work]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Firearm Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1327233356" delta="2 weeks ago"><![CDATA[1/22/2012]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[North Dakota gun owners may soon be able to bring their firearms to work, if they're kept locked in a car or truck.The state Senate voted 41-5 on Wednesday to approve legislation that says business owners can't ban someone from bringing a gun onto company property.The law says companies can prevent employees from bringing guns inside the workplace. But they can't bar them from a parking lot as long as ...]]></text>
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    <article id="16855">
      <title><![CDATA[Toy Firearm Gets Banned From Flight At Gatwick Airport]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Firearm Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1321803473" delta="11 weeks ago"><![CDATA[11/20/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[A ruckus was stirred this week at London's Gatwick airport when two Canadian tourists went through security with a toy soldier carrying a 3-inch long firearm, according to USA Today.British expats Julie and Ken Lloyd were on their way back to Canada when they were stopped by security when their carry-on bag showed a "gun" inside.Ken told London's The Sun:As soon as the figurine was pulled from the box, the ...]]></text>
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    <article id="16690">
      <title><![CDATA[New gun laws not the answer, industry leaders say at show]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Firearm Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1321107366" delta="12 weeks ago"><![CDATA[11/12/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Since the Jan. 8 shooting rampage in Tucson, gun-control advocates have called for greater restrictions on firearms.But here at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, where the world's largest annual gun trade show opened this week, firearms industry representatives say that would be a misguided response to the crime that killed six people and wounded 13 others. The more than 55,000 attendees from the United States and 100 other countries ...]]></text>
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    <article id="16530">
      <title><![CDATA[Pro-Gun Rally at Capitol Takes Aim at Firearm Rules]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Firearm Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1320862848" delta="12 weeks ago"><![CDATA[11/9/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Hundreds of pro-gun advocates rallied at the Capitol on Monday to ease firearm regulations in Virginia. At the same time, they bemoaned the recent shooting rampage in Arizona.The rally was organized by the Virginia Citizens Defense League, which supports 23 pro-gun proposals pending before the General Assembly. They include House Bill 1732, which would require Virginia to recognize carry concealed weapons permits issued by other states.Delegate Brenda Pogge, R-Yorktown, spoke ...]]></text>
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    <article id="16369">
      <title><![CDATA[The Big Story: Gunning for New Regulations on Firearms]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Firearm Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1320521026" delta="13 weeks ago"><![CDATA[11/5/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[A group of victims from the Virginia Tech shootings is now pressing for an overhaul of federal gun laws in the wake of the massacre in Tucson . They want to close the "gun show loophole" and tighten rules on federal background checks before you can buy a firearm. One Republican member of Congress has proposed a law to limit the possession of firearms within 1,000 feet of a government ...]]></text>
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    <article id="16206">
      <title><![CDATA[Opposing view on guns: Firearms control doesn't work]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Firearm Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1320193330" delta="13 weeks ago"><![CDATA[11/1/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[In the wake of the weekend's tragic shooting in Arizona, USA TODAY is once again bent on blaming millions of law abiding gun owners for the actions of one depraved individual.OUR VIEW: Porous laws help lunatics get their hands on deadly weaponsAmong other things, the Editorial Board wants to ban self-defense magazines that hold extra ammunition. While such a ban would not stop thugs like Jared Loughner from getting them, ...]]></text>
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    <article id="16044">
      <title><![CDATA[Prohibited possessor gets 7 years for extensive firearms stockpile]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Firearm Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1319815617" delta="14 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/28/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell sentenced Jeffrey Scott Glover to seven years in prison followed by three years of supervised probation after Glover pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.Drug Enforcement Administration officers arrested Glover, 33, of Black Canyon City on July 15 after they found him in possession of three loaded firearms, including two sawed-off shotguns and a handgun with Nazi symbols carved into ...]]></text>
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    <article id="15882">
      <title><![CDATA[Police: Man had stolen firearm]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Firearm Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1319416803" delta="15 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/23/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Monroe police arrested a man Thursday afternoon accused of having possession of a pistol stolen in May.Antonio Holmes, 30, of 323 Marshall Drive, Monroe, was booked into Ouachita Correctional Center on two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, illegal possession of stolen firearms and theft.According to an arrest affidavit, a vehicle burglary was reported to West Monroe police on May 22. During the burglary, a Rossi ...]]></text>
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    <article id="15720">
      <title><![CDATA[Police: Ring in new year without gunfire]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Firearm Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1319120408" delta="15 weeks ago"><![CDATA[10/20/2011]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[The potential dangers of celebratory gunfire haven't hit home -- yet. Port Huron police arrested a man early Tuesday morning for drunkenly firing a pistol into the air, Port Huron Police Lt. Scott Pike said. The man was arrested on two misdemeanor charges -- reckless discharge of a firearm and possession of a firearm while intoxicated.Had a bullet from the man's firearm injured someone, he would be facing a felony ...]]></text>
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