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An altercation in Conroe Friday morning led to the third fatal shooting in Montgomery County in less than a month that could test the recently enacted "Castle Doctrine." from: Zwire.com

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, December 22nd, 2007 … Police said a disagreement between two men in a local bar transitioned to angry text messages after the bar closed, then escalated to a physical confrontation that resulted in gunfire at an apartment.Conroe...
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OUTDOORS : AGFC will allow concealed guns from: arkansas Democrat Gazette

ARKANSAS, December 21st, 2007 … The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission voted Thursday to allow hunters with concealed carry licenses to possess concealed handguns in situations when possessing firearms is otherwise prohibited. Specifically,...
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Edmonson County Sherrif Indicted "misrepresenting having conducted training course" from: WBKO Bowling Green, KY

EDMONDSON COUNTY, KY, December 21st, 2007 … Edmonson County Sheriff B.J. Honeycutt now finds himself on the wrong side of the law after being indicted on charges stemming from "concealed carry" classes he taught. Thursday, Edmonson County Sheriff...
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Slaying sister's fiance; brings life prison term from: StarTribune.com

MINNESOTA, December 19th, 2007 … Michael Hall Jr., who was convicted of shooting Shawn Moore in the back, claims he acted in self-defense. After he was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder, a 24-year-old man continued to maintain...
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Black driver shot 2 whites in self-defense from: MiamiHerald.com

BROWARD COUNTY, December 19th, 2007 … With one wielding a knife, two men pounded on Hygens Labidou's roofing truck and shouted racial epithets, authorities said. ''N-----, get out of the truck!'' they allegedly snarled, according to a copy...
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A bad idea from: The Times Daily.com

ALABAMA, December 18th, 2007 … THE ISSUEAn Alabama state senator has prefiled a bill in the Legislature that would allow certain students to carry firearms on college campuses.The tragedy at Virginia Tech last spring is still resonating...
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So much to say; so little time and space from: LD News.com

LEBANON, PA, December 18th, 2007 … The last couple of weeks gave me a lot to write about — gun control, state and local politics, health care and national security. There’s hardly enough time in the day or words in the limit to say everything...
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Can gun control stem America's shooting problem? from: Daily Iowan

US, December 17th, 2007 … POINT: America the gun-happyOur society simply must disarm. What possible reason could Americans have - outside the fact that other Americans have them - for owning a handgun or assault weapon? A society...
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Security Guard: 'God Guided Me And Protected Me' from: Denver News ABC 7

COLORADO SPRINGS, December 12th, 2007 … COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Jeanne Assam appeared before the news media for the first time Monday and said she "did not think for a minute to run away" when a gunman entered the New Life Church in Colorado...
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Shootings show value of guns for self-defense from: Cincinnati.com

OMAHA, December 12th, 2007 … The first shooting occurred in a "gun free zone" at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Neb. Nebraska allows residents who have passed the state's criteria to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense except...
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