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Chicago family suing local gun shop owner following murder

Associated Press — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:40:07 +0000

BYHALIA — The family of an off-duty Chicago police officer who was shot and killed three years ago by gang members is filing a lawsuit against the Mississippi gun dealer where the weapon was purchased. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence announced the lawsuit filed by the family of Thomas Wortham IV in a [...]

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Civil rights group rallies against bill to arm teachers

Associated Press — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:07:31 +0000

JACKSON — Civil rights groups said yesterday that a bill that would provide funding for officers to police schools or arm teachers would ultimately make Mississippi schools more dangerous. Several groups and lawmakers gathered yesterday on the steps of the Mississippi Department of Education building to protest the bill. They included representatives of the American [...]

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Hunting-weapons legislation passes House

Associated Press — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:17:32 +0000

JACKSON — Some hunters who use modern rifles may no longer have to sit out primitive weapon deer season in Mississippi. A bill that would allow hunters to use weapons of choice on private land during this brief part of deer season is headed to the desk of Gov. Phil Bryant. Bryant spokesman Mick Bullock [...]

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Gun background checks plummeted last month

Associated Press — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:25:53 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The number of federal background checks for firearm sales declined unexpectedly last month following a surge toward the end of the year as Washington considered new gun control measures. An Associated Press analysis of new FBI data shows the National Instant Criminal Background Check system processed more than 2.78 million checks in [...]

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House votes to block public access to gun permit info

Associated Press — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:56:04 +0000

JACKSON — The Mississippi House has voted to block public access to information about state-issued permits for people to carry concealed weapons. House Bill 485, backed by the National Rifle Association, passed 101-18. It moves for more debate in the Senate, where a similar bill has been filed. The House bill’s sponsor is Republican Mark [...]

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Coast company getting piece of $58.5M Defense contract

Associated Press — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:04:02 +0000

LONG BEACH — A Mississippi company is getting a chunk of a $58.5 million contract to design, build and demonstrate a prototype unmanned trimaran for anti-submarine warfare. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded the contract yesterday to Science Applications International Corp. of McLean, Va. According to a news release from the Pentagon, the work [...]

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