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Tag: gun show

Shooting down the arguments against background checks for gun sales

April 11, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Crime/Violence, Good government, Guns, Politics, Uncategorized Leave a comment

What’s not to like about background checks for gun sales? They’re sensible, logical and the right thing to do. Public-opinion polls consistently show that

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A funny thing happened on my way to the gun show

January 31, 2013 Barbara Finch Guns, Missouri region, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

On Saturday, January 26, when page three of my morning newspaper featured a story about four local homicides, and when people in cities across

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