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Syracuse reaffirms gun rights

Last updated Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 11:10pm

SYRACUSE — The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution got a shot in the arm Tuesday when the Syracuse City Council adopted a resolution reaffirming its support of it.

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WSU panel to discuss gun rights

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 9, 2013 - 9:57pm

OGDEN — Gun control will be the focus Wednesday of Weber State University’s Democracy Day.

A panel discussion will address the theme “Firearms and the Law?” at 1:30 p.m. in the Shepherd Union Ballroom. Panelists will be Dane LeBlanc, WSU campus police chief; Phil Kirk, Park City police captain; Fred Donaldson, principal of DaVinci Academy; and Stephanie Hollist, WSU’s assistant general counsel.

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Bill allows name removal from gun access list

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 1:33am

SALT LAKE CITY — If a bill that cleared a Senate committee becomes law, a person who has dealt with mental illness but has been found to be healthy may petition the courts to be removed from a database restricting their access to a firearm.

SB 80, sponsored by Sen. Daniel Thatcher, R-West Valley, received a favorable recommendation in committee and advances to the full Senate.

The bill outlines a process a person whose name is on the National Instant Check database may follow to have their name removed.

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Utah lawmakers: Gun control a federal vs. state rights issue

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 25, 2013 - 6:34am

SALT LAKE CITY — The gun battles of this legislative session may come down to the question of state versus federal control.

Utahns enjoy broader firearms protection than most states provide, thanks to a clause in the state constitution that goes beyond guaranteeing the right to bear arms and also secures that right for the “security, and defense of self, family and others.”

That control is unlikely to be changed significantly this legislative session, say a number of lawmakers. But what if the federal government intervenes with new gun-control laws?

Therein would lie a major battle.

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Choe Ludum, 4, of Eden, holds her toy six-shooter pistol during a “National Day of Resistance” rally at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday. Activists say they were there to show their support for the U.S. Constitution and the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms. (RICK BOWMER/The Associated Press)

'National Day of Resistance' rally in Salt Lake City, Feb. 23, 2013

The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, February 24, 2013 - 12:34am

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Thousands of vets face a lifelong sentence battling PTSD

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 11:44pm

The guy wandering JC Penney a week ago with an assault rifle slung over his back has been pretty well beat up by now.

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Man shops with rifle strapped to back in Riverdale, photo goes viral

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 3:11pm

RIVERDALE — A picture of a man at the counter with an assault rifle strapped to his back at JC Penney here has circulated to thousands of people on Facebook.

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Linda Kahler processes a gun order for a customer at Kahler's Gun Shop in Helfenstein, Pa., on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Owner Bob Kahler said his business was crowded the past few days and credited the rush of sales to hunting season, Christmas and the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/The News-Item, Larry Deklinski)

'Obamacare' includes provision protecting gun rights

Jay Hancock Kaiser Health News

Last updated Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 11:11am

Did you know the Affordable Care Act stands up for gun rights? The “Protection of Second Amendment Gun Rights” section says the health law’s wellness programs can’t require participants to give information about guns in the house. It also keeps the Department of Health and Human Services from collecting data on gun use and stops insurance companies from denying coverage or raising premiums on members because of gun use.

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