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Chicago's efforts against illegal firearm possession may face Statehouse obstacles
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 3 months ago
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FoxNews.com As Chicago leaders push for a statewide mandatory minimum prison sentence of three and a half years for illegal firearm possession in Illinois, Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy made the case for urgency Monday by telling the
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Ex-lawmaker to serve combined 3 years, 3 months in prison
Taichung :: Taiwan | 5 months ago
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Former Legislator Yen Chin-piao, who was handed a three-and-a-half-year prison term for misusing public funds, will have to serve three years and three months after combining a previous sentence that he has already served. Yen was convicted of
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Six provinces adopt wage hike, others to follow suit
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 7 months ago
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The North Sumatra provincial government, which hosts three industrial estates in Medan, Tanjung Morawa and Pematang Siantar, has decided to raise the minimum wage to Rp 1.31 million (US$135) from the current Rp 1.2 million, while Papua will increase
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Richmond man sentenced to 6 years in prison for illegal firearms
Oakland :: CA :: USA | 8 months ago
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A Richmond man was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday following a June conviction of being a felon in possession of illegal firearms, attorneys said. Dontae Jerome Jones, 30, will serve six out of a maximum 10 years in state prison, a sentence
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W Cape pair held over firearms
Johannesburg :: South Africa | 11 months ago
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Two men were arrested after they were found in possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition in Steenberg, Cape Town, Western Cape police said on Thursday. Spokesperson Frederick van Wyk said police had been patrolling in Steenberg on Wednesday
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Trading bullets in a gun-friendly nation
Siālkot :: Pakistan | 1 year ago
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COM 1 min ago Members of the tribal force in Darra Adam Khel display their weapons in a show of strength against the Taliban. The tribal region of Darra Adam Khel is home to a huge cottage weapon industry. File photo by AFP On January 25 this year,
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Do our gun control laws go far enough?
Sydney :: Australia | 1 year ago
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Story continues below The current administrative controls on the hunting and shooting sports enjoyed by law-abiding citizens have little effect on those who hold and use illegal firearms. There is no justification for increasing controls over legally-
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6 arrested in Renton gun trafficking sting
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 1 year ago
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Six men have been arrested in a gun trafficking sting in Renton...Attorney Jenny Durkan says the men sold semi-automatic assault rifles, sawed-off shotguns, handguns and even a silencer to a person who was working with the Seattle Police Department's
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Wareham man charged again with carrying gun in New Bedford
New Bedford :: MA :: USA | 1 year ago
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A Wareham man out on bail for allegedly carrying a gun in the city a few months ago was arrested again Tuesday night on the same charges while visiting the scene of a recent slaying in the North End, the district attorney said. Rodney Perry, 30, was
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Surrey mayor wants tougher sentences for having illegal guns
Vancouver :: Canada | over 1 year ago
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Concerned by gun crimes in her city and across the country, Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts has asked Ottawa to impose tougher sentences for illegal gun possession and to boost programs aimed at stemming the flow of illegal guns from the United States into
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