GUNS
Legislative notebook: Senate DFL not on board with surcharge
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey Senate Democrats do not want to place an income tax surcharge on the richest of the rich, but they are looking into expanding a new tax the governor wants on the to...
Posted on 3/20/13 at 7:22 PM
No $ for Adult Bookstores
The story might seem a bit ho-hum at first: a bank decides not to lend to businesses it deems unethical. But hold on. How do you interpret the actions of a big bank not lending to certain businesses?...
Posted on 3/15/13 at 10:03 AM
Gun debate isn’t a black and white issue
Seven weeks ago, a 20-year-old man walked into an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., and killed 26 people. Across the country we mourned their loss lives cut tragically short by a guy on a whim wit...
Posted on 1/31/13 at 8:54 PM
1960: Area Boy Hurt in Gun Mishap
Edward Koning was shot by a .22-caliber rifle in 1960, with the bullet going through the poor boy's arm and then into his body....
Posted on 10/11/10 at 11:00 AM
When Everyone Is Equal
"When I was your age, television was called 'books.'" - The Princess Bride Reporter Justine Wettschreck wrote about her experience of the Junior Great Books program yesterday, and I&nbs...
Posted on 3/10/10 at 12:00 AM
As others see it: Grassley fails Iowans
By Quad-City Times , April 24, 2013
Lawmakers pose restrictions to gun access
Bill would give law enforcement more power to deny permits for firearmsST. PAUL — Criminals would have a harder time getting guns and law enforcement would have more control over weapons permits in legislative efforts aimed at curbing Minnesota gun violence.
By Danielle Killey , February 22, 2013
Letter: Guns not responsible for the greatest case of murder
The greatest mass murders are happening yet yearly, and daily.By Karen Stevenson, Sibley, Iowa , February 20, 2013
Letter: Gun control debate doesn't address primary problem
Gun control, gun control, gun control. It seems that’s all you hear on the news lately. The anti-gun zealots are pushing for an agenda that will only deprive law-abiding citizens of their Second Amendment rightsBy Eldon Larson, Fulda , February 13, 2013
Minnesota's gun debate will continue
ST. PAUL — Gun week in the Minnesota Legislature came and went, but the debate is far from over.
By Don Davis , February 08, 2013
Letter: More gun control? No way?
In response to Michael Marcotte and his ilk that think the government should be able to have more control over private weapons, I say “fast and furious!”By Loren Knoblauch, Tracy , February 07, 2013
Letter: No more gun control - plain and simple
As a former sheriff and current state senator, I was sworn to uphold the Constitution of the State of Minnesota and the United States. I take this oath seriously. Unfortunately, it is apparent that some do not.By District 8 Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen, R-Alexandria , February 05, 2013
Obama talks gun control in visit to Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — President Barack Obama says citizens must make their opinions heard on gun violence issues for change to be possible, and Monday he had the support of at least one member of an audience of law enforcement officials, lawmakers and local leaders on that point.
By Danielle Killey, Forum News Service , February 04, 2013
Letter: New rules for guns make sense
Have you ever heard the phrase “One bad apple spoils the bunch?” You, Mister or Madam Gun Owner, may not enjoy the legislation that is being presented in federal and state congresses, but you can absolutely thank those loonies for that legislation for being necessary.By Kyle Fleming, Worthington , January 31, 2013
Giffords' plea: 'You must act'
WASHINGTON — In a dramatic appeal, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher curbs on guns, saying, “too many children are dying” without them.
By Associated Press , January 30, 2013
Letter: Gun registration, background checks won't help
Most of the shootings we hear about are done by angry, unruly young males who may have mental problems and don’t know the word “no.” Let’s control them.By Dorothy Bacon, Avoca , January 29, 2013
Letter: "We need Wyatt Earp rules for gun control"
A time ago, my essay, “My Favorite Republican,” appeared here, and now I add another to this short list — Wyatt Earp. He shot quite well from the hip and, indeed, was “a good man with a gun.”By Michael Marcotte, Rushmore , January 29, 2013
Letter: Feinstein has reason for her positions on guns
During the course of the gun debate, I have come across many letters to the editor bemoaning Senator Dianne Feinstein’s stance on assault weapons and gun bans in general.By Jacob A. Holck, Worthington , January 24, 2013
As others see it: Who'll pay for counseling?
The idea that we can somehow head off gun violence in public places by flooding public places with more guns, as some are advocating in the wake of the school shooting tragedy in Newtown, Conn., continues to be a baffler.By Duluth News Tribune , January 18, 2013
Letter: Left shoots from the hip on gun control
Of the 25 mass shootings since Columbine, all could have been at least mitigated by the presence of legally concealed handguns.By Mike Bogle, Windom , January 18, 2013
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