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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2013

Nashville Police Allowed To Carry AR-15s

In response to the recent mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., and others, the Metro Nashville Police Department will allow trained officers to carry their personal AR-15 rifles inside their vehicles while on duty.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2013

New York Bans Semi-Auto Rifles, High-Cap Magazines

New York is set to become the first state to enact stricter gun control laws after the Newtown, Conn., school shooting on Dec. 14.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2013

Ala. Teen Arrested for School Bomb Plot

A Russell County, Ga., teenager faces charges of felony attempted assault after authorities discovered his plan to carry out an explosive attack on his high school.

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Inside the Badge by Melanie BasichDecember 28, 2012

Police Links: Shootings Mar Glad Tidings

December encompasses a large part of the holiday season, so it's sad when a tragedy like the Newtown, Conn., school shooting mars this time of year's glad tidings. That's why it's so nice to hear a sweet story about two Port Authority officers who helped safely deliver a baby in New York's Holland Tunnel.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 27, 2012

Insurer Limits Benefits for Traumatized Newtown Responders

Some of the police officers who responded to the school shooting in Newtown are so traumatized they haven't been working, but they have to use sick time and could soon be at risk of going without a paycheck.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 21, 2012

NRA Calls for Armed Officers in All Schools

Saying the only thing that will stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun, National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre called for armed officers in all schools today during a press conference at the organization's headquarters.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 21, 2012

Gun Rights: Keep Up the Fight

The Newtown massacre could have as much effect on the firearms industry as 9/11 had on the airline industry. And it may result in the hasty passage of ill-conceived laws and onerous regulations that accomplish nothing but depriving law-abiding Americans of their rights.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 20, 2012

Man Arrested at Va. School for 'Rifle' Stunt

Shenandoah County (Va.) Sheriff's deputies arrested a 33-year-old man Wednesday for entering a school bearing the same name as the one where the Conn. shooting occurred carrying a 2-by-4 board with the words "high-powered rifle."

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithDecember 20, 2012

Police Readers Oppose Assault Weapon Ban

A full 84% of those officers who chose to answer the question (498) said that restricting the sale of "assault weapons" would not reduce the number of mass murder incidents such as the Newtown Massacre.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleDecember 20, 2012

A Whole Village to Raise…Only One Madman To Destroy

I often wondered if the school would begrudge my occasionally sitting in some unoccupied office as I wrote for POLICE. And I had every reason to suspect that other officers would be willing to stop by the school and lend an unsubsidized vigil.

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