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Keeping an Eye on Calif. Public Safety Bills

A wave of new bills was introduced as California lawmakers reconvened at the State Capitol on Jan. 7 to start their legislative year. A number of them are of particular interest to law enforcement and deserve a close watch.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2013

Law Enforcement Divided On Assault Weapons Ban

Several law enforcement groups and leaders of mostly urban agencies have endorsed U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, and have claimed regulation of these firearms will enhance public and officer safety.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2013

Calif. Lawmakers Propose Ammo Tax

Two state lawmakers have proposed a tax on ammunition sold in California, but one would use the money raised to pay for increased policing in high-crime areas and the other would provide screening for mental illness in children.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2013

Gun Range Bars Vermont Cops

A Vermont gun range has moved to prohibit the Burlington Police Department from training at its facilities after the City Council voted to advance a measure banning semi-automatic rifles and large-capacity magazines.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2013

Obama Asks Police To Help Pass Gun Legislation

President Obama enlisted selected law enforcement leaders Monday to keep the political pressure on Congress to pass new gun-control legislation as a response to three public shootings.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2013

Video: NYPD Top Cop Calls Illegal Handguns Main Problem

NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said he supports an assault weapons ban but told CBS News' Bob Schieffer on "Face the Nation" that illegal handguns are much more widely used in violent crimes.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2013

N.Y. Gun Law Mandates Life In Prison for Cop Killers

New York's strict new gun law contains a provision that requires a mandatory life sentence for anyone convicted of killing a first responder in a state with a moratorium on the death penalty.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2013

Video: Democrats Introduce Assault Weapons Ban

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has proposed the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, which seeks to ban 157 specific semi-automatic firearms and magazines accepting more than 10 rounds.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleJanuary 24, 2013

Out of Control on Gun Control

What kind of philosophy is being exercised when Second Amendment naysayers condemn the whole of gun-owning Americans for the transgressions of people who by and large are not even gun owners but have appropriated the weapons?

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 16, 2013

Obama Announces $500 Million Plan to Combat Gun Violence

Proposals include universal background checks for every gun buyer as well as bans on assault weapons and ammunition clips that hold more than 10 bullets.

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