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Ricin-Letter Suspect Released, Charges Dropped

A Mississippi man accused of sending at least two ricin-laced letters to President Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) has been released from jail.

April 22, 2013

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Suspect Arrested In Ricin Letter Attack On Obama

The FBI has confirmed that a letter addressed to President Obama has "preliminarily tested positive" for ricin, a day after lawmakers said another letter sent to the Capitol Hill office of Sen. Roger Wicker tested positive for the same substance.

April 16, 2013

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Video: Boston Marathon Bombing Kills 3, Injures 134

Two explosions rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon, killing three and injuring 134 others including a police officer. A 20-year-old Saudi Arabian suspect with severe burns is being guarded at a local hospital.

April 14, 2013

Weapons

Colo. Sheriffs Protest Obama Gun Control

Sixteen Colorado sheriffs will publicly protest federal gun-control initiatives today as President Obama visits the Denver area to meet with law enforcement leaders and community members.

April 2, 2013

Weapons

NRA Uses DOJ's Own Gun Control Memo Against It

The National Rifle Association is using a Justice Department memo it obtained to argue in ads that the Obama administration believes its gun control plans won't work unless the government seizes firearms and requires national gun registration — ideas the White House has not proposed and does not support.

February 24, 2013

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Video: Fort Hood Massacre Hero Says Obama Betrayed Victims

The former police sergeant who helped stop the Fort Hood rampage tells ABC News that President Obama has betrayed the victims of the attack. Kim Munley and other victims also say the attack should be classified as a terrorist attack rather than "workplace violence."

February 11, 2013

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Wounded Wis. Cop Attends State of the Union

Oak Creek Police Lt. Brian Murphy, who was shot repeatedly while responding to the Sikh Temple massacre last August, will be a guest in the first lady’s box when President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to Congress Tuesday night.

February 11, 2013

Weapons

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.

January 27, 2013

Weapons

Sheriffs Push Back on Obama Gun Control

More than 90 sheriffs from mostly rural counties say they won't enforce what they deem unconstitutional gun laws from the Obama administration or Congress.

January 24, 2013

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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?

January 23, 2013

Weapons

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.

January 15, 2013

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Obama Administration Considering Funding for School Police

The Obama administration is considering funding many more police officers in public schools to secure campuses, a leading Democratic senator said, part of a broad gun violence agenda that is likely to include a ban on high-capacity ammunition clips and universal background checks.

January 10, 2013