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12/18/09 Gun Rights: Gun prohibitionists are using the murder of a Seattle police officer, and a couple of other slayings, to launch a new effort to ban the sale of semiautomatic firearms in Washington State, and require current owners to register their firearms.

Fort Hood officials announced Thursday a new command policy regarding registration requirements for privately-owned firearms was signed into effect Tuesday by Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, III Corps and Fort Hood commander.

One man, Edward Hamilton, 24, of Brooklyn, produced a handgun and the store owner retrieved his own gun from behind a display case, according to police.

Police say they received a call from a homeowner around 7 p.m. Friday. He told police someone tried to break into his house and he shot at them.

A would-be robber is shot to death by a tire store owner in north Houston, and officers are searching for three suspects who got away.

A spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says a man who attempted to rob a Marrero couple at gunpoint died after 1 of the robbery victims shot him.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed Beretta U.S.A. and the firearms industry another victory by rejecting the Brady Center's appeal of Adames v. Beretta U.S.A. Corporation challenging the constitutionality of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA).

According to the National Rifle Association (NRA), several anti-hunting groups, including the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Sierra Club, have filed a petition with the California Fish and Game Commission to ban most hunting in the Mojave National Preserve, including rabbit and varmint hunting.

The Kent man who took the city of Seattle and its mayor to court over the city's gun ban has upped the ante. Robert C. Warden filed a motion for a preliminary injunction ordering the defendants to stop enforcing the ban until a final decision is made in his civil suit.

First, there was Sonia Sotomayor. Then there was David Hamilton. Now, we have another radical, anti-gun judge that has been nominated for the federal judiciary. His name is Louis Butler.

The Winchester Model 1894, arguably the best-selling rifle of all time, is back. Kind of.

On December 3, 2009, the New Jersey Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee heard Assembly Bill 4304 (A4304). That bill sought to make changes to recently passed legislation which banned the sale of more than one handgun per month in New Jersey.

Gun Owners of America warns that passage or defeat of anti-gun Obamacare will depend on whether Senate Republicans pursue a smart or stupid strategy.

Only a few universities in the country allow students to carry guns on campus, and one of them in Colorado is considering a change.

A Chevron gas station manager reported shot a violent armed robber in self defense.

Tucson police are looking into the circumstances behind the shooting of a 22-year-old man who turned up at St. Mary's Hospital Wednesday.