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A bill before Congress would prohibit ownership of handguns by those who have not obtained firearm licenses. Account describes Darrell Scott's statement before a House subcommittee on crime. The Department of Defense has cut off sales of spent cartridge cases to U.S. ammunition manufacturers. Memo issued to soldiers at Fort Campbell requires them to provide information on privately owned weapons. The state of Montana passed a law nullifying federal authority to regulate guns in that state. A bill currently before Congress would require that all handgun owners list their guns on federal income tax returns. A U.N. small arms treaty signed by the U.S. provides a "legal way around the 2nd Amendment." A longtime anti-gun advocate state legislator shot an intruder in defense of his property. George Soros is buying up firearms manufacturers through an outfit called the Freedom Group. A 71-year-old former Marine broke up an armed robbery at a Subway sandwich shop in Florida. Medicare regulations require that doctors ask patients whether they own guns. Bank of America has declined to continue doing business with a firearms manufacturer. Switzerland issues firearms to adult males and provides training in their use. The Social Security Administration is buying ammunition as preparation for civil unrest. The U.S. Ambassador to Egpyt prevented Marines stationed at the U.S. embassy in Cairo from carrying live ammunition. Various rumors connected with the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. More homicides in the U.S. are committed with baseball bats than with firearms. Article tracks mass killings occurring after the implementation of gun control laws. Text reproduces former president George H.W. Bush's 1995 letter of resignation as a Life Member of the NRA. The Journal News published a map showing the home addresses of handgun permit holders in two New York counties. An off-duty sheriff's officer apprehended a gunman by shooting him in a San Antonio movie theater. Account by Kitty Werthmann describes the German takeover of Austria. An advertisement by the Brady Campaign contrasts rape with gun murders.

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