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STAFF BLOG COMPASS POINTS WITH BRAD DOKKEN National Wild Turkey Federation CEO weighs in on gun control debate
The head of the National Wild Turkey Federation has issued a letter supporting the role of hunters in the debate about gun control thats currently brewing in Congress. George C. Thornton, CEO of the ...
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N.D. Legislature: Some items you may have missed in Legislature’s 80 days 
Elementary students will get their milk and North Dakotans can still own part of a cow and keep their share of the milk.
By TJ Jerke , May 10, 2013
Dem, GOP senators work on background check deal
Two influential senators, one from each party, are working on an agreement that could expand background checks on firearms sales to include gun shows and online transactions, Senate aides said Sunday.
By Alan Fram , April 07, 2013
Accused Canadian gun runner faces more charges
The Canadian citizen arrested in Grand Forks this month and charged in federal court with firearms crimes has been charged with similar crimes in Canada.
By Stephen J. Lee , February 23, 2013
Silencers already legal; bill would solidify law
Business at Dakota Silencers, a company that makes suppressors for hunting rifles, has been so good in the last couple of years that owner Brandon Maddox quit his job as a pharmacist.
By Dave Kolpack , February 08, 2013
Gov. Dayton signs bill allowing Minnesota prosecutors to carry guns
Gov. Mark Dayton on Monday signed a bill allowing county attorneys and assistant county attorneys to carry firearms on duty as long as they have a valid permit. County attorneys can impose restrictions in their respective offices.
By Associated Press , April 09, 2012
Number of firearm permit applications rise in N.D.'s booming Oil Patch
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says his office has been getting up to 300 applications daily from people wanting a permit to carry a concealed weapon. He says most are coming from counties within the oil patch and many of the inquiries are from women.
By James MacPherson , April 05, 2012
Minnesota lawmakers get Dayton bill to arm prosecutors
The state Senate voted 53-10 on Thursday for the measure, which previously passed the House with little dissent. It now goes to Gov. Mark Dayton. The bill gained steam after Cook County Attorney Tim Scannell was shot and wounded in December last year by a man he had successfully prosecuted.
By Associated Press , April 05, 2012
Minnesota man sentenced for smuggling AK-47 parts
A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to two years in prison for smuggling parts of AK-47 rifles from the U.S. to Paraguay — disguised in a box that was said to contain T-shirts. Thirty-year-old Fabian Lojano-Lojano pleaded guilty last October in federal court to one count of smuggling goods from the United States.
By Associated Press , March 06, 2012
Ex-attorney for firearms manufacturer Glock accused of stealing millions
An executive sentenced to 10 years probation after pleading guilty to theft is now set to be the government's star witness against the man he says was his accomplice, one-time Glock attorney Paul Jannuzzo.
By Greg Bluestein , February 20, 2012
Minnesota county attorneys may be able to carry weapons
The firearms bill would exempt county attorneys from a statute that prohibits local government employees from carrying firearms. The other bill adds prosecutors to a list of protected occupations under the state's first-degree murder statute.
By Danielle Nordine , January 26, 2012
More guns in North Dakota
The growing appetite for guns appears to be a trend statewide. Last year, the FBI received from North Dakota 29.6 percent more requests for the criminal background checks required for gun purchases than in 2010.
By Christopher Bjorke , January 06, 2012
Red Lake man indicted on drug trafficking, firearms charges
Keith Brian Donnell, 48, Red Lake, Minn., made his initial appearance Wednesday in federal court in Minneapolis on charges of possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.
By Herald Staff Report , December 14, 2011
N.D. attorney general revokes licenses of three Minnesota concealed weapons instructors
A notice in the Sunday newspaper prompted North Dakota’s attorney general to revoke the licenses of three instructors who allegedly offered classes for North Dakota concealed weapons permits in Minnesota.
By Mike Nowatzki , October 13, 2011
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: N.D. gun law doesn't trump USPS regs
A new state law that says employers may not prohibit employees or customers from having lawfully possessed firearms locked inside their private vehicles in a parking lot. But it doesn't trump federal regulations.
By Teri Finneman , August 28, 2011
Grand Forks man charged with terrorizing at Ambassador Motel
A Grand Forks man has been charged with threatening someone with a gun Tuesday at the Ambassador Motel in Grand Forks. Charles Murphy Gibbons, 32, was charged with terrorizing and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
July 07, 2011
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