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I was grateful to see President Obama on television this evening speaking at the Memorial Service in Newtown, Connecticut. I felt that the members of that community and the country needed to hear the ...
Posted on 12/16/12 at 11:49 PM
Reaction cool to US arms plan for Syrian rebels
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The Obama administration hopes its decision to give lethal aid to Syrian rebels will prompt other nations to beef up assistance, now that the U.S. has cited evidence that the Syrian government used chemical weapons against its people.
By Deb Riechmann and Lolita C. Baldor , June 14, 2013
France, Britain confirm use of sarin gas in Syria 
France said Tuesday it has confirmed that the nerve gas sarin was used "multiple times and in a localized way" in Syria, including at least once by the regime. It was the most specific claim by any Western power about chemical weapons attacks in the 27-month-old conflict.
By Greg Keller and Karin Laub , June 04, 2013
Minnesota man indicted for having Molotov cocktails
A federal grand jury has indicted a western Minnesota man for allegedly possessing Molotov cocktails and a pipe bomb.
By Associated Press , May 22, 2013
Defense: Public misinformed in alleged terror case
The defense attorney for a man arrested in what the FBI has called a thwarted terror plot in western Minnesota said Wednesday that authorities have given the public some misinformation about his client, while a local police chief said authorities continue to keep an eye on the anti-government militia group founded by his family.
By Amy Forliti , May 08, 2013
Pattern seen in alleged chemical arms use in Syria
The instances in which chemical weapons are alleged to have been used in Syria were purportedly small in scale: nothing along the lines of Saddam Hussein's 1988 attack in Kurdish Iraq that killed thousands.
By Ryan Lucas , April 28, 2013
Some see concerns with looser stun gun laws in North Dakota
Don Fischer wouldn’t be shocked if more customers soon bolted to his south Fargo Spy Shop to purchase a stun gun. Others are hoping North Dakota doesn’t become stun gun central after two bills deregulating the weapons passed easily through the Legislature and await the signature of Gov. Jack Dalrymple.
By Erik Burgess , April 11, 2013
Beth Bouley, Grand Forks N.D. letters: Hoeven was right to oppose Hagel
Beth Bouley of Grand Forks writes in about defense policies.
By Beth Bouley , March 18, 2013
GEORGE WILL: The Pop-Tart terrorist
Rodney Francis is insufficiently ambitious. The pastor of the Washington Tabernacle Baptist Church in St. Louis has entered the fray over guns, violence and humanity’s fallen nature with a plan for a “buyback” of children’s toy guns. And toy swords and other make-believe weapons.
By George Will , March 10, 2013
North Dakota concealed weapons permits up 55 percent
The number of concealed weapons permits and renewals in North Dakota in 2012 increased by 55 percent as residents clamor to get a license amid talk of gun control legislation.
By Associated Press , February 17, 2013
North Dakota man gets more than 9 years on weapons charges
A North Dakota man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison on federal weapons charges.
By Associated Press , February 10, 2013
Ex-FBI agent: Assault gun would have killed more at Red Lake
Former FBI agent John Egelhof told a Minnesota House committee Wednesday that had the shooter's semi-automatic rifle not jammed and more would have been killed at the school. Such rifles would be banned under a bill state lawmakers are considering.
By Don Davis , February 07, 2013
NKorea warns that nuke test may be imminent
North Korea is warning that it is prepared to conduct a nuclear test and carry out more long-range rocket launches.
By Associated Press , January 23, 2013
NRA says Congress will not pass weapons ban
The powerful gun lobby is gauging enough support in Congress to block a law that would ban assault weapons, despite promises from the White House and senior lawmakers to make such a measure a reality.
By Eileen Sullivan , January 13, 2013
ND agency offers 'active shooter' survival course
The North Dakota Safety Council is offering a training course to help prepare people in the case of an armed intruder.
By Associated Press , December 28, 2012
Gun found in staffer's locker at Minneapolis school
Minneapolis police have recovered a gun from an employee's locker at an elementary magnet school. Officials say no staff members or students were harmed or threatened, and there is no evidence the employee planned to use the gun.
By Associated Press , December 19, 2012
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