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Schiff slams Congressional colleagues for not passing agreement on background checks
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) wants his colleagues in Congress to know that he is appalled by the failure of the Senate to pass a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would have mandated background checks for firearms buyers. “What happened this...Tags: Adam Schiff, Politics, Government, Patrick J. Toomey, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013)
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Glendale City Council set for final vote on gun show ban
Glendale is poised to make a ban on gun shows on city property officials tonight despite a threat by the National Rifle Assn. to file a legal challenge. A majority of the five-member City Council expressed support for the ban amid strong backing from...
Tags: Safety of Citizens, Public Officials, Google+, Government, Politics
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Gun show is among embarrassments
The first time that I saw the sign advertising a gun show in the Glendale Civic Auditorium, for a fleeting moment I thought I was somewhere in rural Alabama. How embarrassing, in this 21st century, to have such activities in a civilized country. How...Tags: Weaponry, Firearms, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Council takes a step in the right direction
Congratulations to the City Council. Its move toward banning sales of guns on city-owned property shows remarkable courage and insight. The vehement, if not rabid, opposition of the NRA and most gun owners to even the minutest forms of gun control is...Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Gun Control
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Najarian was a letdown at meeting
On Tuesday night, Councilman Ara Najarian sat through three hours of testimony from people for and against banning the long-standing Glendale Gun Show at the Civic Auditorium. He heard those of us in favor of the ban argue that a gun show is an...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control
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Glendale Gun Show operator tight-lipped on plans
The organizer of the Glendale Gun Show is declining to discuss his future plans after the City Council on Tuesday moved to ban gun sales from all city-owned property. In an interview, Steve Friesen, the gun show’s promoter, declined to publicly...Tags: Shootings, Google Inc., Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
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Rep. Schiff calls Obama's proposals to curb gun violence 'reasonable'
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) praised President Obama’s announcement Wednesday of a wide-ranging plan to increase gun controls in the wake of several high profile mass shootings. The plan, unveiled at the White House Wednesday, includes a new...
Tags: Adam Schiff, White House, U.S. Congress, Interior Policy, Politics
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Schiff lauds Feinstein's renewed push for assault weapons ban
California Sen. Diane Feinstein may have few Republican allies -- or even conservative Democrats -- as she pushes a new assault weapons ban, but she can at least count on the support of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) who issued a statement Thursday...
Tags: Adam Schiff, Crime, Law and Justice, Weaponry, Mental Health, Politics
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Gun advocates pack City Council meeting to oppose proposed ban on gun show
Dozens of gun advocates packed the City Council chambers in Glendale Tuesday night to oppose a proposed ban on a long-time gun show at the Civic Auditorium. A National Rifle Assn. representative called the proposal “political grandstanding”...Tags: Shootings, Google Inc., Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Politics
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Rep. Adam Schiff seeks to roll back liability protections for gun manufacturers, sellers
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) announced Monday that he will introduce legislation to roll back immunity guarantees for gun manufacturers and sellers. The Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act will counteract the Protection of Lawful...
Tags: Adam Schiff, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lawyers
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NRA missed its target on gun ideas
I'm really disappointed with the National Rifle Assn. After the Newtown massacre its spokesperson really came up short. He did not make it clear that multiple armed guards would be needed in almost every school, especially at larger schools, in order to...Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Firearms, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
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On Education: Sandy Hook is a lesson told too often
There are families in Newtown, Conn. who are enduring the holidays without their children. There are empty spots on couches, unwrapped presents and those who weep at the sight of them. The Dec. 14 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School —...Tags: New York City, Glendale (Queens, New York), Politics, Philosophy, Gun Control
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