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California Senator Sees Dim Prospects For Stronger Gun Control Laws
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Legislation to outlaw gun clips such as the one allegedly used to by Jared Loughner in the deadly Arizona shootings that injured a congresswoman would be more difficult to pass...
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3rd Cop Jailed For Alleged Role In CoCo County Drug Ring
DANVILLE (CBS/BCN) – A deputy sheriff with the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Friday on suspicion of possessing and selling controlled substances, a spokesman said. Stephen Tanabe,...
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Call For Gun Clip Ban Ahead Of SF 101 California Shooting Anniversary
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – San Francisco’s district attorney and police chief are looking for Congress to outlaw handgun clips that hold more than 10 bullets. The new push comes as the city approaches...
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Should Calif. Cops Turn In Assault Weapons They Own At Retirement?
VALLEJO (CBS 5) — After a bloody incident 15 years ago, California lawmakers allowed police officers to arm themselves with assault weapons. But the rule didn’t consider what happens when an officer...
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Gun Control Debate Revived After Oakland School Massacre
OAKLAND (KCBS) – There are new calls from officials in Oakland to do something about the proliferation of guns on the street following Monday’s shootings at Oikos University. The last time the Bay Area...
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11 Arrested In Pot, Weapons Bust At East Oakland Warehouse
OAKLAND (KCBS) – Eleven people were arrested and thousands of marijuana plants were seized along with several weapons in a massive drug raid Wednesday night at a warehouse in East Oakland, Oakland...
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‘Bullet Button’ Used To Get Around California Gun Laws
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) — California has some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation. But one wouldn’t know that going to the firing range these days. AR-15s and AK-47s are the must-have guns of...
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Feinstein, Democrats Seek Tougher Gun Laws Following Colorado Massacre
WASHINGTON (KCBS) – Senator Dianne Feinstein joined several other Democrats on Tuesday to call for new gun control laws in the wake of last week’s mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater. “Why do you...
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Senator Boxer Proposes More Money For School Security
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer is proposing to give schools more money for security improvements and to make greater use of the National Guard. Boxer’s legislation is a response...
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Feinstein, Conn. Senators Set To Propose Assault Weapons Ban
WASHINGTON (CBS / AP) — Connecticut’s two U.S. senators are joining forces with California Sen. Dianne Feinstein and other key senators, proposing a retooled federal ban on assault weapons in the wake...
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Feinstein, Democrats Reintroduce Assault Weapon Ban
WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) – Congressional Democrats unveiled legislation Thursday to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines like those used in the school massacre at Newtown, Conn., even as they...
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California Lawmakers Consider Range Of Gun Control Measures
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — California lawmakers promised Tuesday to move cautiously as they consider tighter restrictions on handguns, assault rifles and ammunition purchases, proposals that would add to...
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Santa Clara County Announces Major Gun Buyback Program
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – Santa Clara County has unveiled plans for what officials hope will be the largest gun buyback event held so far in the Bay Area. The gun buyback program will be held on Saturday,...
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Dems Dump Feinstein’s Assault Weapons Ban From Gun Bill
WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) - An assault weapons ban won’t be in the gun-control legislation that Democrats bring to the Senate floor next month, a decision that means the ban’s chances of survival now are all...
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Feinstein Vows Assault Weapons Ban ‘Will Get A Vote’
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Senator Dianne Feinstein plans to force a Senate vote on her assault weapons ban proposal despite its removal from a broader gun control package being pushed by fellow democrats....
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Gun Cache, Homemade Bomb Found At Home Of Man Accused In State Senator Threat
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) – Police found 26 guns, thousands of bullets and dozens of high-capacity ammunition magazines at the home of a Santa Clara man charged with threatening to kill a state lawmaker over...
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Sen. Feinstein Blames NRA, Gun Makers For Derailing Assault Weapons Ban
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) – The National Rifle Association and gun manufacturers are to blame for the “disconnect” between the broad public support for gun control and the reluctance in Congress to ban...
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California Assembly OK’s Bill Limiting Gun Permits To Individuals
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) – Democrats in the California Assembly approved a bill Monday that would allow only individuals, and not companies, to obtain permits to own assault weapons and .50-caliber...
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Several Suspects Arrested In West Oakland Raid
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Several suspects were arrested and drugs and illegal weapons were seized in a raid at a residence near the Acorn housing project in West Oakland early Friday, Oakland police said....
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California Lawmakers Pass Series Of Gun Control Bills
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — Invoking the image of recent mass shootings, Democrats in the state Legislature on Wednesday passed a series of firearms bills designed to reduce the chances for widespread...
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