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on July 3, 2013 in World News

Kelly and Giffords lobby in Alaska for gun control

                            Alaska might seem a hard place to sell a gun control message in a state where subsistence hunting is for many a way of life, and where people routinely carry guns into the wilderness for protection from bears. But that didn’t deter former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, from bringing their campaign for expanded background checks to the heart of gun-rights country on Tuesday. Background checks on people who want to buy firearms at gun shows would not prevent all of the… View Article

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