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Video: Gun laws questioned after Colo. shooting
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lawmakers across the country are calling for stricter
gun laws
. authorities here say the weapons found at the scene of the shooting were purchased legally from gun stores in the last two months. plus nearly 7,000 rounds bought online. also legally. we get our report tonight from justice correspondent
pete williams
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a rourora, colorado is aware of a shooting rampage. four people were shot who worked there. nathan dunlap was up so the over being fired. the shootings at
columbine high school
in
1999
prompted the state to change laws causing the
gun show
loop hole that allowed purchases at gun shows without a background check. but the purchases are commonly allowed handguns are legal to buy across the country and the shotgun is widely used by $0 hunters. only the
semiautomatic rifle
is restricted. five states ban it's sale, new york, new jersey, connecticut and massachusetts, california is the 5th. both the rival and the 100 magazine found at the scene would have been illegal under the
assault weapons ban
that expired in
2004
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members of congress and ledge laters across this country should not be afraid of the nra and should be standing up to say we are going to do something you still have a right to own a gun but we can help people. defenders of
gun rights
say this will not end mass shooters.
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putting restrictions on the law-abiding wouldn't have much impact in this case.
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officials say the weapons used in friday's shooting were purchased legally starting in may and ending in two weeks ago in gun stores in the denver area.
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even the rumor on restrictions caused a run on am nation weeks ago. a powerful reminder of why congress is unlikely to do anything.
Photos: A perfect shot: Photos of women with guns explode stereotypes
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Lindsay McCrum’s book “Chicks with Guns” explores issues of self-image and gender through photographs that are both beautiful and unexpected. Here are images and caption excerpts from the book.
Lee
Ridgeland, S.C.
Boss 20-gauge side-by-side
“Hunting and shooting are the foundations of a complete and very special world ... Once you’ve held the work of art that is a best-grade London side-by-side in your hands – especially if made in the 1930s (the golden age of English gun making) – you will never forget that miracle of balance and weight. It seems so natural to swing and hit the bird that you’re endlessly surprised when you miss.”
(Lindsay McCrum)
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Jamie
Loomis, Calif.
.44 Magnum Ruger Super Redhawk double-action revolver
“I got a BB gun when I was 6 years old and practiced shooting at old cans and such. I got my first .22-caliber rifle, which I still have, when I was 10, and I still have that very first paper target from the shooting range ... I was a police officer for five years ... When I was in the academy, the shooting instructor knew immediately that I had been shooting before ... I think they were really impressed that I could shoot. I thought, ‘You know? I’ll show these guys I can do this.’”
(Lindsay McCrum)
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Jen
Emigrant, Mont.
Browning .270 with a Leupold scope and handmade sling
“My husband bought [my favorite gun] for me. It was so nice of him to do such a nice thing for me ... Hunting is very important to me for many reasons. Hunting doesn’t mean killing – it’s about the amazing experiences that you almost always have when you are out in nature. Hunting is what you make it; and for me being out seeing what Mother Nature has to offer and sharing these experiences with my kids is so special and important. I wouldn’t want them to learn it from anyone else.”
(Lindsay McCrum)
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Belinda
Watsonville, Calif.
Pair of Ruger Vaqueros .45 Long Colt
This striking portrait of Belinda appears at the very beginning of Lindsay McCrum’s book “Chicks with Guns.” It is one of the few portraits in the book that doesn’t have an accompanying caption written by the photograph subject. “This whole project really evolved and took on a life of its own because of the enthusiasm and the excitement of the women themselves,” McCrum said in an interview. “I found everyone in this book by word of mouth.”
(Lindsay McCrum)
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Lynn
Houston, Texas
Sako .308 bolt-action rifle with scope
“I think my philosophy of hunting has always been about the adventure itself. During the years we’ve been married, my husband Oscar and I have been on some amazing hunts. At the North Pole we stayed in an ice house built by our guides, ice brick by ice brick, before our very eyes. ... We’ve hunted from our log cabins in Colorado and Utah, and we’ve also hunted in Georgia and of course Texas. Once in 1982 on an African safari I tracked a lion for 10 and a half hours. It was exhilarating! I love the juxtaposition of stalking game one day and then dressing for a glamorous evening the next.”
(Lindsay McCrum)
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Anita
St. Paul, Minn.
Glock .40-caliber and Remington 11-81 Police Model
“I was pushing middle age the first time I held a gun. I wasn’t raised around hunters and the only other cop in my family history was my great-great-grandfather. He was a cop in New York City and I imagine he carried nothing but a nightstick ... [Today] I am a practiced shooter, and I enjoy the drills at our monthly qualifications ... The type of gun I carry has no bearing on the respect I maintain for all weaponry. It is life that is to be revered, and I have sworn to protect it.”
(Lindsay McCrum)
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Pamela
Monte Sereno, Calif.
Freedom Arms .454 Casull
“My father was a subsistence hunter. Every year he harvested a deer and butchered it himself. We stored it in the freezer and consumed it throughout the winter. When I was first dating my husband, he invited me to go dove hunting. I was so flattered that he had asked me to join him on his hunt that I said yes. That was the beginning of a lifetime love of the outdoors and hunting. My husband and I have been hunting for 35 years.”
(Lindsay McCrum)
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Sarita
Armstrong, Texas
Parker 20-gauge side-by-side
“I grew up on a cattle ranch in South Texas, where shooting was a part of daily life and hunting traditions abounded. My late father taught his five children to shoot shotguns, rifles, and pistols before we were 10. We were also instructed in gun safety and how to field-dress and clean all game we shot. Shooting is still an integral part of our ranch life and work. Most of our entertaining at the ranch revolves around shooting and hunting.”
(Lindsay McCrum)
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Alexandra and Truett
Houston, Texas
Ithaca 20-gauge side-by-side
“Guns, like everything in my childhood home, were considered treasures and works of art ... My parents taught me to appreciate the art of the hunt, the serenity of the outdoors, and the magnificence of it all. I now have two sons, Thomson, 5, and Truett, 3 years old. The bundled energy and palpable excitement in their eyes as they watch us pack the car with hunting gear is intoxicating! This book actually made me realize that the guns my father gave me when I was married will one day pass to my sons.”
(Lindsay McCrum)
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Greta
Napa Valley, Calif.
English Forsyth system scent bottle pistol, ca. 1820
“I was only 7 or 8 months old when I received my first gun, a gift from a longtime friend of my parents ... For my seventh birthday, my father gave me my first BB gun ... I studied hard with my dad’s help and completed the hunter’s safety course at the California Department of Fish and Game so I could receive a lifetime hunting license. I was so proud when the certificate arrived in the mail three weeks before my 10th birthday!”
(Lindsay McCrum)
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