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  1. It's already illegal to make a straw purchase, it's already illegal to make a private sale across state lines, it's already illegal for a felon to posses a firearm, it's already illegal for a mentally imcompetent person to possees a firearm, it's already illegal (with some exceptions) for a minor to posses a firearm, it's already illegal to posses firearms on school (k-12) property, assault is already illegal, murder is already illegal. One more law, that would be uneforcable, is going to make a difference to criminals? I think not, all it would do is place more of a burden on law-abiding citizens.
    April 04, 2013 9:02 am on EDITORIAL: Expand background checks to limit violence
  2. Maybe Lake County, Gary and the airport need a slap.
    April 03, 2013 4:05 pm on Fate of Lake income tax back in county's hands
  3. No, J Bird, there isn't. A person purchasing a firearm from a FFL must fill out a form 4473 that the dealer uses for the NICS check. The form is then filed in the dealers bound book. No information about the firearm is given to the gov't. There is no "gun registration" in Indiana.
    What Rob Arnold says the sheriff is advocating is against the state pre-emption law that says local political subdivisions may not create their own regulations regarding firearms.
    April 03, 2013 9:51 am on Buncich shouldn't bow to Illinois politicians' whims
  4. Remember, just "punch 10"
    April 02, 2013 6:51 am on Gary official pleads guilty to tax evasion
  5. Oh, and 33 a day is horrible, but it is the lowest number since 1981.
    Hey Times, there's an awesome website http://factcheck.org/2012/12/gun-rhetoric-vs-gun-facts/ that makes it easy to check the rhetoric on any issue, maybe you can let your writers and editors know about it.
    March 29, 2013 8:18 am on Officials, clergy take aim at gun violence
  6. I would have thought that the religious leaders would have and understanding of personal responsibility and free choice. So in their eyes the fall wasn't Adam and Eves fault, it was the fruits fault.
    March 29, 2013 8:13 am on Officials, clergy take aim at gun violence
  7. I know, let's remove *all* regulations concerning elective medical procedures and medical clinics.
    March 27, 2013 3:45 pm on Ind. House panel OKs proposal for more abortion regulations
  8. So, are we going to have to wait until his boys start driving before the streets are fixed? We have all these beautiful baseball diamonds for his kids to play on, too bad you'll tear up your car on the streets getting to them.
    March 22, 2013 8:17 am on Purdue Cal's Riley child center to remain open
  9. The Conway Observatory costs the county nothing. It was built by and paid for with donations and volunteers. It is staffed by the Calumet Astronomical Society who also pay for the maintenance and upkeep.
    March 21, 2013 5:41 pm on No more World War ll re-enactors at Buckley Homestead County Park
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