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• Judge to issue decision soon in college guns suit

  October 14, 2011 in Idaho A North Idaho judge plans to issue a written decision soon in a college student’s lawsuit challenging a policy that restricts firearms on his campus. 1

• Court denies gun-ban appeal

  June 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 CHICAGO – A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld ordinances barring the ownership of handguns in most cases in Chicago and suburban Oak Park, finding a Supreme Court ruling in a …

• Montana takes shot at federal gun control

  April 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 HELENA – Montana is trying to trigger a battle over gun control – and perhaps make a larger point about what many folks in this ruggedly independent state regard as …

• Pair of Montana Democrats may be gun lobby’s best allies

  March 30, 2009 in City on Page A6 HELENA – Two Montana Democrats are leading the charge against gun control – and forcing former political foes to recognize that Democrats could be their strongest allies while the party …

• Gun sales are booming

  January 17, 2009 in City on Page A1 Gun sales have skyrocketed around the Inland Northwest since the November general election, with gun shop owners citing fears that a Democratic president and Congress will tighten gun control. “The … 1

• Store owners watch run on firearm sales

  January 16, 2009 in Business, City, Idaho Gun sales have skyrocketed around the Inland Northwest since the November general election, with gun shop owners citing fears that a Democratic president and Congress will push gun control legislation. 1

• Gun-rights backers hail decision

  June 27, 2008 in City on Page A1 Inland Northwest gun-rights advocates greeted Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling as a long-awaited victory – though the victory was closer than they’d have liked, with the Supreme Court rejecting Washington, D.C.’s, …

• Brady Law Faces Key Test In Supreme Court Session

  December 4, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Sheriff Jay Printz of Ravalli County, Montana, stands before the Supreme Court Tuesday after arguments against the Brady law. Photo by Associated Press

• Los Angeles Joins Other Cities To Ban Sale Of Cheap Handguns

  September 5, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 The city on Wednesday banned sales of so-called Saturday night specials, the cheap and easily concealed handguns criticized as the weapon of choice for criminals. The ordinance, approved 13-0 by …