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[04/30] Fla. university locked down after gun fired at campus party
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Exams were canceled and students were told to stay in their dormitories Wednesday as authorities searched Florida Atlantic University for a man who fired a gun at a party on campus, slightly injuring one person.

[04/30] Appeals court tosses out NYC lawsuit against gun industry
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court has thrown out New York City's lawsuit claiming the gun industry sells firearms with the knowledge that they can be diverted into illegal markets.

[04/25] Prosecutors: Ind. student planned Columbine-like attack
By TOM COYNE Associated Press Writer SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A 16-year-old boy asked for help obtaining a TEC-DC9 9mm pistol, saying it would be "awesome" to use the same weapon as the Columbine killers in carrying out mass murders in two states on Sept. 11, a prosecutor said.

[04/15] Presidential Candidates on Gun Control
(AP) - A look at some of the presidential candidates' positions on gun control:

[04/14] Wal-Mart Toughens Gun Policies
By DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Wal-Mart, the nation's largest seller of firearms, announced Monday it will toughen rules for gun sales, from storing video of purchases to creating an internal log of which guns they sell that are later used in crimes.

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Documents

NAACP v. Accusport, Inc., Dismissal Order Pt. 1 [PDF] (July 21, 2003)

NAACP v. Accusport, Inc., Dismissal Order Pt. 2 [PDF] (July 21, 2003)

NAACP v. Accusport, Inc., Dismissal Order Pt. 3 [PDF] (July 21, 2003)

NAACP v. Accusport, Inc., Dismissal Order Pt. 4 [PDF] (July 21, 2003)

Opinion (Ohio ban on concealed weapons unconstitutional) (Klein v. Leis) (April 10, 2002)

City of Chicago

National Shooting Sports Foundation v. Cuomo [Northern District of Georgia]

Ganim v. Smith & Wesson, Inc. [PDF]

City of Chicago v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp. [PDF]

City of Cincinnati v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp. [PDF]