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Having a debate with a friend, who's usually quite conservative, a christian and pro-gun, yet for some reason he supports romney. I am doing my own research, just hoping someone can help me out and give me some sites relating to Romney being a gun grabber.

Gannett publication, link only. http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20100716/NEWS01/7160340/Deluxe-Inn-demolition-plan-progressing-art-project-ahead-

A Michigan lawmaker wants to register reporters to ensure they’re credible and have “good moral character.” State Sen. Bruce Patterson is introducing legislation that will regulate reporters much as the state regulates hairdressers, auto mechanics and plumbers. Patterson, who also practices constitutional law, says the general public is being overwhelmed by an increasing number of media outlets -- traditional, online and citizen generated -- and an even greater amount of misinformation. “Legitimate media sources are critically important to our government,” he said. He told FoxNews.com that some reporters covering state politics don’t know what they’re talking about and they’re working...

Former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has a new job, but it appears he's going to miss the first day of training. His lawyers on Thursday filed an emergency request seeking approval for him to travel to Dallas for training Friday morning. Wayne County Circuit Judge David Groner said he'll hold a hearing - more than a week later, on Feb. 24. ... Kilpatrick, who was freed Feb. 3, needs to pay off $1 million in restitution to the city of Detroit. He had been hired by Covisint, a subsidiary of Detroit-based software company Compuware Corp., lawyer James Thomas told The Detroit...

per rules and stuff, title link only http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081112/NEWS01/811120369

Ok, i have a problem. I've got a super blackhawk, 44magnum, that has a cylinder pin latch that doesn't want to hold the pin in place. I have to push it back in every 2d or 3d shot to keep it going. has anyone else held this problem or do you know any fixes for it? It was manufactured in 1976, I don't know how many rounds have been fired thru it, but I've put about 5,000 thru it in the last year, most loads were 240gr LSWC loaded with 10.3gr unique.

House Dems' Plan Protects Jobs, Puts Michigan Workers First 'Hire Michigan First' plan rewards businesses that hire Michigan workers, cracks down on companies that exploit illegal workers — August 13, 2007 LANSING – In a move to reward companies that hire Michigan workers, State Representative Fred Miller (D-Mount Clemens) today announced an aggressive job-creation plan that gives priority for economic development projects to companies that employ 100 percent Michigan workers. The "Hire Michigan First" initiative also cracks down on the practice of hiring illegal immigrants and prohibits businesses that violate these guidelines from receiving tax breaks or future state contracts....

The American Medical Association along with a U.S. consumer group on Thursday urged health officials to put stricter regulations on salt, saying it has reached dangerous levels of excess in American diets. The AMA and the U.S. Center for Science in the Public Interest made their presentation before health officials at the meeting convened by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Maryland. The groups said processed foods containing large amounts of salt are causing heart disease and high blood pressure. The CSPI said if manufacturers used 50 per cent less salt in their food, 150,000 lives would be saved....

gannette paper. link only.http://lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071108/NEWS01/711080378

anyone hear about a bomb scare downtown lansing? my father just sent these pics from grand tower but i can't find anything in news sources.

A Detroit charter schools says one student's hairdo is definitely a don't and tells him to lose the Afro puff or don't come back. But the mother of Claudius Benson II says her son's school went too far, and she's suing. Benson, 14, hasn't cut his hair in 10 years. Officials at his school, Old Redford Academy, say the ninth-grader was suspended because his hair is too long. The dress code requires "close-cropped" hair. So why is his mom suing? Alecha Benson says she follows the Old Testament passages that she interprets as prohibiting the cutting of her son's hair,...

Town of Farmington - Ed Long has a new, but strange for these parts, hunting trophy. "When they came up they said to me, 'Well guess what we shot?' And I'm thinking duck. And he goes, 'No, think bigger,' " Herb Sagan said. "And I'm thinking you idiots didn't shoot a deer. ... And he goes, 'No, no, think teeth.' I'm like OK, you shot a coyote. 'No.' A wolf? And he goes, 'Think Louisiana,' and I'm like, snake? He goes 'No, we shot a gator.' " What Long thought was a snapping turtle slithering through the upper reaches of...

Well, the Late Great State of Tennessee has answered our open letter. Not in words but in actions. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday August 3-6, there were some 14 Tennessee Highway Patrol vehicles and a couple of Blount County Sheriffs cars blatantly harassing both motorcycles and cars on the 11 miles of the Dragon. They promise to be here for the next month. Talk about showing your ignorance. These actions prove Tennessee does not welcome visitors to this area. One Trooper pulled me over for no reason. I was on my motorcycle following three cars at the posted 30 mph...

Response to Ebay's new anti gun policy. Don't forget to read the comments. http://cgi.ebay.com/bullet-knife-gun-shell-brass-reload-weapon-assault-swat_W0QQitemZ170136134592QQihZ007QQcategoryZ73953QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Sec. 658c. (1) The helmet requirements under section 658(4) do not apply to a motorcycle operator if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) He or she is 21 years of age or older. (b) He or she has been licensed under this act to operate a motorcycle for not less than 2 years. (c) He or she has successfully completed a motorcycle safety course under section 811a or 811b. (d) He or she has in effect security in the amount of $20,000.00 for the payment of first-party medical benefits payable in the event that he or she is...

DURHAM - Gun owners looking to reload would have to show a permit every time they buy ammunition, if a bill backed by Durham officials gains state approval. The proposal championed by the Rev. Melvin Whitley, a local community activist, will face opposition from gun-rights groups. Whitley told state lawmakers and Durham City Council members Monday that anyone over 18 can buy ammunition without being subject to any background check. That means felons, who aren't allowed to own guns or ammo, can buy bullets unfettered. Requiring a permit to buy bullets, just as the state does for firearms, is a...

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Eyewitnesses said a motorcyclist was speeding when he crashed into an SUV in Orange County. Troopers said 23-year-old Lewis Collins was thrown from his motorcycle around 12:20 Tuesday morning. Collins was headed southbound on John Young Parkway, near Deerfield Boulevard, when a Nissan Xterra turned in front of him. "The motorcycle struck the passenger side of the SUV. It struck it with such force, it flipped over the SUV," explained Sandra L. Bailey, Florida Highway Patrol. Collins died at the scene. He lived in Kissimmee, but was originally from England. Troopers said he wasn't wearing a helmet....

A Suzuki racing bike screaming at 80 mph in a 25-mph zone slammed into Gigliotti on Oct. 4 as she was leaving her job at Long Beach City College, igniting a fireball inside her Ford Escort. "It is not uncommon to see these kinds of accidents with motorcycles, particularly high-powered super bikes," said Raymond Dennison, the Long Beach detective who investigated the crash. "The whole function is to go as fast as they can."

The investigation into the shooting death of Spc. Alyssa Peterson found her suicide came soon after she was reassigned for objecting to prisoner interrogation techniques but did not specifically give a reason for her action. A Flagstaff soldier who died in Iraq committed suicide after she refused to participate in interrogation techniques being practiced by her U.S. Army intelligence unit, according to a report about an Army investigation aired by a Flagstaff radio station. U.S. Army Spc. Alyssa R. Peterson, 27, died Sept. 15, 2003, in Tel Afar, an Iraqi city of about 350,000 residents in the northern part of...