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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says she keeps 2 rifles under bed BY TOM BRUNE | tom.brune@newsday.com 10:46 PM EST, February 15, 2009 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., (Left), shakes hands with Vice President Joe Biden, while her husband, Jonathan Gillibrand, stands in the center. (AP Photo / January 27, 2009) WASHINGTON - - New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who argues her pro-gun stance aims to protect hunters' rights and the Second Amendment, last week said she and her husband, Jonathan, keep two rifles under their bed to protect their upstate home. Gillibrand said neither she nor her husband is a hunter, and...

Soldiers who have completed military service can hold on to the army’s latest assault rifle from April 1, but they will have to pay for the pleasure.The government says the weapons must first have their fully automatic capability disabled – and owners have to foot the bill. Friday’s ruling means Swiss soldiers can, for the first time, take home the SIG 90 assault rifle. Previously, they had only been allowed to keep the older SIG 57 rifle and regulation pistols. But in a break with tradition, those who don’t want to be separated from their personal weapon will have to...