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New Report Traces Link Between Gun Laws and Interstate Gun Trafficking

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“A new report by Mayors Against Illegal Guns reveals a strong connection between weak gun laws and interstate gun trafficking. The report, which examines comprehensive crime gun trace data provided by ATF to Mayors Against Illegal Guns, finds that the states with the weakest gun laws are the top suppliers of the guns recovered in out-of-state crimes and are also the source of a greater proportion of likely trafficked guns.

  • Trace the Guns – The Link Between Gun Laws and Interstate Gun Trafficking – Mayors Against Illegal Guns, September 2010.
  • TraceTheGuns.org – Interactive Maps of Interstate Gun Trafficking: “Every year, tens of thousands of guns make their way into the hands of criminals. This website examines where guns recovered in crimes were originally sold by gun dealers, using 2009 data collected by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). It also demonstrates how state gun laws help curb illegal gun trafficking.”

Private Library Outsourcing Expands – Taking Over Santa Clarita CA System

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NYT: A private company in Maryland has taken over public libraries in ailing cities in California, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas, growing into the country’s fifth-largest library system. Now the company, Library Systems & Services, has been hired for the first time to run a system in a relatively healthy city, setting off an intense and… Continue Reading

Digest of Federal Resource Laws

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“The Digest of Federal Resource Laws of Interest to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was originally published by the Office of Legislative Services (now the Division of Congressional and Legislative Affairs) in 1979. This update is the third update since publication of the Digest. The Digest provides a comprehensive list and description of all… Continue Reading

New on LLRX.com – Canine Detection Evidence

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LLRX.com – Canine Detection Evidence: For nearly 15,000 years dogs have lived with and served humankind as companions, hunters, shepherds and most recently detectives. The average canine possesses hundreds of millions of receptors for odors, compared with a few million for humans. Their outstanding sensory endowment – olfaction – makes dogs sought after by law… Continue Reading

Speech by Chairman Bernanke on the implications of the financial crisis for economics

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Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the Conference Co-sponsored by the Center for Economic Policy Studies and the Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey September 24, 2010: Implications of the Financial Crisis for Economics “The financial crisis that began more than three years ago has indeed proved to be among the most difficult… Continue Reading

CRS: China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues

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China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues, Shirley A. Kan, Specialist in Asian Security Affairs, August 16, 2010 “Congress has long been concerned about whether U.S. policy advances the national interest in reducing the role of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction… Continue Reading

WIPO Launches New Database to Profile IP Case Studies

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News release: “WIPO has launched IP Advantage, a new database which profiles the intellectual property (IP) experiences of inventors, creators, entrepreneurs, and researchers. This tool aims to promote a better understanding of how IP is created and protected, and how inventors, creators and society at large benefit from the IP system. The IP Advantage database… Continue Reading

FBI Releases Bank Crime Statistics for Second Quarter of 2010

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News release: “During the second quarter of 2010, there were 1,146 reported violations of the Federal Bank Robbery and Incidental Crimes Statute, a decrease from the 1,304 reported violations in the same quarter of 2009. According to statistics released today by the FBI, there were 1,135 robberies, 11 burglaries, zero larcenies, and one extortion of… Continue Reading