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Pro-Life Student President in Ireland Under Attack

John Cronin

Some students at University College Dublin want to remove the student president because she yanked information about getting abortions in England from a student handbook. Abortion is illegal in the Republic of Ireland, where the constitution forbids it, but a referendum is expected next year on a measure to repeal the amendment that protects unborn babies.

Massachusetts’ Second Amendment Group Cries Foul Over ‘Bump-Fire Stock’ Ban
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Massachusetts’ Second Amendment Group Cries Foul Over ‘Bump-Fire Stock’ Ban

Evan Lips

 BOSTON — The state's leading pro-Second Amendment organization is not pleased with legislation attached to the supplemental state budget passed Wednesday by the House, aimed partially at banning "bump-fire stock" equipment, the add-on gear authorities claim maximized the casualties in last week's Las Vegas shooting massacre.

The point of contention for members of the Gun Owner's Action League of Massachusetts, however, is apparently not related to a specific ban on bump stocks — the fight coming from the gun rights group stems from language pertaining to what they fear is a broader, less-defined host of add-on components. 

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