Concealed Gun Era Under Way in Kansas: State is the 47th to Have a Conceal-Carry Law. Applicants Must Undergo Training. (SIGARMS HANDGUNS)

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Concealed Gun Era Under Way in Kansas: State is the 47th to Have a Conceal-Carry Law. Applicants Must Undergo Training.
By Laura Bauer and Benita Y. Williams, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Jan. 3--Today, Kansas will begin issuing permits to the nearly 3,000 Kansans eligible to carry concealed weapons in the state.

No injuries after student fires gun at N.C. high school, hits car
Police were searching Tuesday for a man suspected of shooting a car as it left a Fayetteville high school. The 17-year-old driver and a passenger weren't injured as they left Westover High School just after 3 p.m., said Debbie Tanna, spokeswoman for the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office. The suspect, who fled on foot, allegedly fired a gun toward the school from across the street.

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Shipyard pays tribute with 21-gun salute
KITTERY, Maine -- As Washington honored Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president, Tuesday with a moving funeral service, members of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard performed a 21-gun salute to mark his passing.

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