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Friday, May 1, 1981

The Sun-News, Las Cruces, NM

John and Deby Matthews were asleep early one morning in their Las Cruces, N. Mex., home when they ...

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Friday, May 1, 1981

The Daily Olympian, Olympia, WA

Burglars had broken into Dean French's Cedar Flats, Wash., home a dozen times within a year, so one ...

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Friday, May 1, 1981

The Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, WA

Jennifer Ivy had stopped at a cafe near her Chelan, Wash., home to get a soft drink to ...

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Friday, May 1, 1981

The Times, Calumet, IL

Robert Teumer was taking an afternoon nap when his son ran in, shouting that a pair of intruders ...

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Friday, May 1, 1981

The Daily Chronicle, Spokane, WA

Gary Boozer had suffered two burglaries at his Metaline Falls, Wash., pharmacy and was in no mood for ...

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Wednesday, April 1, 1981

The Sun-Times, Chicago, IL, 1/26/81

Four young hoodlums were beating off-duty Chicago policeman Russell Ryan in a parking lot when his wife, Carol, ...

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Wednesday, April 1, 1981

The Times, Shreveport, LA, 1/25/81

Peter Ramsey returned to his Shreveport, La., home to find a strange car backed into his driveway and ...

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Wednesday, April 1, 1981

The Sheriff's Star, FL, 1/81

When he heard his front door lock being pried open, Gunter Roubal of Ft. Myers, Fla., grabbed a ...

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Wednesday, April 1, 1981

The Tribune, Des Moines, IA, 1/7/81

Virginia Bermann, 64, was alone in her Des Moines, Iowa, home when a pair of burglars crashed in. ...

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Wednesday, April 1, 1981

The Express-News, San Antonio, TX, 1/23/81

Plagued by holdups, San Antonio, Tex., grocer Guadalupe Lara bought a pistol for protection. He was ready when ...

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Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the "lobbying" arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.