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Wednesday, September 1, 1982

The Banner, Nashville, TN

Leona Atkinson, 75, was in her Memphis, Tenn., home with an elderly friend when a trio of thieves ...

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Sunday, August 1, 1982

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, 5/30/82

Lee Stevens, 65, had spent more than 40 years in the backwoods as a trapper. So when a ...

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Saturday, May 1, 1982

The Banner, Nashville, TN, 3/13/92

Ray Simmons was driving past a 7-11 store about 4 a.m. one morning when he saw a trio ...

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Sunday, November 1, 1981

The Banner, Nashville, TN, 8/12/81

An armed robber announced with a glazed look that he was going to kill Nashville, Tenn., convenience store ...

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Thursday, October 1, 1981

The West Side Volunteer, Knoxville, TN, 6/3/81

Larry Brown's West Knoxville, Tenn., pet store had been robbed once every six months or so in the ...

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Tuesday, September 1, 1981

The Press-Scimitar, Memphis, TN, 5/20/81

James Sellers chased two men out of his Memphis, Tenn., grocery when he found they didn't have money ...

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Monday, June 1, 1981

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, 1/16/81

When Nute and Sue Matthews returned to their Memphis, Tenn., home one evening, a young burglar leaped from ...

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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.