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Wednesday, November 1, 1989

The Times, Trenton, NJ, 8/21/89

A Trenton, N.J., homeowner heard someone entering his home and, dressed only with his shotgun, went downstairs to ...

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Friday, September 1, 1989

The Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, 6/7/89

Joseph Hayes was working in his Springfield, N.J., office when a gunman dressed as a ninja warrior broke ...

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Saturday, April 1, 1989

The Times, New York, NY 2/4/89

Camden, N.J., Mayor Melvin Primas had just acquired a pistol and attended a firearms course when he heard ...

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Saturday, April 1, 1989

The Courier-News, Bridgewater, NJ, 1/21/89

When the same man who'd robbed Frank Consalvo's Bridgewater, N.J., gas station two times previously showed up again, ...

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Tuesday, November 1, 1988

The Courier-News, Bridgewater, NJ, 7/15/88

When Michael Parello heard glass breaking in his Green Brook, N.J., home, he got his shotgun and went ...

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Monday, February 1, 1988

The Courier-Post, Camden, NJ, 11/11/87

When a burglar began climbing into Sherman Thomas' bedroom window early in the morning the Camden, N.J. resident ...

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Thursday, October 1, 1987

The Trentonian, Trenton, NJ, 6/24/87

A homeowner in Mount Lucas, N.J., discovered a burglar breaking into his home and responded by firing a ...

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Tuesday, September 1, 1987

The Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, 6/11/87

Hearing a noise in his Camden, N.J., home, Clinton Tabb decided to investigate. Arming himself, the homeowner confronted ...

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Friday, May 1, 1987

The Jersey Journal, Jersey City, NJ, 2/13/87

Shu Kun Lee was alone in his Jersey City, N.J., stationery store when a man walked in, pulled ...

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Sunday, December 1, 1985

The Record, Hackensack, NJ

Grover Vincenzo Martino and a policeman were staking out Martino's Hackensack, N.J., store following a rash of thefts, ...

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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.