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Thursday, January 1, 1987

The Journal, Atlanta, GA, 10/5/86

When Larry Hill heard glass breaking in his Augusta, Ga., business, he came out of his adjacent apartment ...

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Thursday, January 1, 1987

The Tribune, Tampa, FL, 10/10/86

An armed man made his way to the manager's office at an Opa-Locka, Fla., fast-food restaurant, attempting to ...

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Thursday, January 1, 1987

The Times, Huntsville, AL, 11/7/86

In an attempted robbery of an Indian Springs, Ala., drugstore, an armed man grabbed a female customer around ...

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Thursday, January 1, 1987

The Times, Louisville, KY, 10/27/86

When two men, identifying themselves as employees of a Louisville, Ky., hotel, knocked on Essel Jones' room door ...

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Thursday, January 1, 1987

The Daily News, Philadelphia, PA, 10/6/86

A neighbor entered Allen Johnson's Philadelphia, Pa., home, brandished a knife and demanded money. Johnson got a pistol ...

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Thursday, January 1, 1987

The News, Buffalo, NY, 9/16/86

A man attempting to rob a Buffalo, N.Y., liquor store held a 12" screwdriver to the chest of ...

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Monday, December 1, 1986

The Star-News, Pasadena, CA, 9/20/86

When two armed men broke into his family's estate home in Arcadia, Calif., and one held a gun ...

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Monday, December 1, 1986

The Tribune, Chicago, IL, 10/15/86

Twelve-year-old Danny Holmes was on a hunting trip with his father and two friends in the Rocky Mountains ...

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Monday, December 1, 1986

The Times, Los Angeles, CA, 10/17/86

The owner of a Hollywood, Calif., jewelry store was attacked by an intruder just after opening the shop. ...

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Monday, December 1, 1986

The News, Birmingham, AL, 8/30/86

A man purchased some beer at an Inglewood, Ala., convenience store and then raised a machete over his ...

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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.