To get the certificate, a buyer would need to be fingerprinted, take a firearms training course and undergo a national criminal background check and involuntary commitment or voluntary admission check.

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It is great that consumers consistently tell pollsters that they are willing to choose products that demonstrate greater sustainability, but it would be even better if more of them followed through on this commitment at the check-out.

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In the end staff had to interview applicants to check their green credentials, commitment to recycling and dedication to low energy consumption.

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Perhaps Krugman should sit down with a 75-year-old and ask her whether she thinks the government has an obligation to continue sending her a Social Security check every month or a commitment, under Medicare and Medicaid, to help cover her future healthcare bills.

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On days like today, it becomes a reality check again for your time frame commitment.

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The school won a legal battle in 2004 to maintain its ability to interview prospective pupils and their parents, saying this enabled the school to check a family's religious commitment.

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Forsaking the after-lunch trail ride, I went instead to check out the FarmStead's charcuterie and creamery, my first glimpse of Blackberry's serious commitment to producing its own artisanal foods, which embraces its extensive farm gardens, plus its own butcher, bakers, jam-maker and chocolatier.

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"We need to look at the full range of mental health issues, from early detection and treatment, to civil commitment laws, to privacy laws that needlessly prevent mental health records from being included in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, " LaPierre said in the statement.

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