There are signs, though, that the NRA is growing out of touch with modern Americans and even with its own members who, according to surveys, now tend to support restrictions such as mandatory background checks on buyers of weapons at gun shows.
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Proposition F wouldn't limit the number of pot shops but would put stringent controls such as audits and background checks on employees while also raising taxes.
Details on how a man with no art background made such a dramatic but successful transition are scarce in his book.
Others, like Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, have said better enforcement of existing laws such as the requirement for background checks on most weapons purchases, would address the problem.
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Please continue your reporting on the economy, but leave analysis on race to those with actual expertise and background in such matters.
Most businesses perform criminal background checks on job applicants, but the EEOC guidance frowns on such checks and creates new legal tripwires that could spark federal lawsuits.
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From Arizona, over the Internet, the couple picked a potential surrogate and a backup surrogate, just in case, from photos and information such as educational background and family medical history provided by Surrogacy India on a special secure Web site.
The business background to the deal shows why both companies were willing to take on such problems.
One reason is that such entities typically do not have the necessary background to make informed judgments on the viability of companies in the private sector.
In the case of the NRA, this is reflected in its reversal on policies it supported in the past, such as gun-free school zones and universal background checks.
Rubio rejected such a characterization on Tuesday, saying that the framework would require undocumented immigrants to undergo a background check and face immediate deportation if they committed any serious crimes.
One account I was told of, ended up having a U.S. Senator calling directly to the heads of INS to clear one such actor, someone who was an Oscar winner, had no criminal background, and on top of that was a senior citizen who had been traveling to and from the United States for several decades.
In the trial's second phase, jurors weighed factors such as the heinousness of the crime and its impact on the victims' families against Moussaoui's background and mental health.
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