Gun Barrel City (United States)

Type: City
Name: Gun Barrel City (United States)
Country: United States
Latitude: 32.334599
Longitude: -96.151398
population: 5,856
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Pedestrian, hit by car, dies on Highway 175 Saturday

By Loyd Cook kaufmanherald.com | 0 commentsA car-pedestrian accident left one dead on Saturday.According to Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Trooper Kyle Bradford, at approximately 4:32 a.m. an emergency call was sent out and responded to ... [Published Kaufman Herald - May 15 2013]
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

What I discovered when I got a gun | Alex Hannaford

I've learned as a gun owner that even if the NRA defeats legal controls, we can treat America's gun violence epidemicThe fight is not over. That's the message from the National Rifle Association (NRA) , as it celebrates its (142nd) annual meeting Friday ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 03 2013]
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Guns Get Plenty of Support in Aptly Named Town

Residents in Gun Barrel City, Texas already love their guns, but now they have a city resolution to prove it.Gun Barrell City passed a resolution recently that expresses the city's support for the United States Constitution and promotes gun ownership ... [Published NewsRadio 740 - KTRH - May 02 2013]
First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Safety’s off in GBC (w/resolution text)

GUN BARREL CITY — As the ongoing debate rages on regarding gun control, elected officials in Gun Barrel City are anxious to let residents know where they stand.Those officials — particularly Mayor Paul Eaton — shot straight with their opinions at Tuesday’s ... [Published Athens Daily Review - Apr 25 2013]

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...In the discussion thread, a reader took me to task over the weapon I'd had Whitman using: "if you try sniping at passers-by from the top of a 27-storey tower with a sawn-off shotgun, you aren't going to get very far" he wrote:
Mayor Paul Eaton says the resolution does not promote flagrant gun use, "we're not trying to raise a militia and I'm not ecouraging people to walk down the street toting a six-gun on their hip."

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Pedestrian, hit by car, dies on Highway 175 Sat... [Published Kaufman Herald - May 15 2013]
What I discovered when I got a gun | Alex Hanna... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 03 2013]
Guns Get Plenty of Support in Aptly Named Town [Published NewsRadio 740 - KTRH - May 02 2013]
Safety’s off in GBC (w/resolution text) [Published Athens Daily Review - Apr 25 2013]
Greg Jaklewicz: A rifle to set your sights on, ... [Published Abilene Reporter - Apr 21 2013]
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