These moves may seem small-bore compared to gun laws in many other countries, but they are a very big deal here, and it is hard to see how the ban on assault rifles will get past Republican (and indeed some Democratic) opposition in Congress.

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It's been stalled for years, but it is the kind of thing that every candidate gets asked when they come here - are you against it, and if you're not, you can kiss your Nevada chances goodbye.

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While it is through exhibitions in Paris, Tokyo and Dusseldorf that his pieces are finding acclaim, it is here that he hopes they will have the biggest impact.

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Folks who are still not convinced, they can look right here and find out what it is I intend to do in a second term.

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Ms. DOI: Is it--are they going to be able to get somebody up here?

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As Republican presidential candidates duke it out down here in Florida, the most visible measure of how they are doing is the crowd count.

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But I think what you've got here is that they are trying to set up a debate that's irrational that it feeds into the worst concerns without solving the problem.

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But they are all here today because somewhere along the line, they decided they could no longer accept the world as it is.

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It is alright to say they recognise there's a fault here, but what are they doing, or what have they done, to correct it?

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