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Two states’ ballots see gun questions differ

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Massachusetts and Idaho are about 2,000 miles apart -- literally and figuratively -- in America's gun debate. The November election won't settle the tension between firearm freedoms and restrictions, but ballot questions in the two states will provide a gauge of public opinion.

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Massachusetts and Idaho put guns on the ballot. One seeks to restrict them, the other to honor them (opens MyNorthwest)

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    Parked in his truck along a rural Idaho highway on his way to an elk hunt, Neill Goodfellow pondered a question that will appear on his November ballot: which of six historic firearms to choose as the official state gun? Goodfellow is going to vote for the M1 Garand, a semiautomatic rifle widely car…

  2. Boston

    Massachusetts and Idaho put guns on the ballot. One seeks to restrict them, the other to honor them. (opens Boston)

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    Should voters approve it, Massachusetts Question 9 will continue an array of gun restrictions passed overwhelmingly by the Democratic-led Legislature in a state with one of the nation's lowest gun ownership rates.

  3. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Two states’ ballots see gun questions differ (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Massachusetts and Idaho are about 2,000 miles apart -- literally and figuratively -- in America's gun debate. The November election won't settle the tension between firearm freedoms and restrictions, but ballot questions in the two states will provide a gauge of public opinion.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Massachusetts and Idaho put guns on the ballot. One to restrict them, the other to honor them (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Voters in Idaho and Massachusetts face contrasting gun-related ballot questions that highlight the national tension between firearm freedoms and restrictions

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