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    "title": "In Iowa, 'Unbelievable' rise in weapons permits",
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    "created": "2011-12-28 04:18:49 UTC",
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    "html": "<p>Another civil rights victory:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The number of Iowans seeking permits to carry handguns and other weapons has increased 170 percent during the first 11 months of 2011 -- a trend one Iowa sheriff calls \u00e2\u0080\u009cunbelievable.\u00e2\u0080\u009d</p>\n<p>During the first year in which a new law gave sheriffs less discretion over which residents can be denied permits, 94,516 Iowans sought and received non-professional weapons permits from January through November, the Iowa Department of Public Safety reports.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>via <em><a href=\"http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20111223/NEWS/312230040\">'Unbelievable' rise in weapons permits | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com</a></em>.</p>\n"
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