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Justice Department Announces New Rule to Help Enhance Safe and Secure Storage of Firearms; Publishes Best Practices Guide for Federal Firearms Licensees
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 09 January 2022 09 January 2022
Washington, DC - The Department of Justice Monday announced a new rule to help enable the safe and secure storage of firearms and published a Best Practices Guide for federal firearms licensees (FFLs). This new rule implements the existing Gun Control Act requirement that federal firearms licensees that sell firearms to the general public (non-licensees) must certify that they have available secure gun storage or safety devices. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) Best Practices Guide for FFLs is an important resource and reference guide about federal laws and regulations.
Few Unusual Responses of 2021
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- Written by Fire House Facts Fire House Facts
- Published: 06 January 2022 06 January 2022
Yuma, Arizona - The Yuma Fire Department responded to approximately 17,600 emergency calls for service in 2021 (up over 1,000 from last year). Those responses ran the spectrum from unusual, to tragic. The last response of 2021 was for an assault and the first response of 2022 was for a dumpster fire…hopefully nothing prophetic in that…In another year with a significant virus focus, it was suggested that this week’s Fire House Facts again include a selection of some (not all) of the more unusual responses of 2021.
A high-fiber diet may improve the response of melanoma patients to immunotherapy
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- Written by NCI NCI
- Published: 31 December 2021 31 December 2021
Washington, DC - A diet rich in fiber may help some people being treated for melanoma respond to immunotherapy treatment by influencing the gut microbiome, according to a new study led by researchers at the Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Results from the study, which analyzed both people with melanoma and mouse models of the disease, appear in Science.
Another Fish Story
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- Written by John Grimaldi John Grimaldi
- Published: 04 January 2022 04 January 2022
Texarkana, Texas - We all know what to do when it’s raining cats and dogs. You open your umbrella. But says the Association of Mature American Citizens, what do you do when it’s raining fish?
Child Molester Luis Aguirre extradited back to the United States from Mexico
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- Written by Matthew Tate Matthew Tate
- Published: 30 December 2021 30 December 2021
Phoenix, Arizona - Last night, Luis Aguirre, 46, was extradited back to the United States after his arrest in Chihuahua, Mexico. Aguirre, who had a warrant for his arrest from 2011 was wanted by the Goodyear Police Department for molestation of a child, sexual abuse, and sexual conduct with a minor.