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Sheriffs, state lawmakers push back on gun control
Posted: 01.17.2013 at 7:54 AM
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Josephine County Sheriff Gil Gilbertson stands in his office in Grants Pass, Ore.  / AP photo
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President Barack Obama's proposed ban on new assault weapons and large-capacity magazines struck a nerve among rural lawmen and lawmakers.

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