FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of criminals were able to obtain concealed weapons permits in Florida because of loopholes, errors and miscommunication, a newspaper reported Sunday.
An analysis of state records show the roughly 410,000 Floridians licensed to carry hidden guns included 1,400 who had pleaded guilty or no contest to felonies, 216 with outstanding warrants, 128 named in active domestic violence injunctions and six registered sex offenders, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.
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Astronauts floated into the Dragon, a day after its heralded arrival as the world's first commercial supply ship.
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A wildfire in Michigan's Upper Peninsula grew by 17 percent to more than 21,000 acres Saturday.
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