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Article: Houston Chronicle Will No Longer Accept Classified Ads for Handguns And Assault Weapons.
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- PR Newswire
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- May 20, 2003
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HOUSTON -- HOUSTON, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Houston Chronicle, Texas' largest daily newspaper and the ninth largest newspaper in the country with a circulation of 550,000, will no longer accept classified ads for handguns, except from licensed firearms dealers. And the newspaper will not accept classified ads for assault weapons from anyone -- licensed or not. The Chronicle will continue to accept classified ads for long guns: rifles and shotguns. The new policy went into effect on May 1, 2003.
A Chronicle spokesman said, "It's the right thing to do."
The Chronicle changed its policy after receiving a request from Texans for Gun Safety. Dave Smith, ...