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In President Obama's push to crack down on the abundance of firearms
in America, proposed gun-control legislation may be having the opposite
effect.Updated FBI statistics show that background checks in the first three
months of the year far outpace the number of checks in early
2012. The stats show that from January through March, gun owners went
through 7 million background checks -- compared with just 4.8 million in
the first three months of last year.The spike in checks, coupled with
mounting anecdotal claims that ammunition is hard to come by, comes amid
concern by gun owners that new proposals at the state and federal
level could limit access to firearms.Though supporters of the legislation
say that is not the case, the assurances haven't stopped what statistics
suggest is a run on weapons. The purchases have picked up ever
since Obama's election in 2008. Since 2009, there have been 71 million
background checks logged in the federal system. The annual number has risen
every year.The recorded checks only apply to sales from licensed dealers.The
most recent spike further adds to the underlying challenge facing lawmakers
-- how do you regulate weapons when there are already 300 million
of them, and rising, in circulation?While some lawmakers have proposed clawing
back currently owned assault-style weapons, most proposed assault-weapons
bans only apply to future purchases. And at the federal level, the
chance of such a ban passing has
The new Windows 8 Start screen.Microsoft Corp.Global PC shipments fell by
13.9 percent in the first quarter of 2013, and according to analyst
firm IDC , Windows 8 could very well be the reason.On Wednesday,
the Wall Street Journal reported that 76.3 million PC units shipped during
the most recent financial period, marking the biggest decline since the
IDC began publishing quarterly numbers 19 years ago.Here are the leading
manufacturers of personal computers worldwide in first quarter of 2013:--
Hewlett-Packard Co., 12.0 million shipped worldwide, 15.7 percent share,
down 23.7 percent from a year earlier-- Lenovo Group Ltd., 11.7 million,
15.3 percent share, unchanged-- Dell Inc., 9.0 million, 11.8 percent share,
down 10.9 percent-- Acer Group, 6.2 million, 8.1 percent share, down 31.3
percent-- AsusTek Computer Inc., 4.4 million, 5.7 percent share, down 19.2
percent-- Others, 33.1 million, 43.4 percent share, down 10.0 percent--
Total, 76.3 million, down 13.9 percent.Source: Associated PressThe reaction
to Windows 8 is real, Jay Chou, an IDC analyst, said to
The Wall Street Journal.Increased demand for mobile devices such as smartphones
and tablets have also played a role in this decline, but Windows
8 hasnt helped. IDC continued to say that the OS actually contributed
to the slump, saying that Windows 8 devices come with features that
dont excel in a tablet mode and take away from traditional PC
usage.MORE: 5 Windows 8 Apps to Bring B
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<p style="font-size:xx-small;"> Hazelwood fire fighters gather outside a home in Hazelwood that was
damaged by a storm as the make a plan to enter
and retrieve medicine for a resident who escaped the home on Wednesday,
April 10, 2013. Butch Dye, a hydrometeorological technician with the National
Weather Service in St. Louis, Mo., said severe weather struck the suburb
of Hazelwood. "We won't be able to confirm whether it was
a tornado until teams get out there tomorrow," Dye said. (AP Photo/David
Carson, Post-Dispatch)The Associated PressTwo men work to remove a truck
in Botkinburg, Ark., Thursday, April 11, 2013, that was overturned when
a severe storm struck the area late Wednesday. The National Weather Service
is surveying areas Thursday to determine whether tornadoes or strong winds
caused damage. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)The Associated PressA tree that
landed on the roof of Susan Strebeck's home in Hazelwood after a
storm blew through the area causing extensive damage on Wednesday, April
10, 2013. Butch Dye, a hydrometeorological technician with the National
Weather Service in St. Louis, Mo., said severe weather struck the suburb
of Hazelwood. "We won't be able to confirm whether it was
a tornado until teams get out there tomorrow," Dye said. (AP Photo/David
Carson, Post-Dispatch)The Associated PressAimee Greenwalt (left) and Amanda
Parish survey the damage in Hazelwood caused by a storm on Wednesday,
April 10, 2013. Butch Dye, a hydrometeorological technician
Married musicians Beyonce, left, and rapper Jay-Z, during an April 4, 2013
trip to Cuba, and President Obama.APYou generally don't want to get into
a rap rivalry with Jay-Z.But the White House on Thursday challenged the
mega-artist after he released a track suggesting he got "White House clearance"
for his controversial trip to Cuba with wife Beyonce.Jay Carney, President
Obama's press secretary, categorically denied the claim -- reiterating that
the Treasury Department handles clearance."I guess nothing rhymes with Treasury,"
Carney joked, before clarifying: "The White House, from the president on
down, had nothing to do with anybody's ... travel to Cuba. That
is something that Treasury handles."Jay-Z released the track Thursday shortly
after returning from Cuba, a trip that drew criticism from Cuban-American
lawmakers in Congress who questioned how the couple got permission to travel
to the communist-run island.The rapper boasted at length about the visit,
suggesting Obama was involved."I done turned Havana into Atlanta," he rapped.
"Boy from the hood, but got White House clearance."He continued: "Politicians
never did s--- for me except lie to me, distort history, wanna
give me jail time and a fine. Fine, let me commit a
real crime. ... Obama said, 'Chill you gonna get me impeached.' You
don't need this s--- anyway, chill with me on the beach.'"The track
resulted in a bizarre scene at Thursday's White House briefing, as a
reporter re
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