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Supreme Court demands stricter gun shop liability Staff and Wire Reports
TOPEKA — Firearms dealers must use the highest degree of care in preventing the sale of guns to a felon, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday. The decision comes in the
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appeal of a mother who filed a negligence lawsuit against the owners of a southeast Kansas gun shop for selling a shotgun later used by her husband, a convicted felon, to kill their son. The case goes back to district court for further proceedings.
The lawsuit involves the 2003 murder-suicide of Russell Graham of Baxter Springs. Graham used a shotgun bought by his grandmother to shoot himself and his son, Zeus Graham. Elizabeth Shirley, wife of
Russell Graham, filed the liability lawsuit against Joe and Patsy George, the owners of Baxter Springs Gun and Pawn Shop. Shirley claims the Georges were negligent in preventing the sale of the gun to the grandmother when Graham was
present at the sale and unable to buy it himself because of laws preventing felons from possessing firearms. Jonathan Lowy, an attorney from the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
‘Just like real, but made of Legos’
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Teen charged with murder ——
Topekan accused in shooting death By Ian Cummings icummings@ljworld.com
A 19-year-old Topeka woman has been charged with murder in the shooting of a 51-year-old Lawrence man Wednesday. A Wichita man also arrested in the case is facing lesser charges, including aggravated assault. Adams Douglas County prosecutors charged Brittny M. Adams with second-degree murder today in Douglas County District Court, where she appeared via video from
‘Kansas Comet’ still inspires awe More than 40 years have passed since Gale Sayers carried a football for the Chicago Bears and made the guys chasing him look like a bunch of Keystone Cops, but thanks to his remarkable highlight reel he remains fresh in the minds of football fans, even some born way after he retired. One of them is Kansas University safety Cassius Sendish. Page 1B
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— Jeremy Farmer, CEO of Just Food, speaking about the national farm bill. Page 3A Nick Krug/Journal-World Photos
INDEX Business Classified Comics Deaths Events listings Horoscope Movies Opinion Puzzles Society Sports Television Vol.155/No.201
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THIS IS A SELECTION OF ENTRIES in The Toy Store’s third annual Lego contest on display at 936 Massachusetts St. The Toy Store has received more than 200 submissions for the contest, mostly from children; however, several entries from adults are grabbing people’s attention, according to Toy Store “Lego-ologist” and contest organizer, Jhami Guffey, below.
Store’s contest a conversation piece Caitlin Doornbos cvdoornbos@ljworld.com
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Jhami Guffey says he has the “best job ever.” Every day at work, The Toy Store’s manager watches children’s imaginations spark as they frolic through his downtown shop. And for the past two weeks, Guffey said he has also been able to see his little customers’ creativity come to fruition during The Toy Store’s third annual Lego contest. Miniature buildings, dinosaurs, monsters, a Barbie dream house, plas-
Sunday is the final day to vote for your favorite Lego creation at The Toy Store, 936 Massachusetts St. Firstand second-place winners in each of the four age-group categories will be announced Monday.
Voter registration problems likely to continue By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com
TOPEKA — A problem in the proof-of-citizenship law that has left the voter registrations of nearly 13,000 Kansans in limbo is likely to continue. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said the solution is for would-be voters to provide adequate doc- Kobach umentation of citizenship, and a Lawrence legislator said the issue may end up in court if the dispute is not resolved before local elections this fall. Kobach had said he would
“Lego-ologist” Jhami Guffey
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