Word: ownerships
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...paying off taxes, spending more than $100,000 on capital improvements, putting in 6,000 man-hours of “sweat equity” labor and trying to foster a relationship with the Pi Eta alumni through social functions. They claim that these actions have given them an ownership interest in the house and that by removing the Sigma Chi members of the Pi Eta Speakers Associates, Pi Eta alumni are “attempting illegally to divest and disenfranchise the Kappa Eta/Sigma Chi members...
...scene at the Gutenberg Gymnasium in the eastern city of Erfurt was a "picture of horror," with bodies strewn throughout the building. The shooting followed a similar revenge attack at a school outside Munich in February and came as parliament coincidentally voted to extend already strict controls on weapons ownership...
...huge matter of pride,” Guerette said. “They are the boats to beat to go into sprints with good standing. Last year, we lost to [BU] and that hurt a lot. So this year, we’re ready to get ownership of the Charles back...
...passed even more stringent gun laws just hours after the shooting occurred. Still, while it's not yet known how the Erfurt shooter acquired his weapons, the deadly incident is a reminder that many believe Germany's gun problem isn't with its laws, but with existing weaponry. "Gun ownership was very high in the former East Germany, and when the Eastern bloc collapsed, those surplus military weapons flooded the private market," says Rebecca Peters, a senior fellow at the Open Society Institute, the philanthropic arm of the Soros Foundation in New York...
...angry and disturbed young men will always find a way to play out their fury and exact revenge. And if there are guns around, young men will find them and use them. Some would argue that eliminating that temptation means eliminating guns. Others insist that responsible gun ownership is the cure for irresponsible behavior. The bottom line is that after years of passionate debate and argument, no country in the world has found a system that completely keeps guns away from would-be killers...