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Women dressed in red and holding signs with photos of their local lawmakers are gathered at the Utah state capitol for a Day Without a Woman protest to remind legislators they're closely watching how they handle women's issues Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Guns and assault rifles confiscated in what authorities called the largest operation sting operation in Brooklyn's history are displayed at a news conference in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said 24 people were arrested after an undercover cop in New York City bought 217 assault weapons, tommy guns and handguns, dismantling a trafficking ring that exploited Virginia's looser gun laws and sent sellers north on buses with bags full of weapons. (AP Photo/Colleen Long)
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New York City Police Commissioner James O'Neill, front row, third from left, speaks at a news conference with Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, front row, third from right, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in the Brooklyn borough of New York where they displayed guns and assault rifles confiscated in what they called the largest sting operation in Brooklyn's history. An undercover cop in New York City bought 217 assault weapons, tommy guns and handguns, dismantling a trafficking ring that exploited Virginia's looser gun laws and sent sellers north on buses with bags full of weapons, prosecutors said. (AP Photo/Colleen Long)
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In this Feb. 10, 2017 photo, Billy Mawhiney, left, and his husband, Kyle Margheim pose for a portrait in their home in Sioux Falls, S.D. The pair spent more than two years going through criminal background checks, submitting financial disclosure statements and attending parenting classes before they could become foster parents. A bill that would give new legal protections to adoption agencies and foster groups that cite religious reasons for denying services is one step away from becoming law in South Dakota. Critics say it would allow state-funded child-placement agencies to discriminate against children or prospective parents. (Jay Pickthorn/The Argus Leader via AP)
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Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) **FILE**
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Sen. Justin Wayne of Omaha, a criminal defense attorney who has represented drug offenders, speaks in Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday, March 8, 2017, during a debate on a compromise bill that would eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenders. Nebraska lawmakers have reached a compromise that would eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for cocaine, heroin and meth dealers. Senators voted 25-22 to advance the measure. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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Women dressed in red and holding signs with photos of their local lawmakers are gathered at the Utah state capitol for a Day Without a Woman protest to remind legislators they're closely watching how they handle women's issues Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. center, and other Democratic Congressional members, walk down the steps on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, for an event to honor International Women's Day. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Women dressed in red and holding signs with photos of their local lawmakers are gathered at the Utah state capitol for a Day Without a Woman protest to remind legislators they're closely watching how they handle women's issues Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., second from left, joined by fellow Democratic House members, wave from the top of the steps of Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, during an event for International Women's Day. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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People gather and listen as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined other female Representatives, speak during an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, for International Women's Day. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Kentucky Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear speaks to members of the media in Frankfort, Ky., on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Beshear opposes a proposal in the state legislature that would let the governor, not the attorney general, represent the state in some civil lawsuits. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)
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In this March 8, 2017 photo provided by the Nassau County Dostrict Attorney's Office in Mineola, N.Y., Rockville Centre Police Officer Anthony Federico is shown in this arrest photo. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas says Federico beat a man on the head with a stun gun and then falsified paperwork about the May 2016 incident. (Nassua County District Attorney's Office via AP)
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Attorney William Petrillo speaks outside the Nassau County Courthouse in Mineola, N.Y., on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Petrillo represents Anthony Federico, a village of Rockville Centre police officer who pleaded not guilty to felony assault and other charges stemming from a May 2016 incident in which he allegedly struck a suspect with a stun gun and then falsified paperwork about the case. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)
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A crowd gathers behind a statue titled "Fearless Girl" Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in New York. The statue was installed by an investment firm in honor of International Women's Day. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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South Carolina state Senators Marlon Kimpson, left, Greg Gregory, center, and Greg Hembree, right, discuss a bill that would help close a loophole that allowed Dylann Roof to buy the gun he used to kill nine black worshippers at a Charleston church during a news conference on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Columbia, S.C. The bill would strengthen reporting requirements for police agencies and court to report crimes to state databases and lengthen the time that can be used for a background check from three to five days.(AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
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South Carolina state Senators Marlon Kimpson, left, and Greg Hembree, right, discuss a bill that would help close a loophole that allowed Dylann Roof to buy the gun he used to kill nine black worshippers at a Charleston church during a news conference on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Columbia, S.C. The bill would strengthen reporting requirements for police agencies and court to report crimes to state databases and lengthen the time that can be used for a background check from three to five days.(AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
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This Tuesday, April 1, 2014 booking photo provided by the Allegheny County Police shows Laurel Michelle Schlemmer, who is accused of drowning her two young sons in a bathtub. In opening statements of of Schlemmer's bench trial a prosecutor said Schlemmer, the 43-year-old McCandless, Pa., woman, who is charged with killing 6-year-old Daniel and 3-year-old Luke in April 2014 so she could focus on raising their older brother, had tried to kill the boys before. (AP Photo/Allegheny County Police)
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Laurel Schlemmer, who is accused of drowning two of her sons, is escorted to the courtroom at the Allegheny County Courthouse to appear for her nonjury trial before Judge Jeffrey A. Manning, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Ms. Schlemmer is accused of drowning her sons Luke, 3, and Daniel, 6, in the bathtub of their McCandless, Pa., home on April 1, 2014. (Andrew Rush/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
