51.   The NHL has passed stricter rules to penalize fighting, but has stopped short of an outright ban.

52.   The outright ban was modified last year to allow exceptions for cases of rape and incest.

53.   The vote on Wednesday allows the commission to begin drafting rules that could range from an outright ban to mandatory safety standards.

54.   They also reject compromise proposals intended to license and more strictly control hunts, insisting that only an outright ban will do.

55.   Torgerson gave commission members a petition calling for an outright ban.

56.   Under current law, there is no outright ban on bringing weapons onto school grounds.

57.   While an outright ban is unlikely, the commission has usually followed closely what the federal government imposes in its waters.

58.   While not supporting an outright ban, both agreed to promote the voluntary removal of smokeless tobacco.

59.   Politicians, too, are calling for tougher measures, including an outright ban on the gangs.

60.   A proposal to reinstate an outright ban was included in a defense spending bill approved by lawmakers Wednesday.