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Aurora theater shooter pleading insanity
Facing the death penalty, Aurora theater shooter James Holmes is asking the court to let him plead insanity. Holmes, 25, shot and killed 12 people at the premiere of “
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Russia police 'force three Muslim men to trim their beards at gunpoint'
Surgut :: Russia | 3 months ago
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14 March 2013 Police officers in Russia forced three men in a Muslim cafe to cut their beards at gunpoint, it has been claimed. During an inspection of a Muslim cafe in the Russian city of Surgut police officers apparently threatened some visitors
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Newtown shootings prompt debate over guns in RI
Charlestown :: RI :: USA | 4 months ago
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R.I. (AP) Proposals to ban semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines and impose a $100-per-gun fee to register a firearm with police are all under consideration as state lawmakers in Rhode Island prepare for a major gun policy debate
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Stephen King: why the US must introduce limited gun controls
Sydney :: Australia | 5 months ago
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Getty Images During my junior and senior years in high school, I wrote my first novel, then titled Getting It On. The story was about a troubled boy named Charlie Decker with a domineering father, a load of adolescent angst and a fixation on Ted
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Add-on offers machine-gun-like firepower
Waco :: TX :: USA | 5 months ago
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For gun enthusiasts, the Slide Stock is an exciting add-on that enables shooters to unleash bursts of machine-gun-like fire from semi-automatic weapons. Online videos show exultant gun owners spraying targets, including ones depicting zombies, with
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Controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Refuses To Enforce Gun Laws
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 5 months ago
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Infamous Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio is among a number of sheriffs across the country who are vowing that they will not enforce any new gun laws imposed by the federal government. Now if they're going to tell the sheriff that he's going to go around
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Newspaper: NH machine gun ownership spikes
Dover :: DE :: USA | 5 months ago
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N.H. (AP) A newspaper analysis is reporting that the number of automatic weapons in New Hampshire has jumped since 2010, making it the No...Foster's Daily Democrat (http://bit.ly/SmONI5 ) reported Sunday that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
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NRA Sends Complimentary Bereavement Gun Baskets To Families Of Shooting Victims
Newtown :: United Kingdom | 5 months ago
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CTAs the nation continues to mourn the women and children who lost their lives in last month's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the National Rifle Association has reportedly joined the outpouring of support for families of victims by sending
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Jan. 11 Readers' letters: Baseball's Hall of Fame vote, gun control and Chuck Hagel
Cheyenne :: WY :: USA | 5 months ago
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But semi-automatic weapons make it far too easy to massacre large numbers. I would much rather risk a tyrannical government than a mentally ill individual armed with military-grade weapons. Becky Sangster Mountain View Nanny state would intrude on
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Debating Gun Control: Change We Should Believe In?
Columbine :: CO :: USA | 5 months ago
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Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) (R), Nita Lowey (D-NY) (C), and Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) make calls to try to gather support for stricter gun control laws on Capitol Hill June 17, 1999...As we ring in a new year, we remain shocked and saddened by the tragedy
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