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Thieves Ram Truck Through Florida Gun Store
A group of thieves rammed a stolen pickup truck through the front door of a Florida gun shop and stole firearms and ammunition.
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‘Ghost Guns' Hitting SoCal Streets
Homemade ghost guns are lurking on SoCal streets. Lolita Lopez explains what they are and the threat they pose.
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‘Kit Gun' Was Used in Deadly Saugus High School Shooting, Sheriff Says
The gun used in a shooting at Saugus High School that left three students dead and three others injured was a kit gun, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in a tweet Thursday.
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Justice Dept. Rolls Out New Program to Combat Gun Violence
Attorney General William Barr announced a new initiative Wednesday that would better enforce the U.S. gun background check system, coordinate state and federal gun cases and ensure prosecutors quickly update databases to show when a defendant can’t possess a firearm because of mental health issues.
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Bomb Scare at Montana School Turns Out to Be False Alarm
Authorities evacuated an elementary school in Montana on Tuesday after officials found what they thought were the remnants of a homemade bomb that exploded, but it turned out to be a plastic bottle filled with nuts and bolts left in the schoolyard. School officials in Helena made the discovery shortly before classes began at Rossiter Elementary School. They blocked off...
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Pelham, New Hampshire, Church Shooting: What We Know
A bishop and a woman were shot and a suspect is in custody after a gunman opened fire during a wedding in Pelham, New Hampshire, on Saturday, authorities said.
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In Gun Buyback Talk, How Do You Round Up So Many Weapons?
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s recent vow to take away people’s AR-15 and AK-47 rifles raised one big question: How is it possible to round up the millions of such guns that exist in the United States? The number of AR-15 and AK-47s in the U.S. is estimated at a staggering 16 million, creating logistical challenges to take them out...
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In Gun Buyback Talk, How Do You Round Up So Many Weapons?
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s recent vow to take away people’s AR-15 and AK-47 rifles raised one big question: How is it possible to round up the millions of such guns that exist in the United States? The number of AR-15 and AK-47s in the U.S. is estimated at a staggering 16 million, creating logistical challenges to take them out...
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Deadly Blast Strikes Heart of Farmington Fire's Real ‘Brotherhood'
When an explosion destroyed a building, killed a firefighter and injured seven more people Monday in Farmington, Maine, it battered a local fire department with a tight-knit “brotherhood” and family ties that run deep. Captain Michael Bell was killed in the blast, while his brother, Farmington Fire Chief Terry Bell, remained in critical condition Tuesday night. So did Captain Scott...
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U.S. Coast Guard Convenes Highest Level of Investigation Into Dive Boat Disaster
The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday it was convening its highest level of investigation into the Labor Day disaster of a commercial dive boat that killed 34 people off the Southern California coast.
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Criminal Probe Launched Into Deadly Dive Boat Disaster, Authorities Say
Authorities are now conducting a criminal probe into the fiery dive boat disaster that killed 34 off of the Southern California California coast on Labor Day, authorities said Monday.
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Search Warrants Served in California Boat Fire Investigation
Authorities served search warrants Sunday at the Southern California company that owned the scuba diving boat that caught fire and killed 34 people last week.
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US Mass Shooters Exploited Gaps, Errors in Background Checks
Most mass shooters in the U.S. acquired the weapons they used legally because there was nothing in their backgrounds to disqualify them, according to James Alan Fox, a criminologist with Northeastern University who has studied mass shootings for decades. But in several attacks in recent years gunmen acquired weapons as a result of mistakes, lack of follow-through or gaps in...
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Remains of 18 Out of the 34 Conception Boat Fire Victims ID'd in a ‘Monumental Task'
The remains of 18 of the 34 people who died in the Conception diving boat fire have been identified as search, recovery and salvage operations continue off the coast of Southern California. Preliminary examinations suggest the 34 people who died in the scuba diving boat fire off the California coast died from smoke inhalation, not burns.
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Preliminary Cause of Deadly Dive Boat Fire Could Be Released in 10 Days
The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday it plans to release within 10 days a preliminary report into the cause of a commercial scuba diving boat fire that presumably killed 34 people in the waters off the coast on Labor Day.
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What's Next in the Investigation Into the Conception Boat Fire Tragedy
A complex investigation into a Labor Day weekend dive boat trip that ended in tragedy off Southern California will likely include a detailed timeline of events and attempt to answer why no one below deck was able to escape the fast-moving fire that left 34 people dead.
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High-Capacity Magazines Get New Scrutiny as Congress Returns
Lawmakers around the country are making a renewed push to ban high-capacity magazines that gunmen have used in many recent massacres, allowing them to inflict mass casualties at a startling rate before police can stop the carnage. Nine states have passed laws restricting magazine capacity to 10 to 15 bullets, and the Democratic-led U.S. House plans to consider a similar...
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Beto O'Rourke: ‘This is F***** Up'
Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke discusses the latest mass shooting in Texas.
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El Paso Shooting Suspect Says AK-Style Gun Came From Romania
The suspected gunman in the deadly mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart earlier this month told police that the AK-style rifle he used in the attack came from Romania, according to an investigative report.
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Booker, Garcetti Set to Participate in Gun Violence Roundtable
In May, Booker announced a Gun Violence Prevention Plan he said would “make it harder for people who should not have a gun to get one.”