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Yesterday | Free Republic

The New American Enemies List

The vast majority of the annual shooting homicides are committed by inner-city and minority youths below the age of 30. Handguns are involved in 80% of all murders.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

Deseret News

Dick Harmon: Unprecedented demand makes ammunition hard to buy

In a record-setting run of months where buyers have grabbed guns and ammo, the simple .22 caliber bullet has become one of the toughest finds in outdoor sporting equipment.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

The Journal News

Suffern man arrested after firing rifle in backyard, cops say

A Suffern man was arrested after police said he fired a rifle in a backyard during a round of target practice.

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The Daily News Journal

Protesters rally for gun background checks

On the six-month anniversary of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting, advocates of a universal gun-sale background check rallied here to push for a new law curbing gun violence.

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South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Second man sentenced in thrill shootings

A second Spartanburg man received a 10-year sentence for what authorities have called a plot to randomly shoot at and kill people.

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The News-Gazette

Judge: Gas-station footage shows confrontation before shooting

Surveillance footage from a Gilman gas station clearly shows a confrontation between the clerk and the man accused of later shooting him to death, an Iroquois County judge ruled Thursday.

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KHOU-TV Houston

Police officer says helicopter from gun range endangering his cattle

AUBREY A North Texas Police Officer who teaches firearms safety says a Denton County gun range that features target practice from a helicopter is dangerous.

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Thu Jun 13, 2013

Connecticut Post

Perry to deliver sales pitch to CT gun companies

A cradle of the firearms industry that generates $1 billion in annual sales, Connecticut finds itself in an arms race with red-state competitors led by Texas on the six-month anniversary of the worst grade school shooting in U.S. history.

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Daily Herald

Five charged with felonies after Streamwood shooting party

Streamwood police initially called with a report of a loud party found after investigation that people at the party taking target practice with a .22 caliber revolver had hit two neighboring homes, according to police reports.

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Wed Jun 12, 2013

Alabama Live

Lack of ammo on shelves helping franchises, individuals while hurting small Tuscaloosa businesses

Shortages of common calibers of ammunition like .22 Long Rifle and nine millimeter are mean unprecedented demand at sporting good franchises and no supply at local small businesses.

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The Huffington Post

Helicopter Target Practice Stirs Controversy In Texas

A Texas shooting range is teaming up with a helicopter company to offer gun enthusiasts a new thrill that at least one local resident calls terrifying, ABC affiliate WFAA reports.

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Tue Jun 11, 2013

Austin American-Statesman

Walburg residents irked at outdoor gun range

Mark Walker's property abuts the Firing Line. Behind him are targets set up for firing practice.

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WFAA-TV Dallas

Denton County official calls helicopter gun range 'troublesome'

Denton County Commissioner Hugh Coleman is urging nearby homeowners to file a complaint with the county fire marshal... or even initiate a lawsuit.

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Phoenix New Times

Should a Cop Still Get Paid to 'Retire' While the Family of a Man He Killed Gets Millions?

Last week, the Scottsdale City Council agreed to pay $4.25 million to the family of John Loxas, who was unarmed when Scottsdale Police Officer James Peters shot him in the head in February 2012, killing him instantly.

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Mon Jun 10, 2013

WFAA-TV Dallas

Helicopter target practice irks Denton County neighbors

AUBREY It's a frightening sight to some Denton County neighbors: an armed gunman in a helicopter, hovering near North Texas homes.

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Sun Jun 09, 2013

West Seattle Herald

Man arrested after target practice BB ricochets and hits woman

On the evening of June 8 a West Seattle woman was walking near the intersection of 42nd Ave. S.W. and S.W. Graham with her husband and child when they heard what sounded like a BB gun shooting tin cans.

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Globe and Mail

Investigation into 'premeditated' Santa Monica killings focuses on gunman's family

This photo provided by the Santa Monica Police Department shows the suspect entering Santa Monica College Library carrying a weapon, Friday, June 7, 2013 in Santa Monica, Calif., The gunman who went on a chaotic rampage killing four people before being fatally shot by police at a college campus planned the attack and was capable of firing 1,300 ... (more)

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Sat Jun 08, 2013

KSL-TV

5. Chief says Santa Monica killings were ...

Police investigating why a heavily armed gunman plotted a rampage that killed four people and wounded several others were focused Saturday on how the violence began: directed at his own family.

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Christian Science Monitor

SWAT-clad man uses assault rifle in chaotic Santa Monica shooting spree

Santa Monica College students wait for police clearance to pick up their vehicles after a shooting on campus Friday in Santa Monica, Calif.

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Fri Jun 07, 2013

Marshfield News-Herald

Police: Gunman killed 6 in Santa Monica shootings

A man with a semi-automatic rifle killed at least six people and wounded several others Friday as he carried out a deadly rampage across several blocks of a normally idyllic beachfront city before police shot him dead in the Santa Monica College Library.

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