Shootings News
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After a mass shooting in the U.S., there is always a call for more gun control, resulting in the NRA seeing a surge in membership, along with increased gun sales. But gun manufacturers are now posting losses as gun stocks plunge. Something has changed.
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By AFP
Caracas -
Two protesters, both aged 20, died Thursday during anti-government demonstrations in separate regions of Venezuela, bringing the total deaths in more than two months of protests to 72, officials said.
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Toddlers have shot, on average, on person each week during the course of 2015 and 2016, according to newly reported statistics.
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By AFP
Los Angeles -
Los Angeles police chief Charlie Beck defended the actions of officers involved in two fatal shootings of black men over the weekend that touched off protests and raised tensions.
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Orlando -
DJ Tony Moran tugs at the heart on a remake of "High," where he collaborates with dance queens Nicki Richards and Zhana Roiya.
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By AFP
Washington -
It's a scene that could have come straight out of a Hollywood action movie: a video of a minivan suddenly careening backwards at high speed. It almost collides with a group of police officers, who draw their guns and shoot.
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Washington -
President Barack Obama plans to meet with Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday to devise strategies for tightening gun control without the help of ideologically deadlocked U.S. lawmakers.
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San Francisco -
The recent Islamist terror attacks in Paris, France have rekindled long-simmering Islamophobia and xenophobia among many Americans, including political leaders from both major parties who now want to shut the door on Syrian refugees fleeing civil war.
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By AFP
Los Angeles -
Police in Arizona are on alert following a spate of shootings targeting motorists on a busy freeway, with officials describing the attacks as "domestic terrorism.
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By AFP
Gothenburg -
Two men were killed and more than 10 were wounded after gunmen burst into a pub firing automatic weapons in a suspected gang-related attack in the Swedish city of Gothenburg late Wednesday.
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Chicago -
Employees at ArrowStream were "shocked" after finding out that two high-ranking members of their staff were in a struggle over a gun which left one dead and the other in emergency care.
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A gunman killed at least six people and wounded an additional seven more in a series of drive-by shootings late Friday night in the California college town of Santa Barbara. The gunman, now dead, was being treated by multiple therapists.
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Killeen -
At least four people were killed and several wounded Wednesday at Fort Hood Army base in Texas when a soldier allegedly opened fire near the facility's medical center.
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There are few things that incite more passion than the debate around gun control. The tragic shooting at Columbia Mall, has thrust the conversation into the headlines and legislature once more.
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The media and society in general have for years now been searching for a reason. A reason for the violence, which appears to be unpredictable. That's because it is.
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Here is a concise commentary on the core beliefs of gun rights advocates. Hopefully this will clear up some of the misconceptions, and replace them with logical and reasonable truths, all of which point to guns being a necessary evil.
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Melk -
Three police officers and one emergency worker were killed before the attacker barricaded himself in a farm house. The standoff is ongoing.
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Chicago -
A 6-month-old infant who was shot along with her father on Chicago's South Side on Monday has died of her injuries in a local hospital.
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Newtown -
Students and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School will resume classes on Thursday since last month's last shootings that claimed 28 lives, including the perpetrator.
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Toronto -
Toronto Police said today that one gang is behind the murder of D'Mitre Barnaby, the murders at a Danzig Street BBQ and several shootings in the past six months.
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FINAL UPDATE: Actuals released and before the shootings, studios were looking at up to $175 million, but truth is, event did not keep people home. Box office total is $160.8 million and third best opening ever. And the best 2D opening ever.
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Toronto -
Toronto Sun columnist Lorrie Goldstein wrote today, "Kids growing up in poverty without dads are the single greatest future recruitment mechanism for the gangs." He believes "black men impregnate as many willing women as they can."
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Edmonton -
At least three people have been reported dead and one is in critical condition after a failed armed robbery attempt at the University of Alberta. All four victims were employees of G4S Security, the world's largest security company.
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Seattle -
On Wednesday, a suspect walked into a café near the university district of Seattle and shot five people. Later that day, in what police believed to be a separate incident, a woman was shot and killed as her SUV was stolen.
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Tulsa -
Tulsa, Oklahoma authorities have made a pair of arrests in the case involving three deaths and two injuries by gunfire today.
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Cleveland -
The parents of Chardon High School students had their worst nightmare come to life as five students were wounded in a shooting at the school Monday morning.
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Toronto -
The clock had barely started into the new year in Toronto when police sirens could be heard across the city racing from one act of violence to the next. One murder and several shooting or stabbing victims were rushed to hospital throughout the night.
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Toronto -
Has Toronto become a youthful Wild West, with gun slingers at every corner trigger happy? While over all crime has been reduced in the city it seems at least once a week another gun battle has taken place on the streets putting innocents in danger.
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Honolulu -
Hawaii has strict gun regulations. Yet shooting guns for fun is advertised in Waikiki, by signs on the backs of pamphleteers among the palms of paradise.
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The world has witnessed the senseless tragedy that happened in Tucson, Arizona a few days ago. There is plenty of blame going on from many corners.
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McClemore Arms, where the fatal shootings occurred, near Picayune, Mississippi. YouTube screen grab Wochit News
Still photo rom YouTube video of the alleged suspect in shootings on Friday night. (BBC.com) May 24,2014 YouTube
A shooting occurred on Tuesday at Lone Star College in Houston. KHOU 11 screen grab
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An array of hand guns. Jushua Sheam
The city of Chicago, which has seen a spike in homicides. Daniel Schwen
"Pick a street, any street in Chicago." This shooting took place on Dec. 17, 2014 near 79th and Clyde Street. YouTube
BMW crashed in Isla Vista neighborhood after law enforcement returned gunfire. YouTube
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