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Two shootings, two different responses — Maine restricts guns while Iowa arms teachers
State lawmakers are taking very different approaches to public safety following high-profile shootings.
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What was the ‘gun show loophole'?
The Justice Department announced in April that it was closing the ‘gun show loophole.’ Here’s what you need to know.
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Biden administration's new rule expands background checks to close ‘gun show loophole'
Thousands more firearms dealers across the U.S. will have to run background checks on buyers when selling at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores.
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Tennessee Senate advances bill to arm teachers a year after deadly Nashville school shooting
Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have cleared a significant hurdle toward permitting certain trained teachers and faculty who haven’t worked in law enforcement carry handguns on school grounds.
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Former assistant principal charged with child neglect in case of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher
A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school has been indicted on eight felony counts of child neglect in the case of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher in Newport News last year.
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Michigan school shooter's parents sentenced to at least 10 years in prison
The parents of a Michigan school shooter have each been sentenced to at least 10 years in prison for failing to take steps that could have prevented the killing of four students in 2021. Jennifer and James Crumbley are the first parents convicted in a U.S. mass school shooting.
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Shooting in Nashville restaurant kills 1 man and injures 5 others
Police say a man was killed and five other people were injured during a shooting inside a Nashville, Tennessee, restaurant.
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2 women shot at day care in Virginia with 70 kids inside
Two women were shot inside a KinderCare day care center in Springfield, Virginia, on Wednesday. Potentially saving lives, one of the victims refused to let the shooter enter, authorities say.
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Children unintentionally shot and killed at least 157 people last year, Everytown says
In many cases, the children shot themselves, while others killed siblings or friends, according to the gun control advocacy group.
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88-year-old Air Force veteran shot and killed in Philadelphia
Loved ones are mourning an elderly Air Force veteran who was shot and killed inside an SUV in West Philadelphia on Tuesday.
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Faith leader calls for armed civilian response to curb Hartford violence
There is a debate brewing in Hartford over a plan to have armed civilians patrol certain areas of the city. One faith leader said this is needed to curb the violence, but city leaders are not on board. A double homicide on Garden Street on Feb. 10 was the tipping point for the reverend Dexter Burke. His church, The Walk…
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Faith leader calls for armed civilian response to curb Hartford violence
A local faith leader is proposing that 10 volunteers from Minister Cornell Lewis’ Self Defense Brigade begin patrolling the Garden Street area on March 9. Hartford’s mayor is pushing back.
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Waffle House shooting in Indianapolis leaves 1 dead and 5 injured
A shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Indianapolis early Monday morning killed one person and wounded five others, police said.
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Hartford church addresses safety following double fatal shooting
A church in Hartford and several community activists are coming together after two people were shot and killed over the weekend. Police say it happened just before 5 a.m. on Saturday on 641 Garden St., not far from where another deadly shooting occurred late last month. “It’s too much. It’s too much. And the community has a responsibility. We...
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Community activists address gun violence after deadly shooting in Hartford
A church in Hartford and several community activists are coming together to address gun violence after two people were killed and others were hurt over the weekend.
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Tackling Gun Violence
It is an issue that touches ever corner of our state: gun violence. Police, state leaders, advocates and community members are all working on solutions. It is a sad and familiar scene in the capital city: flashing lights, police tape at the scene, followed by vigils and grieving families. Here’s how police departments across the state are turning a...
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Ex-Trump administration official dies after being shot during attempted carjacking in D.C.
A second man has died after he was shot during an 11-hour crime spree across D.C. and Prince George’s County, Maryland, his family announced Saturday.
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Tackling Gun Violence: Parents shift focus to saving lives on anniversary of son's death
Spread a little kindness, and help save a life. That is one family’s mission with the Ethan Song Memorial Blood drive.
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Tackling Gun Violence: Parents shift focus to saving lives on anniversary of son's death
Spread a little kindness, and help save a life. That is one family’s mission with the Ethan Song Memorial Blood drive. “We are holding a memorial blood drive for my son Ethan, who was killed six years ago today,” Kristin Song, of Guilford, said. “We were really heartbroken that we couldn’t donate his organs. This blood’s going to go...
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Tackling Gun Violence: CT woman loses both of her parents to gun violence
One Connecticut woman says a shooting forever altered her life. Now, during National Gun Violence Survivors’ Week, she explains how she copes with losing both of her parents, and the cause she has taken on to try to tackle gun violence. “The anniversary is difficult,” Tara Donnelly, of Easton, said. Feb. 2 is an approaching milestone that is painful for…