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Abandoned cell phones raise awareness to gun free zones in new gun control ad (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerThe Brady Campaign tapped a firm noted for their LGBT campaigns to craft an anti-gun video based on the Pulse nightclub shooting that actually makes a great point for everyday carry and against gun free zones.
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ROTC slathers replica M-16s in orange after mistaken active shooter calls
by Chris EgerThe Army’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, which has delivered military training at colleges and universities since 1916, has been ordered to tape their guns in high viz orange for safety.
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NM public schools soon to be outfitted with shotguns, AR-15s (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzThe Los Alamos Police chief said in the event of an active shooter situation, guns are more readily accessible in a safe as opposed to an SRO’s squad car.
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Court finds retired police officers exempt from Calf. campus carry ban
by Chris EgerA federal judge ruled last week that California's new ban on the concealed carry of firearms doesn't apply to retired law enforcement members.
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Obama signs active shooter training expansion bill
by Chris EgerPresident Obama approved a bipartisan Senate measure to grant local police and emergency responders access to existing federal money for active shooter training.
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California advances more anti-gun bills, citing UCLA as a rallying cry
by Chris EgerThe California Assembly ushered five gun control proposals through floor votes Wednesday, with at least one lawmaker using this week's fatal murder-suicide at a state university in floor debate.
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2 dead in suspected murder-suicide at UCLA
by Jared MorganLos Angeles police were still investigating the scene of a possible murder-suicide late Wednesday afternoon on the University of California, Los Angeles campus, where two deceased males were discovered with apparent gunshot wounds.
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Gov. Deal vetoes Georgia campus carry bill he once supported
by Chris EgerRepublican Gov. Nathan Deal on Tuesday vetoed a popular House bill opposed by gun control groups to allow concealed carry at public college and universities in Georgia.
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Florida campus police investigating negligent discharge during active shooter response
by Chris EgerA call that began with a "Middle Eastern gunman/woman" ended with no shooter found but a campus cop's weapon one round lighter.
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CO school security officers to get semi-auto rifles
by Jennifer CruzThe decision was made following the resource officers’ participation in an active shooter drill left them feeling ill-equipped with only handguns.
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Gunmen prompting school lockdown turn out to be exterminators chasing squirrel
by Jennifer CruzArmed with pellet guns while chasing the pesky little creature, the pest control workers didn’t even realize they were the cause of the commotion.
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Gov. Deal having second thoughts about campus carry bill on his desk
by Chris EgerThe staunch pro-gun Republican is asking Georgia lawmakers for changes to a proposal allowing concealed carry at public college and universities in the state with just four days left in the session.
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