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PolitiFact: Clinton suppressor statements after Las Vegas shooting ‘False’

by Chris Eger

The fact checker project described the assertions by Hillary Clinton that suppressors would have made the Las Vegas shooting worse as erroneous.

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Gun rights groups rebuff calls for more regulation after Las Vegas shooting

by Chris Eger

On Tuesday, a number of Second Amendment organizations responded to the push by Democrats for gun control following the mass shooting in Las Vegas.

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Democrats demand gun control post-Las Vegas, take aim at SHARE Act

by Chris Eger

Amid calls from anti-gun groups in the wake of a mass shooting, Democrats in Washington want to scuttle a sportsmen's package that includes easing suppressor laws for starters.

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ATF conducting urgent traces on Las Vegas shooter’s 42 recovered guns

by Brian Seay

While the ATF traces dozens of guns linked to Sunday’s massacre in Las Vegas, owners at two gun shops say the shooter bought weapons from them legally.

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California governor reverses parole board decision to release convicted cop killer

by Brian Seay

Gov. Jerry Brown is reversing a parole board decision to release a man serving time for a 1984 jewelry store heist that left a Los Angeles officer dead.

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Social Security Administration paid at least $37M to dead vets

by Brian Seay

The SSA works with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to determine when vets have died, but an agency audit found that some cases are falling through the cracks.

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Police chief on trial after librarian killed in training demo

by Brian Seay

Five officers testified Tuesday that nobody checked whether a gun had blanks before a community demonstration that ended with a librarian dead.

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L.A. deputies shoot at aggressive pit bull, accidentally kill teenager

by Brian Seay

A teenager is dead after Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shot at an aggressive pit bull, and their bullets ricocheted and hit the teen in the chest.

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Democrats file bill to restrict U.S. use, exports of cluster bombs

by Brian Seay

A trio of Democratic lawmakers are introducing a bill that would restrict how the U.S. uses and exports cluster munitions.

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Turkish government confirms banned chemical used in Syria attack

by Brian Seay

Dozens of people were killed Tuesday after a chemical attack in northern Syria, which Turkish officials confirmed Thursday was Sarin gas.

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Radio host who mocks Chicago victims gets award, spurring outrage

by Brian Seay

A nationally syndicated conservative radio host who regularly makes fun of Chicago’s shooting victims is receiving an award this weekend, a move that’s drawing outrage from a local priest.

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7 killed in Chicago Wednesday as the murder rate continues to outpace last year

by Brian Seay

A pregnant woman was among seven people killed Wednesday in Chicago, five of them murdered in a two hour window.

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