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‘Permit-to-purchase’ law could have prevented church shooting, researcher says

Renowned Johns Hopkins researcher Daniel Webster argues that purchase permit laws are one of the most effective tools available to reduce gun violence.

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The Young Turks not sure who to blame for FBI’s background check error (VIDEO)

Political and news show The Young Turks discuss the Federal Bureau of Investigation's error when checking the Charleston church shooter's criminal history.

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FBI error allowed Charleston shooter to pass background check

The examiner of Roof’s background check when he bought the gun in April did not see the police report in which Roof admitted to drug possession.

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The surprising comment left for SC church shooter

While an anger-filled message may have been understandable after the tragic shooting, a gospel singer from Virginia who was shot eight times as part of a gang initiation had a different kind of comment for the man who took the lives of nine innocent people.

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Feds open hate crime investigation into church shooting

The Justice Department has opened a hate crime investigation into the shooting at a historic black church in Charleston that left nine people dead.

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Suspect identified in Charleston church shooting

As the manhunt is still ongoing, authorities have named a suspect in last night’s deadly shooting at a historic at Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

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