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The biggest machine gun shoots in the world resume after Vegas shooting (VIDEO)

by Ben Philippi

Less than one month after the tragic Las Vegas shooting, the two biggest machine gun shoots in the world took place in America. One at the Knob Creek range in Kentucky. The other at the Big Sandy range near Wikieup, Arizona.

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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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Australian official: ‘Look at the template of our laws and challenge the NRA’

by Brian Seay

While Americans seek answers in the wake of Sunday’s massacre in Las Vegas, Australia is offering to help the U.S. reshape its gun laws.

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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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‘I hate having to defend inanimate objects yet again, but…’

by Chris Eger

The speaker for a gun rights group on Monday addressed calls for gun control following the Route 91 Harvest country music festival 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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Probation for former South Carolina lawmaker who pleaded guilty to hitting his wife

by Brian Seay

Chris Corley punched his wife, pointed a gun at her, and threatened to kill her and himself in front of their three children, according to court records.

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Report: ATF discloses inspection for store where Orlando shooter bought guns

by Christen Smith

The ATF disclosed the official inspection for the store where the Orlando shooter bought his guns before the June 2016 massacre at Pulse nightclub.

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Gun control groups dissatisfied one year after Pulse nightclub massacre

by Christen Smith

Gun control groups and their legislative proxies insist public opinion is on their side and vow to push forward with a regulation-heavy agenda.

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Truther sentenced to 5 months in prison for threatening Sandy Hook father

by Brian Seay

A Florida woman was sentenced to five months in federal prison for threatening the father of a 6-year-old killed in the Sandy Hook massacre.

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Report details gun battle between San Bernardino suspects, police

by Brian Seay

Officers fired more than 400 rounds during a shootout with the couple who killed 14 people and injured 22 more in San Bernardino in December 2015.

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