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Father trying to drown twin babies fatally shot by neighbor

by Jennifer Cruz

While the mother was struggling with the suspect, her 12-year-old niece ran next door for help and the neighbor returned with a revolver.

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Dad who fatally shot ‘bully’ son gets 2 years probation

by Jennifer Cruz

Fleener grabbed a gun after his son began hitting his sister and wheelchair-bound cousin during an argument that stemmed from biscuits and gravy.

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Charleston church shooter wanted to keep autism diagnosis under wraps

by Christen Smith

The white gunman who shot nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church said he’d rather die than allow his lawyers to publicize his autism diagnosis.

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Oregon man sentenced to 63 months for threatening Obama, FBI agents

by Brian Seay

John Martin Roos, 62, admitted in court that he used racially inflammatory language in a social media post where he threatened to kill Obama, his wife and their children.

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Police in Canada may need special training to wear ‘assault gloves’

by Ben Philippi

The Ontario government in Canada is asking police chiefs to ask their officers to stop wearing 'assault gloves' until they are classified as either protection or weapons.

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House passes bill to restore gun rights to Veterans

by Chris Eger

Just a month after its introduction, a House bill to reverse the Department of Veterans Affairs’ practice of reporting some veterans to the FBI’s NICS system has been sent to the Senate.

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House Republicans push to restore gun rights to Veterans

by Chris Eger

Lawmakers have proposed a bill that would reverse the Department of Veterans Affairs' practice of reporting veterans to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check system.

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Missing from the Social Security NICS conversation: 4.7 million records

by Chris Eger

With legislation approved by Congress on Wednesday to block a pending rule stripping gun rights from some SSA beneficiaries, a fact often ignored is that it will not have an impact on the millions of records already on file.

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House Votes Social Security Does Not Need to Report Mental Illness to NICS

by Greg Camp

The House has struck down an Obama-administration rule requiring the SSA to report people receiving benefits for a mental disability to the FBI.

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Alaska Democrat pushes gun bill after airport shooting

by Andrew Shepperson

An Alaskan lawmaker has proposed a bill that would allow officials to temporarily take away guns from individuals deemed to be a danger to themselves or others.

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Sandy Hook Promise unveils creepy public service announcement

by Greg Camp

The gun control organization, Sandy Hook Promise, has released a public service announcement with the message that school shootings are preventable.

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Suspect in Iowa cop killings had history of mental illness, run-ins with police

by Jennifer Cruz

Urbandale Police Chief Ross McCarty said most of the local officers had “some understanding of Mr. Greene.”

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