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Scanner traffic shines a light on the chaos, confusion officers faced in Las Vegas

by Brian Seay

Despite the bedlam, Las Vegas police were able to locate the shooter within minutes of the first reported shots on Sunday night.

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ShotSpotter gunfire detection service expands in 7 new cities

by Chris Eger

The publicly-traded California-based gunshot location service announced this week they have expanded their reach to over 90 jurisdictions with the addition of several new contracts.

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Army sergeant pleads not guilty to attempting to provide documents, training to ISIS

by Brian Seay

Ikaika Kang repeatedly told undercover agents he wanted to train ISIS fighters, even suggesting the sessions be videotaped, according to court documents.

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Police chief praises officers for response at Congressional baseball attack

by Brian Seay

A police chief in Virginia praised his officers Monday for their response to the active shooter situation at a Congressional baseball practice last week.

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Richmond police want ShotSpotter over body cams in proposed budget

by Brian Seay

Police in Richmond, Virginia may soon get a gunfire detection system that’s seeing mixed results in cities nationwide.

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Gear Review: Phone on the range — an amateur’s review of ballistic apps

by Eve Flanigan

Most of us have, by the time we’re old enough to be perusing gun blogs, done something way outside our comfort zone in the name of love. I love rifles. I do not love math. Admittedly, these preferences go together with the same level of harmony as ketchup and chocolate cake. In the past several […]

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Charleston shooter may have planned attack at second church

by Jennifer Cruz

Although GPS tracking showed he was in the general vicinity, authorities could not say with certainty that he did – or did not – go to the Branch church.

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Ohio lawmaker proposes death penalty for killing first responders

by Brian Seay

Kill a firefighter? Face the death penalty. That’s what one Ohio lawmaker is proposing.

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Judge orders Pulse shooter’s widow to undergo psych evaluation

by Brian Seay

Salman pleaded not guilty last month to charges of obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting in connection with her husband’s June 12 massacre.

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SNL writer suspended for ‘shooter’ tweet aimed at Barron Trump

by Jennifer Cruz

After suggesting the 10-year-old would commit a shooting, Katie Rich received so much backlash that she deleted her Twitter account.

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Pulse victims’ families sue Facebook, Google, Twitter

by Brian Seay

The families of three victims killed during June’s Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando are suing Twitter, Google and Facebook, claiming the companies provided “material support” that helped radicalize the gunman.

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Orlando killer’s wife wants to change son’s name

by Brian Seay

The former wife of the Pulse nightclub shooter has filed paperwork in California that aims to change the name of their child.

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