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‘Heroic’ armed pilot stops 15-year-old who stormed airport with an AR-style rifle demanding a plane
A 15-year-old boy stormed a small regional airport in Arkansas with an AR-style rifle while demanding a plane — until…
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NJ man caught with massive cache of illegal guns, knives and explosives thanks to his own shameless Facebook posts
A New Jersey man’s shameless posts on Facebook led police to uncover a massive cache of illegal guns, knives, and…
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“Red flag” laws barely used even as shootings and gun deaths soar
Chicago is one of the nation’s gun violence hotspots and a seemingly ideal place to employ Illinois’ “red flag” law…
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Gunmakers made over $1 billion in assault weapon sales in the past decade, congressional report finds
An investigation by the House Oversight and Reform Committee found that manufacturers of the firearms used in some of the…
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What Researchers Know about Gun Policies’ Effectiveness
About 40% of the world’s civilian-owned firearms are in the United States, a country that has had some 1.4 million…
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This bank wants to track suspect credit card sales of guns and ammo. Why can’t it?
The credit card industry has blocked a novel effort to track suspect firearm and ammunition purchases, depriving law enforcement of…
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House Approves Gun Control Bills, Including Higher Age For Assault Rifles
WASHINGTON ― The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a package of gun control bills that, among other things, would…
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Extremist Gun Group Says To Prepare For ‘Battle’ At U.S. Capitol Amid Gun Control Talks
The far-right American Firearms Association is telling its supporters to prepare for “battle” at the U.S. Capitol this week amid…
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Mass Shootings Leave Lasting Psychological Wounds
By now the sight of grieving, sobbing family members, terrified children and devastated communities is all too familiar from the…
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Dozens of banks told Texas attorney general they don’t “discriminate” against firearms companies
Two days after 19 children and two teachers were gunned down in a Texas elementary school on May 24, an…
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