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gun control stories: 63 news summaries

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Brits Find US Feckless On
Gun Control

America "unable to defend its citizens from its armed maniacs"

Apr 18, 07 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Guardian takes aim at U.S resistance to gun control, calling it an "enduring civic failure" that allows tragedies like the Virginia Tech shootings to occur. The paper describes a country held hostage by the NRA, failing its basic responsibilities by being "unable to defend its ordinary... More »

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NRA • gun control • violence • weapon • Virginia Tech shootings

Most Dems Mum on Gun Control

Murphy: Massacre
could have been avoided if leaders
stood up to gun lobby

Apr 18, 07 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Grief over the Virginia Tech massacre is re-energizing gun control advocates like Rep. Carolyn Murphy, whose husband was shot dead in 1996. "For too long, Congress has stood idle while gun violence continues to take its toll," she said yesterday. But most Dems have studiously avoided the hot-button... More »

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Congress • politics • gun control • Democrat • weapon • Carolyn Murphy • Virginia Tech shootings • gun violence • Election 2008

Virginia Tech
Shooter Was
A Student

Cho Seung-Hui was a senior;
immigrated from South Korea as child

Apr 17, 07 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Virginia Tech senior, Cho Seung-Hui, has been identified as the shooter in yesterday's massacre. Cho, from South Korea, lived in a campus dormitory; his motive, which some speculate grew from rage over a soured relationship, remains unclear. More »

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Virginia Tech shooter • gun control • Virginia Tech • Seung-Hui Cho • school shooting • Virginia Tech shootings • shooting

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