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Gunman Shoots 8 at LA Bus Stop

5 kids hit as thug sprays crowd with semiautomatic

Feb 28, 08 7:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Five children and three adults were wounded yesterday when a gunman opened fire on a crowded South Los Angeles bus stop minutes after classes ended at a nearby middle school. The school was locked down as police hunted for the shooter, who fired some 15 rounds into the crowd with... More »

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crime • Los Angeles • shooting • mass shootings • automatic weapons • guns

Feds to Allow Guns Inside
National Parks

NRA backs move to overturn 100-year-old ban on loaded firearms

Feb 23, 08 11:57 AM CST
(Newser) - The federal government is preparing to loosen a ban on bringing loaded guns into national parks, reports the Los Angeles Times. The NRA has been pushing for the ban to be eased, saying it violates the right to bear arms and puts citizens at risk of attack from savage wild... More »

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NRA • gun control • Department of the Interior • national park • guns

Utah's Well-Armed Students

In only state where concealed weapons are allowed on campus, many take advantage

Feb 21, 08 2:29 PM CST
(Newser) - While many states have responded to recent college shootings by debating whether firearms should be allowed on campus, Utah is the only one with such a law on the books—and students at its public universities are taking advantage, CNN reports. Predictably, while some students say they feel safer with... More »

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concealed weapon • school shooting • Brigham Young University • Virginia Tech shootings • firearms • college student • University of Utah • concealed-weapons laws • guns

Police Piece Together Shooter's Trail

Kazmierczak spent
two days in motel room before shooting

Feb 16, 08 10:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Before his shooting rampage at NIU, Steven Kazmierczak spent two days in a motel, taking cold medicine and drinking Red Bull, the Chicago Tribune reports. He left behind no note, only a sealed duffel bag filled with gun ammo. Kazmierczak, who had stopped taking medication for anxiety, also sent his... More »

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University of Illinois • school shooting • Illinois • scholar • DeKalb • sociology • Northern Illinois University • Steven Kazmierczak • criminal justice • anxiety disorder • psychiatric treatment center • guns

Same Gun Dealer Supplied NIU and Va. Tech Killers

Seller 'blown away by the coincidences'

Feb 16, 08 5:15 AM CST
(Newser) - An online gun dealer who helped arm the Virginia Tech shooter also sold accessories to the killer in Thursday's Northern Illinois University rampage, the AP reports. "I'm still blown away by the coincidences," said Eric Thompson, whose company, TGSCOM, is based in Green Bay. He called a federal... More »

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Internet • crime • school shooting • Northern Illinois University • guns

States Weigh Allowing Guns on Campuses

Bills pending in 12 legislatures; advocates want ability to protect selves

Feb 15, 08 5:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Twelve states are considering bills that would allow people to carry guns at public universities, USA Today reports, a response to last year's Virginia Tech massacre. "The only way to stop a person with a gun is another person with a gun," says a University of Cincinnati sophomore... More »

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gun control • Virginia Tech • legislation • state legislature • Northern Illinois University • Virginia Tech shootings • gun violence • guns

5 Dead After Calif. Shootout

Gunman, 3 victims and SWAT officer killed in overnight siege

Feb 7, 08 3:12 PM CST
(Newser) - An overnight siege northwest of Los Angeles ended this morning when a police sniper killed a gunman responsible for wounding one SWAT officer and killing another, the Los Angeles Times reports. The man called 911 last night to report shooting three of his family members dead; SWAT officer Randal Simmons... More »

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crime • Los Angeles • violence • siege • shooting • barricade • guns

Capitol Police Arrest Man Carrying Gun

Suspect also wore samurai sword, was headed for Supreme Court, police say

Jan 18, 08 7:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Police in Washington arrested a man today who was carrying a loaded shotgun and had a samurai sword strapped to his back just blocks from the US Capitol building, WUSA-TV reports. Michael Gorbey also wore a combat-style bulletproof vest and had a tactical bow and arrow in his backpack when... More »

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Washington DC • Capitol Hill • US Supreme Court • Union Station • guns

Dog Shoots Goose Hunter

Texas math teacher dies in freak hunting accident, as dog jumps on shotgun

Jan 9, 08 4:48 PM CST
(Newser) - A Texas man died after his dog stepped on a loaded shotgun, the Houston Chronicle reports. The teacher, 46, shot down a goose, put the gun in back of the truck, and was about to let the dog out to retrieve it when the gun went off, blowing through the... More »

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accident • hunting • accidental death • dog • guns

NRA Sues for Guns Seized After Katrina

But arms org still seeks survivors who owned the weapons

Dec 27, 07 4:25 AM CST
(Newser) - The National Rifle Association has filed a federal lawsuit to recover hundreds of guns seized from New Orleans residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, AP reports. The suit claims that residents were left "at the mercy of roving gangs, home invaders and other criminals" because they lost their... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • NRA • lawsuit • Katrina aftermath • guns

Police: Wife Aimed at Hubby But Decked TV

'He pushed me over the edge,' says woman

Dec 19, 07 5:10 AM CST
(Newser) - A Michigan woman allegedly aiming a gun at her husband killed the couple’s flat-screen TV instead, the Detroit Free Press reports. The woman, 61, explained to a police dispatcher that her husband "pushed me over the edge" but insisted she wasn't trying to hurt him. She said her... More »

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television • crime • gun control • Michigan • guns

Atlanta B-baller Carjacked at Gunpoint

Hawks forward plays after robbery; cops
nab 2 suspects

Dec 16, 07 1:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Two gunmen carjacked Atlanta Hawks forward Shelden Williams outside his barbershop in Atlanta last night and were later arrested when they tried another burglary, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Williams was unhurt and played two minutes in last night's game against the Charlotte Bobcats. "It's been a long day, but... More »

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NBA • basketball • crime • theft • Atlanta Hawks • Shelden Williams • guns

Mall Shooter Took Gun While Briefly Alone

Assault gun in Omaha slayings came from ex-stepfather's house

Dec 13, 07 12:30 PM CST
(Newser) - The night before the Omaha mall shootings, Robert Hawkins' mother went Christmas shopping for an hour. In that hour alone in his ex-stepfather's house, reports the Omaha World-Herald, the 19-year-old stole the assault rifle he used to randomly kill eight people the next day. At dinner, Hawkins told his mother... More »

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crime • Omaha mall shooting • Robert Hawkins • gunman • Maribel Rodriguez • guns

Iraq Disarms Female Cops

Rising conservatism undoes US push
for more women
in law enforcement

Dec 11, 07 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The female officers the US worked so hard to bring into the Iraqi police force are being undercut by the Interior Ministry, the Los Angeles Times reports. Policewomen have been ordered to turn in their guns or go without pay, a move a US liaison says will undermine pat-down searches... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Shiite • police • Interior Ministry • Iraq police • sex discrimination • female suicide bomber • guns

Omaha Shooter Led Troubled Young Life

He spent time
in institutions for psychiatric problems

Dec 6, 07 10:42 PM CST
(Newser) - The Omaha youth who went on a shooting rampage in a busy mall spent much of his later teen years in institutions and foster care because of behavioral and psychiatric problems, CNN reports. Robert Hawkins' trouble began five years ago, when he was sent to a treatment center after threatening... More »

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murder-suicide • violence • mental illness • suicide note • shooting • guns

FBI's Mental Health Gun-Ban List Doubles

Addition highlights scope of 'background check loophole'

Nov 29, 07 5:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Spurred by April shootings at Virginia Tech, new reporting of mental health data has doubled the number of Americans banned from purchasing guns on such grounds, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said today. Nearly 220,000 names have been added to the FBI list, highlighting the data-sharing gap that allowed shooter... More »

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FBI • mental health • list • mental illness • background check • Michael Mukasey • Virginia Tech shootings • gun ban • guns

Supreme Court Will Hear Landmark Gun Case

Hearing will be first on the topic in 68 years

Nov 20, 07 1:17 PM CST
(Newser) - The Supreme Court agreed today to hear its first case on the meaning of the Second Amendment in 68 years. At question is the scope of the “right to bear arms”: A circuit court ruled last year that it applied to individuals' guns, but the city of Washington argued... More »

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Washington DC • National Guard • Constitution • ban • Second Amendment • US Supreme Court • handgun • constitutional law • gun ban • guns

Harry, Pal Eyed in Shooting of Rare Birds

Protected hen harriers killed on royal estate

Oct 31, 07 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prince Harry and a pal were grilled by police after two rare birds of prey were killed last week on an estate belonging to the British royal family. The prince was out shooting when witnesses saw two hen harriers hit, a crime punishable by six months in prison or a... More »

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endangered species • Prince Harry • endangered species list • hunting • British royals • guns

Rapper T.I. Busted on Machine Gun Charge

Fed agents find weapons 'arsenal'

Oct 14, 07 9:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper T.I. has a good excuse for missing BET’s Hip Hop Awards: He was in jail. Federal agents busted the rapper yesterday after they found an illegal "arsenal" of machine guns in his home, said law enforcement authorities. As a convicted felon, it’s illegal for the... More »

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hip-hop • rapper • rap music • guns

Moonie Scion
Is Gun Magnate

Reverend’s son
Justin has built a
lethal—and godly—
weapons business

Sep 22, 07 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The son of aging messianic leader Reverend Sun Myung Moon is the frontrunner to take over the Unification Church. Meantime, he’s built Kahr Arms—which makes some of the smallest and most lethal guns. One of 13 children, young Justin Moon was encouraged to be violent, Portfolio reports, and... More »

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Unification Church • Reverend Sun Myung Moon • Harvard • Kahr Arms • guns

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