Aurora theater massacre

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Obama: AK-47s Are for Soldiers, Not Crooks

President delves deeper into issue after 'Dark Knight' massacre

(Newser) - In the wake of the Aurora shootings , President Obama yesterday went further into the issue of gun control than he ever has, Politico reports. Speaking in New Orleans, Obama promised there would be a national conversation on the issue. Specifically, he declared support for background checks on gun buyers and...

WSJ Editor's Batman Tweet Stirs Angry Backlash

James Taranto makes controversial comment about Aurora shooting

(Newser) - A Wall Street Journal editor is in hot water after an "errant" tweet about the Dark Knight massacre. Referring to the three men who died shielding their girlfriends during the attack, James Taranto tweeted, "I hope the girls whose boyfriends died to save them were worthy of the...

Colorado Gun Sales Way Up After Dark Knight Shooting

Background checks for permits up more than 41%

(Newser) - The Dark Knight massacre at an Aurora theater has had an "insane" effect on gun sales in Colorado, says an employee of one gun store, where 15 to 20 people were waiting outside when it opened Friday morning after the shooting. Background checks for people attempting to purchase firearms...

James Holmes Appears in Court
 James Holmes 
 Appears in Court 
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Jul 23, 2012 10:56 AM CDT

James Holmes Appears in Court

Public gets first look at alleged killer since Aurora shooting

(Newser) - The world got its first look at James Holmes since the 24-year-old allegedly killed 12 people in a movie theater shooting at the Dark Knight Rises premiere. He appeared in court for the first time today with red/orange hair, and the AP calls him "wide-eyed and unshaven as he...

Gun Range Barred 'Creepy' Aurora Suspect

And young James Holmes talked chillingly of 'temporal illusion'

(Newser) - James Holmes might not have triggered any alarms when he purchased his arsenal of guns, but a gun range operator found him so "creepy" that he barred him from the premises a month ago. Holmes, 24, applied for membership in the Lead Valley Range in Byers, Colo., but when...

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