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ATF gun-tracking data a mystery
When reporters asked Baltimore police and state agencies where the guns used in city crimes came from, no one could provide specific information. "I can tell you that the vast majority, 95 percent plus, are committed with illegal guns," Baltimore police...
Tags: Barack Obama, Justice System, Firearms, Shootings, Interior Policy
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Firefighter claimed he was involved in notorious 'Pain & Gain' murders, feds say
Claims that a Coral Springs firefighter/paramedic may have been involved in the murders and beheadings of a South Florida couple in the 1990s — a notorious case featured in a major movie being released in April — are overshadowing his arrest...
Tags: Crimes, Criminals, Miami International Airport Fire (2011), Crime, Law and Justice, Miami-Dade County
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Cummings to push bipartisan gun control bill
Responding to gun control loopholes that have proved vexing for police in Maryland and elsewhere, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings will introduce bipartisan legislation Tuesday to impose tougher penalties for people who traffic guns across state borders or buy...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Barack Obama, Justice System, U.S. Senate, Interior Policy
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Sheriffs, state lawmakers push back on gun control
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — From Oregon to Mississippi, President Barack Obama's proposed ban on new assault weapons and large-capacity magazines struck a nerve among rural lawmen and lawmakers, many of whom vowed to ignore any restrictions — and...
Tags: Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Assault, U.S. Senate, Firearms
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Letters: The cost of guns
Re "Obama goes all in on guns," Editorial, Jan. 17 As a UC Berkeley-trained demographer and epidemiologist, I look at the total cost of any event, not just the immediate dollar price. In recent years the total cost of gun violence has not been well...
Tags: George H.W. Bush, Barack Obama, Interior Policy, Gun Control, National Rifle Association of America
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Michigan Senate to consider 3 gun-related bills
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee plans to meet this week to consider three gun-related bills introduced in the first week of the state's legislative session. Gun purchases and licensing information would...
Tags: Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Girl, 17, dies after one of 3 Balto. shootings Tuesday morning
A violent start to the year continued with three people shot on Baltimore's west side Tuesday morning, including a 17-year-old girl who died after she and a man were shot in an alley. Though the city started the year with almost 11 days without a gun...Tags: Shootings, Police Investigations, Criminals, Hospitals and Clinics, Murder
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Hopkins gun panel calls for universal background checks
Anyone seeking to purchase a gun — even those buying weapons at a show or through a private dealer — should be required to pass a background check through a national database, according to recommendations drafted by a panel of violence...
Tags: Barack Obama, Assault, Firearms, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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Can we finally close the gun show loophole?
Whether it's the indelible horror of the massacre at Newtown, Conn., or the tone-deaf response of the National Rifle Association and its allies who have shown themselves so hysterical and paranoid on the subject of gun rights, the public's hunger for...
Tags: Firearms, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Criminals, Bob Dole
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No Timeline For Newtown Shooting Probe
The Hartford CourantThe state's attorney on Thursday would not give a time frame for the investigation of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. But Danbury State's Attorney Stephen J. Sedensky III said he will continue to work with local, state and federal agencies on...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Justice System, Shootings, Adam Lanza, FBI
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Bomb squad reports possible 'explosive device' in College Park
A bomb squad responded to a possible "explosive device" in College Park early Friday morning, a Prince George's County fire spokesman said. Authorities were called to the 5000 block of Edgewood Road where they removed a suspicious package forcing the...Tags: Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Edgewood, FBI, John Frank
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Reality shows may put crews too close to cutting edge
Monica Martino had filmed tornadoes in the Midwest, ship collisions in the Antarctic and crab fishermen in Alaska's Bering Sea. But those experiences didn't prepare her for a terrifying nighttime boat ride in the Amazon jungle. In February, the 41-year-...
Tags: Keeping Up with the Kardashians (tv program), Emergency Incidents, Unions, Career and Workplace, Drama (genre)
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