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Female hostage died from police bullet in New York standoff -official
ReutersBy Brendan O'Brien May 19 (Reuters) - A 21-year-old university student who was taken hostage in her apartment and then shot to death during a police standoff with an armed robber on New York's Long Island was killed by a bullet fired from an officer's...Tags: Shootings, Uniondale, Nassau County Police, Long Island
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Online test boosts out-of-state demand for Va. permits
The Virginian-PilotThe number of non-Virginians obtaining state-issued concealed handgun permits has boomed in the four years since Ken Cuccinelli sponsored legislation making it clear that online testing meets the legal training requirement for them. One beneficiary of...Tags: Government, Laws, Executive Branch, Timothy M. Kaine, Personal Weapon Control
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Bluffton Republican Club: AR-15 rifle giveaway fundraiser on hold
The Island Packet OnlineThe Greater Bluffton Republican Club, which last week announced it was giving away an AR-15 rifle for its spring fundraiser, now says the contest is on hold. Club vice president Marcie Flynn says tickets are no longer being sold and that the gun...Tags: Politics, Lawyers, Justice System, Nikki Haley, Crime, Law and Justice
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Firearms reported stolen
Kerrville Daily Times, TexasPolice are investigating the possible theft of two handguns. A 49-year-old woman came to the Kerrville Police Department about 12:45 p.m. Friday and reported she offered two handguns for sale to an acquaintance, who paid for the firearms with two checks...Tags: Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Misdemeanors, Human Interest, Trials
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Alliant Techsystems to buy rifle and shotgun maker Savage Sports
Star TribuneAlliant Techsystems Inc. said Monday that it has agreed to acquire a 119-year-old manufacturer of hunting rifles and shotguns for $315 million in cash. Savage Sports Corp. and parent Caliber Co. have been owned since 2012 by the Minneapolis-based...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Jefferies Group Inc, Career and Workplace, Alliant Techsystems Inc., Labor Legislation
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More guns used in suicides than homicides
When people think of gun violence, they typically think of a masked robber or a disturbed young man with an assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. In truth, the most common victim of fatal gun violence is a distraught man who, alone in a...
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Man, 27, killed in Austin: 'You can't go back to sleep'
Tribune reporterLula Parker sat on her front porch in a heavy pink robe. A 27-year-old man lay on her parkway, shot in the head, part of the exit wound visible on the lower part of his face. He was surrounded by shell casings. The retired city worker – she spent...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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3 shot in Lawndale: 'Who would shoot up a family?'
Tribune reporterWhen the shooting stopped in Lawndale late Friday night, three people lay on the ground with gunshot wounds outside a family prom party on Kolin Avenue. During the shooting, which started near Roosevelt Road and Kolin about 11:25 p.m., Kim Davis, 36,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Shootings, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
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Officer believed suspect had gun
The Spokesman-ReviewA homicide suspect shot and killed by Spokane police officers Thursday died in front of his home after running from officers. The investigation of an earlier fatal shooting led officers to 22007 W. Charles Road, the home of Justin A. Cairns, 21, where...Tags: Prosecution, Shootings, Witnesses, Murder, Transportation Accidents
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Fifth man in Ashtabula murder case pleads guilty to kidnapping
Star Beacon, Ashtabula, OhioNow it's five out of six. Eric Weaver, one of six men police say had a hand in a 1997 murder, had originally been charged with the aggravated murder and kidnapping of Ronald "Maceo" Hull. But, with a jury trial on tap this week, Weaver pleaded guilty to...Tags: Common, Lawyers, Justice System, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Hazleton Area staff take part in school shooting response drill
Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, Pa.Gunfire from multiple weapons echoed through the halls of the Hazleton Elementary/Middle School during a drill Friday morning. First nearby, then farther away. Screams followed. Next came panicked footsteps as role-players sought cover or a place to...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Weaponry, Shootings, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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AG Kamala Harris meets with DAs to reduce gun violence
Los Angeles Daily NewsBringing together district attorneys and law enforcement officials from throughout the state, Attorney General Kamala Harris convened a working group Friday to develop a strategy on how to better enforce gun laws, particularly for those prohibited from...Tags: Politics, Laws, Lawyers, Justice System, Interior Policy
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