Us gun restrictions
40 shot and four killed in a night of Chicago gun violence
Police said gunmen targeted a block party, a gathering after a funeral, and other gatherings on a night where thousands of people gathered for a downtown...
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Nashville police arrest Waffle House shooting suspect after manhunt
Photographed in the back of a police car, he looked dishevelled and was wearing a torn red shirt and dirty blue jeans. He had scratches on his shoulder.
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Police hunt gunman who killed four at Nashville waffle house
The suspected shooter, identified as Travis Reinking, 29, fled on foot and was still at large as murder warrants were being issued for him, the Metropolitan Nashville Police said.
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Woman wounds three at YouTube headquarters in California, then kills herself
Police did not identify the suspect or say what might have motivated the shooting rampage at YouTube, a video-sharing service owned by Alphabet Inc’s Google.
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#ENOUGH: US student walkout sends message on gun violence
The duration was a tribute to 17 students and staff killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on 14 February.
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Florida governor signs gun-safety bill into law after school shooting
Final passage of the bill by state lawmakers came three weeks to the day after a gunman opened fire at a Florida school, killing 14 students and 3 faculty members.
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Florida lawmakers pass gun-school safety bill 3 weeks after massacre
The package was spurred by the shooting rampage three weeks ago that killed 17 students and faculty members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
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Florida school shooting victim files legal notice to sue local government
The so-called notice of intent to file a claim is required by Florida law before a lawsuit can be brought against government entities.
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Florida state Senate votes against arming most classroom teachers
The minimum age for handguns nationally is already 21. But a person can be as young as 18 to buy a rifle in Florida, with no waiting period.
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Police seek Michigan college student suspected of killing parents
The two victims were found inside a residence hall at the university in Mount Pleasant, about 200 km northwest of Detroit, said Lieutenant Larry Klaus of the university’s police force.
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'Don't worry about the NRA,' Trump tells US governors
Trump had last week said he wanted to raise the legal minimum age for buying an assault rifle to 21.
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Armed deputy who failed to confront gunman at Florida school resigns
Deputy Scot Peterson was the only law enforcement officer present on 14 February when the rampage started, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said.
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US gun lobby slams anti-gun 'elites' after Florida school massacre
The US Constitution’s Second Amendment protects the right to bear arms.
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Survivors of Florida school shooting launch gun control push
On Tuesday the Republican-controlled Florida House of Representatives rebuffed a bid to bring up a bill to block sales of assault-style rifles in the state.
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Head bowed, Florida shooting suspect returns to court for hearing
Nikolas Cruz, his head bowed, hands shackled at his waist and wearing a red, jail-issued jumpsuit, showed no emotion during the procedural session in Fort Lauderdale.
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Accused Florida gunman visited restaurants, store after killing: police
Authorities said Nikolas Cruz stopped at a Wal-Mart, a Subway restaurant and a McDonald’s immediately after carrying out the second-deadliest mass shooting at a public school in US history.
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Gun safety information online is lacking
Guns are common in American households, with over a third possessing at least one gun.
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Obama defends new gun control rules
Barack Obama says the new guidance is “not a plot to take away everyone’s guns.”
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Obama's gun control options each have legal pitfalls
Obama should be on firm Second Amendment ground if he pushes for a widening application of law.
