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Apr 28 2024
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Minneapolis felon sentenced to federal prison for illegal gun possession
A Minneapolis felon was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison this month for illegal possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Andrew Luger. Details in the case filed last year against Ramone Trayvil Johnson, 30, said that on June 18, 2023, Minneapolis police officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation about 2 p.m. on the 3400 block of Bryant Avenue North. Police made
Alpha NewsApr 26 2024
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Right-Wingers Plot to Give Trump Control Over Federal Reserve If Reelected
Right-wing allies of former U.S. President Donald Trump are reportedly crafting a plan to give the executive branch control over Federal Reserve policy decisions, an effort that comes as the presumptive GOP nominee continues to signal his authoritarian intentions for a potential second term.
The Wall Street Journalreported Thursday that former Trump administration officials and other
Common DreamsJun 02 2022
Analysis
Polling is clear: Americans want gun control
The massacre of children at an elementary school in Texas is adding fresh urgency to the conversation about gun control in the United States, which has been politically fraught and lacking in progress. That’s not because of a lack of support for gun control. That support just needs a little bit of parsing.
To be clear: Americans’ views about guns are complicated, and vary significantly
VoxMay 02 2024
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Deal Middle School parents disturbed by toy gun shooting incident
Driving the news: Deal went into "alert status" Wednesday afternoon after three "school-aged youth" were discovered near the campus with "toy gel blasters" first thought to be weapons, says an email from Deal Middle School principal Diedre Neal that was shared with Axios. • "When officers arrived on scene, the school was safe and nothing was found," a police spokesperson tells Axios. What they
AxiosApr 26 2024
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Lynwood school on lockdown after reports of student with gun on campus
Lynwood school on lockdown after reports of student with gun on campus LYNWOOD, Calif. (KABC) -- Hosler Middle School in Lynwood is on lockdown after a student reported seeing someone on campus with a gun, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. LASD says this is not an active shooter situation and no shots have been fired. In a separate incident Friday morning, a parent
ABC 7 Los AngelesFeb 20 2024
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Burnsville shooting suspect identified; criminal history includes loss of gun possession rights
(KSTP) – Authorities on Monday confirmed the identity of the suspect accused of killing three first responders on Sunday in Burnsville. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) says 38-year-old Shannon Gooden is the man who shot and killed Burnsville police officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge and Burnsville firefighter and paramedic Adam Finseth. The Hennepin County Medical
ABC 6 KAALJan 21 2013
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Vatican Sides With Obama on Gun Control
The Vatican praised President Barack Obama's proposals for curbing gun violence on Saturday, saying they are a "step in a right direction."
Vatican's chief spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi, in an editorial said that 47 religious leaders have appealed to members of the U.S. Congress "to limit firearms that are making society pay an unacceptable price in terms of massacres and
Newsmax (News)Mar 17 2024
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Man convicted of gun, drug charges
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — A Shreveport man will spend 20 years in prison after being convicted of gun and drug crimes, the Caddo district attorney’s office reports. Christopher George Bernard, 52, pleaded guilty just as his trial was set to begin earlier this month in Caddo District Court in Shreveport. Bernard was facing trial on one count each of possession of cocaine with intent to
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