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Apr 16 2024
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Man killed in Minnetonka by law enforcement started gun battle with deputies, BCA says
The man killed in a shooting last week with law enforcement at a Minnetonka home fired on the Hennepin County deputies with a high-powered rifle after they knocked on the door and identified themselves, state investigators said Tuesday. Four deputies returned fire late in the morning of April 10 and killed 28-year-old Clint Hoyhtya, who was wearing a protective armor vest, read a synopsis
Star TribuneApr 11 2024
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Biden to close ‘gun-show loophole’ and expand background checks for firearms
The Biden administration is moving to expand background checks for gun purchases, fulfilling a key demand of advocates following the deadly shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas. The final rule, expected to be submitted Thursday to the Federal Register by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, would eliminate a loophole that has allowed sales of guns without background checks of guns
Yahoo NewsApr 08 2024
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Leon County Schools reports a dramatic decrease in guns on campus
During the 2022-23 school year, the Leon County School District reported confiscating 10 firearms from school campuses. So far this school year, the district has only confiscated one firearm. Jimmy Williams, chief of safety, security and emergency management, credits the success to the implementation of several weapon deterring initiatives and the commitment of the district's safety and
Tallahassee DemocratApr 18 2024
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Maine lawmakers approve several gun safety bills after deadliest shooting in state's history
• The Maine Legislature has approved sweeping gun safety legislation nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history. • The bills that received approval include background checks on private gun sales, 72-hour waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people. • The final vote on the governor's proposal came on Thursday. The Maine Legislature
Fox News (Online News)Apr 25 2024
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Machine Gun Kelly Says Taylor Swift ‘Is a Saint’ When Asked to Say ‘3 Mean Things’ on 'Hot Ones'
Machine Gun Kelly has a lot of love for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce ! The musician, 34, went head-to-head with rapper Trippie Redd during a new episode of Hot Ones Versus and was asked multiple questions about the couple while eating spicy wings. To begin with, Redd, 24, brought up MGK's offer to hand over $1 million ($500,000 in cash and the same amount as a donation to their high schools
PeopleApr 20 2024
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Short Film Released Ahead of Columbine Anniversary Links Causes of Death for Children: Cancer and Gun Violence
Twenty-five years ago, an unimaginable tragedy rocked the suburban community of Littleton, Colo. — and the nation. On April 20, 1999, students and staff arrived at Columbine High School for what they believed was just another school day. But what would happen later that morning would change the lives of many for years to come. The massacre began a little after 11 a.m., when two teenage gunmen
PeopleApr 10 2024
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Tennessee bill to untangle gun and voting rights restoration is killed for the year
FILE - Rep. Antonio Parkinson, D-Memphis, stands in a House committee meeting during special session of the state legislature on public safety Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee could lift its requirement that people with a felony conviction must get their gun rights restored if they want the ability to vote again under a bipartisan bill that has begun progressing late in
Yahoo NewsApr 10 2024
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US arms Ukraine with thousands of seized Iranian guns, rifles and munitions
The United States has transferred to Ukraine thousands of infantry weapons and more than 500,000 rounds of ammunition that were seized more than a year ago as they were being shipped by Iran to Houthi forces in Yemen.
The US military said the transfer was made on April 4, the latest military assistance that US President Joe Biden’s administration has provided to Kyiv following Russia’s
Al JazeeraApr 17 2024
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Louisiana bills seeking to place restrictions on where people can carry guns receive pushback
FILE - A New Orleans French Quarter resident holds a handgun as he keeps watch on his house on Bourbon Street, Sept. 12, 2005. As Louisiana prepares for a new law to go into effect that allows those 18 and older to carry a concealed handgun without a permit, a Republican-controlled committee pushed back against bills Wednesday, April 17, 2024, that seek to restrict where people can carry guns
San Francisco ChronicleApr 15 2024
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New Orleans officials push for gun restrictions in downtown areas after mass shooting
New Orleans area elected officials on Monday responded to the mass shooting that killed one woman and injured 11 others outside a Warehouse District music club, with many calling for state action on gun laws as they offered condolences to the victims and their families. The shooting took place just before midnight outside Republic NOLA in the 800 block of South Peters Street and claimed the
The Times-Picayune