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Oct 21 2017
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New study finds that 'waiting periods' for gun ownership could save a lot of lives
A new study by a few Harvard professors found that requiring a waiting period for someone to own a gun could reduce firearm homicides by 17 percent.
Daily KosAug 05 2020
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What's Driving Recent Crime Statistics?
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, homicide rates in major cities have increased 24% so far this year. Many cities saw drops in other crimes, however, including robberies, burglaries, and rapes, Abridge NewsApr 19 2021
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Brian Sicknick: US Capitol riot policeman 'died of natural causes'
A US police officer who died after January's Capitol riot had two strokes and died from natural causes, the chief medical examiner for Washington DC has ruled.
Two men are accused of using a type of pepper spray on Officer Brian Sicknick.
However, the ruling means they are now unlikely to be charged with homicide.
The autopsy found no evidence of an allergic reaction to
BBC NewsApr 19 2021
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2 people arrested after a fatal mall shooting in Omaha, Nebraska
Two people have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting at a Nebraska mall, Omaha police said.
The shooting took place Saturday at the Westroads Mall in Omaha. Trequez Swift, 21, was killed. Ja'Keya Veland, 22, was injured and is expected to survive, police said. A 16-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder, and an 18-year-old has been arrested on
CNN (Online News)Feb 19 2022
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Miami Street Gangs See No Hope In Dope. They’ve Switched To Identity Fraud Fueled By Russian Hackers
In August 2018, when police in Miami searched the home of Geno St. Flerose, a teenager they said was a member of the Everybody Eats street gang, they discovered incriminating evidence that had little to do with the drugs and guns they more typically find.
Police say St. Flerose had three notebooks full of other people’s personal information – names, dates of birth, bank account
ForbesAug 04 2020
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Do gun control laws reduce crime?
This discussion debates the hypothesis that 'stricter gun regulation reduces crime' and aims to list the pros and cons of this proposition.
Americans own about half the world’s civilian guns. No other country comes even remotely close to the number of guns per resident in the United States. As a result, the rate of gun homicides and suicides in America is significantly higher than in
KialoAug 04 2020
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More Research Could Help Prevent Gun Violence in America
Do gun-free zones prevent mass shootings, or encourage them? The truth is, no one has enough good evidence to say for sure.
America spends more research money studying hernias and peptic ulcers than it does studying gun violence. As a result, we don't know whether assault-weapon bans reduce homicides, or whether better background checks might prevent accidental shootings. We don't even
RAND CorporationOct 14 2020
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Why Kyle Rittenhouse Faces No Charges in Kenosha Shooter's Home State
The 17-year-old accused of murdering two people during Black Lives Matter protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, will not face gun charges in his home state of Illinois.
Kyle Rittenhouse faces two counts of two counts of first-degree intentional homicide after traveling from his home town of Antioch to join up with militia groups at the protest on August 25.
The suspect was originally
NewsweekSep 03 2020
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What This Viral Post Gets Wrong About the Kenosha Shootings
A viral Facebook post claims to show a picture of a “rioter [who] thought he could take on a man protecting his business with an AR rifle, using his pistol.” The post has been shared 10,000 times since August 26.
This image is from the Anadolu Agency via Getty Images, and shows one of three victims of the shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday night. The suspect is Kyle Rittenhouse
The DispatchDec 09 2021
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What New Data On Gun Recoveries Can Tell Us About Increased Violence In 2020
In March 2020, as the first COVID-19 outbreaks rippled across the U.S., Americans flocked to gun stores. In total, civilians purchased some 19 million firearms over the next nine months — shattering every annual sales record. At the same time, shootings across the country soared, with dozens of cities setting grim records for homicides.
As the pandemic progressed, and gun sales
538 (ABC News)