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Police Vow to Solve Shootings of 19 in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police vowed to swiftly track down the gunmen who wounded 19 people at a neighborhood Mother’s Day parade, the…
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Fla. Boy, 3, Fatally Shoots Self with Uncle’s Gun
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a 3-year-old Florida boy has died after shooting himself with a gun he found in his uncle’s backpack. The…
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Reports Show Gun Homicides Down Since 1990s
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun homicides have dropped steeply in the United States since their 1993 peak, a pair of reports released Tuesday showed, adding fuel…
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Coroner: Boy, 5, Shoots 2-year-old Sister in Ky.
BURKESVILLE, Ky. (AP) — In southern Kentucky, where some children get their first guns even before they start first grade, Stephanie Sparks was cleaning the…
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Edelman: ‘Are We Going to Keep Letting Our Children be Slaughtered?’
Roland Martin talks with Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children’s Defense Fund, about the impact of gun violence on the black community and the lack…
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Obama Lambasts Senate Gun Vote as ‘Shameful Day’
WASHINGTON (AP) — A visibly infuriated President Barack Obama surrounded himself with tear-stained parents of Connecticut school shooting victims Wednesday and declared it a “pretty…
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Close Vote Seen on Background Checks on Gun Buyers
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers gained the backing of one Republican and the potential support of…
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Dem, GOP Senators Reach Background Check Deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two key senators have reached a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, a Senate aide and lobbyist said…
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Rev. Al Sharpton on the Need for Background Checks
Find out how you can support gun control initiatives after listening to Rev. Al Sharpton‘s plea for your help. Plus, more on the National Action…
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Police: 6-Year-Old Accidentally Shot by 4-Year-Old
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A 4-year-old child who brought a gun outside his home shot and seriously wounded a 6-year-old neighbor when the weapon…
