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Two shootings, two different responses — Maine restricts guns while Iowa arms teachers
State lawmakers are taking very different approaches to public safety following high-profile shootings.
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What was the ‘gun show loophole'?
The Justice Department announced in April that it was closing the ‘gun show loophole.’ Here’s what you need to know.
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Biden administration's new rule expands background checks to close ‘gun show loophole'
Thousands more firearms dealers across the U.S. will have to run background checks on buyers when selling at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores.
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Is ShotSpotter gunfire detection technology actually helping our communities?
When a gunshot goes off, police will tell you seconds matter, which is why for years, the gunshot warning technology called ShotSpotter has been so popular with police departments across the country. “To know where the incidents of gunshots are taking place and to be able to respond immediately, as quickly as possible, is very important to the city,” Mayor Michelle...
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Is ShotSpotter gunfire detection technology actually helping our communities?
ShotSpotter is a tool designed to detect gunfire and is used in cities like Boston. But the ACLU says after studying two years of ShotSpotter activations they found around 70% of investigations did not turn up any evidence of gunfire....
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Tennessee Senate advances bill to arm teachers a year after deadly Nashville school shooting
Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have cleared a significant hurdle toward permitting certain trained teachers and faculty who haven’t worked in law enforcement carry handguns on school grounds.
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Former assistant principal charged with child neglect in case of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher
A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school has been indicted on eight felony counts of child neglect in the case of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher in Newport News last year.
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Michigan school shooter's parents sentenced to at least 10 years in prison
The parents of a Michigan school shooter have each been sentenced to at least 10 years in prison for failing to take steps that could have prevented the killing of four students in 2021. Jennifer and James Crumbley are the first parents convicted in a U.S. mass school shooting.
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Shooting in Nashville restaurant kills 1 man and injures 5 others
Police say a man was killed and five other people were injured during a shooting inside a Nashville, Tennessee, restaurant.
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2 women shot at day care in Virginia with 70 kids inside
Two women were shot inside a KinderCare day care center in Springfield, Virginia, on Wednesday. Potentially saving lives, one of the victims refused to let the shooter enter, authorities say.
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Children unintentionally shot and killed at least 157 people last year, Everytown says
In many cases, the children shot themselves, while others killed siblings or friends, according to the gun control advocacy group.
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What to know about the Maine mass shooting commission report
Law enforcement should have seized Card’s guns and put him in protective custody weeks before he committed the deadliest mass shooting in state history, the commission concluded.
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Report finds sheriff had cause to take killer's guns before Maine mass shootings
An independent commission investigating the deadly mass shootings last year in Lewiston, Maine, says law enforcement had cause to take the shooter’s firearms beforehand.
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Sheriff had cause to take guns from killer before Maine mass shootings that left 18 dead, report says
A sheriff’s office investigating a mass shooting in Maine had cause to take the killer into protective custody beforehand and to take away his guns, according to a report issued by an independent commission Friday.
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88-year-old Air Force veteran shot and killed in Philadelphia
Loved ones are mourning an elderly Air Force veteran who was shot and killed inside an SUV in West Philadelphia on Tuesday.
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Waffle House shooting in Indianapolis leaves 1 dead and 5 injured
A shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Indianapolis early Monday morning killed one person and wounded five others, police said.
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Ex-Trump administration official dies after being shot during attempted carjacking in D.C.
A second man has died after he was shot during an 11-hour crime spree across D.C. and Prince George’s County, Maryland, his family announced Saturday.
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One person hurt in Worcester shooting
One person was taken to the hospital after a shooting in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Monday. Police said it happened on Pleasant Street, near City Hall. The victim’s condition was not immediately clear. The investigation is ongoing.
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Jill Biden tells school principals ‘enough is enough' while promoting a gun safety initiative
Jill Biden on Thursday declared that “enough is enough” as she did her part to encourage school leaders to promote storing firearms safely to help protect children.
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One-on-One with Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox
BPD Commissioner Michael Cox sits down with NBC10 Boston to talk crime trends, challenges and goals. See the extended interview here.
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