gun laws
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Georgia Teacher Opened Fire Inside a Classroom, Sending Students Into Panic
A Georgia teacher sent students and faculty into panic after he fired at least one shot inside a classroom, spiking tensions even further after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Fla. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the incident occurred at Dalton (Ga.) High School, some 91 miles northwest of Atlanta. The incident unfolded around 11:30…
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There’s a Theory That if Black People Buy Guns, It Could Stop the NRA’s War on Kids; It Won’t
Before one begins any discussion about the gun debate, it is necessary to dismiss the slow-thinking zealots from the room by pointing out that two things can be true: I can believe that Church’s fried chicken is actually deep-fried Triceratops raised on a secret Jurassic Park-type farm, and it tastes delicious. I also believe that…
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White House Refuses to Release Photo of Trump Signing Bill That Overturned Mental Health Gun Restrictions: Report
One of the first acts of Donald Trump’s presidency—which has officially become the undoing of President Barack Obama’s legacy—was to sign a resolution that made it easier for some people with mental health issues to obtain guns. CBS News has attempted some 12 times to get a photograph of the president in action from the…
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Florida Church Puts Up Warning on Front Doors: ‘We Are Heavily Armed’
One Florida church is letting the people know that while the pastors and congregation may be saved, y’all can still catch these hands. While everyone is still welcome at the River at Tampa Bay Church, the senior pastor, Rodney Howard-Browne, posted the new signs that will be gracing the front doors of the church, MSN…
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NYC’s Tough Gun Laws Stopped Me From Killing Myself
In the winter of 2013, I decided that I would purchase a gun and kill myself. I was in a very deep state of depression, with many days so debilitating that my mattress felt like a tub of quicksand pulling me deeper into a dark, bottomless free fall. That I could make it out of…
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Will the Va. Shooting Sway the GOP on Gun Violence?
Just after 7 on Wednesday morning in the all-American Washington, D.C., suburb of Alexandria, Va., GOP congressional members were on a ball field practicing. The annual Democrats-vs.-Republicans baseball game was a day away, and the participants were just wrapping up a successful workout. Nobody suspected a mass shooting. Rep. Jeff Duncan, a Republican from South…
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Charlotte, NC, Police Say Keith Lamont Scott Had a Gun, but Was That Enough to Detain Him?
Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., police insist that 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott was carrying a gun and not complying with officers’ orders when he was shot Tuesday afternoon, but why did police initiate contact with him in the first place? According to the police statement, officers were at the Village at College Downs apartment complex to serve an…
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Report: Ill. Man Charged With Weapons Offense Told Police He Acquired Illegal Gun Through Social Media Site
Round Lake Park, Ill., police say that a man who was apprehended early Sunday on charges of possession of a .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun told them that he acquired the gun through social media, the Chicago Tribune reports. Osvaldo Colon 21, faces charges including aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of cannabis after being pulled over…