gun
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2 Men Beat and Pull Gun on Teen in Brooklyn, NY: Report
New York City police are now looking for two attackers who assaulted a 19-year-old man and pulled a gun on him, according to the New York Daily News. The incident reportedly arose from an argument between the victim and at least one of the two attackers, according to the report. According to the Daily News,…
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Philadelphia Eagles Receiver Arrested After Gun, Weed Found in Car
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Josh Huff was arrested Tuesday and charged with “possessing an unloaded 9-mm handgun without a permit and a small amount of marijuana after he was pulled over for speeding,” ESPN reports. According to court records viewed by the sports station, a Delaware River Port Authority officer pulled Huff over around 11…
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15-Year-Old Admits to Shooting 17-Year-Old in DC: Report
Kevin Jackson, 17, was shot Sept. 1 after an argument with a 15-year-old foe on a Southeast street in Washington, D.C., according to the Washington Post. That night, the 15-year-old left the argument but returned with a gun, shooting at Kevin a few times, the Post reports. Kevin was hit once in the back of the head.…
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Cryptic Messages Counting Down Suicide Are Posted to Boxer Adrien Broner’s Instagram
Unless eccentric boxer Adrien Broner’s Instagram page has been hacked, cryptic messages have been coming through on his social media page that have Broner’s friends and fans deeply concerned. Early Wednesday morning, a post appeared on Broner’s account apologizing to his family and friends. Shortly after, a post of a photo of a gun appeared…
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Video Does Not Show 'Definitive, Visual Evidence' That Keith Lamont Scott Had a Gun, Police Chief Says
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced Thursday that it will show body-camera video to Keith Lamont Scott’s family but will not release that video to the public. Although the department has been adamant that the 43-year-old had a gun at the time he was fatally shot by a police officer Tuesday—a claim that his family strongly…
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It’s Easier to Blame Hip-Hop for Concert Shootings Than It Is to Address America’s Violence
As common as death by gun in America is, the hand that holds the gun often defines how those deaths are depicted. So it was not surprising to see the kind of reaction generated by one man being killed and three people being wounded at a T.I. concert in New York City recently. It concerned…
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Gun Used to Kill Trayvon Martin Sells for $250,000
The gun used to kill Trayvon Martin has been sold for $250,000, according to the shooter, George Zimmerman, who notes that he reneged on an initial deal when a higher offer was received. Speaking for the first time since listing the weapon for sale, Zimmerman continued his attack against the Black Lives Matter movement, presidential…
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Two-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots and Kills His Mother. I Have Questions.
Yesterday, a two-year-old who was out shopping with his mother and some other children pulled a gun out of his mother’s purse then at near point-blank range, shot and killed her. This happened at a Wal-Mart in Hayden, Idaho. The mother, Veronica Rutledge, 29, was a killed almost instantly. Based on news reports, the boy…