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61 Shot in Chicago Over Christmas Weekend
More than 60 people were shot in Chicago over the Christmas weekend, leaving 11 dead, the Chicago Tribune reports. Most of the violence took place on the city’s South and West sides. The holiday weekend started with five teenagers being shot within feet of one another in the city’s South Austin neighborhood. The Tribune reports…
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Ronald Gasser, Man Arrested in Death of Joe McKnight, Released From Custody
Ronald Gasser, the man authorities say shot and killed former NFL player Joe McKnight outside New Orleans, was released from custody overnight without being charged, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, NOLA.com reports. McKnight was shot and killed Thursday at the intersection of Behrman Highway and Holmes Boulevard in the New Orleans suburb of Terrytown,…
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2 Ohio Brothers With BB Guns Arrested in Park, Ordered to Write Tamir Rice Essays
The situation is eerily, scarily familiar. Two young brothers from Parma, Ohio, were playing in a park with a pair of BB guns when police were called to the scene. According to the Washington Post, the orange tips that normally distinguish the toys from a real gun had been removed. A 911 caller reported the…
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What Would It Take to Scare America Into Passing Stricter Gun Control?
It’s been exactly one year since Dylann Roof decided to make himself infamous by walking into Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church—less than five minutes from where I’m sitting now—to, according to prosecutors, commit murder, get his racist merit badge and join the ranks of the worst people from South Carolina ever. He accepted the kindness…
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#PhillySoReal That Robbers Are Jacking Dudes For Guns At Gun Ranges
I ain’t saying Philly is the realest city in America. But I am saying that if you have a competition for Realest City in America, Philly is definitely placing in the medal rounds. Only in Philadelphia are dudes robbin’ folks for guns AT ACTUAL GUN RANGES. You know, the place where folks with legal guns…