Authorities have not yet determined the shooter’s motive but said the victims were not specifically targeted.
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American icon: The gun that divides a nation
The AR-15 thrives in times of tension and tragedy. This is how it came to dominate the marketplace – and loom so large in the American psyche.
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Bans on high-capacity magazines could save lives. Will they hold up in court?
Many modern gunmakers ship their AR-style rifles with larger magazines. These magazines have been popular with a particular subgroup: America’s mass shooters.
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Nashville shooter fired indiscriminately at victims, police say
Nashville police release video from a body-worn camera that shows a team of officers entering and searching an elementary school where 3 children and 3 adults were killed in a mass shooting.
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Republican congressman from Nashville district says he’s ‘heartbroken’ by shooting
After news of the shooting broke, Rep. Andrew Ogles said in a statement that he and his family ‘are devastated by the tragedy that took place at The Covenant School in Nashville this morning.’
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Nashville shooter who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled school
The shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville was the latest in a country that has grown increasingly unnerved by bloodshed in schools.
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Biden issues order to strengthen gun background checks
His plan calls on Attorney General Merrick Garland to shore up the rules for federally licensed gun dealers.
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Virginia 6-year-old who shot teacher won’t be charged, report says
Prosecutors have yet to decide if any adults will be held criminally accountable.
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Michigan State shooter’s father wants stricter firearm controls
Michael McRae, 67, told The Detroit News he is praying for something to change in America, even as his son, 43-year-old Anthony McRae, was accused of being behind the nation’s 67th mass shooting in 2023.
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Fatal police shootings are still going up, and nobody knows why
The majority of people police shot and killed were armed. And, as in prior years, about one quarter of people killed were in the throes of a mental or emotional crisis.