The same person is believed to be responsible for the shootings on a day when the national 7-Eleven brand is celebrating its 95th birthday.
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The staggering scope of U.S. gun deaths goes far beyond mass shootings
Gun purchases rose to record levels in 2020 and 2021, according to a Washington Post analysis. Gun deaths reached a 25-year peak in 2021.
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Assassination of Japan’s Shinzo Abe stuns world leaders
The attack was especially shocking in one of the world’s safest countries, where guns are strictly controlled.
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Medical professionals say gun violence a ‘public health concern’
Medical professionals and gun safety advocates say gun violence an “epidemic.”
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Jury finds man guilty of murder of rapper Nipsey Hussle
The verdict brings an end to a legal saga that has lasted more than three years and a trial that was often delayed because of the pandemic.
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Parents of boy, 2, found alone after parade shooting are among the dead
Portraits of the dead are emerging from the shooting that killed at least seven in Chicago suburb Highland Park.
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Death toll rises to 7 after gunman at Chicago-area parade fired more than 70 rounds
The gunman then evaded initial capture by dressing as a woman and blending into the fleeing crowd, police said.
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Journalists in Uvalde threatened with arrest while reporting on shooting response
Meanwhile, law enforcement agencies have resisted releasing information that could shed light on how police responded to the attack.
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Letter: People, not weapons, are the problem
In reaction to a letter from L. White in Freeport about Abdi Iftin’s column (“Iftin should further explore solutions to gun violence,” June 23). White chides Iftin for “not going deeper to solve gun violence.” Iftin correctly believes that violence should be discussed in the family. The family is the place the prevention of violence […]
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Senate OKs landmark gun violence bill; House passage is next
The $13 billion measure will be Congress’ most far-reaching response in decades to the nation’s run of brutal mass shootings.