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Five killed, including gunman, in shooting spree in Kentucky: police

Five people, including a suspected gunman who apparently took his own life, were killed in a shooting spree at two locations in northeast Kentucky on Saturday, officials said.

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Georgia police officer and suspect killed, two deputies wounded in shootout

A police officer was shot dead and two sheriff's deputies were wounded on Friday in a small Georgia town by a gunman who was then killed, the county sheriff said.

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Justice Department says Mueller probe lawful

 The U.S. Justice Department has backed Special Counsel Robert Mueller over a lawsuit filed against him by Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, and argued that the case should be dismissed.

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Gun lobbyist bizarrely claims guns too dangerous to unload before taking to school: 'It will lead to an accident'

Pro-gun lobbyist Richard Rogers said this week that parents should be allowed to bring loaded firearms to school because it is too dangerous to unload and secure them before picking up children.

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'A lot less than in the Obama days': Gun sellers lament plummeting sales under Trump

Private gun-sellers who work the gun show circuit are lamenting the election of President Donald Trump as sales have plummeted now that President Barack Obama is no longer in office.

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Five shot dead, one wounded at Pennsylvania car wash

Five people were killed and one was wounded after a gunman opened fire at a western Pennsylvania car wash early on Sunday, state police said. The attacker was believed to be among the dead.

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Republican lawmaker says someone with a gun should protect N.J. churches

A Republican state lawmaker wants to make sure all New Jersey churches, synagogues, and mosques have someone with a gun on hand to protect congregants. Assemblyman Ron Dancer, R-Monmouth, has ...

'Die -- Orlando like Vegas': FBI investigating racist banners threatening massacre at Tuesday Jackson Browne concert

The FBI has taken over an investigation of banners that were hung at a Indiana church that threatens another Vegas-like attack on what they believe will be a Jackson Browne concert on Tuesday.

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GOP chair of Iowa Judiciary Committee arrested for DUI and possession of a firearm

The Republican legislator who chairs the Iowa House Judiciary Committee was arrested early Friday in Ames and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of a firearm while under the influence, the Des Moines Register reports.

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Connecticut police to release report on Sandy Hook massacre

The Connecticut State Police are set to release a report on Friday analyzing their response to the 2012 Sandy Hook gun massacre of 26 young children and educators at Newtown elementary school, the Hartford Courant reported.

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Gun range owner who declared her facility a 'Muslim-free zone' enters Arkansas governor's race

An Arkansas gun range owner who declared her facility a "Muslim-free zone" has thrown her hat in the ring to be the Republican nominee for governor in the 2018 election.

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Chicago police union opposing Taser rule prohibiting cops from using it on suspects who could be injured

A police union representing cops in Chicago is fighting new use of force policies that would ban officers from using Tasers on fleeing suspects or when the use of the device might cause injury to the suspect.

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Virginia teen shot girlfriend's parents and self because they wouldn't let their daughter date a neo-Nazi

A Reston, VA couple are dead and their daughter's boyfriend is in critical condition after the teenager shot them both and then himself because they refused to let their daughter date a neo-Nazi.

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