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    The Two-Way
    Bump stocks are now illegal to use in Columbia, S.C., after the city enacted a ban on the devices. In this photo from October, a shooting instructor shows the grip of an AR-15 rifle fitted with a bump stock.
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    Columbia, S.C., Approves A Rare U.S. Ban On The Use Of Bump Stocks

    Dec 20, 2017
    Bump stocks made headlines in October, when a man used weapons fitted with the attachment in an attack that killed 58 people at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas.
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    A Gun Range Where People Are The Targets

    Jan 05, 2018

    There is a shooting range in Las Vegas that doesn’t just let people shoot targets. They shoot other people with real guns and near-real bullets.

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    Shots - Health News

    Researchers Look For Gun Violence Clues In Google Searches And Background Checks

    Dec 07, 2017
    After the 2012 mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., there was a spike in gun sales. A study examined the spike and links increased gun exposure to more accidental firearm deaths.
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    Around the Nation
    A small group prays at a makeshift memorial for victims of the Las Vegas massacre.
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    Why Finding A Motive After The Las Vegas Shooting Matters

    Oct 10, 2017
    More than a week after the Las Vegas massacre, investigators are still without a motive. "What survivors really need sometimes is to get closure," one psychologist says.
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    The Two-Way
    Police tape blocks off part of Las Vegas Blvd. on Tuesday near the scene of a massacre at a country music festival in Las Vegas. Twelve devices known as bump stocks were found in the gunman's room.
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    Las Vegas Police Release Bodycam Footage; ATF Says Gunman Had 'Bump-Fire' Stocks

    Oct 03, 2017
    Twelve of the devices were found in Stephen Paddock's hotel room. The ATF says bump stocks, although used for the purpose of "simulating automatic fire," are legal under current federal law.
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    The Two-Way
    A protester wears a pistol in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday. The ACLU says it will consider the potential for violence when evaluating whether to represent potential clients.
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    Gun-Carrying Protesters Create 'Tricky' Question For ACLU

    Aug 18, 2017
    "We don't feel we have to represent any group – including white supremacists – seeking to demonstrate with firearms," said the organization, which has long defended groups unpopular with its members.
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    Most Mass Shootings Are Smaller, Domestic Tragedies

    Jun 05, 2017
    The vast majority of gun deaths in America are either suicides or one-on-one shootings.
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    The Two-Way
    Emergency vehicles crowd Main Street in Kirkersville, Ohio, on Friday morning, after a shooting at a nursing home that left four dead, including the town's police chief.
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    4 Dead, Including Police Chief And Suspect, After Shooting At Ohio Nursing Home

    May 12, 2017
    Chief Steven Eric Disario responded to a report of a man with a gun at the Pine Kirk nursing home Friday morning. Disario had been on the job for only three weeks.
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    Around the Nation
    A pedestrian walks by the library at the Georgia State University campus.
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    Flipping On The Issue, Georgia Gov. Signs Campus Carry Bill

    May 04, 2017
    Gov. Nathan Deal said previous opposition to the bill had to do with lawmakers failing to include exemptions for "sensitive places" on campus, including preschools and disciplinary hearings.
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    Shots - Health News
    Coalition forces fire a Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle during a training exercise in Afghanistan's Helmand province in 2013.
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    Do U.S. Troops Risk Brain Injury When They Fire Heavy Weapons?

    Apr 05, 2017
    Some modern shoulder-fired weapons produce blast waves powerful enough to rattle the brain. A $30 million study aims to help the military figure out how much blast exposure, over time, is too much.
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    Firearms salesman Nathan Williams at the Outdoorsman gun shop in Santa Fe, N.M., on Jan. 5. Since Donald Trump's election, background checks have fallen three straight months from year-ago levels.
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    'Democrats Are Good For Gun Sales': Guess What Happened After Trump's Election

    Mar 31, 2017
    Donald Trump won the backing of the NRA and many gun owners by opposing limits to the Second Amendment's right to bear arms, but his election hasn't been good for the gun business.
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    Around the Nation

    Police Warning Shots May Be In For A Comeback

    Mar 28, 2017
    Police are trained to avoid warning shots for tactical and legal reasons. But this long-standing prohibition is being reconsidered under public pressure to reduce deadly shootings by police.
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    The Two-Way

    In North Dakota, No Need For A Permit To Carry A Concealed Handgun

    Mar 24, 2017
    Critics of the legislation had argued that it was already easy to get a concealed-carry permit in North Dakota.
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    Democrats Push Bill To Expand Weapon Ban To Nevada Libraries

    Mar 17, 2017

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Democrats are moving forward a proposal to give library managers clear authority to enforce weapons bans at their facilities.

    State senators on a judicial panel voted 4-3 along party lines Thursday to advance Senate Bill 115.

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    The Two-Way
    A House-approved bill would require a court hearing before a U.S. veteran is deemed mentally unfit to own a gun. Here, rifles are seen at a gun shop in Merrimack, N.H., last year.
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    House OKs Bill Making It Tougher To Keep 'Mentally Incompetent' Vets From Buying Guns

    Mar 17, 2017
    Critics of the bill say it could lead to more suicides — in one recent year, an average of 20 veterans per day died from suicide, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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    The Two-Way
    President Hollande reacts to the sound of a gunshot during his speech at the opening of a speed line train in France.
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    Gunshot Rings Out As France's President Hollande Speaks

    Feb 28, 2017
    French President Francois Hollande was inaugurating a high-speed rail line when the loud crack of gunfire was heard. Local officials say it came from a police sniper, who fired by mistake.
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    The Two-Way
    A handgun on display at the National Rifle Association's 2003 annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. A federal appeals court struck down part of a Florida law prohibiting physicians in that state from discussing guns in the home with their patients.
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    Court Strikes Down Florida Law Barring Doctors From Discussing Guns With Patients

    Feb 17, 2017
    A federal appeals court ruled that part of the state's "Docs vs. Glocks" law limiting what doctors can ask patients about guns in the home violates the First Amendment right to free speech.
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    Shots - Health News
    Jay Zimmerman (left) and his father, Buddy, in July 2016. Buddy, who was also a veteran, passed away last September.
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    Veteran Teaches Therapists How To Talk About Gun Safety When Suicide's A Risk

    Feb 09, 2017
    The VA is now training counselors in how to better understand and bring up guns and gun safety without alienating clients who are combat veterans.
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    Fearing Trump Supporters, Now Liberals Are Buying Guns

    Jan 10, 2017

    Just before November’s election, gun sales in America shot through the roof. This was the storyline: Gun owners feared Hillary Clinton would, somehow, take away their guns.

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    Howard Hughes 50 Years Later, And Capone Gun Update

    Nov 17, 2016

    A Las Vegas figure who continues to fascinate us is Howard Hughes.  His world still resonates with us 50 years ago after his arrival in Las Vegas.

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    Shots - Health News
    Shooters take aim on Monday Night Bowling Pin Shoot at the firing range of the Bristlecone Shooting, Training and Retail Center in Lakewood, Colo.
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    Colorado Gun Shops Work Together To Prevent Suicides

    Sep 02, 2016
    Gun shop owners and public health workers in Colorado are finding common ground amid rancor over guns and politics. They are collaborating to reduce suicides involving firearms.
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    Shots - Health News
    The night before the tower shootings, Charles Whitman killed his mother in her bed, and left this note.
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    Gun Violence And Mental Health Laws, 50 Years After Texas Tower Sniper

    Jul 29, 2016
    Trying to prevent gun violence by tying it to mental health legislation began in 1966 when a young gunman killed 16 people in Austin, Texas. But some believe the approach is misguided.
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    Ex-Vegas Gun Store Owner Takes Plea In Federal Weapons Case

    Jul 08, 2016

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — The former owner of a Las Vegas gun store has pleaded guilty to three federal weapons charges ahead of trial in a case involving a dozen other charges.

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    All Tech Considered
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    Semi-Automatic Weapons Without A Background Check Can Be Just A Click Away

    Jun 17, 2016
    The Armslist website, and others like it, are coming under increased scrutiny by law enforcement, gun control advocates and researchers as debate over access to these kinds of weapons heats up.
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    Politics
    Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks about the Orlando shooting at an event in New Hampshire on Monday.
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    Donald Trump Teases That He Could Buck The NRA On One Aspect Of Guns

    Jun 15, 2016
    In a tweet Wednesday, the presumptive Republican nominee said he plans to meet with the National Rifle Association to talk about banning suspected terrorists from buying guns.

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