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  Don Pagel

  

  Gun shops that sold weapons trafficked into Washington, DC, sued by nation's capital and Maryland

  Associated Press - By LINDSAY WHITEHURST

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Three gun shops that sold nearly three dozen firearms to a man who trafficked the weapons in and around Washington, D.C., are facing a new lawsuit jointly filed Tuesday by attorneys general for Maryland and the nation’s capital. At least nine of those guns have now been found at …

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  Don Pagel

  

  Nearly 50 people have been killed, injured in K-12 school shootings across the US in 2024

  USA TODAY - Amaris Encinas

  More than 20 schools across the nation have been impacted by gun violence since the start of 2024, with a Georgia high school becoming the latest K-12 campus to contend with firearm related deaths and injuries. Four people were killed and nine others were injured after a school shooting at Apalachee …

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  Don Pagel

  

  Warnock says gun lobby ‘lines its pockets with the blood of our children’ after Georgia school shooting

  The Hill - Miranda Nazzaro

  Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) on Sunday took aim at some politicians whom he described as “beholden to the gun lobby” while lamenting his frustrations …

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  Don Pagel

  

  The smallest victims: Why does America keep allowing toddlers to shoot themselves?

  NBC News - By Suzy Khimm

  This article is part of “Under the Gun,” a series on why the deadliest product on the market is also one of the least regulated. FLINT, Mich. — It was nearly 3 a.m. when LaDorothy Griggs was jolted awake by the banging on her front door. She was still in the haze of sleep when her uncle rushed into …

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  Don Pagel

  

  Gun policy debate now includes retail tracking codes in California

  CBS News - By Kate Gibson

  Laws taking effect Monday in California and Tennessee highlight the nation's stark divide over guns: While the former is looking to help banks track …

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  Don Pagel

  

  Mass shootings across the US mark the first weekend of summer

  Associated Press - By JOHN SEEWER and SHARON JOHNSON

  The first weekend of summer brought a tragic yet familiar pattern for American cities wracked by gun violence as mass shootings left dozens dead or wounded at a party in Alabama, an entertainment district in Ohio and a grocery store in Arkansas. It was the second straight weekend that saw an …