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  Florida's schools flooded by threats of violence: 'This is absolutely out of control'

  POLITICO - Andrew Atterbury

  Threats have spanned the state, with students as young as 11 years old posting about school shootings on social media. TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Law enforcement and education officials in Florida are dealing with a flood of threats against K-12 schools this fall and are taking drastic measures to …

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  William Davis

  

  4 people shot and killed on Chicago-area Blue Line train, suspect in custody

  CBS News - By Elyssa Kaufman, Andrew Ramos, Tara Molina, Todd Feurer, Asal Rezaei

  CHICAGO (CBS) — Four people were killed in a mass shooting on a CTA Blue Line train in west suburban Forest Park on Monday morning. All four victims …

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  William Davis

  

  1 Injured, 5 In Custody Following Antioch Shooting

  Patch - Amie Schaenzer

  The shooting happened early Wednesday in the area of Hillside and Harden, near routes 173 and 59, according to police. ANTIOCH, IL — One person has …

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  William Davis

  

  Sig Sauer guns hanging on soldiers’ hips may be firing without trigger pull

  NPR - Todd Bookman

  A military police sergeant stood chatting with his supervisor inside an office at Fort Eustis in Virginia when another soldier, on his way to the refrigerator, tried to squeeze past him. That’s when their gun holsters made contact. “All I remember was the clanking” of the two holsters, the sergeant …

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  William Davis

  

  5 people, including 4 children, killed in Alabama shooting

  Associated Press - By KIM CHANDLER

  An Alabama man is accused of killing his wife along with four children, between the ages of 2 and 9, in a Thursday night shooting that shocked the rural central community where they lived. Brandon Allan Kendrick II, 32, was arrested on five counts of capital murder for the death of his wife, Kelse …

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  William Davis

  

  Man Threatens Mass Shooting At Lake Co. Courthouse: Police

  Patch - Amie Schaenzer

  For the second time since 2016, Daniel B. Peterson is accused of making a threat against the Lake County courthouse. LAKE COUNTY, IL — A 42-year-old …