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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Io Dodds

Mike Pence makes excuses for shootings of Ralph Yarl and Kaylin Gillis

CBS

Former US vice president Mike Pence has declined to condemn a spate of recent gun attacks on innocent bystanders, suggesting they were a consequence of rising crime rates.

In an interview with CBS's Face the Nation programme on Sunday, Mr Pence said the shooting of unarmed civilians by legal firearm owners should not require Americans to forfeit their gun rights.

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