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2024 is on track to be the deadliest year for police shootings in the U.S. in at least a decade

With 850 police killings this year, some studies suggest that the surge in gun sales have made officers more likely to use deadly force

Latin Times

A summer defined by men killing women and girls. This can’t go on

The recent spate of deaths has resonated with so many people because it feels at once shocking and deeply familiar, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

Florida to execute man convicted of 1994 killing of college student in national forest

A Florida man is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection 30 years after he killed a college freshman and raped the victim’s older sister while the siblings were camping in a national forest

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Lawyers for man charged in deaths of 4 Idaho students say strong bias means his trial must be moved

Attorneys for the man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in 2022 say the pressure to convict is so severe that some Latah County residents are predicting lynch mobs or riots if he is acquitted

The Independent UK

Two Hunter men arrested for alleged bikie firearms sale

A firearm, a Taser and knuckle dusters were seized in a police raid.

Newcastle Herald

South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go

South Carolina’s prisons director says the state's supply of its lethal injection drug is pure, its electric chair was tested a month ago and its firing squad has the ammunition and training to carry out its first execution in more than 13 years

The Independent UK

Fifth Circuit Won't Revisit Its Earlier Precedent Holding Illegal Aliens Lack Second Amendment Rights

From yesterday's decision in U.S. v. Medina-Cantu, by Judge Carolyn Dineen King and Kurt Engelhardt: In U.S. v. Portillo-Munoz (5th Cir. 2011), this court held that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5), which prohibits an illegal alien from possessing a firearm or ammunition, is constitutional under the Second Amendment. In the present…

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‘Like she handed him an AR-15’: Woman could be charged after teenage son killed friend in car crash

Kiernan Tague, 17, had a history of drag racing and disregarding speed limits

The Independent UK

FBI releases photos of rifle used to shoot Trump and reveals gunman had ‘mixture of ideologies’

Investigators believe Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, ‘engaged in detailed attack planning’

The Independent UK

LA doctor killed by gunman was attacked months earlier by three men with baseball bats

An employee said the doctor began to fear for his life after he was attacked

The Independent UK

Attorney for white homeowner who shot Ralph Yarl says his client needs a psychological evaluation

The attorney for an elderly white homeowner who shot Ralph Yarl after the teenage Black honor student came to his home by mistake says his client needs a psychological exam

The Independent UK

2 men from Europe charged with 'swatting' plot targeting members of Congress and senior US officials

Two men from Europe are charged in a plot to call in bogus reports of police emergencies to harass and threaten members of Congress, senior U.S. government officials and dozens of other people

The Independent UK

Massachusetts strikes down a 67-year-old switchblade ban, cites landmark Supreme Court gun decision

Residents of Massachusetts are now free to arm themselves with switchblades after a 67-year-old restriction was struck down in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 landmark decision on gun rights and the Second Amendment

The Independent UK

Romanian, Serbian Men Charged With 'Swatting' US Officials

A Romanian man and a Serbian national have been charged with making bomb threats and triggering "swatting" attacks on dozens of US officials and lawmakers, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

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Jury returns to deliberating in trial of former elected official in killing of Las Vegas reporter

A Nevada jury has returned to deliberations in the murder trial of a Democratic ex-politician accused of killing a Las Vegas investigative journalist two years ago

Latin Times

Venezuelan TikTok influencer nearly murdered by ex-step dad reveals photos of injuries to followers: 'Only god knows why I'm still here'

Eixchel Berroteran, known as Eixchelb, documented the incident in a social media post and showed it to her more than 4 million followers

The Independent UK

Massachusetts reverses switchblade carry ban, saying they are protected under Second Amendment

State’s high court argued that switchblades were considered an ‘arm’ and therefore protected by the Second Amendment

The Guardian - US

Trump, without evidence, blames Biden and Harris for assassination attempt

Ex-president claims Biden administration weaponized justice department and caused Secret Service staffing shortages

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Gun violence to be top voting issue for Latinos in 2024 elections

Latinos are making gun violence a top voting issue in the 2024 elections, driven by disproportionate impacts on their communities safety.

The Independent UK

Family of dad stabbed to death on street hits out after killer gets ‘easy’ sentence

Ibrahim Bah, 35, was killed by David Joseph Johnson outside Belushi’s bar in Greenwich

Newcastle Herald

The Cessnock ice rip, the wild car chase and the alleged stabbing murder

Russel Rajapakse has pleaded not guilty to murdering Corey Breceljnik.

AAP

Accused gang leader wanted over foiled murder plot

Arrest warrants have been issued for the accused leader of Sydney's Alameddine crime gang and an associate for a bungled alleged attempt to kill a rival.

The Independent UK

Missouri death row inmate gets another chance at a hearing that could spare his life

An evidentiary hearing is set for a man on Missouri's death row who thought DNA evidence uncovered in his case was enough to save him

The Independent UK

Bikinis, surfboards and battle-axes? Hawaii loosens long-strict weapons laws after court ruling

Second Amendment activists in Hawaii are celebrating a recent legal change that allows them to carry not just guns but other weapons -- from battle-axes to butterfly knives — openly in public

Reason

Federal Judge Highlights the Hazards of Reckless Drug War Tactics

The ruling notes that Breonna Taylor’s death resulted from the "late-night, surprise manner of entry."

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