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Only 'Dangerous Individuals' Lose Their Gun Rights Because of Protective Orders, the Government Says

Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar falsely claims a federal gun ban "requires individualized findings of dangerousness."

Reason

Nashville DA seeks change after suspect released from jail is accused of shooting college student

The Nashville district attorney is calling on the Tennessee legislature to make it easier to commit someone to a mental institution

The Independent UK

Maine looks to pay funeral costs for families of mass shooting victims

The office of Gov. Janet Mills says Maine’s government is going to cover the cost of funerals for families who lost loved ones in the deadliest mass shooting in the state’s history

The Independent UK

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Which states have the highest murder rates?

Mississippi’s homicide rate — the highest in the nation — is more than 11 times New Hampshire’s — the nation’s lowest.

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GOP blaming mental illness for gun violence is counterproductive and cruel, say experts

Dr Paul Appelbaum, a psychiatrist, challenges assumptions about the connections between mental health and violence risk

The Guardian - US

Gunman who killed Ashley Dale tells court he has had year of ‘torture’

Environmental health worker Ashley Dale was shot with a Skorpion machine pistol in Old Swan, Liverpool, at about 12.30am on August 21 last year.

The Independent UK

How effective are public service announcements? Three scholars weigh in

When Erek L. Barron, U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, premiered a 60-second video that seeks to show how gun violence devastates families, he said his goal was to create an innovative public service announcement that would help “turn around violent crime and improve safety in our neighborhoods.”

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Police chief questions mental health call-outs after 'bean bag' death

No police have been charged over Krista Kach's death at Stockton.

Newcastle Herald

Verdict in Stockton shooting murder of grandmother Stacey Klimovitch

The former bikie said he was a 'patsy' who had been 'set up' by the mastermind.

Newcastle Herald

Third man sought to crack case of 'well-planned murder'

Fresh CCTV vision has been released as police investigate the execution-style killing of Amar Kettule, who was gunned down in Sydney nearly three years ago.

AAP

Uvalde mother whose daughter was killed in the Robb Elementary shooting loses bid for mayor

A mother in Uvalde, Texas, whose 10-year-old daughter was killed in the Robb Elementary School shooting has lost her run for mayor

The Independent UK

Advocates angered by delay in passing ‘Karina’s Bill,’ aimed at taking guns from those accused of domestic violence

“There’s no reason that they couldn’t call this bill and save additional lives in Illinois, and they simply chose not to,” said Amanda Pyron of the Network, a coalition of advocacy groups for victims of domestic violence.

Chicago Sun-Times

Three new candidates declare in Florida

Ballotpedia tracked three new state-level candidates in Florida between Oct. 30-Nov. 5. This was two more candidates than the prior week.

Ballotpedia

Man killed after pointing gun at Baltimore police, officials say

Baltimore police officers shot and killed a man who pointed a gun at them following a foot pursuit Tuesday afternoon, officials said

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Alex Murdaugh prosecutors fire back at jury tampering claims

‘Only Alex Murdaugh could conceive of such a confounded gambit as even remotely possible,’ the Attorney General’s office wrote in a Tuesday filing

The Guardian - US

Supreme court leans towards upholding US gun ban for domestic abusers

Justices appear to be against further unravelling of gun laws as DoJ makes passionate call for preservation of 1994 firearms ban

The Independent UK

Supreme Court seems poised to keep guns away from domestic abusers

Justices will decide if courts went too far overturning federal law intended to protect survivors

The Independent UK

Teenager wanted over murder of sleeping bus passenger turns himself in

Miguel Rivera Dominguez, 17, is accused of killing 21-year-old Marcel Wagner in Seattle

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The Independent UK

Clerk denies tampering or influencing jury that found Alex Murdaugh guilty of murder

The clerk of court accused of tampering with the South Carolina jury that found Alex Murdaugh guilty of murder has denied asking jurors if they thought he was guilty before deliberations

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Gunman wanted to send ‘warning’ to shooting victim’s boyfriend, court hears

Ashley Dale, 28, was shot with a Skorpion sub-machine gun at home in Old Swan, Liverpool.

The Independent UK

Voters in Lewiston are overcoming fear and sadness to do their civic duty after mass shooting

Shootings in which 18 people were killed are on the minds of voters heading to the polls in Lewiston, Maine, where the gunman opened fire less than two weeks ago

The Independent UK

‘It’s open season on women’: Domestic violence survivor warns on gun laws before SCOTUS

As the Supreme Court hears arguments about a case that concerns domestic abusers’ ability to possess guns, the value of protective orders is under question, reports Kelly Rissman

The Independent UK

Man accused of murder ‘spoke to victim’s boyfriend after travelling to Dubai’

Environmental health worker Ashley Dale was shot with a Skorpion machine gun last August.

The Conversation

Young men in violent parts of Philadelphia, Chicago die from guns at a higher rate than US troops in the heat of battle

Mass shootings tend to dominate the debate over gun violence – but they accounted for just 3% of all firearm homicides in the United States in 2021.

The Independent UK

Officer expressed ‘astonishment’ colleagues missed gun used to kill Matt Ratana

The Metropolitan Police sergeant was killed on September 25 2020 by Louis de Zoysa, 26, who opened fire with an antique revolver in Croydon.

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