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Commentary: More guns lead to more shootings. Let’s challenge what gun ownership means

The mass shootings in Virginia and Colorado again call attention to the nation’s gun problem, but how deeply guns are embedded in everyday life can be seen from other random news reports:

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Iranian police ‘aim to kill’ using shotguns to repress protests

Iranian security forces have widely used shotguns to repress the protests exploding around the country. At least 20 protesters have died after being hit by shotgun blasts, according to Amnesty International. A member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s militia, the Basij, told us how security forces are trained to control…

France 24

Two hostages rescued from booby-trapped house after gunman barricades himself inside

Residents were evacuated in Boulder, Colorado, after police rescued two hostages and surrounded a home in which a man was said to have barricaded himself inside with several weapons

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Murder 'possible' in crayfish farm death

Forensics experts have testified that aquaculturist Jeffrey Brooks could have been either murdered or died accidentally at a crayfish farm south of Brisbane.

AAP

Vic man guilty of murdering his mum

Melbourne man Thomas Bednar has been found guilty of the murder of his mum Judy Bednar in her home in May 2021.

AAP

Mother of Club Q suspect detained day after mass shooting at Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub

DENVER — The mother of the person suspected of a mass shooting inside a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub was detained the day after the shooting, court records filed Monday show.

The Denver Post

Second man charged over fatal Vic shooting

A second man has faced court charged with the murder of Tommy Loulanting, who was declared dead at the scene of a shooting in Melbourne's southeast in July.

AAP

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Attorneys want Atatiana Jefferson’s neighbor to stop demonstrating with sign outside court

FORT WORTH, Texas — At recent hearings about the killing of Atatiana Jefferson, her neighbor James Smith has frequently been seen outside the courthouse with a banner reading, “We want justice!”

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Colorado Springs police increase Club Q victim count to 22 injured

DENVER — Colorado Springs police on Monday revised the number of victims of the Club Q mass shooting to include an additional four people who were injured.

The Denver Post

Embattled Texas prosecutor over 2019 Walmart attack resigns

A Texas prosecutor facing mounting criticism over the handling of the 2019 Walmart mass shooting in El Paso that killed 23 people has resigned

The Independent UK

Whistleblower trial begins in alleged CPD cover-up in shooting of unarmed autistic teen

Detective Isaac Lambert says he was demoted after he refused to clear a fellow officer in the 2017 shooting of 18-year-old Ricardo Hayes.

Chicago Sun-Times

1 killed, 4 wounded after shooter fired into crowd at Florida A&M University, police say

MIAMI — A gunman fired at least a dozen shots into a crowd, killing one and wounding four others, including a 16-year-old boy, at an outdoor basketball court on Florida A&M University’s campus in Tallahassee, police said.

Miami Herald

Jury selection starts in murder trial of Forth Worth officer

Jury selection is underway in the the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, who fatally shot a Black woman through a window of her own Fort Worth home in in 2019

The Independent UK

22-year-old killed by Colorado deputy acted in self-defense, committed no crime, grand jury finds

DENVER — The 22-year-old Boulder man killed by a Clear Creek County sheriff’s deputy in June had committed no crime and acted in self-defense before the deputy shot him while he sat in his car, according to a grand jury indictment unsealed Monday.

The Denver Post

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Judges don’t hold Chicago police accountable

Fortunately for Chicago Police Officer Melvina Bogard, a Cook County judge was so intent on finding an excuse to justify dismissing charges against her that he totally overlooked what really transpired during a 2020 arrest at a CTA Red Line station.

The Independent UK

Grand jury: Deputies escalated standoff with man in crisis

Grand jury indictments allege two Colorado sheriff’s deputies needlessly escalated a fatal standoff last June with a 22-year-old man experiencing a “mental health crisis.”

The Independent UK

Officials: Oxford Schools never implemented safety policy

Two former school board officials say policies and procedures that could have prevented a mass shooting that left four students dead at a Michigan high school last year were approved earlier but never implemented

The Independent UK

The teen desperate to attend her father’s execution — and the court that won’t allow it

Kevin Johnson shot a police officer in 2005 and was sentenced to death when his daughter was just two years old. Now, she is having to fight for the unthinkable. Josh Marcus reports

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Former Oxford school board leaders outline safety issues with district

DETROIT — Oxford Community Schools had staff members trained on threat assessment practices outside the district, but never established teams or used any of the tools designed to avoid school violence before the Nov. 30 attack, two former board members alleged Monday.

Al Jazeera

Mother of Uvalde victim files lawsuit against gunmakers, police

The case is the latest to challenge a status quo that typically grants immunity to firearms companies.

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Jury selection begins in murder trial of ex-Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, who shot Atatiana Jefferson

FORT WORTH, Texas — The day after the death of lead defense attorney Jim Lane, jury selection began Monday afternoon in the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean.

The Independent UK

Uvalde mother sues police and gunmaker in Robb Elementary School massacre

The mother of one of 19 children killed in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has filed a federal lawsuit against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre

Irish Mirror

Gardai seize 'Scorpion' machine gun and ammo from 'Kinahan sub-cell' in Finglas

The officers, who were acting on intelligence, searched the maintenance area of another apartment complex and seized another Skorpion, as well as ammunition and silencer.

The Independent UK

Court: Cop who shot Castile wrongly denied teaching license

The Minnesota Court of Appeals says a state board must reconsider its rejection of a substitute teaching license for the former police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile in 2016

Evening Standard

Man killed, another fighting for life in double stabbing near Regent’s Park

It is the fourth killing in London in three days

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