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NC Senate moves quickly to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of pistol permit repeal

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Senate voted Tuesday along party lines to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of gun rights legislation that includes a repeal of the state’s permit requirement for buying handguns.

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Noise complaints are on the rise in NYC, and they are turning deadly

NEW YORK — A string of deadly encounters that started with complaints over loud music or offensive noise highlights a growing problem across NYC: Complaints about noise have exploded since the pandemic.

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More guns in school is not the answer

In the wake of increasing shootings, arming officers in schools is missing the point

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President Biden pushes for assault weapons ban, but GOP leaders remain opposed

The president said he's already used the "full extent" of his executive authority to combat gun violence. GOP lawmakers argue it's premature to press bills before the facts are out.

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Nashville shooter bought 7 guns before school attack; One of the officers who confronted suspect grew up in Chicago

Police say Audrey Hale bought weapons legally, hiding them from their parents. Hale did not target the victims but did target the school and planned the attack carefully.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sen. Josh Hawley calls Nashville shooting hate crime against Christians, calls for FBI investigation

A day after a gunman killed six people at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Sen. Josh Hawley took to the Senate floor to denounce the shooting as a hate crime against Christians.

Tribune News Service

Man found guilty of murdering partner before sending text messages to cover up

Gary Bennett was found guilty of murdering Madison Wright, whose body was found in Wat Tyler Country Park in Pitsea, Essex, in July.

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Nashville shooter, who was ‘under doctor’s care for emotional disorder,’ used 3 guns, police say

New details have emerged from Monday’s shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, that left three children and three adults dead when an assailant targeted a Christian school, making it the latest American community to be rocked by the despair and trauma of gun violence, as police search for a motive.

Los Angeles Times

Nashville shooting unearths familiar partisan split on gun bills

WASHINGTON — The shooting at a private school in Nashville has reignited a debate in Congress over American gun violence, but there’s still no clear line for lawmakers to pass further legislation on the issue.

Tribune News Service

GOP lawmakers and far-right figures seize on Nashville shooting to push dangerous anti-trans rhetoric

Right-wing figures pivot to attacks on gender-affirming care after six killed in 130th mass shooting in 2023

The Independent UK

Kevin Powell sought refuge at a subway station. A CTA worker beat him viciously and left him for dead, prosecutors say.

”He was just a nice guy, never gave anyone no trouble,” said Willie Love, a supervisor at a Bronzeville soup kitchen who knew Powell from their younger days at the Robert Taylor Homes.

Chicago Sun-Times

After school shooting, Tenn. gun laws likely to remain lax

A federal judge quietly cleared the way to drop the minimum age to 18 for Tennesseans to carry handguns in public without a permit the same day Nashville residents were reeling from a fatal grade school shooting that left six dead, including three children

The Independent UK

Highland Park massacre survivor responds to Nashville tragedy, ward races intensify and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Weekly US Government Data Roundup: March 28, 2023

USAFacts analyzes data from the ATF on guns used in crimes and the rise in ghost guns. Plus, see charts on diversity in the civilian federal workforce.

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Heartbreaking photo shows Covenant School classroom hours before deadly shooting

Pediatric surgeon Dr Britney Grayson took a photo with students while visiting to give a talk on her work

Los Angeles Times

Lauren Daigle postpones concert to host vigil after Nashville school shooting

Christian singer Lauren Daigle postponed an album preview concert she had set in Nashville, Tennessee, for Monday to instead host a communitywide prayer vigil hours after a private elementary school in the city became the latest site of a fatal mass shooting.

Tribune News Service

Nashville shooter may have felt ‘resentment’ toward school, police chief says

Nashville shooter Audrey Hale may have felt “resentment” toward the school in Monday’s deadly rampage, the city’s police chief said Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

Heartbreaking photo of Nashville school class 20 minutes before mass shooter opened fire

Paediatric surgeon Britney Grayson had just given a talk to pupils at Covenant School in Nashville, US, on Monday morning about her work in Kenya. Twenty minutes later Audrey Hale opened fire

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Police bodycams show ‘swift’ takedown of Nashville shooting suspect

Bodycam footage has revealed the "swift" action of police storming a Nashville Christian school and shooting dead an armed suspect.

Axios

Many mass shooters acquire guns legally

From 1966 to 2019, 77% of mass shooters purchased at least some of the weapons used in the shootings legally.

Irish Mirror

Family of Siobhan McLaughlin write letters against killer Brian Kearney's bid for freedom: 'It's still so raw'

Siobhan’s sister Aisling told us: 'As I speak to you I’m with my father here helping him to write his letter to the parole board'

Chicago Sun-Times

Pro-gun politicians and their supporters are complicit in mass shootings

I want to ask those who vote to elect, and re-elect these ultra pro-gun politicians: Are you too not contributing to this epidemic of mass murder?

Daily Mirror

Nashville school shooter's anti-gun activist mum says 'I think lost my daughter today'

Audrey Hale, 28, was gunned down by police after fatally shooting six including three children - her mother has said the family are finding things 'very, very difficult'

The Guardian - US

Republican congressman says ‘we’re not going to fix’ school shootings

Tim Burchett says he doesn’t see a role for Congress in preventing tragedies ‘other than mess things up’ after Nashville shooting

Salon

Pro-gun GOPer: "We're not gonna fix it"

“I don’t see any role that we could do other than mess things up, honestly," said Rep. Tim Burchett

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