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Sandy Hook siblings walked different, and sometimes difficult, paths to deal with the trauma of losing their younger brother

HARTFORD, Conn. — Erin Kowalski was 11 years old and in sixth grade when her little brother Chase died in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Her sister Brittany was a freshman in high school.

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Commentary: Guns and logic

Ignoring the nation’s epidemic of mass shootings, in June 2022, by a 6-3 margin along ideological lines, the Supreme Court struck down a New York law that required anyone seeking a license to carry a concealed handgun outside the home to demonstrate a specific justification for the permit. Under the…

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Police officer who fatally shot Black woman through her window says he thought a burglary was taking place

‘We are taught to meet deadly force with deadly force. We’re not taught that we have to wait’

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Queensland shootings highlight increase in anti-police sentiment around the world

In an horrific incident on Monday night, two police officers and a member of the public were fatally shot in an ambush attack in Queensland. Another two officers were injured in the attack.

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Wieambilla shooting the second fatal ambush of Queensland Police in five years

The deaths of the officers at Wieambilla brings the Queensland Police death toll to four over five years, including the 2017 killing of Brett Forte.

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A decade after Sandy Hook, grief remains but hope grows

Ten years after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, victims' families and survivors say grief and trauma remain but hope continues to grow

The Independent UK

Jail for man who tried to recruit hit man in Bunnings car park to kill ex-wife's preacher

A pastor tells the Supreme Court of Victoria he does not seek revenge as the man who tried to recruit an assassin to kill him is jailed.

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Wieambilla shooting: Six dead including police officers in Australia ‘ambush’ attack

Specialised officers and air support pressed into action after shooters open fire at police

The Independent UK

Australia gunfight kills 6, including 2 police

SYDNEY: Six people including two police officers were killed in a gunfight at a remote property in Australia's Queensland state, authorities said on Tuesday, after police visited the place to investigate reports of a missing person.

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Survivors of mass shootings in 2 Illinois communities voice support for proposed assault weapon ban

CHICAGO — On the surface, Highland Park and East Garfield Park don’t have much in common.

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San Jose rail yard mass shooting: Investigation finds no clear sign that worker was planning violence

SAN JOSE — The troubling behavior of a Santa Clara County Valley Transportation Authority maintenance worker who gunned down nine co-workers then himself at a San Jose railyard last year was not severe enough for the agency to discipline or fire him, according to a VTA-commissioned probe into the Bay…

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'Mum, this is it' - shooting rampage victim's dying words

Cindy Tonks has told a court how her son knew his life was slipping away after being shot by a neighbour who sprayed more than 220 bullets into the street.

Newcastle Herald

Man who hired hitman to kill pastor jailed

A Melbourne man who hired a hitman to kill a church pastor has been jailed for five years, after it turned out to be an undercover police officer.

AAP

'Mum, this is it' - victim's dying words

Cindy Tonks has told a court how her son knew his life was slipping away after being shot by a neighbour who sprayed more than 220 bullets into the street.

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Man fatally shot in West Garfield Park

The man, 42, was shot about 4:10 p.m. in the 4400 block of West Jackson Boulevard.

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Wieambilla shooting: property owner Gareth Train posted regularly on conspiracy website before police killed

Exclusive: The brother of missing man Nathaniel Train had posted about preparing an ark and alleging the Port Arthur attack was a ‘false-flag’ operation

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Queensland police officers Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow ‘didn’t stand a chance’ in Wieambilla shooting

Police commissioner Katarina Carroll says it’s a miracle two officers survived after being confronted by a ‘hail of gunshots’

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The mayor has restricted media access to police scanner info — and that hurts our ability to serve the public

Our newsrooms monitor emergency scanner traffic to report everything from traffic congestion to developing threats to public safety. In our view, encryption and delays run counter to resounding calls for greater transparency in law enforcement.

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Former CPD supervisor takes stand in officer’s whistleblower case

Former Chief of Detectives Melissa Staples testifies she demoted Isaac Lambert for botching the investigation of an off-duty officer’s shooting of an unarmed teen.

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Breonna Taylor's boyfriend to get $2m after shooting 'that will haunt him forever'

Louisville have agreed to pay $2 million (£1.6million) to settle lawsuits filed by Kenneth L. Walker in federal and state court, one of his attorneys, Steve Romine said in a written statement

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Two police officers shot dead during siege at Queensland property identified as Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold

Two police officers shot dead during a siege at a property in Queensland's Western Downs are identified as Constable Rachel McCrow, 29, and Constable Matthew Arnold, 26.

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Qld Shooters Identified As Former School Principal And Brother Who Frequented Conspiracy Websites

Six people including two Queensland police officers and a member of the public were shot dead during a siege in Queensland's Wieambilla.

Chicago Sun-Times

State legislators urged to outlaw assault weapons: ‘If we don’t do something about this, shame on us’

Survivors and others testified at an Illinois House committee hearing, calling for bipartisan support for an assault weapons ban.

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Rare gunfight kills six, including two police officers, in rural Australia

Six people, including two police officers, were killed in a gunfight at a remote property in Australia's Queensland state, authorities said on Tuesday, after police visited a home there to investigate a missing person report.

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Suspect in custody in Portage Park bar shooting that killed 3, critically wounded 1

Police suspect the gunman opened fire after getting into an argument early Sunday at the Vera Lounge in the 5500 block of West School Street, officials said.

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