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US GUNS

WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 12, 2016
Arizona grandfather jailed for leaving 5-year-old in desert with gun after car broke down
An Arizona man was sentenced to six months in jail for felony child abuse for leaving his 5-year-old granddaughter in the desert with a loaded and cocked handgun with the instruction to "shoot any bad guys," prosecutors said on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 29, 2016
Secret Service bans guns at Republican Party's July convention in Cleveland
The Secret Service will not allow people to carry guns into the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July, quashing the hopes of more than 45,000 people who have signed a petition saying attendees should be allowed to bring firearms.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 9, 2016
U.S. gun industry wants looser rules on silencers
The U.S. gun industry is trying to shake off the Hollywood hit-man image of the gun silencer and re-brand it as a hearing-protection device in a campaign to roll back regulations that date to the 1930s.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 27, 2016
Kansas mass shooter got court order over domestic violence just before rampage
The man suspected of killing three people at the Kansas lawn-mower factory where he worked was served 90 minutes before his shooting spree with a court order to stay away from a woman who said he had abused her, authorities said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 7, 2016
Obama, other advocates of gun control own stock in firearms makers through mutual funds
U.S. President Barack Obama, a fierce advocate for gun regulation, is an unlikely investor in the firearms industry — yet he has money in a pension fund that holds stock in gun and ammunition companies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2016
Canadian town reels after shooting left four dead
The remote, northern Canadian community where a shooter killed four people and injured seven on Friday has long struggled under the weight of poverty, high suicide rates and disadvantages that most of the country can hardly imagine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 9, 2016
Gunman citing Islamic State shoots Philadelphia policeman
A gunman claiming to have pledged allegiance to Islamic State militants shot and seriously wounded a Philadelphia police officer in an ambush on his patrol car, the city's police commissioner said on Friday.
WORLD
Jan 6, 2016
Obama's move to control gun sales turns on a murky definition of who is a dealer
What makes a gun dealer?
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 31, 2015
Neighbor of San Bernardino gunman indicted on terrorism charge
A former neighbor accused of supplying assault rifles to the couple who massacred 14 people in San Bernardino, California, was indicted Wednesday on charges of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 18, 2015
After California shootings, Muslim American families struggle with identity
Mirvette Judeh began covering her hijab with a hoodie two weeks ago while in the car with her two young children. Someone might want to hurt their mother, she explained to them, because the head scarf easily identifies her as Muslim.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2015
On Sandy Hook anniversary, U.S. activists call for gun restrictions
U.S. gun control activists called for expanded background checks for firearms purchasers and for a ban on sales to people on federal watch lists on Monday, in a protest marking the third anniversary of the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 12, 2015
Calling on Batman to explain our dark world
From World War II to today's war on terror, the comic book hero Batman evolves with the times to reflect America's fears.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 9, 2015
The brothers Farook: one a decorated veteran, the other a killer
One brother liked to party and chase girls. After high school, moved by what he saw as his patriotic duty, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and received two medals recognizing his contributions to "the global war on terror."
WORLD
Dec 8, 2015
Bank deposit of $28,500 made to California shooter: report
A deposit of $28,500 was made to Syed Farook's bank account on Nov. 18, some two weeks before he and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, went on a shooting rampage in San Bernardino, California, Fox News reported Monday, citing a source close to the investigation.

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