The 17-year-old tried to purchase an AR-15 rifle on Monday.
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Neighbors say a Chicago man charged with killing an 8-year-old girl was upset over noise
The child was shot in the head as she rode a scooter.
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Attacks at U.S. medical centers show why health care is one of the nation’s most violent fields
Shootings and other attacks are increasing at hospitals across the U.S., contributing to health care becoming one of the nation’s most violent fields.
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U.S. Senate office buildings locked down over reports of shooter
Staff working in the building were instructed to remain quiet and silence all electronics.
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Pittsburgh synagogue gunman sentenced to death for the nation’s worst antisemitic attack
The DOJ has placed a moratorium on federal executions and has declined to authorize the death penalty in hundreds of new cases, but federal prosecutors said death was the appropriate punishment for Bowers.
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Binary triggers: Here’s what to know about the device that’s worrying police
The man who fired on police officers in North Dakota earlier this month used a gun modified with a binary trigger.
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Three teens shot, wounded in Times Square as tourists run for cover
Video recovered by police shows the gunman having an argument with the victims, who were part of a larger group, then opening fire.
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U.S. sets grim milestone with record for deadliest 6 months of mass killings
From Jan. 1 to June 30, the nation endured 28 mass killings, all but one of which involved guns.
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Teens are ordering, assembling – and shooting – ‘ghost guns’ bought online
The families of 2 slain Virginia teens are suing the distributor and manufacturer of the gun used to kill them, alleging gross negligence.
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Baltimore police arrest 17-year-old in block party shooting that killed 2
The gun violence that flared this week left more than a dozen dead and more than 60 wounded – including children as young as 2 years old.