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Turkey cracks down on protests

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Jacob Resneck, - Jun. 11 (News Report) - Early this morning, Istanbul's governor tweeted that police were only there to remove banners hanging on adjoining buildings and had no intention to clear the park. A violent crackdown on May 31 against peaceful sit-in protesters in the park has sparked nationwide unrest leaving at least three dead — including a policeman — and nearly 5,000 injured.

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The Truth About Video Games and Gun Violence

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Mother Jones - By Erik Kain - Jun. 11 (Comment) - It was one of the most brutal video games imaginable—players used cars to murder people in broad daylight. Parents were outraged, and behavioral experts warned of real-world carnage. "In this game a player takes the first step to creating violence," a psychologist from the National Safety Council told the New York Times . "And I shudder to think what will come next if this is encouraged. It'll be pretty gory."

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Syria denies role in Turkey car bombing that killed 46 (PHOTOS)

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

GlobalPost - By Alexander Besant, Tracey Shelton - May. 12 (News Report) - Syrian government officials have denied the country's role in a deadly car bombing in southern Turkey. In a press conference Sunday, Syria's information minister Omran al-Zoubi said that the attack was incompatible with the government's values.

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Texas college stabbing: 14 injured, 2 in critical condition

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Joe Sutton. Chandler Friedman, Catherine E. Shoichet - Apr. 09 (News Report) - Maya Khalil was shocked when she saw victims bleeding on the ground. Moments before, the 19-year-old had been in class at the Lone Star College's CyFair campus outside Houston, Texas. But after leaving class, Khalil watched her college campus turn into a crime scene on Tuesday.

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Gun Rights Group’s Aim Is Way Off

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

FactCheck - By Robert Farley - Apr. 06 (Fact Check) - A conservative gun rights group is going after three congressmen with “A” ratings from the National Rifle Association by falsely claiming they support President Obama’s gun control agenda.

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American Woman Gang-Raped on Transit Van in Rio de Janeiro

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Simon Romero, Taylor Barnes - Apr. 02 (News) - The harrowing assault stunned many in Brazil, especially as Rio de Janeiro tries to promote itself as a city on the mend and prepares to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games.

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Steubenville, Ohio, Football Players Convicted in Rape Trial

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

ABC News - By Christina Ng - Mar. 18 (News Report) - Two Steubenville, Ohio, high school football players accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl have been found delinquent by a judge -- the juvenile court equivalent of guilty.

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Reports: Ex-sniper killed at gun range

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - By Greg Botelho, Josh Levs - Feb. 03 (News Report) - A former Navy SEAL known for claiming a record number of sniper killings in Iraq was one of two men shot dead at a Texas gun range, allegedly at the hands of a fellow military veteran, officials say.

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Alabama town mourns for bus driver amid standoff

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

ABC News - By Bruce Smith, Melissa Nelson Gabriel - Feb. 03 (News Report) - As an Alabama standoff and hostage drama marked a sixth day Sunday, more details emerged about the suspect at the center, with neighbors and officials painting a picture of an isolated man estranged from his family.

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Child Homicides

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

FactCheck - By Robert Farley - Jan. 29 (Fact Check) - Q: Is it true that 85 percent of all the children killed by guns in the world are killed in the United States? A: No. This statistic, misused by the husband of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, refers to a study of 23 high-income countries in 2003 that made up less than 14 percent of the world’s population. A coauthor of that study says the percentage of children killed in the world who lived in the U.S. is “well, well, well under 85 percent.”

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Warning Signs of Violent Acts Often Unclear

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Benedict Carey, Anemona Hartocollis - Jan. 16 (Special Report) - Forestalling violence by keeping closer tabs on those with mental illness is an appealing idea, but it poses more difficulties than are at first apparent.

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Clashes Break Out in India at a Protest Over a Rape Case

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Gardiner Harris, Hari Kumar - Dec. 23 (News Report) - Protesters in New Delhi demanded justice and better policing after the rape of a 23-year-old medical student.

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Police ban protests after clash in India

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - By Harmeet Shah Singh - Dec. 23 (News Report) - Authorities put up security barriers and banned protests in central New Delhi on Sunday to prevent a repeat of the clashes that broke out during a massive demonstration a day earlier over a gang rape incident.

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151 Victims of Mass Shootings in 2012: Here Are Their Stories

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Mother Jones - By By Mother Jones staff - Dec. 21 (Special Report) - The media coverage tends to linger on the killers. But as the nation mourns the excruciating losses in Newtown—and finally begins to confront an epidemic of mass shootings amid the worst year for them in modern US history —it is equally important to bear witness to the victims. What follows are portraits of 151 people physically wounded or killed in the rampages of 2012. In addition to the victims of this year's seven mass shootings, we've included the victims of similar but less lethal rampages in a Portland shopping mall, a Milwaukee spa, and a Cleveland high school. The total number of lives devastated by these attacks far exceeds 151, of course, starting with survivors who narrowly escaped physical harm, such as the unidentified six-year-old girl who played dead and walked out of Sandy Hook Elementary School against all odds. Mother Jones has only included photos of those injured and killed that were shared publicly by the families or survivors themselves, or for which we were ...

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Full Text of the NRA Statement

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Hartford Courant - By Nra - Dec. 21 (News) - The National Rifle Association's 4 million mothers, fathers, sons and daughters join the nation in horror, outrage, grief and earnest prayer for the families of Newtown, Connecticut ... who suffered such incomprehensible loss as a result of this unspeakable crime.

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We Are a Country Drenched in Bloodshed: Some Hard Truths About Violence in the Media

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Don Hazen, Jan Frel - Dec. 21 (Special Report) - researchers, as summarized by the French Canadian media activist and researcher Jacques Brodeur, claim to have proven that "the effect of media violence is bigger than the effect of exposure to lead on children’s brain activity, bigger than the effect of calcium intake on bone mass, bigger than the effect of homework on academic achievement, bigger than the effect of asbestos exposure on cancer, bigger than the effect of exposure to secondhand smoke on lung cancer."

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Fact-checks on gun control and gun violence

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

PolitiFact - By Becky Bowers - Dec. 19 (Fact Check) - The shooting in Newtown, Conn. that killed 26 people has reopened a national debate about gun control. As it unfolds, you might hear some familiar claims : Gun control Under federal

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Opinionator | The Stone: Gun 'Control' Is Not Enough

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By By JEFF MCMAHAN - Dec. 19 (Opinion) - A close look at the pro-gun stance leads to the conclusion that the United States should ban private gun ownership entirely, or almost entirely.

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Seven of the Most Striking Ways States Have Loosened Gun Laws

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

ProPublica - By Suevon Lee - Dec. 18 (Investigative Report) - Friday’s deadly rampage at a Connecticut elementary school marked the 13th mass shooting in the United States this year. Among the 11 deadliest shootings in U.S. history, more than half took place in the last five years. During the same period, states have often relaxed their gun laws, making it easier for individuals to obtain guns, extending the places where concealed guns are permitted, or giving gun owners more robust protections.

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Bushmaster gunmaker stake to be sold by Cerberus

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - Dec. 18 (News Report) - A US private equity firm has said it is to sell its stake in the maker of the AR15 rifle, the weapon used in the Newtown school shootings.

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I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Liza Long - Dec. 17 (Opinion) - No one wants to send a 13-year old genius who loves Harry Potter and his snuggle animal collection to jail. But our society, with its stigma on mental illness and its broken healthcare system, does not provide us with other options. Then another tortured soul shoots up a fast food restaurant. A mall. A kindergarten classroom. And we wring our hands and say, “Something must be done.” I agree that something must be done. It’s time for a meaningful, nation-wide conversation about mental health. That’s the only way our nation can ever truly heal. God help me. God help Michael. God help us all.

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Timeline: World's deadliest mass shootings - Americas

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

aljazeera.com - Dec. 15 (Research) - July 18, 1984: James Oliver Huberty, an out-of-work security guard, kills 21 people in a McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro, California. A police sharpshooter kills Huberty.

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On Newtown and Gun Control: The Difficult Response

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

National Review - By Charles C. W. Cooke - Dec. 15 (Opinion) - After a man walked into a British elementary school in 1996 and killed 17 people, the British government summarily banned handguns. After yesterday’s massacre at Newtown, some in America would that Congress did the same here.

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Global shock at Newtown shooting, but NRA is silent — Latitude News

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

latitudenews.com - By Maria Balinska - Dec. 15 (Comment) -

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A Guide to Mass Shootings in America

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Mother Jones - By Mark Follman, Gavin Aronsen, Deanna Pan - Dec. 14 (Investigative Report) - On Friday morning, 27 people were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. Among the fatalities are 20 children, six adults, and the shooter. We're following this story closely with regular updates here. It's perhaps too easy to forget how many times this has happened

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