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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will preside over a hearing Tuesday on red flag gun laws.

In The Shadow Of Suicides, Senate Panel Makes Rare Move To Consider Gun Control

4:28pm March 26, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a previously scheduled hearing Tuesday on so-called red flag laws, which allow for the temporary removal of guns from individuals if they are deemed a risk.

A candlelight vigil was held last year for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Seventeen students died in one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history.

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Suicides In Parkland Leave Community In Shock

9:49pm March 25, 2019

by Greg Allen

Two students who attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., have taken their own lives in recent days. The school was the site of a 2018 mass shooting that killed 17 students.

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Al Noor mosque is shaded by clouds in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Tuesday.

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Facebook Admits Mosque Shooting Video Was Viewed At Least 4,000 Times

10:20am March 19, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The video was viewed about 4,000 times before Facebook removed it. Then the social media platform had to contend with more than a million attempted re-uploads.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters speak to media during a press conference at Parliament on Monday.

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New Zealand Prime Minister Promises Tighter Gun Laws

6:07am March 18, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The country's cabinet has agreed "in principle" to tighten laws in the aftermath of the most deadly shooting in the country's history.

Five women were found lying facedown in the lobby of a SunTrust bank in Sebring, Fla., with gunshot wounds to their heads and backs, according to a police report.

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Man Charged With Murder After Allegedly Killing 5 Women At SunTrust Bank In Florida

4:56pm January 24, 2019

by Ian Stewart

Zephen Allen Xaver, 21, has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder after allegedly killing five women inside a bank in Sebring, Fla., on Wednesday.

A Highlands County Sheriff's SWAT vehicle is stationed in front of a SunTrust Bank branch, Wednesday in Sebring, Fla., where authorities say five people were killed in a shooting.

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At Least 5 Dead In Shooting At Central Florida Bank; Suspect In Custody

10:10pm January 23, 2019

by Ian Stewart

Police say they responded to a 911 call from someone who said he had opened fire in a SunTrust bank in Sebring, Fla., on Wednesday afternoon. The suspect is a former trainee prison guard.

A passerby stops to look over a street side memorial to the shooting victims of the Borderline Bar in Thousand Oaks, Calif., on Tuesday. Investigators said the number of victims from the shooting at the country music bar could have been much higher based

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Authorities Describe 'Confusion And Chaos' At Borderline Bar Shooting In California

10:28am November 28, 2018

by Ina Jaffe

The FBI says they've found no evidence of "radicalization" of the shooter, Ian David Long, at the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif., earlier this month.

Ventura County sheriff's deputies stand outside the house of shooting suspect Ian David Long on Thursday in Newbury Park, Calif. Authorities said the Marine veteran opened fire at a country music bar in Thousand Oaks on Wednesday night.

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What We Know About The Thousand Oaks Shooting Suspect

4:57pm November 08, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Authorities have identified the gunman as Ian David Long, 28, a Marine Corps veteran. The Ventura County, Calif., sheriff says his office had a number of interactions with Long in recent years.

An FBI agent talks to a potential witness to the shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif., where a gunman opened fire inside the country dance bar on "college night."

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12 Victims Killed In Shooting At Country Music Bar In Thousand Oaks, California

8:08am November 08, 2018

by James Doubek

The gunman is also dead. Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean says all of those killed seem to be from 19-25 years old. The attack took place at the Borderline Bar and Grill.

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Robert Bowers was charged with 44 federal counts, including hate crimes, prosecutors announced on Wednesday. He is accused of killing 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue on Oct. 27.

Synagogue Shooting Suspect, Robert Bowers, Indicted On 44 Federal Charges

6:06pm October 31, 2018

The indictment, which includes hate crime charges, accuses Bowers of entering the Tree of Life synagogue with three handguns and an AR-15 rifle. Once inside he indicated his desire to "kill Jews."