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Mass shooters exploited gun laws, loopholes before carnage
Read full article: Mass shooters exploited gun laws, loopholes before carnageThe suspects in the shootings at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school and a Buffalo, New York, supermarket were both just 18 when authorities say they bought the weapons used in the attacks.
22 mass shootings. 374 dead. Here's where the guns came from
Read full article: 22 mass shootings. 374 dead. Here's where the guns came fromThe suspects in the shootings at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school and a Buffalo, New York, supermarket were both just 18 when authorities say they bought the weapons used in the attacks.
22 mass shootings. 374 dead. Here’s where the guns came from
Read full article: 22 mass shootings. 374 dead. Here’s where the guns came fromThe suspects in the shootings at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school and a Buffalo, New York, supermarket were both just 18 when authorities say they bought the weapons used in the attacks.
Mental health exam ordered for supermarket shooting suspect
Read full article: Mental health exam ordered for supermarket shooting suspectA judge has ordered a state mental health evaluation for the man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in March to determine whether he is competent to proceed with the case.
Colorado shooting suspect passed check in legal gun purchase
Read full article: Colorado shooting suspect passed check in legal gun purchase“Like the rest of the community, we too want to know why — why that King Soopers, why Boulder, why Monday," Herold said. The suspect passed a background check conducted by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation before purchasing a gun, Eagleton said. The gun store is in a shopping center that also has a chiropractic clinic, yoga studio and foot massage parlor. A different King Soopers store is across the street. His funeral is scheduled for Tuesday in the Boulder County city of Lafayette.
Georgia reports another 2,300 COVID-19 cases, over 50 more deaths
Read full article: Georgia reports another 2,300 COVID-19 cases, over 50 more deathsAccording to the state Department of Public Health, a total of 4,849 people have died in Georgia since the pandemic began. On Wednesday, the state added 2,391 new COVID-19 cases. In the six Southeast Georgia counties tracked by News4Jax, 34 new cases were reported Tuesday. On Monday, a longtime county commissioner in Georgia died after more than two weeks in the hospital battling the coronavirus. Common symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, breathing trouble, sore throat, muscle pain, and loss of taste or smell.
Over 2,800 new coronavirus cases in Georgia; 69 additional deaths
Read full article: Over 2,800 new coronavirus cases in Georgia; 69 additional deathsThe Georgia Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported 69 additional coronavirus-related deaths, four of which were reported in Southeast Georgia counties. According to the state Department of Public Health, a total of 4,794 people have died in Georgia since the pandemic began. On Tuesday, the state added 2,873 new COVID-19 cases, 1,030 more than were reported the day prior. The statewide total has reached 241,677 cases. On Monday, a longtime county commissioner in Georgia died after more than two weeks in the hospital battling the coronavirus.
Relatives of Aurora Shooting Victims Worry 'Joker' Could Inspire Violence
Read full article: Relatives of Aurora Shooting Victims Worry 'Joker' Could Inspire ViolenceTitled "Joker," Phoenix stars as failed comedian Arthur Fleck, who ultimately becomes the comic book villain. Several victims of the 2012 mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, are expressing their concerns in particular. The film feels like a "slap in the face," Sandy Phillips, whose daughter was killed in Aurora, told The Hollywood Reporter. "I don't think it's the responsibility of a filmmaker to teach the audience morality or the difference between right or wrong," Phoenix told IGN. Relatives of those killed in the Aurora shooting are asking Warner Brothers, the studio behind the film, to donate to anti-gun violence causes.
Families of Aurora shooting victims urge action ahead of 'Joker'
Read full article: Families of Aurora shooting victims urge action ahead of 'Joker'Warner Bros. Pictures via CNN(CNN) - A group of people whose loved ones witnessed or were killed in 2012's Aurora theater shooting are calling on Warner Bros. to help combat gun violence as the studio prepares to release its rated-R comic book film "Joker." (Warner Bros., like CNN, is owned by WarnerMedia.) "Over the last several weeks, large American employers from Walmart to CVS have announced that they are going to lean into gun safety. Shooter James Holmes is currently serving multiple life sentences for the shooting, which killed 12 and injured 70. Warner Bros. has not responded to CNN's e-mailed request for comment.