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Ohio man charged with murder over shooting of Black ride-share driver

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Monday, 15 April - 21:20

William Brock, 81, who is white, was arrested after he fatally shot Lo-Letha Hall, 61, outside his home in South Charleston, Ohio

An Ohio man was charged with murder after shooting a Black ride-share driver in an unprovoked attack, following the most recent string of cases of Black Americans being shot while doing mundane things.

William Brock, 81, who is white, was arrested after he fatally shot Lo-Letha Hall, 61, outside his home in South Charleston, Ohio, about an hour outside of Dayton, NBC News reported .

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Many Americans who recently bought guns open to political violence, survey finds

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Tuesday, 9 April - 15:00

Study of 13,000 Americans finds particular risk among certain types of gun owners, including those who carry weapons in public

Large numbers of Americans who have bought guns over the past four years or who regularly carry their loaded weapons in public are willing to engage in political violence, even to the extent of shooting a perceived opponent, a new mega-survey has found.

The study of almost 13,000 Americans, drawn from across the country and weighted for demographics, provides alarming evidence of the openness of certain types of gun owners to the idea – and possibly the practice – of violence as a political act.

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Gun crime survivors create scheme to stop violent partners owning firearms

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Tuesday, 9 April - 07:30

Some police in England and Wales now ask spouses to flag dangerous traits or mental health problems

Survivors of gun crime committed by violent and coercive partners have worked with police to create a groundbreaking scheme designed to stop more dangerous offenders being allowed licensed firearms.

The women have helped police frame a questionnaire that firearms officers put to the partners of people wanting a licence that will flag up issues such as a propensity to violence or mental health problems.

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Alec Baldwin had ‘no control’ over his emotions on Rust set, prosecutors say

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Monday, 8 April - 19:57

Public filing alleges actor, charged with involuntary manslaughter, ‘shamelessly lied’ about the deadly shooting of cinematographer

New Mexico state prosecutors plan to argue that Alec Baldwin was unable to control his emotions on the set of Rust where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed when a gun held by the actor went off – and that he “shamelessly lied” and changed his story about deadly shooting.

The 66-year-old actor is due to go on trial in July on a charge of involuntary manslaughter for his part in Hutchins’ death in Santa Fe. Baldwin has denied wrongdoing. But in a 32-page public filing released Monday, prosecutor Kari Morrissey alleged that the actor would shout and swear on the set, and his uncontrolled behavior had affected safety.

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Man killed and five wounded in Easter shooting in Nashville restaurant

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Monday, 1 April - 12:10

Allen Beachem, 33, killed after argument with suspect who fled the scene, police say

One man was killed and five other people were wounded during a shooting inside a restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sunday afternoon, as many in the city celebrated Easter, police said.

The shooting at about 3pm in Nashville’s Salemtown neighborhood began within minutes of the male suspect’s arrival at the restaurant with a woman, authorities said.

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Kamala Harris announces new office to implement ‘red flag’ gun control laws

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Saturday, 23 March - 17:53

Vice-president launches national resource center at site of 2018 Florida school shooting where 17 were killed

The White House has announced a new national office to support states implementing “red flag” laws to combat gun violence , an initiative funded by the justice department.

Kamala Harris made the announcement on Saturday during a visit to Parkland, Florida, where she toured the site of the nation’s worst high school shooting, the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre that killed 17.

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Fire and chaos after mass shooting at Russian concert hall – in pictures

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Friday, 22 March - 20:49

Emergency crews responded to an attack at a venue near Moscow, where the roof collapsed from a raging fire

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Philadelphia shootings prompt shelter-in-place order as police hunt gunman

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Saturday, 16 March - 19:25

Police discovered three fatalities before cornering suspect who took hostages in a home in New Jersey

Residents of a Philadelphia-area suburb were ordered to shelter in their homes temporarily after a series of connected shootings on Saturday morning prompted a manhunt and hostage situation.

At about 8.50am local time, Falls township police were called to a home at Viewpoint Lane in Levittown, where two people had been shot dead. Minutes later, a second shooting was reported at Edgewood Lane, where a third person was killed.

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Alec Baldwin’s lawyers ask for dismissal of indictment for fatal Rust shooting

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Friday, 15 March - 15:43

Attorneys say prosecutors diverted attention from evidence during grand jury proceedings into the death of Halyna Hutchins

Defense attorneys for Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Thursday to dismiss a grand jury indictment against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the western movie Rust.

The indictment in January charged Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on 21 October 2021 at a movie ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe.