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2 Arrested in Fatal Ohio Fraternity House Shooting

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Two men angry over a dispute at an Ohio fraternity house party left the gathering and returned early Sunday, spraying bullets into a crowd and killing a Youngstown State University student, authorities said. Eleven other people were injured, including a 17-year-old with a critical head wound. The men...

Gun Control Debate: Why Do We Make Gun Violence So Easy?

The only thing worse than slowly watching a shooting unfold on television is being a part of one. Nearly four years after surviving the worst school shooting in America -- the Virginia Tech massacre of April 16, 2007 -- and trying to live a "normal" life, I sat there Saturday, stunned, angry and saddened as the nauseating...

Pentagon Shooting Update: 6 Shots Were Fired, Not 2

(Oct. 20) -- At least six shots were fired at the Pentagon on Tuesday by a still-unidentified party, not two as was originally reported. Investigators originally found two windows on the exterior of the building that had been hit by one bullet each. But today, Steven Calvery, director of the Pentagon Force Protection...

In Frenzy Over British Suspect on the Loose, a Quote Too Far

Correction, July 7, 1 AM ET: An earlier version of this story included information from a false report from another site. We've updated to correct the record and explain what happened. (July 6) -- Forget the World Cup action between Uruguay and the Netherlands -- news outlets all across the United Kingdom are turning...

Background on gun violence

Gun violence defined literally means the use of a firearm to threaten or inflict violence or harm. Gun violence may be broadly defined as a category of violence and crime committed with the use of a firearm; it may or may not include actions ruled as self-defense, actions for law enforcement, or the safe lawful use of firearms for sport, hunting, and target practice.

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