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There is little to salvage from last week’s mass murder at Fort Hood, Texas, but there are some stark realizations this heartbreaking horror exposes. One is the wishful but mistaken notion that such incidents can be prevented by laws prohibiting or strictly restricting access to firearms.
Fort Hood, Tex. -- Military and federal officials investigating Thursday's mass shooting at this sprawling Army base spent the weekend poring over evidence they seized from the apartment of the alleged shooter, Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan, including his computer and multiple e-mail accounts he may have controlled, according to a law enforcement source.
Conjunto Latinoamericano, an ensemble of 16 Baylor University faculty and student musicians, will present an evening of music from Mexico, Central America and South America at 8 tonight at Jones Concert Hall in Baylor’s Glennis McCrary Music Building.
-- Large numbers of permits remain available for Nebraska’s firearm season Nov. 14-22. A new access program is available, opening thousands of acres to walk-in hunting, and a popular program that allows deer meat to be distributed to those who want it is in its second year.
A 5.7-millimeter pistol used in the Fort Hood shooting was purchased legally by suspect Nidal Hasan at a Texas gun shop, law enforcement officials said Friday.
This past week, we were sadly reminded that guns in the hands of the aggrieved or the disturbed can produce horrific consequences. Just as the...
NASHVILLE - Republican legislators are split over whether to chastise the state's largest anti-abortion organization for supporting a Democrat. House Republican Leader Jason Mumpower has drafted a letter to Tennessee Right to Life President Brian Harris declaring that endorsement of Democrats would harm prospects for passage of anti-abortion legislation. Mumpower e-mailed a copy of the letter ...
The Fort Hood shooting was a "kick in the gut," the Army chief of staff says.
LI Veterans Day concert: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Algoma Elementary School auditorium, 514 Fremont St. The concert will be presented by the Algoma Community Band. The concert will pay tribute to Bob Hope, Glenn Miller and the Andrew Sisters for unselfishly giving of their time and talent for the USO.
Melanie Fawn Sheppard of Fenton grew up with a love for the great outdoors. A “farm girl” at heart, Sheppard, 33, still thrives outside where she can work with her horses, mend and build fences and help her husband Bryan with their family’s tree service business.
A 5.7 mm pistol used in the Fort Hood shooting was purchased legally by suspect Nidal Hasan at a Texas gun shop, law...
Bluff City Man says firing range creates dangerous situation for family, urges city to seek outside expert for advice
The sounds of multiple shotguns firing reverberated off nearby hills Saturday as the smell of spent gunpowder wafted through the ravines at Camp Geiger.
Law enforcement officials say a 5.7-millimeter pistol used in the Fort Hood shooting rampage was purchased legally at a Killeen gun store. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case.
A 5.7-millimeter pistol used in the Fort Hood shooting was purchased legally by suspect Nidal Hasan at a Texas gun shop, law enforcement officials said Friday. Records indicate Hasan bought the FN 5.7 at store called "Guns Galore" in Killeen, Texas, in recent months and that gun was used in the attack that left 13 people dead, one of the officials said.
WASHINGTON - A 5.7-millimeter pistol used in the Fort Hood shooting was purchased legally by suspect Nidal Hasan at a Texas gun shop, law enforcement officials said today. The...
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