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Arthur Folasa Ah Loo
CROSSFIRE TRAGEDY

‘No Kings’ Protester Killed in Crossfire Was Reality TV Star

Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, 39, was struck at an anti-Trump rally in Utah after peacekeepers opened fire on another man who had pulled out an AR-15 style rifle.

Erkki Forster

Amityville, New York
AMITYVILLE HORROR

Ex-Mayor Accused of Racism: ‘Whites Should Stay With Whites’

The former mayor reportedly told an employee that he has “no one to answer to but God” for his behavior.

Lily Mae Lazarus

A 2020 High School yearbook shows the photo of Thomas Matthew Crooks
'DANGEROUS'

Trump Shooter Didn't Make School Rifle Club: Classmate

He was asked not to come back after failing to make the junior varsity roster.

Lily Mae Lazarus

Markus Beck allegedly rigged his house as an “explosive booby trap” following his arrest on drunk driving and gun charges, prosecutors say.
TERRIFYING

Tech Worker Rigged House as ‘Explosive Booby Trap’: DA

Officers went to Markus Beck’s house after he was allegedly found with a stash of illegal weapons following a drunk driving crash.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Prague was in mourning after Thursday’s attack
MURDER PRACTICE

Prague Shooter Killed Man and Baby in Dry-Run Attack: Cops

David Kozak, who killed 13 people at a university Thursday, is the prime suspect in an apparently random killing of man and his 2-month-old daughter in a forest last week.

Philippe Naughton

The Phoenix skyline with mountains in the background
DANGER AVERTED

Arizona Student Arrested After Bringing AR-15 to School

“We are grateful to those who reported this incident to trusted adults,” a school representative said in a statement.

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‘KILLING OUR BABIES’

Fox Pundit: ‘We Have to Talk About Guns’ After Louisville

Noting that the Louisville suspect appeared to use an AR-15-style rifle, the mass shooter’s favorite weapon, Ted Williams demanded action amid the “insanity.”

Justin Baragona

TSA agent at airport screening checkpoint.
TO THE TEETH

New Jersey Man Tried to Fly With AR-15 and Fake Badge: TSA

Convicted felon Seretse Clouden was arrested at Newark airport with a cache of weapons in his luggage, according to a criminal complaint.

Justin Rohrlich

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FLIPPER

Rubio Reneges on Parkland Pledge to Up Age Limit for AR-15s

After the Parkland massacre, the Florida senator proposed raising the age limit to buy an AR-15 from 18 to 21—just like handguns. He just went back on that.

Jose Pagliery

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‘KLEENEX OF FIREARMS’

Glock AR-15 Rumors Run Rampant. That Would Be a Nightmare.

There has long been chatter that that the company was going to branch out from handguns into long guns.

Michael Daly

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RED FLAG

Safeway Shooter Warned He Would Commit a ‘National Tragedy’

Two people were killed by the gunman, and a third injured, before he was found dead, police said.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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