On January 29, 2013, a 65-year-old man kidnaps a 5-year-old boy after fatally shooting a school bus driver in Midland City, Alabama.
On February 4, 2013, authorities storm the killer’s bunker, free the boy and shoot the killer to death after a week of fruitless negotiations.
The killer had beaten a neighbor’s dog to death with a pipe, and patrolled his property with a gun, ready to “shoot trespassers.” Despite all this, he was licensed to own a weapon.
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Monday, February 4, 2013
"American Sniper” Author and Another Are Shot Dead at Texas Gun Range
On February 2, 2013, a 25-year-old military veteran allegedly kills two veterans at a gun range in Glen Rose, Texas. Both victims were armed and one of them was the former Navy SEAL who wrote the autobiography “American Sniper,” which recounts his record number of kills while serving.
The suspected murderer appears to have been mentally ill, and had threatened suicide. Despite this, he was licensed to own a weapon.
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The suspected murderer appears to have been mentally ill, and had threatened suicide. Despite this, he was licensed to own a weapon.
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Gabrielle Giffords Speaks At Senate Gun Hearing
On January 30, 2013, former Representative, Gabrielle Giffords, who was seriously wounded in a mass shooting two years ago, urged senators to "be bold, be courageous" in addressing gun violence during the year's first congressional committee hearing on gun violence.
The gun that injured Ms. Giffords was legally purchased.
The gun that injured Ms. Giffords was legally purchased.
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