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...delivery of gear to aid the Sunni fighters in the looming battle against Islamic State militants, to include body armor, small arms and light machine guns. Washington will also speed the delivery of antitank missiles to counter Islamic State car bombs. The advisers will be sent to a new site, Taqaddum Air Base, near an Iraqi operations center in Habbaniyah, to advise and assist … Continue Reading
...day to capture Ramadi, the capital of Anbar Province. Fighters seized a large cache of weapons, including rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns supplied by the United States and Russia. On Monday they continued east, attacking the town of Khaldiya. During the group session, according to a White House account, Mr. Obama said he strongly supported Prime Minister Haider … Continue Reading
...e protests following the death of Michael Brown are hard to forget -- violent out-of-town agitators disrupting peaceful protests, tear gas, rocks and gunshots, police on the streets in full riot and military gear, and vehicles that look more suited to Iraq than a suburb of St. Louis. The shooting of an unarmed African-American youth exposed deep racial divides and the endemic mistrust between ma… Continue Reading
...yer the USS Frank E. Evans were on the morning of June 3, 1969? The Evans had been deployed as part of the Vietnam War effort. Just weeks before, its guns had been shelling the Viet Cong near Da Nang. The tragic morning the sailors died, the Evans was off the Vietnamese coast when the Melbourne, an Australian aircraft carrier, accidentally rammed it, tearing it in half.
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...hat will it take to get the Congress moving on responsible gun safety laws?’ said Schiff, a former prosecutor. ‘What will it take to keep guns out of the hands of seriously mentally ill people? How many more Sandy Hooks, Auroras, Stocktons, Columbines, Virginia Techs, and Isla Vistas must we have?’The House and Senate tried to deal with gun laws in 2… Continue Reading
... gun violence affecting our communities. What will it take to get the Congress moving on responsible gun safety laws? What will it take to keep guns out of the hands of seriously mentally ill people? How many more Sandy Hooks, Auroras, Stocktons, Columbines, Virginia Techs, and Isla Vistas must we have? How many more cities and schools will have names that become synonymous with gun … Continue Reading
...imes report on concerns about U.S. aid to Egypt:The Egyptian military recently used American-made Apache helicopter gunships to fire rockets into houses in the Sinai Peninsula, the latest in a series of lethal raids targeting a little-known Al Qaeda-inspired group that has bombed civilians.The April 23 raid came on the same day that t… Continue Reading
...n from a licensed dealer would have been blocked by a background check. Not to be deterred, her husband went to a gun store, and asked to see two handguns. The store clerk handed him the two guns and corresponding ammunition, and then went to the back of the store, leaving Magnano alone and unsupervised.It's sadly no surprise what happened next -- Mr. Magnano left the store with a Gloc… Continue Reading
...first, Schiff said, he thought it was an effort to stop debate. But he and other lawmakers soon learned by word of mouth and email messages about the gunshots fired outside. They remained in the chamber or in cloakrooms for about half an hour until police declared an all-clear.To read the full article, please Continue Reading
...e to tackle mental health in the context of gun violence.To read the full article, please click here.… Continue Reading