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Mexico Violence Uproots 4,000, Six Arrested For Carrying Unlicensed Firearms
Six people carrying unlicensed firearms were arrested in Mexico's crime-plagued southern Chiapas state, prosecutors said Sunday, following days of violence that displaced more than 4,000 people.
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Rs 1 Crore In 2,000 Notes Seized During Raids In Money Laundering Case
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has seized Rs 1.62 crore in cash, most of it in Rs 2,000 denomination, following a raid against a man accused of extortion, murder and liquor smuggling in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Daman.
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Over 38,000 Killed In 2019 In US Gun Violence: Non-Profit Oganisaton
More than 38,000 people have died in the US from the use of firearms during 2019, according to a non-profit organization.
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Walmart to Pull Violent Video Game Signage From Stores Following US Shooting
Walmart said on Friday it has asked employees at its stores in the United States to take down signs and playable demos of violent video games but made no changes to its policy on selling firearms.
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More Than 1,000 Guns Seized From Posh Los Angeles Mansion
A weapons cache of more than 1,000 firearms and ammunition was seized in a raid on a multi-million dollar mansion in an upmarket neighborhood of Los Angeles, law enforcement authorities said Thursday.
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11-Year Wait To Buy Assault Rifles, Carbines For Armed Forces To End Soon: A Timeline
The long wait for modern firearms at India's borders could soon come to an end. The government today decided to invite gun manufacturers from around the world to sell 1,66,000 assault rifles and carbines worth Rs 3,547 crores for border troops under a fast track mechanism. This would enable "the Defence Forces to meet their immediate requirement fo...
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Guns Are Now Killing As Many People As Cars In The US
For the first time in more than 60 years, firearms and automobiles are killing Americans at an identical rate, according to new mortality data released this month by the CDC. In 2014, the age-adjusted death rate for both firearms (including homicides, suicides and accidental deaths) and motor vehicle events (car crashes, collisions between cars and...
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Dominican Officials Destroy 2,000 Seized Guns
Authorities destroyed roughly 2,000 firearms on Monday and plan to use the mangled metal to build a monument promoting peace.
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Man pays off Rs 20,000 loan with pistol
Don't have cash to repay your loan. Don't worry, just mortgage your firearm. At least that's what a man in Mumbai did. He mortgaged his pistol and six cartridges to a Crawford Market-based toy seller. The Nagpada police arrested Nadim Ahmed Shaikh yesterday after they were tipped-off that the shopkeeper had firearms with him. A resident of Sanchawa...
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Mexico Violence Uproots 4,000, Six Arrested For Carrying Unlicensed Firearms
Six people carrying unlicensed firearms were arrested in Mexico's crime-plagued southern Chiapas state, prosecutors said Sunday, following days of violence that displaced more than 4,000 people.
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Rs 1 Crore In 2,000 Notes Seized During Raids In Money Laundering Case
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has seized Rs 1.62 crore in cash, most of it in Rs 2,000 denomination, following a raid against a man accused of extortion, murder and liquor smuggling in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Daman.
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Over 38,000 Killed In 2019 In US Gun Violence: Non-Profit Oganisaton
More than 38,000 people have died in the US from the use of firearms during 2019, according to a non-profit organization.
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Walmart to Pull Violent Video Game Signage From Stores Following US Shooting
Walmart said on Friday it has asked employees at its stores in the United States to take down signs and playable demos of violent video games but made no changes to its policy on selling firearms.
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More Than 1,000 Guns Seized From Posh Los Angeles Mansion
A weapons cache of more than 1,000 firearms and ammunition was seized in a raid on a multi-million dollar mansion in an upmarket neighborhood of Los Angeles, law enforcement authorities said Thursday.
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11-Year Wait To Buy Assault Rifles, Carbines For Armed Forces To End Soon: A Timeline
The long wait for modern firearms at India's borders could soon come to an end. The government today decided to invite gun manufacturers from around the world to sell 1,66,000 assault rifles and carbines worth Rs 3,547 crores for border troops under a fast track mechanism. This would enable "the Defence Forces to meet their immediate requirement fo...
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Guns Are Now Killing As Many People As Cars In The US
For the first time in more than 60 years, firearms and automobiles are killing Americans at an identical rate, according to new mortality data released this month by the CDC. In 2014, the age-adjusted death rate for both firearms (including homicides, suicides and accidental deaths) and motor vehicle events (car crashes, collisions between cars and...
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Dominican Officials Destroy 2,000 Seized Guns
Authorities destroyed roughly 2,000 firearms on Monday and plan to use the mangled metal to build a monument promoting peace.
-
Man pays off Rs 20,000 loan with pistol
Don't have cash to repay your loan. Don't worry, just mortgage your firearm. At least that's what a man in Mumbai did. He mortgaged his pistol and six cartridges to a Crawford Market-based toy seller. The Nagpada police arrested Nadim Ahmed Shaikh yesterday after they were tipped-off that the shopkeeper had firearms with him. A resident of Sanchawa...
