Edgar Lee
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DALLAS, TEXAS – A man expecting a pre-dawn visit from a woman was shot after she showed up with friends. The unpleasant surprise happened in the 1000 block of Royal Lane around 4:00 a.m. Sunday. He told officers that he was expecting a woman to come to his home alone. Instead, she instead showed up…
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – A man who was allegedly climbing through a window of a residence was fatally shot by an occupant of home Sunday evening. Police say they received a 911 call from the occupant who said that someone was trying to break into the home through a window. They also received a call…
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VAN BUREN COUNTY, MICHIGAN – An alleged thief was fatally shot by a homeowner early Sunday morning. Two residents called 911 at 6:23 a.m. to report an unknown subject who was attempting to steal their property. Michigan State Police Troopers responded to the home near 42nd Street in Decatur Township to take a larceny report.…
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HARTFORD, KENTUCKY – A man was hospitalized with a gunshot wound early Saturday morning after being shot by the homeowner during an attempted break-in. Authorities responded to the 3200 block of Livermore Road in Hartford after receiving a call reporting an unknown person attempting to unlawfully enter a residence. It was just after 4:00 a.m.…
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UNITED STATES – April 1, 2021 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released the details regarding the number of background checks that were conducted using the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) during March 2021. The number surpassed any other month since the system was established in November 1998. Prior to last…
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ELMIRA, OREGON – A man who was acting irrationally and forced his way into the home of a neighboring family was shot by the homeowner. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office says their 911 lines lit up around 3:30 a.m. on Thursday morning, with residents in the 24000 block of Horn Road reporting yelling and gunshots.…
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March 30, 1981: The Incident That Gave Birth to Federal Background Checks on Firearm Purchases
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Editor’s Note: Nationwide background checks, limitations on firearm designs, the type of firearms that can be bought and sold, ammunition capacities and bullet design are all currently hot topics in the United States, and the opposing sides are strongly polarized. Today we look back on an event that occurred 40 years ago – an event…
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UNION COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA – A homeowner used a rifle to defend his home against a pair of early-morning intruders, shooting and wounding one of the suspects. Union County deputies were called to the home on Rock Hill Church Road in rural Union County around 12:45 a.m. on Sunday. Deputies say two people, one armed…
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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – A man, accompanied by a woman, attempting to break into a hotel room Saturday was shot in the rear end by the occupant of the room. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office says the incident occurred around 3:00 a.m. at the Motel 6 on West International Speedway Boulevard. VCSO public information office…
