Armed Suicidal Man And Police Standoff Lasts 5 Hours (VIDEO)
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Man who robbed off-duty Polk deputy identified
Police identified the man who robbed an off-duty Polk County Sheriff's deputy, and issued a warrant for his arrest. They consider him armed and dangerous. Full story
Second New York City pension fund unloads gun stocks
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NRA pushes armed school officials over background checks in new report
Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn and Georgetown University Prof. Michael Eric Dyson discuss the “lunacy” of the NRA’s newly unveiled plan to have at least one armed guard per school – and yet no background checks for perspective gun buyers.
New ads aim to provoke action on gun control
Rhode Island Congressman David Cicilline, a founding member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, talks with MSNBC’s Craig Melvin about gun control legislation.
New law imposes firearm restriction in Colorado
Governor John Hickenlooper signs new firearms restrictions law, one day after Colorado Chief of Corrections is gunned down. NBC News' Leanne Gregg reports.
'The culture of violence is certainly a big part' of gun debate
Rep. Mike Thompson, Chairman of the House Democratic Task Force on Gun Violence discusses the responsiblity of owning a firearm with NBC's Tom Brokaw.
Tracking US gun deaths over long weekend
As part of a weeklong special report, "Flashpoint:Guns in America," NBC News charted every death attributable to firearms that we could find over the three-day weekend in January ending on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We found that, as President Barack Obama was being sworn in for his second term, at
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Senator Toomey and Senator Manchin hold news conference on firearms background checks on Capitol Hill in Washington
Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.VA) hold a news conference on firearms background checks on Capitol Hill in Washington April 10, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
Senator Manchin holds news conference on firearms background checks on Capitol Hill in Washington
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WVA) holds a news conference on firearms background checks with Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) on Capitol Hill in Washington April 10, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW HEADSHOT)
