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Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation Makes Dreams Come True

by Scott Gara

Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation was founded in 1999 to help kids battling life-threatening illnesses head outdoors on hunting trips and fishing adventures.

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Firefighters rescue kids trapped inside gun safe (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

“It sounds like it was a group of kids having fun and one got the other ones to go into it and the one outside shut it and locked it,” said Chief Miller.

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Study finds pediatric firearm injuries differ in urban and rural settings

by Jennifer Cruz

Researchers found teens in urban settings most often are shot during assaults, while younger children in rural areas more often suffer accidental shootings.

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Law enforcement warn against removing orange tips from airsoft guns

by Jennifer Cruz

Kids often remove the orange tips on airsoft guns, charging law enforcement officers with the task of determining whether or not the weapon is real.

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Chicago police watchdog group says fatal police shooting from 2012 was unjustified

by Brian Seay

In a rare move, a police watchdog group in Chicago announced Thursday that the 2012 shooting of a 15-year-old boy was unjustified.

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Kansas man gets 30 years for trying to detonate a car bomb at a military base

by Brian Seay

A 22-year-old Topeka man will spend 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to trying to carry out a suicide car bomb attack at Fort Riley.

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Single shot .22 rifles are not just for kids

by David LaPell

Outside of the small rifles for new shooters or kid just starting off, do single shoot 22 rifles have a place in a veteran shooters lineup? Yes, of course.

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Boys, 6 to 8 years old, suspects in armed robbery (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

The victim said he was approached by the two boys around 8 p.m., then one pulled a silver handgun and demanded money.

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The next generation: Why the gun industry is focusing on youth

by Jacki Billings

Through products, marketing and education-based efforts, the industry is rallying around the fresh faces and new opportunities youth shooters bring.

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Gun owners disagree about essential safety precautions in homes with kids

by Christen Smith

Americans who own guns and those who do not hold different views about which safety precautions prove essential in a home with both kids and firearms.

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Study finds 1,300 kids killed, 5,790 injured with guns per year

by Jennifer Cruz

The study ranks firearm-related injuries as the third leading cause of death among American youth, but also shows rates of unintentional shootings involving minors decreasing alongside homicides.

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California deputy may face jury in civil suit for killing of teen with toy gun

by Brian Seay

A three judge panel signaled on Wednesday that a California deputy who shot and killed a teen holding a toy rifle should stand trial.

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