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Nikko Jenkins has spent the last two years trying to convince the courts of his mental instability. While some agree he is mentally ill, some think it's nothing more than a show.

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In the fifteen months following the tragedy at Newtown gun control has been a hot topic in all 50 states, and while gun control experts highlight the 15 states which have enacted greater gun control measures during that time, the stark reality is that there have been far more legislation passed which actually loosen restrictions.

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Mental health specialists negotiated with the woman for over an hour, but to no avail. Officers shot her after she turned the gun toward them.

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He said, "Are you ready to meet God?" And she reacted by grabbing her gun and responding, "Get out of my house or I will shoot you."

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Family and friends are left shocked and devastated after a Dallas police officer shot a mentally ill man for a reason that is difficult to explain. According to Dallas News, the tragic event began after Joyce Jackson and her son, 52-year-old Bobby Gerald Bennett, got into a verbal altercation. Bennett, frustrated and suffering from schizophrenia […]

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“In my experience at gun shows and licensed firearms storefronts throughout the Richmond area, dealers have contacted me if they suspect someone -- through his or her conversation with the customer or the customer’s odd behavior -- is attempting to make an illegal purchase," Virginia state trooper D.M. Sottile said.

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In a decision that brings both surprise and relief to family and friends of the teen who was shot and killed by officers during a standoff on a Toronto streetcar last month, the officer has been charged with second-degree murder for Sammy Yatim's death.

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The guns were taken from Robert Redington, who has no prior history of mental illness or violence, when Bloomington police found him on a parking deck with the laser of a range finder trained on a bar across the street where Indiana University student Lauren Spierer disappeared a year prior.

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A 21-year-old with no prior history of violence or mental health issues, showed up to the house of an off-duty police officer and opened fire. The man had been acting strangely, claiming to be an undercover cop and involved in some sort of shooting.

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If someone is deemed a threat to themselves or others and then voluntarily seeks treatment, should he or she be prohibited from purchasing a firearm? The NRA says "yes." Several other gun rights organizations say "no."

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