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Orlando nightclub survivor walks again for the first time (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzAngel Colon was shot five times in the June massacre, but survived and – after a long and ongoing road to recovery – took his first steps last week.
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Feds charge woman connected to Ft. Myers nightclub shooting
by Jennifer CruzA pistol used in a nightclub shooting that resulted in two dead and 12 injured has been traced back to a Florida woman, who lied about her address when buying the gun.
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Familiar faces form 2 new gun control groups
by Chris EgerIn recent days, actor and activist George Takei has founded One Pulse for America while Connecticut Democrat U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy kicked off the Fund to End Gun Violence.
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Gun control demonstrators arrested outside Sen. Rubio’s office
by Jennifer CruzDemonstrators planned a 49-hour sit-in, representative of the 49 people killed in the Orlando nightclub shooting, but were pushed out after about 10 hours.
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Pro-gun LGBT group’s membership more than doubled since Orlando
by Jennifer CruzIn just three weeks, national membership for the Pink Pistols, a pro-gun LGBT group that’s been around for 16 years, has gone from 1,500 to more than 4,000.
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Meet the private network for gun shops that aims to monitor sketchy buyers
by Chris EgerThe Gun Shop Watchlist aims to become a network for vetted firearms dealers to discourage bad behavior while respecting the Constitution.
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Scott says no to special session: ‘Second Amendment didn’t kill anybody’
by Chris EgerFlorida's Republican Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday said he would not call a special session to debate gun laws as requested by lawmakers in the wake of the Orlando terror attack.
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Armed citizen stops mass shooting at SC nightclub
by Jennifer CruzAn argument prompted the suspect to open fire on a crowd outside of the club. Three were hit, but one man returned fire and brought the shooting to an end.
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Were the Orlando nightclub doors blocked by coke machines?
by Jennifer CruzText messages exchanged between two city officials indicated that one, maybe two, of the exits were blocked.
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More details, 911 transcripts released from Orlando shooting
by Jennifer CruzHundreds of pages of documents give a glimpse into the chaos that night and the notes made by dispatchers as they counted gunshots between screams.
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Dems continue effort to get special session in Florida to address new gun legislation
by Chris EgerWith Republican leaders downplaying the need, some Florida Democrats are trying to force the Secretary of State to poll lawmakers for a special session.
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Feds release timeline, partial transcript of Orlando shooter’s 911 call
by Jennifer CruzWhile the FBI said no audio of the 911 calls would be released at this time, the partial transcript confirms the suspect pledged allegiance to ISIS.
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