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Duck Hunting Ammo Brands Sure to Make it Rain Ducks

by Kristin Alberts

Whether birders choose to go for the highest end metallurgy in shot or opt for plain old steel, take a look at our recommendations to make memories in blinds and boats this season.

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9 months probation for officer who fired 41 shots at unarmed man, killing him

by Brian Seay

A former police officer in Texas received nine months of probation for killing an unarmed man after a police chase in 2012.

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Scanner traffic shines a light on the chaos, confusion officers faced in Las Vegas

by Brian Seay

Despite the bedlam, Las Vegas police were able to locate the shooter within minutes of the first reported shots on Sunday night.

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ShotSpotter gunfire detection service expands in 7 new cities

by Chris Eger

The publicly-traded California-based gunshot location service announced this week they have expanded their reach to over 90 jurisdictions with the addition of several new contracts.

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Detroit man pleads guilty to murdering teen over Air Jordans

by Brian Seay

A Detroit man pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder charges in connection with the shooting death of a teenager over Air Jordan sneakers earlier this year.

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California governor reverses parole board decision to release convicted cop killer

by Brian Seay

Gov. Jerry Brown is reversing a parole board decision to release a man serving time for a 1984 jewelry store heist that left a Los Angeles officer dead.

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Officer shoots, kills deaf man holding a pipe as neighbors yell ‘he can’t hear you’

by Brian Seay

As neighbors shouted “he’s deaf,” a police officer in Oklahoma City shot and killed a man who couldn’t hear commands to drop a metal pipe.

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Body cam shows Ohio deputy shoot photographer without warning (VIDEO)

by Brian Seay

Andy Grimm was taking photos of a traffic stop Monday night when Deputy Jake Shaw opened fire on him, believing Grimm’s camera to be a gun.

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Deputy in Ohio shoots newspaper photographer without warning

by Brian Seay

A sheriff’s deputy in a small town outside Dayton allegedly thought the photographer’s camera and tripod was a gun, and opened fire.

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Trump’s ‘General Pershing’ tweet debunked

by Brian Seay

In a tweet Thursday, President Trump again made reference to a debunked story involving a general, 50 Muslims, and bullets dipped in pigs’ blood.

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Dramatic body camera video shows Columbus officers shoot armed man

by Brian Seay

Columbus Police say two officers opened fire on Kareem Ali Nadir Jones on Friday July 7 after he tried to pull a gun on them.

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FBI agent pleads not guilty to lying about shooting at Lavoy Finicum

by Brian Seay

An indictment unsealed Wednesday alleges the agent lied to his superiors about firing two shots at Finicum just before he was shot and killed last January.

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