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The biggest machine gun shoots in the world resume after Vegas shooting (VIDEO)

by Ben Philippi

Less than one month after the tragic Las Vegas shooting, the two biggest machine gun shoots in the world took place in America. One at the Knob Creek range in Kentucky. The other at the Big Sandy range near Wikieup, Arizona.

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Gun shop that sold guns to Las Vegas shooter gets hate mail and threats

by Andrew Shepperson

A Las Vegas gun shop has received hate mail and threats after it became public they sold firearms to the man who shot and killed 59 people and injured over 500 others from the Mandalay Bay Casino Sunday night.

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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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‘I hate having to defend inanimate objects yet again, but…’

by Chris Eger

The speaker for a gun rights group on Monday addressed calls for gun control following the Route 91 Harvest country music festival shooting in Las Vegas.

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Authorities struggle to find motive in Las Vegas mass shooting

by Daniel Terrill

Investigators are shifting focus toward understanding the motive that drove gunman Stephen Paddock to shoot into a crowd and murder a staggering 59 people and injure another 527 others.

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ATF conducting urgent traces on Las Vegas shooter’s 42 recovered guns

by Brian Seay

While the ATF traces dozens of guns linked to Sunday’s massacre in Las Vegas, owners at two gun shops say the shooter bought weapons from them legally.

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Authorities identify Las Vegas shooter; say 59 dead and 527 injured (VIDEO)

by Daniel Terrill

Las Vegas police identified the gunman responsible for the worst mass shooting in U.S. history during a concert at Mandalay Bay Casino on Sunday night.

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