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U.S Attorney General Jeff Sessions last week credited a shift in priorities in the Department of Justice for triggering a big jump in the number of people charged in federal court with weapons violations.

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Joe Ray Alires had at least 10 prior felony convictions when he was found to be in possession of a loaded 9mm handgun in June 2014.

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One of the officers noticed an occupant of the vehicle “acting very nervously” and a subsequent search turned up the weapon.

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In addition to the loaded gun and ammo, officers found the subject was in possession of a backpack that contained digital scales and a black ski mask.

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Officers learned a woman was threatened by a male with a silver handgun and a woman with a pink pistol, which was subsequently found locked and loaded.

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Police rushed to the area after they heard gunshot at the same place someone was shot and killed just two days prior.

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Rafael Martir-Ubiles attempted to toss the gun on a rooftop, but it instead hit a wall and somehow went off, striking a pursuing officer in the shoulder.

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About 10 minutes after police received a 911 call about the attempted robbery, they received a second emergency call about a man who had been shot.

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Boston Police foiled a "potential tragedy" when they took two Iowa men into custody with unregistered guns in their car at an area hotel last weekend.

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