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The Daily Free Press

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Burke’s Bully Pulpit: On banning guns

Patrick Burke February 26, 2018

President Trump tweeted Thursday morning he would like to push comprehensive background checks in addition to raising the age of those who are allowed to buy guns to 21. Neither of those things sound...

Las Vegas gunman set sights on Charles River Campus before attack

Haley Lerner January 25, 2018

The gunman responsible for the October mass shooting in Las Vegas, Stephen Paddock, was found to have researched multiple locations in Boston, including some on the Boston University campus, months prior...

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EDITORIAL: Bump stocks must be banned and Massachusetts legislature is on the right track

Editors October 12, 2017

When Stephen Paddock killed 58 people at a Las Vegas music festival earlier this month, he used a device called a bump stock, essentially turning his semiautomatic rifles into fully automatic ones —...

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Las Vegas shooter researched Boston locations

Till Kaeslin October 7, 2017

The Boston Police Department acknowledged media reports Thursday that the Las Vegas shooting suspect Stephen Paddock may have researched Boston locations prior to the attack at the Route 91 Harvest...

POLOS: In the (American) face of tragedy

POLOS: In the (American) face of tragedy

Olivia Polos October 6, 2017

In the wake of a tragedy, such as the shooting that just shattered Las Vegas, feelings of anger surface. Feelings of confusion. Feelings of hopelessness. And somewhere under there too — feelings of unity. When...

PHILLIPS: Fewer restrictions on gun silencers would be lunacy

PHILLIPS: Fewer restrictions on gun silencers would be lunacy

Felix Phillips October 6, 2017

Following the horrific events in Las Vegas on Sunday, the gun control debate has flared up once more. Battered by the deadliest mass shooting in American history, the mood of the debate is understandably...

BURKE: When will we draw the line?

BURKE: When will we draw the line?

Patrick Burke October 3, 2017

Stephen Paddock changed the way Americans felt about their safety when he opened fire on a country music festival late Sunday night in Las Vegas. He took away the sense of security we had started to get...

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