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MASS SHOOTINGS

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2018
Telltale internet message may have foreshadowed Florida school massacre
The 19-year-old man accused of shooting 17 people to death at a Florida high school legally purchased the assault rifle used in the killings and may have foreshadowed the attack in a social media comment investigated by the FBI last year, authorities said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2018
Gunfights between residents and community police outside Acapulco claim 11
The aftermath of a gunfight on the outskirts of the Mexican seaside resort of Acapulco that pit residents of a small town against members of a local, self-appointed community police force has left 11 dead, state officials said on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jan 7, 2018
More readers' responses to Japan Times Community articles from 2017
A selection of unpublished letters about Community stories from the second half of last year.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 19, 2017
Views from Americans in Tokyo: Do you agree with the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution?
American citizens in Tokyo were asked whether they support the part of their nation's supreme law that guarantees their right to bear arms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2017
Las Vegas massacre may add more than $1 billion to insurer costs
The deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history is adding to soaring costs for insurance companies, which are already taking a beating this year from an onslaught of hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 10, 2017
U.S. Air Force missed at least two chances to stop Texas shooter from buying guns
The U.S. Air Force missed at least two chances to block the shooter in last weekend's deadly church attack in Texas from buying guns after he was accused of a violent offense in 2012, according to current and former government officials and a review of military documents.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2017
Michigan's GOP-led Senate looks to allow concealed firearms in schools, other gun-free zones
The Republican-controlled Michigan Senate was poised Tuesday to begin passing legislation to let people with extra training carry guns inside churches, schools and other places now off limits.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 8, 2017
Texas gunman escaped mental facility in 2012, caught smuggling arms into U.S. Air Force base
The man who carried out one of the deadliest U.S. mass shootings escaped from a mental health facility in 2012, the same year he was convicted by a U.S. Air Force court-martial of domestic abuse, according to a police report.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Oct 18, 2017
Victims in Las Vegas shooting may secure damages from affluent gunman's estate
Victims of mass shootings in the United States often win little or no damages from perpetrators, but the Las Vegas massacre may be different because the shooter is thought to have been a wealthy man, lawyers said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2017
Macau plans 'simulated attacks' in security ramp-up after Vegas shooting
Authorities in the Chinese territory of Macau have ramped up security measures following the deadly Las Vegas shooting this month and unveiled plans for a series of mock attacks and crisis training to safeguard the world's largest gambling hub.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2017
Las Vegas police issue third timeline, say there was no delay responding to Oct. 1 massacre
Las Vegas police presented a third version on Friday of the timeline of events for the Las Vegas gunman who killed 58 people and himself, saying they responded immediately to the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2017
NRA opposes outright U.S. legal ban on 'bump stocks' like those used by Las Vegas sniper
The powerful U.S. gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, said on Sunday it would oppose an outright ban on bump-stock devices that the killer in the Las Vegas massacre of 58 people used to turn rifles into automatic weapons and strafe a crowd with bursts of sustained gunfire.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2017
Japan has much to teach America about guns
Owning a gun in Japan is not viewed as a freedom equalizer. It's seen as a social disruption to the smooth and peaceful rhythm of daily life.
EDITORIALS
Oct 5, 2017
Yet another U.S. mass shooting
The Las Vegas massacre has shocked America, but will it prompt politicians to tighten U.S. gun control laws?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 4, 2017
In phone call with Trump, Abe extends condolences for victims of Las Vegas massacre
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had a 12-minute phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday night, in which Abe offered his condolences for the victims of Sunday's mass shooting in Las Vegas that left 59 people dead, a senior Japanese official said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 4, 2017
Blood donors from around world line up in Las Vegas to aid massacre victims
The woman from Nova Scotia who slid into the backseat of Paul Hwangpo's car got right to the point: Take me to the nearest blood bank.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2017
Strict gun laws mean Japan sees fewer shooting deaths
The number of gun deaths in Japan totaled six in 2014, compared with 33,599 in the United States, according to GunPolicy.org, a website run by the University of Sydney.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2017
Family 'bewildered' as Vegas massacre gunman was believed settling into quiet rural retirement
At first glance, it seemed Stephen Paddock, 64, was set for a quiet life in a desert retirement community where he bought a new home in 2015. From there it was only an hour's drive to Las Vegas — where he would embark on the worst mass shooting in recent U.S. history.
WORLD
Oct 3, 2017
In info void before smoke cleared in Vegas bloodbath, fake news quick to flood social media
As law enforcement and news organizations raced to piece together what happened during the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history Sunday night in Las Vegas, web denizens less wedded to the truth rushed in to provide details of their own — which quickly went viral.

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