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Philippines bus hostage crisis ends with 7 dead
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MANILA, Philippines � A dramatic hostage-taking in the Philippines capital ended with six bus passengers dead Monday after shots rang out and police stormed the vehicle.
The hostage-taker also died, police said.
The incident started when a dismissed policeman armed with a M16 rifle seized the busload of Hong Kong tourists to demand his reinstatement in the force.
Police officer Roderick Mariano cited the Filipino driver who escaped moments before police surrounded the bus as saying the hostage-taker, identified as former Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza, 55, opened fire at the tourists.
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Drew Barrymore trades anti-gun 'principles' for 'gun bling
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"Heck, why not have 'gun bling'?"
"After all, the people who are causing the problems Drew & Co. want to hold the rest of us responsible for all have it."
"Just remember though, wanting to be able to defend ourselves against such mutants would be 'cowardly'."
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Also get E*Trade Baby commentary on the latest action film, and read some alerts from Oregon, where NRA partners with the Bradys, and where a lying, teen-diddling mayor thinks it's a pretty good idea to disarm the parents.
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NV: Erik Scott's father talks about upcoming inquest
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The family of a 38 year old man killed by police at a Summerlin Costco says they’re one step closer to closure.
The coroner’s inquest is scheduled for next month and the family is hoping for answers to important questions.
The D.A. questions witnesses and presents evidence to a jury. Concerned parties, such as the victim’s family, can submit questions. After hearing the evidence, the jury makes a final decision as to whether the officers were criminally negligent in the shooting.
Erik Scott’s family says the process is deeply flawed.
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Lawmakers to review gun safety law
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A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision may mean that Westchester County's gun-storage law violates the Constitution, so some lawmakers are taking a look at that statute to see if it will hold up. The county law requires owners to store a gun with a safety lock or safe-storage depository, but recent rulings concluded that such laws may actually make it harder for people to defend themselves in their own homes, violating their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. |
NV: Attorney for Trevon Cole family calls coroner's inquest a dog and pony show
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The attorney for the family of Trevon Cole is speaking out after a jury finds the Metro police detective that shot and killed Cole was justified in his actions.
"Its found justified by a kangaroo court and a dog and pony show," Cole family attorney, Andre Lagomarsino.
Cole family attorney Andre Lagomarsino was more than prepared for the shooting to be ruled justified. But he says after hearing the officer's testimony, it surprised even him. ...
Detective Yant shot and killed Trevon Cole while serving a search warrant after undercovers bought a bag of marijuana off of him.
Yant's testimony contradicts the medical examiner, who says if Cole lunged at Yant like he says, the body wouldn't have fallen the way it did. |
CA: Increased Violence at Pot Grow Busts Puzzles Cops
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Authorities are trying to determine what's causing an increase in violence that has left five suspects dead during raids of marijuana gardens across Northern California during the past several weeks.
Most recently, one suspect was fatally shot in a gunbattle Wednesday when more than 60 law enforcement officers raided a marijuana garden in a remote area of Mendocino County.
Drug agents have been raiding marijuana grows across the region for years, but the raids this summer have turned increasingly violent.
"It's not the way it used to be," said Mendocino County Sheriff's Lt. Rusty Noe, who has led the county's marijuana team for eight years. Two of the fatal pot field shootings involved deputies from his department.
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