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An “Allah Akbar” shouting man has been shot dead by police in a second, separate attack in France in one day, according to reports from the city of Avignon. Police responded after a man was seen with a handgun shouting threats in Avignon in Provence on Thursday morning a little after 1100 Paris time (0600EST). French newspaper Liberation reports the would-be assailant shouted “Allah Akbar” and was shot dead in an exchange of fire by officers. Police are investigating the circumstances of the shooting and have not yet declared it to be a potential terrorist attack. The attack came a...

Shortly after the terrorist attack that left 51 dead in Christchurch, New Zealand earlier this year, Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern vowed to ban all semi-automatic rifles. The firearms that were used in the attack were legally obtained but illegally modified. The "assault weapons ban" was finalized and Friday was the last day for New Zealanders to hand over the newly banned firearms as part of a so-called "buyback program." The government set aside $110 million to compensate gun owners for their firearms. In total, the government collected 47,000 firearms. An accounting firm the government hired determined that the number of...