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Progressives used a brutal knife attack at Ohio State University (OSU) on Monday as an excuse to demand more gun control, even after authorities declared that they had no evidence the attacker even used a gun during his rampage. The attacker reportedly struck pedestrians with his vehicle and proceeded to stab several others, harming at least nine individuals, one of whom is in critical condition. Despite OSU’s initial tweets stating there was an active shooter on campus, authorities later said there was no evidence that the attacker used a gun during his attack. The victims are being treated for stab...

With early reports of an “active shooter” on the Ohio State University campus Monday, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) tweeted about the “senseless act of gun violence” before updating the campus attack was performed with a car and a knife. “Deeply saddened by the senseless act of gun violence at Ohio State this morning. Praying for the injured and the entire Buckeye community,” Kaine tweeted at 11:58 AM. The Associated Press reports authorities are saying nine people were injured at Ohio State University when an attacker purposely drove over a curb and into pedestrians and then got out of the vehicle...

On Thursday, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy announced plans to issue an executive order barring anyone listed on federal terrorist watch lists from purchasing a gun in the state. But while the idea of “no fly, no gun” has found growing support following the mass shooting in San Bernardino last week, including that of President Obama, experts say such a policy may be unconstitutional. The problem lies with the terrorist watch lists themselves, which are both secret and routinely updated without the typical due process given to those who are accused of breaking the law, such as court proceedings. Without a...

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - In one corner an aggressive panhandler. In the other a disabled, wheelchair-bound Vietnam veteran who turned out not to be the underdog. When the two met up five days ago in northeast Albuquerque the attacker became the attacked. Gary Gould said the attempted mugging had him fighting for his life reminding him of what it was like fighting for his life in Vietnam. "I can't walk; I'm paralyzed," he told KRQE News 13 today. "I got blown up in Vietnam. "I've been in a chair for 38 years." Gould, 58, is safe at home now miles away...

John and Linda Bates’ meticulously manicured yard is a jarring contrast to the blood on their carpet. The blood was Linda’s, the stains coming from the 17 to 19 stab wounds John is accused of inflicting after an argument Thursday night at their home in the 100 block of Country Road. Linda Bates, 41, was pronounced dead at Angleton Danbury Medical Center after her brother-in-law’s attempts to revive her failed. John Bates, 40, is in Brazoria County Detention Center facing murder charges. His bond was set at $750,000. “He’s pretty shaken up,” said Tom Selleck, John Bates’ attorney. “I expect...