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  • Neighbor: Suspect parents blame selves (Louchner)

    01/11/2011 8:49:50 AM PST · by markomalley · 77 replies
    ABC 15 ^ | 1/11/2011
    A neighbor says the parents of the suspect in Saturday's shooting spree in Tucson are devastated and guilt-ridden. Jared Loughnerappeared in court Monday on federal charges that he tried to assassinate U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed a federal judge. He is also accused of killing five others and wounding or injuring 13 others. Wayne Smith, who lives across the street from the family, said Randy and Amy Loughner blame themselves.
  • The World's Deadliest Arms

    08/10/2003 8:27:29 PM PDT · by new cruelty · 34 replies · 630+ views
    NY Times ^ | August 11, 2003
    The deadliest weapon in the world today is not a nuclear bomb or an infectious agent, but a machine gun. Small arms kill half a million people a year, picking off American soldiers in Iraq, turning Liberian thugs into powerful warlords and allowing 12-year-olds in eastern Congo to terrorize their neighbors. The ease of obtaining AK-47's helps turn grievances into wars. Controlling small arms is complex. Guns are easily concealed, trading and retrading in a quasi-legal netherworld. ... THIS IS AN EXCERPT