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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Police say they searching for a gunman who shot multiple people at an Albuquerque solar and fiber optics manufacturer. Authorities released few details of the shootings on the campus of Emcore Corp. There was no immediate word on how many people were shot or what their conditions might be. Police say they were cordoning off the area around the campus as they searched for at least one gunman. Some nearby businesses have been put on lockdown and police are warning residents who live in the area to stay inside their homes. Police closed roads around Emcore, which is...

In a remarkable moment of candor, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell today acknowledged that stronger gun laws could not have prevented the horrible shooting at the Amish school in Lancaster County. Rendell, a staunch gun control advocate, admitted, “I believe with all my heart that we need more gun control” during a live press conference. But he also acknowledged that tougher gun laws would not have prevented gunman Charles Carl Roberts IV from carrying out his deadly attack, noting, “You can make all the changes you want, but you can never stop a random act of violence by someone intent on...