‘This is not normal’:Democrats expelled from state legislature after gun protest in Nashville

‘This is not normal’:Democrats expelled from state legislature after gun protest in Nashville

“We called for you all to ban assault weapons,and you respond with an assault on democracy,” said representative Justin Jones before being kicked out of the Tennessee House of Representatives.

  • byJonathan Mattise andKimberlee Kruesi

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‘Something bad is about to happen,’ Nashville school shooter warned friend
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‘Something bad is about to happen,’ Nashville school shooter warned friend

In an apparent suicide message minutes before the rampage,28-year-old Audrey Hale wrote an Instagram note to a former school basketball teammate that declared:“I’m planning to die today.”

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘Some resentment’ may have fuelled school shooter’s attack,says police chief

‘Some resentment’ may have fuelled school shooter’s attack,says police chief

The attacker,who police said identified as transgender,wielded two “assault-style” rifles and a pistol in the latest US mass shooting,police said.

  • byKevin Wurm
Republican,of gun-toting family photo,‘heartbroken’ by shooting

Republican,of gun-toting family photo,‘heartbroken’ by shooting

The first-time congressman represents the Tennessee district that includes the school where a 28-year-old has killed at least six people.

  • byMariana Alfaro
Gunman kills 3,including reporter covering initial shooting

Gunman kills 3,including reporter covering initial shooting

Dylan Lyons has been named as the American TV journalist who was killed while reporting on the fatal shooting of a woman in Orlando.

  • byDavid Fischer andFreida Frisaro
TV journalist shot dead while reporting on a murder

TV journalist shot dead while reporting on a murder

The gunman opened fire on two television journalists,killing one and wounding the other before fatally shooting a nine-year-old girl.

  • bySteve Gorman
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Joe Biden’s State of the Union reaffirms an expansive vision of a reformed America

Joe Biden’s State of the Union reaffirms an expansive vision of a reformed America

In a speech to a raucous chamber Congress,the US President talked up his economic gains,while appearing to lay the groundwork for a re-election bid.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
What will it take to stop it? An Australian on the scene of America’s mass shootings
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What will it take to stop it? An Australian on the scene of America’s mass shootings

There’s been no shortage of examples to remind me of the grim reality of American gun culture. The closest happened near the doorstep of my Washington DC apartment.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Police took 5 hours to warn that Monterey ballroom shooter was loose

Police took 5 hours to warn that Monterey ballroom shooter was loose

Even after the 72-year-old shooter brought a submachine gun-style weapon into another nearby dance hall,there was still no alert to the public.

  • byBernard Condon,Jim Mustian andJulie Watson
‘Her last dance’:Monterey victims identified as locals left scared

‘Her last dance’:Monterey victims identified as locals left scared

As investigations continue,it also emerged the shooter had visited police to say that his family was poisoning him.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Man found dead after deadly Lunar New Year shooting,motives unclear

Man found dead after deadly Lunar New Year shooting,motives unclear

The man was found in a van and believed to be the gunman who killed 10 people at a ballroom dance studio in Los Angeles.

  • byAmy Taxin andDamian Dovarganes