One of the greatest tragedies of gun violence is the tremendous numbers of children and youth killed or injured by guns and these numbers are increasing at an alarming rate. ... The Schumer-Bradley Bill is a prime example of proposed laws that will reduce the number of illegal firearms on the street. ...

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In 2000, Claude Jones was executed in the state of Texas for the murder of a store owner. The only physical proof that the prosecution had was a hair found at the crime scene. Jones was convicted in 1989 before DNA tests were available, but when they were made available in 2000, the request for a ...

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