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Will Smart Guns Ever Hit the Marketplace?
Another mass shooting has raised many issues, including the increase in gun violence — not just from mass shootings, but also from homicides, suicides and accidents. Advocates say "smart gun" technology can make weapons safer. So why isn't it available on the American gun market?
Another mass shooting has raised many issues, including the increase in gun violence — not just from mass shootings, but also from homicides, suicides and accidents. Advocates say "smart gun" technology can make weapons safer. So why isn't it available on the American gun market?
Also, the suspect in this week's massacre in Charleston is charged with nine counts of murder. Dylann Roof had a confederate flag on his bumper. It flies at full staff on South Carolina's state capitol grounds. We look at what it has come to symbolize… from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's.
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3 storiesCharleston Shooter Charged with Nine Counts of Murder
Dylann Storm Roof has being charged with nine counts of murder in Wednesday night's massacre of nine people in Charleston. He has already confessed to the police, and reportedly was “unrepentant and unashamed.” That's according to Robert Costa with the Washington Post .
Read the story7 minCan Making Guns "Smarter" Save Lives?
From South Carolina this week, America got another reminder: the US has more guns — and more gun violence — than any other developed country. Mass shootings in the United States are on the increase—from one every 200 days two years ago to one every 64 days now. This week's massacre of nine people in Charleston will boost those statistics.
Read the story34 minCharleston Aftermath: Race, Civil Rights and the Confederate Flag
Yesterday, the US Supreme Court said Texas does not have to provide state license plants that include the Confederate Flag. But the flag still flies in some southern states, including South Carolina.
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