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Without dispute, the Sandy Hook shootings were despicable and inhumane. But in light of this clear trend, can we reasonably call the shootings "unimaginable" or "unfathomable?" Ravital Segal http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ravital-segal/

Gun violence is an urban problem. Gun violence is a suburban, small town, and rural problem. Gun violence is a problem in states with strong gun laws because guns still travel in from states next door. Marian Wright Edelman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marian-wright-edelman/

DENVER -- A man accused of threatening a Colorado lawmaker pushing for stricter gun control measures plans to challenge the charges filed against him. Franklin... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-ferner/

SEATTLE — A woman suspected of shooting and critically wounding a 65-year-old man inside a Seattle parks department building was arrested at her home Friday,... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

As a child in Romania, I watched the Communist authorities come into our house and pull my grandfather from my grandmother's arms -- taking him to a prison where he was eventually kicked to death by a guard. Peter A. Georgescu http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-a-georgescu/

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Silicon Valley engineer was found guilty of first-degree murder Friday for fatally shooting three executives at a semiconductor startup the... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

DENVER -- Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes was taken from jail to the psychiatric ward of a hospital in November because he was considered... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-ferner/

COVINGTON, Ky. -- A defamation lawsuit involving a gossip website and a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader convicted of having sex with a teenage student was... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

AUGUSTA, Maine — A town of 140 people in western Maine is considering an ordinance making gun ownership mandatory, the latest of a handful of... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicholas-wing/

The FBI has released the files of its 14-month investigation into the fans of the rap group Insane Clown Posse. The group of fans, known... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hunter-stuart/

CLEVELAND (AP) — Akron's special season has hit a stunning snag. Zips starting point guard Alex Abreu pleaded not guilty to trafficking and possession of... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-greenberg/

ANOKA, Minn. -- A man wanted in a string of attacks last year against women in Georgia was charged Friday with killing a young woman... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

Clarence Aaron has been in prison for 20 years and the president has the power to order him released tomorrow. It is way past time for Clarence Aaron's mother to live on more than the thin gruel of hope dished out by the president. Julie Stewart http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julie-stewart/

HELENA, Mont. — A northwestern Montana man shot and killed the host of the Sportsman Channel show "A Rifleman's Journal" in an apparent jealous rage... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

A hotly debated law was passed today in South Dakota that will allow teachers to be armed while in the classroom. It is believed to... www.NEWSER.com http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ethan-fedida/

A 42-year-old Colorado Springs man arrested and charged for allegedly threatening a Colorado lawmaker over stricter gun bills that she is sponsoring, intends to fight... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-ferner/

A pro-gun non-profit has created the world’s first 3-D printable magazine for an AK-47 assault weapon and decided to name the ammunition after Sen. Dianne... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nathaniel-cahners-hindman/

PLANTATION, Fla. — Standing on a Pakistani mountainside with a suspected Taliban fighter, FBI undercover informant David Mahmood Siddiqui remembers thinking, he could have been... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janie-campbell/

It appears that drug smugglers crashed a boat full of at least $1 million worth of marijuana onto the third-largest air force base in the... Kathleen Miles http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathleen-miles/

By Gennady Novik and Lidia Kelly MOSCOW, March 8 (Reuters) - Russian police temporarily detained six activists protesting on Friday against the incarceration of punk... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carlo-davis/