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Florida Politics reports: “A lot of the guys who commit violent crime and yes, less than what we saw in Maine, a lot of these people go in and out of the justice system because of liberal, soft on crime policies. You do a crime, you should do the time. Stop cycling people back out, that will make communities safer,” …

ABC News reports: Rep. Jared Golden, a Marine Corps veteran who lives in Lewiston, Maine, said Thursday that in light of the recent mass shooting in his hometown he was changing his view on banning assault-style weapons. “Humility is called for as accountability is sought by victims of a tragedy such as this one,” Golden said at a news conference …

CNN reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday evening that he is not sure if Florida’s red flag law is effective in removing guns from dangerous people and he wouldn’t sign one – or any gun safety measure – if elected president. Instead, in response to Wednesday’s mass shooting at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston, Maine, that has …

“We have this scumbag psychopath who said, oh, I heard voices, and he previously said he wanted to shoot up a national guard place. Should have been put in an insane asylum, period. Went for mental health treatment and now unnecessarily 16 to 17 people are dead. And this is evil that it’s just so hard to wrap our heads …

“As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on October 25, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at …

USA Today reports: Maine Governor Janet Mills will join state and local public safety officials in Lewiston in a news conference Thursday morning in the wake of two shootings that killed at least 16 people Wednesday night. Authorities say the shooting started just before 7 p.m. at Schemengees Bar and Grille and Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley. School districts canceled …

“Frankly, in states that have conceal carry and other permits, constitutional carry permits, you have a much more rapid response to these kind of people who are crazy. And we have no idea what this person’s motivation was, but I think we have to assume, as we move forward, that people — and by the way, this also applies to …

“I can literally probably count the seconds before an incident like this becomes politicized and that part of it I never like. And then I always ask the question, when something like this happens, what is your plan? What do you do? I have a personal security plan. I train in mixed martial arts. I’ve been a big believer in …

CNN reports: There were two active shooting incidents in the city of Lewiston — at Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley on Mollison Way, and Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant on Lincoln Street, according to Lewiston police. State officials say the shootings began around 6:56 p.m. ET. Eyewitnesses described seeing people running away from the bowling alley. Lewiston is about 36 …

Colorado Springs’ ABC affiliate reports: It has been nearly a year since the Club Q mass shooting in Colorado Springs that left 5 people dead and injured over a dozen. While Club Q officials initially stated that they were going to remodel their original building, they have now decided they’re moving to a new location, the Satellite Hotel in Southern …

From the Justice Department: On Oct. 20, U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola sentenced James Catalano, 62, of Fresno, California, to 12 months in prison for sending hundreds of harrowing messages to a local activist against gun violence whose daughter was murdered during the 2018 mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. On March 28, 2023, …

NBC News reports: A Portland man was arrested for allegedly planning a shooting at a rock climbing festival over the weekend in Oregon, authorities said. Samson Zebturiah Garner, 39, was arrested Thursday after “evidence of a planned attack,” including a rifle and two handguns, were found in his vehicle. Garner was allegedly planning to attack a three day climbing festival …

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports: Police officers pulled over a 19-year-old recent graduate from Okeechobee High School because the headlight on his truck was out. Then they found handwritten pages detailing plans to kill everyone at his high school. Henry Horton IV, of Okeechobee, was arrested Thursday by Palm Beach County Sheriff’s detectives after they uncovered his plans for mass …

The New York Times reports: Frank James, who last year positioned himself in a subway car to create a “kill funnel” and then unleashed a barrage of bullets that miraculously killed no one, received 10 sentences of life in prison on Thursday. Mr. James, who walked away after the crime, had pleaded guilty to 10 counts of terrorism in January, …

The Messenger reports: A gun rights group and Albuquerque resident are suing New Mexico state officials over a temporary ban on firearm carry laws. The National Association for Gun Rights and resident Foster Haines filed the suit one day after New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D, announced a 30 day ban on open and concealed carry in Albuquerque, citing …

NBC News reports: The white gunman who killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, over the weekend wore a Rhodesian army patch on his tactical vest, law enforcement sources say, a reference that has been used before during white supremacist attacks. The patch — representing Rhodesia, a former white minority-ruled territory in southern Africa in …

The Associated Press reports: Following services earlier in the day, about 200 people showed up at a Sunday evening vigil a block from the Dollar General store in Jacksonville where officials said Ryan Palmeter opened fire Saturday using guns he bought legally despite a past involuntary commitment for a mental health exam. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis — who is running …

Via press release from the White House: On Saturday, our nation marked the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington — a seminal moment in our history and in our work towards equal opportunity for all Americans. But this day of remembrance and commemoration ended with yet another American community wounded by an act of gun violence, reportedly fueled by …

NBC News reports: A white gunman killed three Black people in what the sheriff called a hate-motivated shooting at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday.  Authorities identified the shooter as Ryan Christopher Palmeter, a 21-year-old from Orange Park, Florida. They also confirmed he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters earlier described the gunman …

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: Hundreds of law enforcement officers are responding to an active shooting situation in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood, and residents are being warned to stay away. Pittsburgh Public Safety said to avoid the 4800 block of Broad Street and North Mathilda Street in Garfield. The area is near Allegheny Cemetery and around the corner from Children’s Hospital in …