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More than a dozen 911 calls from the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler County, Pennsylvania, were released on Wednesday, reflecting moments of fear and confusion after a gunman opened fire at the outdoor rally.
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Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Amid the heartbreak in Lewiston, where 18 people were massacred on the evening of Oct. 25, 2023, at a bowling alley hosting a youth night and a bar where deaf people were playing cornhole, the gunman's family contemplated remaining quietly in the shadows.
—Brenda Breslauer, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
However, the speech and the trip were overshadowed by a dramatic event that unfolded that same day — Charles faced a gunman, who was armed with blank bullets, emerging from the crowd unbeknownst to him or his security team.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Local sniper teams weren’t positioned to monitor the building where the gunman perched about 150 yards from Trump.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Amid the heartbreak in Lewiston, where 18 people were massacred on the evening of Oct. 25, 2023, at a bowling alley hosting a youth night and a bar where deaf people were playing cornhole, the gunman's family contemplated remaining quietly in the shadows.
—Brenda Breslauer, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
However, the speech and the trip were overshadowed by a dramatic event that unfolded that same day — Charles faced a gunman, who was armed with blank bullets, emerging from the crowd unbeknownst to him or his security team.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Local sniper teams weren’t positioned to monitor the building where the gunman perched about 150 yards from Trump.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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During the incident, Marcus Evans, 31, was contacted by police in connection with a report that a man had threatened a woman with a gun.Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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My experience with guns has been so intermittent throughout my life.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Harris' lead is driven by older women voters and women independents. Nov. 3: Trump escalates violent rhetoric, suggesting at a Pennsylvania rally that an assassin would have to shoot through the news media to hit him.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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And during this year’s election, the FBI foiled a plot by Iran to pay an assassin $1 million to kill Donald Trump.Brian Bennett, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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The idea behind them is that these brightly-burning rounds are loaded into the ammo feed at intervals of four-to-one with the more lethal ones so that the gunner can see where the spray of shot is flying.David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2024
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The Ukrainians to their credit shrugged off Russia’s apparent artillery superiority in Kursk, correctly surmising that befuddled gunners are useless gunners.David Axe, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
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Its undeniably a humanitarian crisis and a very real security threat because of drug cartels, criminals and terrorists crossing the border.Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Jordanians will soar like eagles to hunt you down, one criminal after another.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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But the pandemic-era inflationary period played out unlike any other in history, and wealthy people made out like bandits.Allison Morrow, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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When the film starts, a cursed bandit of pirates led by Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) are aboard Sparrow’s former ship, the Black Pearl, and have kidnapped Turner’s love interest, Elizabeth Swann (Knightley).Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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She was expected to survive the shooting as the perp remained at large.Shant Shahrigian, New York Daily News, 11 June 2024
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Many of them keep an eye out for criminal proceedings where the perp used your data.PCMAG, PCMAG, 15 May 2024
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Christopher Gonzalez-Nunez, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín in late September, after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Trump can thank a 2021 New York state law for his voting privileges in this election, one that allows felons to vote if they are not currently incarcerated.Patrick Maguire, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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But those still hunting for Cassidy’s treasure could join the Wild Bunch in outlaw status.Ethan Blevins, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
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This new wing of the genre, soon called outlaw country, was less polished, more prickly and turbulent, more prone to exploring gray areas of morality.Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunman. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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