One police officer was killed and two others were injured in a shootout with a former security guard. Almost 400 rounds were fired in all after the officers entered the man’s home to serve a search warrant. The man was armed with an arsenal of guns that included an assault rifle, 5 handguns, and 4 rifles. (Suspect Named in Shooting Death of California Deputy, ASSOCIATED PRESS, February 26, 2010) St. Louis, MO 1/7/2010 A disgruntled employee of an ABB factory in St. Louis went on a rampage killing three co-workers and wounding five others before killing himself. He was armed with an assault rifle, a shotgun, and two handguns. (Liz Robbins, Gunman Kills 3 Co-workers in St. Louis Factory Then Himself, NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 2010) Atlanta, GA 1/1/2010 A four-year-old boy was shot and killed while attending a church service with his parents celebrating the new year. The bullet travelled through the roof of the church before striking the boy in the head. Experts said that the bullet most likely came from and AK-47 assault rifle and that was fired into the air in during a celebration from over two miles away. (Rhonda Cook, Boy most likely shot by rifle fired into the air, ATLANTA JOURNALCONSTITUTION, January 2, 2010) Memphis, TN 12/17/2009 Suspected bank robbers shot at police with an assault rifle while trying to flee in a car. One suspect was captured after the car crashed, while the other jumped into a river. (Shane Myers, Shots Fired at Police While Trying to Capture Accused Bank Robbers, WPTY – TV 24 MEMPHIS, December 17, 2009) Tulsa, OK 12/12/2009 A bullet went through a window and hit a sleeping woman in the chest in a drive-by shooting. Shell casings indicate an assault rifle was used. (Tulsa Woman Injured In Drive By Shooting, KOTV - TV 6 TULSA, December 12, 2009) 1225 Eye Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005 i(202) 898-0792 iFAX (202) 371-9615 www.bradycampaign.org
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