Atlanta, GA 11/9/2008 A man with an assault rifle fired at least 15 shots into a car carrying six teenagers, killing a 17 year old and injuring two others. The teens were leaving an underage nightclub when the shooting happened. (Arrest Made In Club Shooting That Killed Riverdale Teen, WSB - TV 2 ATLANTA, November 9, 2008) Monticello, MS Ů 11/8/2008 Three men armed with two shotguns and an AK-47 assault rifle ambushed four men as they drove by in a car, killing one of the men and injuring the other three. (Marchsha Thompson, Lawrence County lawmen say shooting victims ambushed, WLBT - TV 3 JACKSON, November 12, 2008) Austin, TX 11/6/2008 A police pursuit ended when the fleeing car crashed and one of the suspects opened fire at police with an AK-47 assault rifle. The police returned fire and killed the gunman. The shooter and other men in the car are suspected of shooting two other people earlier that day. (Januaryet Elliott, Austin police close 7 campuses, kill man armed with AK-47, HOUSTON CHRONICLE, November 6, 2008) Point Washington, FL 11/5/2008 A man with a handgun and AK-47 assault rifle threatened his wife and daughter, and police. Police shot and killed the man when he pointed the AK-47 at them. (Robbyn Brooks, Walton deputies shoot man armed with AK-47, FLORIDA FREEDOM NEWSPAPERS, November 6, 2008) Las Vegas, NV 11/3/2008 A man used a chainsaw and assault rifle to break down the door of his pregnant ex-girlfriend's apartment, then shot her and her current boyfriend with the assault weapon. The man died and the woman was seriously injured, and lost the baby she was carrying, in the attack. (District Attorney to pursue manslaughter charge in shooting death of unborn baby, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, November 5, 2008) 1225 Eye Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005 i(202) 898-0792 iFAX (202) 371-9615 www.bradycampaign.org
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