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when an assailant sprayed the house with dozens of bullets. (Michael Hasch, Girl, 12, killed as 40 shots blast into North Side home, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW, January 29, 2008) Camp Hill, AL 1/22/2008 A 19 year old shot a 17 year old in the face with an assault rifle after the two argued over the stolen weapon. (Teen shot in face by assault rifle, WTVM - TV 9 COLUMBUS, GA, January 22, 2008) Miami, FL 1/20/2008 Three cousins were injured when dozens of rounds were fired from an assault rifle into their car. One of the cousins was left brain-dead. (David Ovalle, Little Haiti: Gun violence tears family, MIAMI HERALD, January 24, 2008) Carmichael, CA 1/16/2008 A 24 year old man was shot with an assault rifle in a drive-by shooting and died. (Two Carmichael killings may be connected, KCRA - TV 3 SACRAMENTO, January 16, 2008) Louisville, KY 1/14/2008 A man carrying an assault rifle fired several rounds at a police officer during a traffic stop. The officer was not injured. (4th arrest made in SWAT case, WLKY - TV 32 LOUISVILLE, January 14, 2008) North Miami Beach, FL 1/8/2008 An off-duty Miami police detective was killed by a man who shot him with an AK-47 assault rifle as he sat in his car. (David Quinones, Dispute boils over mourning of detective, MIAMI HERALD, January 19, 2008) Merrillville, IN 12/31/2007 A 25 year old man shot a 20 year old man with an assault rifle. The shooter asked the victim and another man to leave his apartment after they argued, 1225 Eye Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005 i(202) 898-0792 iFAX (202) 371-9615 www.bradycampaign.org

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