the shooting, April 28, the suspected shooter was shot in the back by a different AK-47. (Jerome Burdi, Rash of shootings hits city in 2 days, SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL, April 29, 2006. Jerome Burdi, New task force seeks man suspected in 2 shootings, SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL, April 30, 2006 Police Blotter, PALM BEACH POST, April 30, 2006) Oakland, CA 3/19/2006 A gunman with an AK-47 opened fire on an apartment building, filling it with bullets and killing a 49 year old man. (Henry K. Lee, Oakland: Two new slayings brings homicide total to 30, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, March 21, 2006) Lake Worth, FL 3/17/2006 A man angry over an argument with a woman, shot the woman and her roommate with an AK-47 and left the victims in the doorway of their home. ( Kevin Deutsch, Man arrested in assault-rifle shooting, PALM BEACH POST, March 17, 2006) Chicago, IL 3/11/2006 A ten year old girl was killed by a shot to her head as she was celebrating her birthday in her living room. A spray of bullets from an assault weapon peppered the house from a nearby fight. (Gov. Blagojevich, victims’ families, advocates urge lawmakers in Springfield to pass statewide assault weapons ban, US STATE NEWS, March 23, 2006) Chicago, IL 3/3/2006 A stray bullet from an assault rifle struck a 14 year old honor student as she was looking out the window of her home, killing her instantly. (Charles Sheehan, Neighborhood buries another child, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, March 19, 2006) Las Vegas, NV 2/1/2006 A 22 year old fired at least 50 rounds from an assault rifle, shooting two Las Vegas police officers and killing one, before being shot and killed by 1225 Eye Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005 i(202) 898-0792 iFAX (202) 371-9615 www.bradycampaign.org
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