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SAN FRANCISCO — The National Rifle Association and gun manufacturers are to blame for the "disconnect" between the broad public support for gun control and... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paige-lavender/

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California parole agent was accused of soliciting one of his parolees to kill another. Numerous corrections department employees allegedly had sex... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-almendrala/

2,370 crime guns were traced to just one gun shop located in suburban Chicago between 1996 and 2000. Over 1,300 have been traced to the shop since 2008 -- as well as 20 percent of all Chicago crime guns used within a year of their purchase. Martha Rosenberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martha-rosenberg/

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) helped President Barack Obama keep the issue of gun control front and center on Wednesday, penning an op-ed for the... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicholas-wing/

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told a crowd of students at the University of Kentucky last week that the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tyler-kingkade/

WASHINGTON -- Virginia Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli has filed a petition challenging a ruling that recently struck down the state's anti-sodomy law.... Luke Johnson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/luke-johnson/

The leader of a radical Colorado gun rights organization has compared the opening of deer season to the next political election in his state. Speaking... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meredith-bennettsmith/

UPDATE: The suspect involved in a shooting at the Sumas border crossing was arrested at an Abbotsford home at around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. The individual... The Huffington Post B.C. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andree-lau/

Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum was fatally shot Wednesday outside the Mingo County courthouse, WCHS reports. The courthouse was evacuated and placed on lock down,... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hunter-stuart/

A 26-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly blowing up an ATM at a gas station in southern England on Easter Sunday. Officers were called... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

ROME -- Italian police have seized a record (EURO)1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in cash and property from a single person, a Sicilian alternative energy entrepreneur... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carlo-davis/

Day 40 of Jodi Arias' death penalty trial is set to resume in Arizona today. Alyce LaViolette, the defense team's psychotherapist -- a domestic violence... David Lohr http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-lohr/

JOHANNESBURG -- Oscar Pistorius wants to train again and recently went back to visit his regular track in South Africa's capital, the double-amputee athlete's agent... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-greenberg/

A man who said he's facing a terminal illness was shot inside the Vernon Hills, Ill. police station Wednesday after allegedly pulling a gun on... Kim Bellware http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-bellware/

Through the expansion of the War Crimes Rewards Program, the Department of State is offering up to $5 million for information that leads to the arrest, transfer, and conviction of the top three leaders of the LRA: Joseph Kony, Okot Odhiambo, and Dominic Ongwen. John Kerry http://www.huffingtonpost.com/johnkerry/

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The body of a missing North Carolina woman was found inside her wrecked car, three days after it was ordered by a... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dominique-mosbergen/

Two Iowa children were killed Monday when their mother ignored lowered train track gates and drove over the tracks, colliding with an oncoming train. Tara... Hilary Hanson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

By Keith Coffman DENVER, April 2 (Reuters) - An intruder who forced his way into the mountain home of a Colorado deputy district attorney was... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

DreamWorks announced plans this week for a big film with a controversial topic. The studio will tackle the Catholic Church's child sexual abuse scandal in... Madeline Boardman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/madeline-boardman/

BOROUGH PARK — A 56-year-old woman was brutally beaten and robbed inside of a Borough Park subway station earlier this month, cops said. The victim... DNAinfo http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-mathias/