One dead and two injured as men in disguise attack Dublin hotel
The shooting took place at a boxing weigh-in at the Regency Hotel.
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The shooting took place at a boxing weigh-in at the Regency Hotel.
The US first lady highlighted the case of a 15-year-old girl who was shot dead in January, one week after she sang at Barack Obama’s inauguration.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid admitted that the proposed ban on assault rifles and large capacity magazines did not have the votes to pass.
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