The deadly shooting at Washington D.C.’s Navy Yard is promoting Senators to consider a fresh attempt to advance legislation strengthening background checks for gun buyers, Bloomberg reports.
Since 2011 auto thefts in Oakland have increased 33 percent, burglaries have risen nearly 40 percent and robberies have jumped 54 percent, according to police records.
Seventy-five percent of Americans agreed with the statement “occasional acts of terrorism in the U.S. will be part of life in the future,” according to an April survey conducted after the Boston Marathon bombing.
Most states don’t require four basic safety plans to protect children in schools and child care from disasters, according to aid group Save the Children.
In the aftermath of the fatal bombing at last April’s Boston Marathon, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon has tightened security measures in several areas for the Oct. 13 race.
According to a survey, a majority of people across the globe feel that corruption has worsened in their countries, and that their governments are ineffective in combating it.
The U.S. Park Police is failing to adequately keep track of its firearms, creating an environment in which weapons are vulnerable to theft or misuse, according to a government report.
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