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Houston airport shooter wrote in note of "monster within"
by FP Staff
May 04, 2013

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A man who caused a panic when he fired a Glock semi-automatic pistol in the air at a busy Houston airport terminal #Yahoo! # NewsTracker # wcnts # wcntn # undefined # cookie # values # aut # rch # cnt
Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren: Who'll come out on top?
Mar 15, 2013

for funding at the far end of the paddock was evident in the decisions on 2013 drivers. The experienced Timo Glock was released, with the team candid enough #Formula One # LifeInTheFastLane # F1 # McLaren # Mercedes # Ferrari # Red Bull
Special force for Parliament yet to take guard
Feb 10, 2013

as a cohesive unit for any exigency at the Parliament House complex. It will have sophisticated arms like Glock pistols and sniper rifles and vehicles to move #NewsTracker # Delhi Police # parliament # CRPF
Obama's push for gun-control in US: Proposes ban on assault weapons
Jan 17, 2013

- adding a Glock 17 pistol to his gun collection - dismissed Obama's bid to ban assault weapons purchases and blamed video games for inciting violence #Barack Obama # NewsTracker # National Rifle Association # US gun control
US shooting: Will Obama take a stand on gun control?
Dec 16, 2012

enforcement official who was not authorized to discuss information with reporters and spoke on condition of anonymity. The official said a Glock and a Sig Sauer #WhyNow # President Obama # Gun control # Newtown # Connecticut school shooting
US school shooting: Obama to join mourners in Connecticut
Dec 16, 2012

his mother was a long-time patron.Nancy Lanza legally owned a Sig Sauer and a Glock, both handguns commonly used by police, and a military #President Obama # NewsTracker # School shooting # Newton # Connecticut
Police find 'good evidence' on motive for Connecticut school massacre
by FP Staff
Dec 15, 2012

have reported it was the shooter's mother, Nancy Lanza.Nancy Lanza legally owned a Sig Sauer and a Glock, both handguns of models commonly used by police #facebook # India # China # Technology # Arabic # Russia # science # markets # United Kingdom # opinion # lifestyle
Search for answers begins after U.S. school massacre
by FP Staff
Dec 15, 2012

Sauer and a Glock, both handguns of models commonly used by police, and a military-style Bushmaster .223 M4 carbine.Law enforcement officials believe Adam #India # Japan # Arabic # NewsTracker # Russia # science # Argentina # Latin America # victims
US school shooting: Investigators look for answers
Dec 15, 2012

the school Friday: a semi-automatic .223 calibre rifle made by Bushmaster was found in a car in the school parking lot, and two pistols made by Glock and a Sig #US # NewsTracker # Connecticut # Connecticut school shooting
Will Obama have the courage to stand up to the US gun lobby?
by Uttara Choudhury
Dec 15, 2012

Yorker pointed out.Adam Lanza, 20, reportedly used a Glock or a Sig Sauer to gun down his mother, elementary school teacher Nancy Lanza, and then spray #Barack Obama # WhatNext # USA # Gun control # Connecticut # Sandy Hook Elementary

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