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May 13, 2021
Experts say people often perceive equally deadly mass shootings in very different ways depending on how random the violence seems to be.
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You re an editor or producer in a national newsroom. Two mass shootings come in over the wire. One took place inside a home.the other at a crowded grocery store. Both saw multiple confirmed deaths. Both suspects are dead.
What do you cover first? And what gets the most airtime? Experts say people often perceive equally deadly mass shootings in very different ways depending on where they happen and how random the violence seems to be. And that affects how those shootings are covered.
A federal judge is poised to force Philadelphia’s hand after a breakout of Covid-19 shuttered the police unit that handles requests for gun permits.
Gun owners who have been waiting months just to apply for a permit to carry a loaded firearm in Philadelphia sued the city on Nov. 20. They included this image in their complaint, showing a sign taped to the door of the police department’s Gun Permit Unit that says the office is closed until further notice. (Image via Courthouse News)
PHILADELPHIA (CN) Having closed the physical doors, Philadelphia must accept applications for gun permits submitted by mail and online under the terms of a compromise that a federal judge endorsed in court Thursday.
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