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This photo made available by the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office shows Vance Luther Boelter,

Dressed as a cop, he arrived at a politician’s home and rang the doorbell. Then the killing began

A Minnesota man who spent months stalking Democrats before killing a top Minnesota politician and her husband has been spared the death penalty.

  • Tim Sullivan and Hannah Fingerhut

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Sydney gangland violence map

The map that exposes Sydney’s bloody two-year gang war

Data compiled by the Herald reveals the shocking pattern of shootings, firebombings and underworld violence that has scarred the city.

  • Perry Duffin and Nigel Gladstone
WA Supreme Court, sovereign citizen, main picture, index, WAtoday

Supreme Court knocks back sovereign citizen’s challenge to WA gun seizure in legal first

George Carey had his firearm seized by police during the raids across Perth and the metropolitan area late last year, after WA Police became concerned with a series of high-profile incidents in the eastern states.

  • Hannah Murphy
Failed gangland hit outside Fairfield school.

Father, daughter flee gunman at Sydney school pick-up

The man and his daughter, 15, were sitting in a car outside school when the masked gunman approached them.

  • Perry Duffin and Jack Gramenz
Military-style weapons posted online by a drill rap account following the shooting in Punchbowl with a similar weapon on Sunday.

High-powered gangland weapons leave cops on edge after funeral shooting

Senior police said there would be 100 dead if the Bondi Beach shooters had used some of the guns available to the underworld. A man and a boy have been charged over the shooting.

  • Perry Duffin
The footage shows a hooded gunman firing shots out a car window.

Mourners not deterred by Saturday shooting at gang leader’s funeral

Crowds flocked to the mosque where a fallen gangland boss’ funeral was scheduled on Sunday, after a gunman shot at the previously planned venue on Saturday.

  • Perry Duffin, Cindy Yin and Clare Sibthorpe
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Bondi Beach terrorists Sajid and Naveed Akram.

Intelligence gaps in firearms registry posed major risk to safety

The royal commission on antisemitism turned its focus to gun ownership on Wednesday, with evidence about concerns over the NSW Firearms Registry.

  • Alexandra Smith and Amber Schultz
Premier Jacinta Allan announced changes to Victoria’s firearm laws on Monday, but said they would not include restrictions on the number of guns someone could own.

The awkward reason why Allan shot down suggestions to limit firearms

Many Victorians consider it reasonable to cap the number of guns someone should own. But the premier is not willing to take on the people who care most passionately about the issue.

  • Kieran Rooney
Canning Gun Club prides itself on its commitment to safety and working in line with the state’s firearms act.

Two Perth gun club members had their weapons seized by police. The club had no idea why

The shooters were members of the Canning Gun Club when they had their guns seized and licences suspended following police raids in October last year.

  • Hannah Murphy
The man was arrested at the Mater Hospital.

Man accused of pulling weapon on hospital staff

The 21-year-old was arrested about 2.30am and charged with multiple offences.

  • Julius Dennis