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Members of the New York Police Department patrol the streets after a rush-hour shooting at a subway station in Brooklyn on April 12. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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National

A victim of the Brooklyn subway shooting is suing the gun maker Glock

June 1, 2022 • Ilene Steur, who was one of 10 people injured in the April attack, says in the lawsuit that Glock's marketing practices made it possible for the shooting suspect to buy one of the company's guns.

Saudi Gunman Legally Purchased Pistol Used In Pensacola Air Station Attack

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says federal laws that allow foreign nationals to buy guns in the U.S. should be reviewed after a Saudi gunman carried out a mass shooting in Pensacola, Fla. DeSantis says, "The Second Amendment is so that we the American people can keep and bear arms. It does not apply to Saudi Arabians." Brendan Farrington/AP hide caption

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Law

Saudi Gunman Legally Purchased Pistol Used In Pensacola Air Station Attack

December 9, 2019 • Calling for a review of federal gun laws, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says, "The Second Amendment is so that we the American people can keep and bear arms. It does not apply to Saudi Arabians."

Glock Vs. Glock: Gun Tycoon Loses Alimony Battle

The family behind the Glock gun company has been locked in court battles stemming from founder Gaston Glock's 2011 divorce from his wife of 49 years, Helga. Jay Directo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Glock Vs. Glock: Gun Tycoon Loses Alimony Battle

August 9, 2013 • Gaston Glock, 84, has been ordered to pay alimony to his ex-wife, Helga, whom he divorced in 2011. The couple had been married for 49 years. The founder of the Austrian gun company "divorced Helga in order to marry a woman about 50 years his junior," Agence France-Presse reports.

The Two-Way

Report: Sales Of Glocks, Other Handguns, Have Surged Since Arizona Rampage

January 11, 2011 • "When something like this happens people get worried that the government is going to ban stuff," Arizona gun shop owner Greg Wolff tells Bloomberg News.