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Ownership of the AR-15 Rifle Included in the Constitution Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Seven prisoners have been scheduled to die in the Arkansas prison system as the state rushes to use an execution drug that expires at the end of April. The plan has drawn the ire of capital punishment foes, but victims' families are demanding justice. (Associated Press)
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Bernalillo County District Attorney Raul Torrez fields questions from the New Mexico Supreme Court in Santa Fe, N.M., on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Prosecutors and public defenders are turning to the high court for guidance on how to apply new constitutional provisions that can keep suspects jailed without bond until trial. Justices heard arguments Wednesday aimed at clarifying what evidence must be presented at the suspects' detention hearings. Torrez says his requests for no-bond detentions are being unfairly dismissed. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
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FILE- In this May 6, 2013 file photo, Justice Sheila Abdus-Salaam, center, receives applause after her confirmation to serve on the New York State Court of Appeals from Craig Alfred of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's appointments office, left, and Albany City Court Judge Rachel Kretser, in the Senate gallery at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. New York City Police confirmed that Abdus-Salaam's lifeless body was found on the shore of the Hudson River off Manhattan on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
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In this April 30, 2013, file photo, Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam looks on as members of the state Senate Judiciary Committee vote unanimously to advance her nomination to fill a vacancy on the Court of Appeals at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. The New York City Police Department confirmed that Abdus-Salaam's body was found on the shore of the Hudson River off Manhattan on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
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Phoenix Suns head coach Earl Watson, left, talks with referee Justin Van Duyne during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. The Kings won 129-104. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Sacramento Kings forward Anthony Tolliver, left, and Phoenix Suns forward Marquese Chriss wait for a rebound during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 11, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. The Kings won 129-104. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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This undated photo provided by the Chicago Police Department shows Joshua Smith. Smith was charged Wednesday April 12, 2017, in the killing of a criminal court judge who was shot to death outside his Chicago home after a woman he knew was wounded by gunfire. (Chicago Police Department via AP)
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A police car sits outside an apartment building where human remains were found in Honolulu's Waikiki neighborhood, Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Police arrested a 26-year-old man Tuesday on suspicion of second-degree murder after human remains were found in his Waikiki apartment. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)
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Nine-year-old Paylynn Lawrimore holds up a sign in support of defendants on trial in federal court, Wednesday, April 12, 2017, in Las Vegas. A federal jury in Las Vegas heard closing arguments in the trial of six men accused of wielding weapons to stop federal agents from rounding up cattle near Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's property in 2014. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Todd Bethell holds up a sign in support of defendants on trial in federal court, Wednesday, April 12, 2017, in Las Vegas. A federal jury in Las Vegas heard closing arguments in the trial of six men accused of wielding weapons to stop federal agents from rounding up cattle near Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's property in 2014. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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People march in support of defendants on trial in federal court, Wednesday, April 12, 2017, in Las Vegas. A federal jury in Las Vegas heard closing arguments in the trial of six men accused of wielding weapons to stop federal agents from rounding up cattle near Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's property in 2014. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Marie Ries, center, marches with others in support of defendants on trial in federal court, Wednesday, April 12, 2017, in Las Vegas. A federal jury in Las Vegas heard closing arguments in the trial of six men accused of wielding weapons to stop federal agents from rounding up cattle near Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's property in 2014. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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In this undated photo provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Joseph D. Jones, left, and Edward Schimenti pose in front of an Islamic State group flag. Jones and Schimenti were arrested by FBI agents on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 on terrorist charges for allegedly conspiring to support the Islamic State militant group. (FBI via AP)
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Joseph D. Jones was arrested by the FBI last month at Illinois Beach State Park on charges of conspiring to support the Islamic State terrorist group. (Associated Press)
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Emergency personnel work the scene of a plane crash near 20950 E. County Road 200N in Hartsville, Ind., Wednesday, April 12, 2017. The pilot was pronounced dead at the scene. (Mike Wolanin /The Republic via AP)
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A Bartholomew County Sheriff Matt Myers updates members of the media on a plane crash near 20950 E. County Road 200N in Hartsville, Ind., Wednesday, April 12, 2017. The pilot was pronounced dead at the scene. (Mike Wolanin /The Republic via AP)
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A Bartholomew County Sheriff Matt Myers updates members of the media on a plane crash near 20950 E. County Road 200N in Hartsville, Ind., Wednesday, April 12, 2017. The pilot was pronounced dead at the scene. (Mike Wolanin /The Republic via AP)
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In this photo provided by the Bartholomew County Sheriff's Department, it shows a small plane that crashed Wednesday, April 12, 2017 in Hartsville, Ind. The pilot was killed in the crash. (Bartholomew Sheriff's Department via AP)
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In this April 24, 2015, attorney Jonathan Melrod holds up a photo of Amilcar Perez-Lopez at a new conference in San Francisco, to announce a federal lawsuit. Prosecutors said two San Francisco police detectives will not face criminal charges for shooting and killing the young Guatemalan immigrant armed with a knife. The San Francisco district attorney said Wednesday, April 12, 2017, that the plainclothes detectives feared that Perez-Lopez was attacking one of them with a knife. The two were in an unmarked car when they responded to a call the night of Feb. 25, 2015 reporting a man chasing another man with a knife. (Paul Chinn /San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
