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Photos of the Week for May 10, 2013


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    A libertarian group says it has manufactured the first working plastic gun made entirely with a 3-D printer — and the weapon would elude metal detection. Full story (Image YouTube)

    AP Photo/Australian Antarctic Division

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    The first responders killed in the line of duty over the past year were honored and remembered at this year’s Blue Mass, held at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Washington. Full story (Image ABC News)

    AP Photo/Las Vegas Fire and Rescue

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    The concept of counterinsurgency — born overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan — has followed soldiers who have returned home and taken up jobs as police officers, and been applied to fighting crime at home. Full story (Image 60 Minutes)

    AP Photo/John Javellana

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    For one police officer, eight strikes may mean he’s finally out. He’s been fired eight times before from three departments. This time Sgt. German Bosque has been charged with leaving his assault weapon with his girlfriend’s father — a trained security guard — while he was on an eight-day leave. Full story (Image YouTube)

    AP Photo/Matt Rourke

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    Police have released dramatic dash cam video of a shoot-out between officers and a suspect during a routine traffic stop. Full story (Image WKYC)

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    Thursday night’s nasty weather took a toll on area vegetation and one Kansas City police officer. The officer attempts to move a large branch from the road when it snapped, sending him flying. Full story (Image KSHB)

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    Shocking surveillance video shows a drunk suspect pull a gun from his pants as he sits in the back of a squad, as two Metro Transit officers try to find out what he’s doing. Full story (Image ABC News)

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