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Supporters of an initiative to prevent Washington state from adopting universal background checks for gun sales have collected 340,000 signatures, The Seattle Times reported yesterday. Initiative 591 would prevent the state from adopting background-check laws stricter than the national standard, which does not require checks for private gun sales.

Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, said nearly 900 volunteers have participated in the effort. “I’m not surprised at this kind of response,” he said. “Gun owners have been under attack for more than a year now.”

The proposal was crafted in response to Initiative 594, which seeks to require background checks for all sales. Supporters of that initiative submitted about 250,000 signatures last month. Both measures are aimed at the 2014 ballot.

On Sunday, a Seattle Times columnist wrote about Tina Podlodowski, a former Seattle City Council member and gun control advocate, who purchased a 9-mm Beretta for $300 on Armslist, no questions asked—and no background check. The sale was conducted in a Shoreline, Wash., parking lot.

“I could have been anybody and they could have been anybody,” she said. Here is today’s report.

—Jennifer Mascia

Virginia State Senator R. Creigh Deeds, 55, was stabbed repeatedly at his Bath County, Va., home during an altercation with his son, who then shot and killed himself Tuesday morning. The day before, state mental health officials unsuccessfully sought to find a bed in a hospital psychiatric ward for Gus Deeds, 24, who had known mental health problems. “In that particular rural area of the state, it is not unusual to have contacted anywhere from seven to 15 hospitals” looking for an available bed, said Mary Ann Bergeron, the executive director of the Virginia Association of Community Services Boards. No word on how Deeds got a gun.

—The New York Times

A 7-year-old girl was shot in the elbow and seriously wounded at an apartment complex on the northwest side of Indianapolis, Ind., Tuesday evening. Detectives said the shooting was not random. No arrests have been made.

—TheIndyChannel.com

An 8-year-old boy and his father were shot and wounded in Irvington, N.J., Sunday afternoon. Lloyd Lemonious was shot in the leg and his son was shot in the cheek. Investigators do not believe the victims were the intended targets. Police released surveillance images of a man running from the scene who is wanted for questioning.

—NJ.com

A 14-year old boy was accidentally shot in the arm with a hunting rifle while riding in a vehicle with his father in the mountains above York, Mont., Monday. Their truck bounced across a hole in the road and the rifle, a Remington M77 model 30-06 caliber, discharged. Had the shot entered the child’s arm an inch closer to his body, he would have lost the arm at the shoulder. No charges were filed.

—Independent Record

A woman shot herself in the thigh while hunting in Mayville, Mich., Monday afternoon. Her injuries are life-threatening.

—MLive

Traci Reedy, 48, was shot and killed at an Irving, Tex., hotel by a guest whose gun fired from another room early Tuesday. The victim was sitting on her bed at the Microtel Inn and Suites when a bullet came through the wall and struck her in the chest. Michael Shane Gray, 36, was arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide. If convicted, he faces between 180 days to two years in jail.

—WFAA

Gloria E. Zuniga, 59, was killed when someone opened fire on her house in Milwaukee, Wis., Monday night. Police say the shooting is gang-related, and the victim was not the target. No arrests have been made.

—JSOnline.com

A 30-year-old woman was killed in a drive-by shooting on a residential street in Mesa, Ariz., early Tuesday. The shooting was sparked by a dispute between two groups at a house party. Police have no suspects in custody.

—AZFamily.com

A 28-year-old woman was shot and killed at an apartment in Traverse City, Mich., Tuesday night. The suspect, a 33-year-old man, sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the hand. He was arrested.

—UpNorthLive.com

Stephanie Barrios, 29, was shot and killed in her ex-boyfriend’s car, which was parked outside her home in Woodbridge, N.J., Monday night. The ex-boyfriend, 46-year-old Luis Rosado, then shot and killed himself.

—NJ.com

A man in his 30s was shot several times and killed following an argument inside a Santa Ana, Calif., pool hall early Tuesday. Two people were arrested.

—NBC Los Angeles

42-year-old Rupert E. Miley was shot in the back and killed while driving in Orem, Utah, early Tuesday. His vehicle then struck a light pole, plowed into some trees and destroyed a fire hydrant. A revolver was found at the scene. Two passengers in the car were arrested.

—The Salt Lake Tribune

Brandon Torres, 21, who was shot in the Back of the Yards neighborhood of Chicago, Ill., early Sunday, died the next day. The victim was in the backseat of a vehicle when a gunman on the street opened fire. No one is in custody.

—CBS Chicago

Porshia Brooks, 20, who was shot while sitting in her car in Norwood, Ohio, Saturday night, died Tuesday morning. Aron Martin, who was standing outside the car covered in blood, remains in critical condition. Anyone with information is asked to call police.

—Local 12

20-year-old Cody Jamal Harris was shot and killed at a park in Bakersfield, Calif., Monday night. A suspect is being sought.

—TurnTo23.com

A 26-year-old man was shot and wounded while driving on Interstate 70 in St. Louis, Mo., Tuesday afternoon. The victim was riding in a vehicle with three other adults and a baby when shots were fired at him from another car. Police said the incident was sparked by an argument that occurred before both cars got on the highway. The baby suffered abrasions.

—KSDK.com

17-year-old Javonte Townsend was shot in the leg in Lumberton, N.C., Monday night. No word on suspects.

—Robesonian.com

A 17-year-old boy was shot in the arm while standing on the porch of a Des Moines, Iowa, home Monday night. Witnesses heard six gunshots. No arrests have been reported.

—DesMoinesRegister.com

Nathaniel Cook, 18, was shot and wounded in north Omaha, Neb., Monday night. Police are investigating.

—Omaha.com

One person was shot and killed at a Rock Hill, S.C., apartment complex Tuesday evening. Witnesses told officers they saw three men running from the scene.

—WCNC.com

A man was shot and wounded outside his home in Slidell, La., Sunday afternoon. The victim said two men wearing masks approached him and demanded cash. When he said he didn’t have any money, one of the men shot him.

—WWLTV.com

A man in his late teens or early 20s was shot in the head and wounded in Muskegon Heights, Mich., Tuesday night.

—MLive

A 53-year-old man was shot three times after answering a knock on the door to his apartment on the east side of Evansville, Ind., Tuesday evening. Robert Hill told police he opened the door and fought with two men, one of whom opened fire. A manhunt is underway. Hill was the victim of a shooting in the same neighborhood earlier this year.

—CourierPress.com

A woman was grazed by a bullet north of Robles Park in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday evening. Police are searching for a male suspect.

—Tampa Bay Times

A woman was shot in the hand when a man tried to rob her outside her home in Greenville County, S.C., Tuesday evening. The robber fled empty-handed. Residents in the neighborhood said they are fed up with the violence and are ready to move.

—Fox Carolina

According to Slate’s gun-death tracker, an estimated 10,706 people have died as a result of gun violence in America since the Newtown massacre on December 14, 2012.