Fifty years ago today, President John F. Kennedy was shot to death in Dallas, Tex. Though conspiracy theories abound, the Warren Commission found that Lee Harvey Oswald owned the rifle that was used to fire the shots from the sixth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository building. And Oswald procured that rifle through a mail-order ad in the February 1963 issue of the N.R.A.’s American Rifleman magazine.

Flipping through its pages, he came upon a full-page ad placed by Klein’s Sporting Goods Company in Chicago featuring 10 different rifles for sale. Using the alias “A. Hidell,” he purchased the cheapest one, a 6.5 mm Carcano Model 91/38 carbine, with scope, for $19.95, plus $1.50 return postage—$163.71 in today’s dollars. It was a transaction so significant that Oswald’s gun enjoys its own Wikipedia page.

Today, American Rifleman features high-capacity concealed carry pistols and semiautomatic military-style assault rifles, though they can’t be purchased through the mail. Josh Sugarmann, executive director at the Violence Policy Center, took a look at the latest issue and found an ad touting an “Historic N.R.A. Exclusive Offer: The Last Circulating 90 Percent Pure Silver Half Dollar Minted in U.S. History!” The coin, dated 1964, features President Kennedy in profile, and the ad points out that the price of silver has gone up 1,597 percent since Nov. 22, 1963, the day he was assassinated. The ad also features a quote from J.F.K.: “The Association (N.R.A.) fills an important role in our national defense.”

Since the assassination, the Violence Policy Center estimates that 1.4 million Americans have died in firearm suicides, homicides and unintentional injuries. Here is today’s report.

—Jennifer Mascia

49-year-old Abbas Lodhi and his sons, 9-year-old Zain Lodhi and 13-year-old Mugthba Lodhi, were found shot to death in Pleasant Valley, N.Y., Thursday morning. Two of the victims were found in a supermarket parking lot and another victim was found at the family’s home. Sarwat Lodhi, 43, the victims’ wife and mother, is being sought by police.

—New York Daily News

A 14-year-old child was shot in the foot on the east side of Indianapolis, Ind., Thursday night. No other details are available.

—IndyStar

Darrell Ross, 17, was shot in the head and killed in Uniontown, Pa., Thursday evening. Police recovered a handgun near the scene. No word on suspects.

—Herald-Standard

Four men between the ages of 24 and 27 were shot and wounded in the Haddington neighborhood of west Philadelphia, Pa., Thursday evening. The motive is unclear at this time. No arrests have been made.

—CBS Philly

Two men were shot, one fatally, after a neighborhood dispute in Magalia, Calif., Thursday morning. The man believed to be the shooter was found dead in the backyard. Neighbors said the two men have had disputes over loud music.

—ChicoER

A man was found shot to death on a sidewalk in front of an apartment building that houses students from Virginia State University in Ettrick, Va., late Thursday. There are no suspects or motives at this time.

—NBC 12

21-year-old Juan Lopez was shot in the chest and killed in Framingham, Mass., late Wednesday. The suspect was wearing a Halloween-type mask, which was found on the side of a road. “He doesn’t do anything wrong to anybody. He doesn’t have any problems with anybody,” his friend Shane Dow said. Police do not think the shooting was random.

—NECN.com

Deputy Arron Thomas was shot in the elbow and wounded by a man waving a gun at officers from the back porch of his mobile home in Putnam County, Fla., late Wednesday. Negotiators tried to get Timothy Mahoney, 58, to surrender his gun for an hour. When deputies fired a bean bag, Mahoney shot back, hitting the officer. Police then shot back, killing Mahoney.

—Jacksonville.com

A 41-year-old man was found shot in the stomach and killed near the Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans, La., Thursday night. Police haven’t released any information on a possible suspect or motive.

—WWLTV.com

A man was fatally shot near a mall in Gaithersburg, Md., Thursday afternoon. Police are searching for two suspects.

—CBS DC

A man was shot in the head and wounded in Lucerne, Calif., early Wednesday. Samantha Lee Rilla, 35, and Stephen Anthony Thomas, 36, allegedly showed up at the victim’s apartment and attempted to rob him. They were arrested.

—Record-Bee

Ramiro Romo, 55, was shot and critically wounded by his nephew in Watsonville, Calif., Wednesday night. The accused shooter, 23-year-old Josue Perez Romo, initially told police that he fired the weapon so the victim, a local business owner, would not gain control of it. Police said the Romos were drinking and doing drugs with two other men before the shooting.

—Santa Cruz Sentinel

A man was shot in the chest by home invaders in Lafayette, Ind., Thursday night. No motive is known at this time.

—WLFI.com

Two men were shot following a dispute at a duplex near an elementary school in Brandon, Fla., Thursday morning. Three men were detained.

—WTSP.com

Charles O. White Jr., 17, was shot and killed by his friend, who was playing with a handgun as they walked down the street in Muskegon Heights, Mich., Tuesday night. 17-year-old Vance Thompson was charged with involuntary manslaughter.

—MLive

A woman was shot in the shoulder and wounded in her home in Duvall, Wash., early Thursday. Responding officers found her glass door had been shot out.

—KOMONews.com

A man standing outside a McDonald’s in Norfolk, Va., was wounded in a drive-by shooting Wednesday night. The suspect’s vehicle was located and three occupants, ages 18 to 21, were taken into custody.

—WAVY.com

A man was shot and wounded outside an apartment complex in north Portland, Ore., Thursday night. Witnesses said they saw the victim laying on the ground, bleeding from his knee and torso. It’s not clear yet where the shots came from or why.

—KPTV.com

A 35-year-old man was shot and wounded in Rochester, N.Y., early Thursday. Investigators are trying to assess what precipitated the shooting.

—Democrat & Chronicle

A man was shot and wounded in Belle Glade, Fla., late Thursday. No word on suspects.

—The Palm Beach Post

According to Slate’s gun-death tracker, an estimated 10,774 people have died as a result of gun violence in America since the Newtown massacre on December 14, 2012.