Gun control

GUN CONTROL NEWS

US surgeon general declares gun violence a public health emergency

June 25, 2024 7:18 pm

The advisory comes as the US grapples with another summer weekend marked by mass shootings that left dozens of people dead or wounded.

Man arrested for pointing gun at passersby after accident

December 04, 2022 8:07 pm

The accused was said to be under the influence of alcohol, officials said.

Don’t play songs glorifying drugs, guns: Centre to radio channels

December 02, 2022 3:21 am

The advisory cited a recent judicial note by the Punjab and Haryana High Court against such content.

Abortion and Supreme Court: A contrast between two democracies

October 03, 2022 6:51 pm

India's Supreme Court has interpreted the right to life in an expansive manner, including in the recent verdict. In contrast, the highest court in US has taken the wrong lessons from history in its verdicts on abortion and gun control

Abe's killing haunts Japan with questions on handmade guns

July 10, 2022 10:41 am

The motive for Abe's assassination remains unclear.

Number of gun deaths reached record levels in 2020, CDC finds

May 11, 2022 1:35 pm

The new numbers reveal not only startling increases in the rates of gun homicide, but also document “widened disparities” that existed even before the pandemic began, the CDC said.

Canada shooting erupted after domestic dispute

April 24, 2020 11:03 am

Bodies were also found in four other communities, and authorities believe the shooter targeted his first victims but then began attacking randomly as he drove around.

A 11-year-old attended a legislative hearing in the US carrying a loaded AR-15 rifle

February 25, 2020 1:47 pm

Charles Nielsen addressed the committee as his 11-year-old granddaughter Bailey Nielsen stood at his side with the weapon slung over her right shoulder, but did not say anything.

Guns before roses: Why mass shootings in 'Merica don't necessarily change attitudes on gun control

February 23, 2018 6:54 pm

Like the flag, the gun in the US is also a symbolic, 'hands off' issue in an era of deep political polarisation and rancour.

Florida Shooting: Use of Assault rifle drives US gun control debate

June 13, 2016 2:14 pm

In December 2012, Adam Lanza used a Bushmaster XM15 to kill 28 children and adults at the Sandy Hook elementary school in Connecticut before taking his own life with a Glock pistol.

GUN CONTROL VIDEOS

'I heard the gunshot' | Witnesses recount California shooting

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

At least 12 people were killed in a shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California. Borderline Bar and Grill was holding its weekly event for college students.

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