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Moment of silence for Charlie Kirk sparks bitter clash between Republicans and Democrats: ‘Pass some gun laws’

September 12, 2025 10:08 am

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a close Trump ally, was fatally shot on September 10 while speaking to students at Utah Valley University.

The gun lobby’s secret weapon in legal battles

June 18, 2024 9:56 pm

The Bruen decision in 2022 upended Second Amendment law by sweeping away any modern-day gun restrictions that could not be tied to a historical antecedent. The ruling led to a surge in firearms cases — to an annual average of 680 today compared with 122 in the decade before.

Judge rejects Hunter Biden's bid to delay his June trial on gun charges

May 14, 2024 11:50 pm

President Joe Biden's son is accused of lying about his drug use in October 2018 on a form to buy a gun that he kept for about 11 days.

NYC will try gun scanners in subway system in effort to deter violence underground

March 29, 2024 5:44 pm

The scanners will be introduced in certain stations after a legally mandated 90-day waiting period, Mayor Eric Adams said.

Restriction on carrying guns in Omaha and Lincoln violate Nebraska law, lawsuits say

December 26, 2023 7:14 pm

The suits were filed on behalf of the Nebraska Firearms Owners Association.

Student shot and wounded outside Oregon high school building

December 13, 2022 11:20 am

Officers went to Cleveland High School around 12:30 pm after someone called 911 to report hearing gunshots in the area.

US House passes gun-safety legislation, sends to Joe Biden

June 25, 2022 12:10 am

The House voted 234-193 for the bill, one day after a Supreme Court ruling broadly expanded gun rights. No Democrats were opposed, while 14 Republicans backed the measure, a rare defeat for U.S. gun manufacturers and the National Rifle Association.

The mass shootings where stricter gun laws might have made a difference

June 06, 2022 7:39 am

No law would be guaranteed to stop any one shooting, and America already has more guns than people, leaving a motivated individual with numerous paths to violence.

Handgun freeze key feature of Canada's new firearm bill

May 31, 2022 12:51 pm

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has long had plans to enact tougher gun laws but the introduction of the new potential law comes after mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, N.Y., this month.

India too needs to tighten laws on acquisition of firearms: Chidambaram after Texas shooting

May 26, 2022 4:32 pm

P Chidambaram said that stricter gun controls are needed to stop the rise in hate crimes globally.

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Christchurch mosque shootings: New Zealand lawmakers vote in favour of new gun laws

April 02, 2019 8:35 pm

New Zealand lawmakers on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of new gun restrictions during the first stage of a bill they hope to rush into law by the end of next week. The bill would ban the types of weapons a gunman used to kill 50 people at two mosques last month.