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USA

Gun-makers have always invoked the military to lure customers. Could it be their undoing?

"The military has always been a good way to sell firearms," a gun-marketing researcher said.

30/03/2019

New Zealand

New Zealand seeks to ban nearly all semi-automatic weapons

Legislation to ban almost all military-style semi-automatic and assault rifles will be introduced the first week of April, the prime minister said.

21/03/2019

World

Does the media may play a role in radicalisation?

Following the attacks in New Zealand that left 50 dead, members of the media take a look at how crisis reporting could be improved.

19/03/2019

New Zealand

New Zealand's gun laws to change- But what are they currently?

An applicant for a firearm licence must pass a background check which considers criminal, mental health, medical, addiction and domestic violence records. In 2017 43,509 who people applied for firearms licences, 43,321 were granted them.

15/03/2019

Brazil

Watch: Members of a gun club react to Brazil's new firearms law

“Are we a violent country? Yes. But we’re not going to solve the problem with people with guns. We need tougher laws,” an individual at a shooting club in Sao Paulo told Euronews.

15/02/2019

USA

What is the AR-15 rifle used in the Pittsburgh shooting?

The gunman who stormed The Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, killing 11 people, was armed with an AR-15-style rifle. But what is the weapon, and why is it so linked to mass shootings?

28/10/2018

USA

Authorities name 11 killed in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Authorities have named the 11 people killed on Saturday when a gunman attacked a synagogue in Pittsburgh — the deadliest attack on Jews in the history of the United States.

28/10/2018

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Gun control school fashion show

Gun control activists staged a back-to-school fashion show today in boston featuring bulletproof vests, helmets and other safety gear.

28/08/2018

Israel

Israel gun law change ‘will help thwart lone-wolf terror attacks’

Israel has changed its gun laws — opening the door to hundreds of thousands of citizens to apply for licences.

21/08/2018

USA

Online blueprints of 3-D guns blocked by Washington Judge

Back in June, Cody Wilson, from Texas reached a settlement with the Trump administration to allow the company, Defense Distributed, to legally publish the instructions. The deadline was from the 1st of August but he published the plans early last week

01/08/2018

USA

Bid to block blueprints for 3-D printable guns

A number of US states are to sue the Trump administration in a bid to block the public from being able to download blueprints for 3-D printable guns.

31/07/2018

USA

US set to allow 3D of printing guns after last-ditch legal challenge fails

Blueprints for several weapons are expected to made available online on Wednesday

29/07/2018

United Kingdom

UK defence spend 'far too low' to counter Russia, MPs warn

The UK’s defence spending is “far too low” to combat threats facing the country, MPs warned on Monday.

18/06/2018

United Kingdom

Scotland launches gun amnesty

Residents must hand in all undocumented replica firearms, air weapons, BB guns, realistic imitation firearms, components parts and other ballistic items before July 1.

18/06/2018

USA

Dancing FBI agent drops gun doing backflip, shoots man in leg

An off-duty FBI agent was caught on camera accidentally shooting a bystander in the leg when his gun fell from its holster as he performed a backflip in a bar

04/06/2018

United Kingdom

Police boost London patrols as gun violence spikes over holiday weekend

The killing spree in London continues to show no sign of abatting a rise in crime in the capital

07/05/2018

United Kingdom

Trump's knife crime claim: how do the US and UK compare?

Donald Trump has sought to defend the use of guns stateside by shining a light on knife crime in London. But is the UK really any worse than the US?

05/05/2018

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Students descend on Arizona state capitol to call for tighter gun controls

Students across the country streamed out of their schools Friday in the latest round of gun-control activism following the February shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida.

22/04/2018

USA

This school district wants students to throw stones at school shooters

The superintendent of a school district in Pennsylvania has a unique approach when it comes to preventing a school shooting.

26/03/2018

USA

Thousands around the world protest for stronger US gun laws

A national student-led protest calling for stronger gun legislation has attracted thousands in Washington and thousands more around the world.

24/03/2018