gun ownership

USA

US Secret Service agents shoot armed man near White House

Secret Service agents shot an armed man from Indiana near the White House in the US capital after a confrontation. President Trump was in Florida at the time.

9 March 2025

Europe News

Montenegrins demand security officials resign after mass shooting

Wednesday's shooting came after a bar brawl and saw a 45-year-old man go home to get his gun before returning to the bar and opening fire.

6 January 2025

Europe News

Montenegro holds memorial service for 12 victims of mass shooting

Prime Minister Milojko Spajić said that holders of registered guns will undergo new security and psychological checks while 'draconian' punishment is planned for those who hold weapons illegally.

5 January 2025

Europe News

Poland introduces mandatory gun training in schools amid Russia threat

Poland has introduced mandatory Education for Safety lessons for children in schools, which include shooting training and basic first aid.

23 December 2024

USA

Biden vows to respect son's guilty verdict in gun trial

The US President’s son Hunter Biden was convicted for lying about his illegal drug use to buy a gun, making him the first child of a sitting US president to be convicted of a crime.

11 June 2024

Culture news

Police seize 72 firearms at home of French film star Alain Delon

Alain Delon does not have permit for any of the 72 weapons seized from his home south of Paris.

28 February 2024

Italy

Meloni under pressure after Italian MP brings loaded gun to NYE party

Emanuele Pozzolo, a member of Giorgia Meloni’s far-right populist party, denied firing the shot which injured a man who was attending the party in northern Italy.

3 January 2024

Culture news

Gaston Glock, the Austrian developer of the Glock handgun, dies at 94

Established in 1963 near Vienna, Glock's company revolutionised small arms, expanding globally with a U.S. subsidiary in 1985.

28 December 2023