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Euroviews. View: US states should choose gun sanity for themselves

Rather than fighting another ill-fated battle in Washington, more states should be encouraged to exercise their prerogatives, writes Jeffrey D. Sachs

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Demand at "Guntoberfest" unaffected by Las Vegas mass shooting

The "Guntoberfest" guns show goes ahead five days after Las Vegas as Americans show no signs of losing their appetite for firearms.

USA

Explained: the gun modification that helped make Las Vegas' shooting America's deadliest

What are "bump stocks" and how do they work?

Russia

Saudi Arabia and Russia sign arms deal

Saudi Arabia has signed a memorandum of understanding on the purchase of S-400 air defence systems from Russia's state arms exporter.

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US pro-gun group NRA advocates new rules surrounding 'rapid fire' gun attachments

A "Bump stock" is a rapid-fire device which allows semiautomatic rifles to fire faster

USA

521 mass shootings in 477 days: charting the US gun obsession

Many adults in the US choose to carry a gun, but exactly how many are 'packing' and what is the preferred firearm?

USA

Vegas shooting renews gun control debate

Democrats call on Congress to act over gun control following Las Vegas shootings

USA

How did Las Vegas shooter fire so rapidly?

Automatic weapons are banned for civilians in the US, but loopholes exist.

USA

Las Vegas shooting: at least 58 dead, more than 500 hurt in deadliest US shooting

USA

Social media reacts to Las Vegas shooting by demanding stricter gun laws

Russia

Russia 'destroys chemical arsenal'

Russia says it is getting rid of its final remaining chemical weapons.

United Kingdom

High Court rejects bid to halt British arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Colombia

'Goodbye weapons, goodbye war, welcome peace' Colombia celebrates

Qatar

USA agrees deal to sell F-15 jets to Qatar

Colombia

FARC weapons deadline extended in Colombia

Korea

Defiant North Korea says missile tests are self-defence

Defiant in the face of international condemnation, North Korea said on Tuesday that its recent missile tests are a legitimate act of self-defence by a “fully-fledged nuclear…

USA

Hundreds arrested in "biggest ever" US gang crackdown

1,378 people have been arrested in the United States over the last six weeks as part of an operation to identify and prosecute gang members.

Syria

US to arm Syrian Kurds in battle with ISIL to retake Raqqa

Despite objections from NATO ally Turkey, the Pentagon is to supply weapons to Kurdish YPG forces battling ISIL militants in Syria.

World News

Arms sales at their highest level since the end of the Cold War

The global economy is doing quite nicely and growth is nearly uniform over all sectors, but one in particular is booming times: the global arms trade, which accounts for…

World News

Scores arrested in Interpol-led firearms operation

149 people have been arrested as part of a new Interpol-led operation targeting the illicit trafficking of weapons from countries in eastern Europe and the Balkans.