Tag: Guns
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Three dead in America’s latest mass shooting
Can anything stop gun violence in the US? Two video gamers were killed by a rival player in a shooting spree that left several more injured — sparking fresh calls for a crackdown on guns.
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Baron Cohen returns to ambush US establishment
Is Sacha Baron Cohen insightful or cheap entertainment? His new show, Who is America?, debuted last night. It has drawn criticism for duping politicians and exposing...
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London rocked by bank holiday bloodshed
Why is violent crime rising? In London, a horrific streak of shootings and stabbings has left one teenager dead and multiple injured. Violent crime rates are surging across the country too.
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Florida teenagers fight for stricter gun laws
Can the survivors of a high school shooting change America’s gun laws? This weekend, days after 17 of their classmates and teachers were killed, students made a passionate plea for action.
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At least 26 killed in Texas church slaughter
Are guns the danger, or the people who fire them? America is once again in mourning after dozens were killed at a church in Texas. It is the country’s 307th mass shooting this year.
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Of wealthy nations, the USA is most violent
How can America be so rich, and yet so ridden with violence? Sunday night’s horror in Las Vegas was the country’s 272nd mass shooting of the year. Murder and violent crime are up. Why?
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Gun laws in Nevada are like the Wild West
Will American gun laws ever seriously change? The deadliest mass killer in modern American history had 20 rifles with him during his attack. Some argue that there must be reform.
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Senior Republican shot at baseball practice
A gunman has injured five people at a Republican baseball practice session, including top politician and gun rights supporter Steve Scalise. What chance that this might lead to reform?
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Germany mourns nine killed in mass shooting
The deaths of nine people in Munich last Friday are ‘difficult to bear’ says Angela Merkel. Their killer appears to have been a ‘withdrawn’ teenager who was ‘obsessed’ with mass shootings.
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America mourns worst mass shooting in history
Yesterday 49 people were shot dead in a gay club in Florida. If it is the work of an Islamist extremist it will be the worst terror attack on US soil since September 11th 2001. What next?
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The tears of the world’s most powerful leader
In his final months, the president of the USA is on a mission to tighten his country’s gun control. This week he wept as he explained why. Are tears in our leaders inspiring? Or unnecessary?
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Obama powerless against US gun carnage
After another mass shooting at an American college this weekend, Barack Obama raged at his own inability to do anything about it. Yet he is the most powerful person in the world. Isn’t he?
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Nine shot at historic US civil rights church
A young white man has been arrested for killing nine people in an African American church in South Carolina. Does the responsibility for hate crimes lie with culture or the individual?
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US police kill 12-year-old boy over replica gun
A child with a toy pistol is the latest victim of the US gun violence epidemic, which claims 30 lives each day. Some demand gun law reform, but can they defeat the powerful firearms lobby?
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US gunman’s history of mental problems revealed
The first reaction to Monday’s slaughter was stunned shock and pity. But today Americans are asking how such a clearly disturbed man had security clearance and access to guns.