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  US SHOCKER: Three-year-old boy in Louisiana fatally shoots himself in the face with father's gun

  World | July 20, 2024 16:49 IST

  The toddler found the gun between the mattress and the box spring of the bedroom and shot himself dead. The father attempted to revive him through some life-saving techniques, but the child died on the spot.

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  More guns than people in America! How is US grappling with rising gun violence? EXPLAINED

  Explainers | July 16, 2024 15:10 IST

  A recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump shook American politics and brought the spotlight on the controversial gun laws in the United States. Despite US President Biden's promises to impose stricter gun laws to curb mass violence, firearm-related violence remains rampant in the US.

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  US: Sixth-grader killed in school shooting by 17-year-old in Iowa, five injured

  World | January 05, 2024 10:17 IST

  The shooter was identified as Dylan Butler, who has reportedly been bullied for several years since elementary school. Authorities are now looking into “a number of social media posts” he made around the time of the shooting.

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  In big move towards gun control, US House passes bill banning certain semi-automatic firearms

  World | July 30, 2022 10:51 IST

  United States gun control: Biden was instrumental in helping secure the first semi-automatic weapons ban as a senator in 1994. The Biden administration said that for 10 years, while the ban was in place, mass shootings declined.

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  Shinzo Abe's assassination haunts Japan with questions on handmade guns

  World | July 10, 2022 16:48 IST

  Handmade guns are practically impossible to trace, making investigations difficult. Such weapons are rarely used in Japan, where most attacks involve stabbings or dousing a place with gasoline and setting it ablaze.

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  ‘Lives will be saved’: Biden signs first landmark US gun control bill

  World | June 25, 2022 22:33 IST

  The US President signed the measure two days after the Supreme Court's ruling Thursday striking down a New York law that restricted peoples’ ability to carry concealed weapons.

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  'Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense', rules US Supreme Court

  World | June 24, 2022 0:00 IST

  President Joe Biden said in a statement he was “deeply disappointed” by the Supreme Court ruling, which he said "contradicts both common sense and the Constitution, and should deeply trouble us all”.

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  Gun Control: US Senate negotiators announce deal on guns, breaking logjam

  World | June 13, 2022 11:45 IST

  The proposal falls far short of the tougher steps long sought by President Joe Biden and many Democrats. Even so, the accord was embraced by Biden and enactment would signal a significant turnabout after years of gun massacres that have yielded little but stalemate in Congress.

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  Acharya Lokesh Muni meets US Prez Biden, suggests 'Peace Education' to tackle gun violence

  India | June 12, 2022 14:05 IST

  Lokesh Muni's suggestion was welcomed by Biden, who along with Jain, greeted people and addressed them after the event in Los Angeles.

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  Thousands rally for gun reform after surge in mass shootings in US

  World | June 11, 2022 23:10 IST

  Organizers expect the second March for Our Lives rally to draw around 50,000 demonstrators to the Washington Monument.

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  Freeze on handgun ownership proposed in Canada following US mass shooting in Texas

  World | May 31, 2022 6:52 IST

  Taking to Twitter, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announced that his government has introduced legislation to further strengthen gun control in Canada.

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  Police: 9 wounded, 3 critical in shooting in Providence, Rhode Island

  World | May 14, 2021 8:28 IST

  Nine people were wounded Thursday evening in Rhode Island’s capital in what police there believe to be the largest shooting in city history.

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  Barak Obama calls for gun control on anniversary of Navy Yard shooting

  World | September 17, 2014 10:54 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama renewed his call for "common-sense" gun control measures, one year after a shootout in a US Navy facility in Washington left 12 people dead."One year ago, our dedicated military and