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Tag: Gun Control

April 26, 2023

Being in Wrong Place at wrong...

Some of the scenarios that resulted in shootings this month in the United States involve showing up at the wrong front door, driving the wrong driveway, and retrieving a basketball from an angry neighbor’s yard. Gun control advocates say the shootings show the need for stricter gun ownership restrictions in the US.

December 31, 2022

Gun Violence in US Rises in...

In 2022, there were nearly a record number of mass shootings in America, including a horrific attack on an elementary school and shooting sprees that were allegedly driven by hate.

December 14, 2022

US Gun Violence Rises in 2022

With a nearly record number of mass shootings, including a horrific attack on an elementary school and shooting sprees apparently driven by hate, gun violence claimed a heavy toll across America in 2022.

September 2, 2022

New York City Imposes its First...

On Thursday, New York’s new gun laws went into effect. The state’s century-old law requiring applicants to provide “proper cause” before being granted a permit to carry a concealed handgun in public was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in June. Since the court’s decision, there has been a huge increase in the number of gun permit applications in New York, which has concerned local and state officials

August 22, 2022

Gun Debate Continues in New York...

Over a month after the controversial Supreme Court decision that struck down a New York gun safety law requiring a licence to carry concealed guns in public, the debate is still going on

July 12, 2022

Gun Deaths Frustration:Entrepreneurs Turn to Technology

Some technologists are focusing on how to prevent casualties as the U.S. reels from a recent wave of mass shootings.VOA’s Julie Taboh spoke with a couple of entrepreneurs who have developed technologies for detectecting guns

July 7, 2022

As Chicago Mourns Victims of Mass...

The alleged gunman in the horrific mass shooting that occurred in Chicago’s Highland Park neighbourhood on Monday made his first court appearance on Wednesday as grieving residents pressed for explanations and called for change

May 27, 2022

Guns Killing Children: A Quiet Epidemic

When mass shootings take place in the United States, such as the one in Uvalde, Texas, the entire world pays attention. The rising number of children 14 and younger killed by guns every day is less visible. According to studies, firearms are the major cause of death among youngsters in the United States

May 26, 2022

US Congress Considers How to Prevent...

Following the nation’s second-worst mass school shooting this week, lawmakers in the United States will vote on whether to impose stricter background checks on gun sales on ThursdayGun

July 2, 2021

Women’s Gun Debate in South Africa

A Proposed Law Intends To Ban South Africans From Obtaining Self-Defense Handgun Licences. While Gun Critics Believe That Restricting Gun Access Has Reduced The Death Toll, Gun Supporters Warn That Getting Firearms Out Of The Hands Of Some People, Particularly Women, Will Exacerbate What South Africa’s President Has Dubbed A “Second Pandemic” Of Gender-Based Violence

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