In a significant development, the US Supreme Court on Friday (June 21) maintained a federal law that bars domestic abusers from owning a firearm. Watch in for more details!

US top court stops abusers from owning guns

Guns are diving the American voters with nearly equal numbers. According to a research, US Presidential contestants Joe Biden and Donald Trump also have different and opposing views on guns and gun control. Watch in to know how gun politics could affect US polls.

How gun politics could affect US polls?

A federal judge in the US has temporarily blocked the Biden administration from fully implementing a new regulation, finalised last month to close the "gun show loophole" that appeared to ease license norms.

US judge blocks Biden administration's effort to close 'gun show loophole' in Texas

Lawmakers in Tennessee passed a bill Tuesday that would allow teachers to carry concealed handguns on school grounds, sending the bill to the governor a year after a shooter opened fire and killed six people at a Nashville school.

US: Tennessee passes bill allowing teachers to carry guns in school

From the deadliest mass shooting in recent times to a massive death toll of 35,000 this year, each statistic is a life cut short. America's gun violence epidemic is seeing a rise in suicides and police-involved incidents among a range of firearm related fatalities. As debates rage and political divides widen, one is left to introspect the balance between the constitutional right to bear arms and the right to life.

Gravitas: Counting the Cost: The Rising Numbers in US Gun Violence

United States was jolted by yet another incident of gun violence on the 23rd of August. A gunman shot dead three people and wounded several others at a bar in the US state of California. Quick-responding police officers shot dead the gunman, believed to be a former law enforcement official. More than 50 people are killed each day by a firearm in the United States. Surveys show 57% of Americans in favor of stricter gun laws and yet the Republicans in Congress have repeatedly opposed any such stricter gun control laws. Mohammed Saleh brings you this report.

57% Americans Favor Stricter Gun Laws But Policy Paralysis Persists

In America, a 6-year-old girl was shot after her basketball rolled into her neighbour's yard, a 16-year-old was shot for ringing the wrong doorbell, a cheerleader was shot for almost getting into the wrong car, a 20-year-old was killed because her car got into the wrong driveway. What's wrong with America?

Gravitas: 6-year-old American girl shot by her neighbour after her basketball rolls into his yard

US President Joe Biden signed an executive order aiming to increase the number of background checks to buy guns, promote more secure firearms storage and ensure law enforcement agencies are getting the most out of a bipartisan gun control law enacted last summer.

US President Joe Biden discusses efforts to reduce gun violence

Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha ordered law enforcement agencies to tighten gun ownership rules and crack down on drug use following a mass shooting last week which claimed 36 lives, including children.

Thailand massacre: Prime Minister orders tighter gun control

US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a bipartisan gun safety bill. This bill comes after decades of inaction on gun control and includes tougher checks for buyers under 21.

US: President Joe Biden signs bipartisan gun safety bill into law

US President Joe Biden urged lawmakers to ban privately-owned assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in order to curb the mass shootings. The president said that nothing has been done after many mass shootings, but this time we must actually do something.

US President Joe Biden urges ‘ban’ on private assault weapons

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a proposed freeze on handgun ownership in the country that would effectively ban their importation and sale.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau introduces bill proposing freeze on owning handguns

Two children were caught in the middle of a shooting rampage in New York, with bullets whizzing inches away from them. America's rivals have started to take note of this gun epidemic, with Vladimir Putin taking the lead. Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: Children caught in New York shooting rampage

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial permit free carry gun bill into law. Residents in the US state of Texas can now carry handguns without license or training starting from September 1 this year.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs permit free gun carrying law

Texas police said they were seeking a gunman on Sunday who fired randomly at a Halloween homecoming party packed with hundreds of college students, leaving at least two dead and wounding about a dozen more, before fleeing amid the chaos that followed.

Shooting at packed Texas college party; 2 dead

The gunman who killed his sister and eight other people in Dayton, Ohio, before he was slain by police had a history of violent obsessions and previously mused about committing mass murder, an FBI official said on Tuesday.

FBI finds Ohio gunman was obsessed with violence

A mass shooting at a food festival in California has once again raised questions over gun culture in the United States.

San Jose shooting puts focus back on gun culture in US

After San Jose mass shooting left at least 4 dead, the focus is back on gun culture in the United States. Here is a look at some shocking facts and figures.

US holds world record for 310 million guns

New Zealand retailer Gun City, which sold weapons to the man accused of shootings at two Christchurch mosques that killed 51 people and injured dozens, aroused community concerns on Wednesday (July 17) with plans for a mega store in the South Island city.

Gun megastore plan in New Zealand's Christchurch sparks backlash

Trump also spoke about the recent mass shooting at a school in Parkland, Florida where 17 people lost their lives

Americans' right to bear arms will never be under siege during my presidency: Trump

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