In a tragic incident, a shooting incident at a school in Louisiana, United States, has claimed the life of a young student. The tragedy, as per a report by news agency AP, happened at St.

Tragic shooting at Louisiana high school leaves student dead and another in custody

Child deaths due to guns have reached an unprecedented high, marking a distressing milestone in the United States. A staggering 4,752 children lost their lives due to gun-related injuries, as per a recent study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, in the year 2021 - the most recent year for which data was available.

Child gun deaths reach all-time high in the United States, reveals new study

More than a year ago, a police investigator in Garland, Texas, alerted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) about a concerning Instagram post. The post reportedly featured a picture of 16 "Glock switches" for sale, small devices that can be attached to Glock handguns to convert them into fully automatic weapons.

Explained: Lethal device that turns handgun into machine gun sold openly on Twitter, Facebook

It was a bloody Saturday for the United States as it recorded three mass shootings in Illinois, Missouri and Washington in a day, leaving four dead, and at least 38 injured.

Three mass shootings in a day rock US: Four killed, at least 38 shot

The US House of Representatives began debating a gun control bill recently. The bill would ban certain types of assault style rifles like the ones used in the recent mass shootings in America.

US House of Representatives begins debating over gun control bills