At least two people were gunned down and 18 injured on Sunday (Oct 29) early morning after a fight between two groups during Halloween festivities in Florida’s Tampa street.

US: Two killed, 18 injured in shooting after a fight in Florida amid Halloween festivities

A senior politician from the US was arrested in Hong Kong after he was found carrying a pistol in his carry-on luggage at the airport. Jeff Wilson, a Republican senator from Washington, was arrested on Saturday (Oct 21) and then granted bail by the Shatin Magistrates’ Courts on Monday (Oct 23).

American politician arrested in Hong Kong for carrying gun, barred from leaving city

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

More than 16 people were gunned down and dozens injured in a spate of shootings reported across the United States during Memorial Day weekend. Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, D.

Over 16 people killed, dozens injured during Memorial Day weekend shootings across US

Condemning the “senseless” Texas mall shooting where eight people lost their lives, US President Joe Biden on Sunday renewed his call to Congress to ban the sale and purchase of semi-automatic rifles—like the one used in the weekend shootout.

US President Joe Biden renews call to ban assault guns after ‘senseless’ Texas mall shooting

Four people have died and at least eight hospitalised following the latest incident of a mass shooting in the United States. A spokesperson of the Louiseville police said that a police officer was among those injured.

Four killed, eight hospitalised in Louisville shooting; shooter dead

Four people, including a child, were shot dead inside a home in Florida. As per reports, the suspect shot three victims inside a home, before getting shot down by the police, who were responding to a domestic violence report early Sunday morning.

Three including a child killed in Florida home shooting, assailant shot by cops

A school teacher in Florida, United States, has been fired for asking students to write their own obituaries. Jeffrey Keene, the dismissed teacher, taught psychology at Dr Phillips high school in the Orlando area.

Amid spike in US gun violence, Florida teacher asks students to write their own obituaries; gets fired

US gun violence has stoked widespread protests across the United States in recent days, after as many as 9,800 people reportedly died due to gun violence in just the first three months of 2023, a figure that also includes self-inflicted deaths by suicide apart from regular acts of mass gun violence.

US: Tennessee House expels two Black Democrats for gun violence protests, spares White lawmaker

Even as the United States reels under the burden of copious amounts of mass shootings and deaths due to firearms, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill, allowing residents to carry concealed guns without a permit.

Amidst increasing mass shootings, Florida allows concealed guns without permit in public

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

Vowing to reinstate a ban on assault rifles, US President Joe Biden said Monday that a flood of guns is turning US communities into "killing fields". Calling his new gun control legislation the first significant progress in 30 years, Biden said more steps are needed to rein in US gun violence.

Flood of guns is turning US communities into 'killing fields', says Biden

US Senators agreed on a bipartisan gun safety bill on Tuesday for the first time in decades after horrific shooting incidents scarred the United States in recent months.

US Senators agree on gun safety bill

Things Republicans believe are responsible for mass shootings. Here's a hint, it's not guns

Amid growing public anger, the US Justice Department said it will probe the police response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two teachers were killed.

Amid public outcry, US govt to review police response to Texas school shooting

In California, a 9-year-old child was one of four people shot dead at a real estate office Wednesday. Shortly before that, 10 people were massacred in a Colorado grocery store, and eight people were executed in Atlanta-area spas.

How do we stop the parade of gun deaths?

A legal fight over a New York City handgun ordinance that could give the US Supreme Court's conservative majority a chance to expand gun rights goes before the nine justices on Monday in one of the most closely watched cases of their current term.

United States Supreme Court to hear its first major gun case since 2010

Nearly 75 per cent of children and teens killed in the mass shootings in the United States over the last decade were victims of domestic violence and generally died in their homes, as per a study conducted by a gun-control group.

75% of children died in mass shootings in US were victims of domestic violence: Report

The row of trendy restaurants surrounding an office of the Shakespeare Theater Company in Washington reflects the refined tastes of a gentrifying capital. But down an alley, a mural depicts a very different drama playing out almost daily elsewhere in the same city.

In US capital, teen honours victims of everyday gun violence

A gunman dressed in body armour opened fire in a downtown district of Dayton, Ohio, early on Sunday, killing nine people and wounding 27 others, authorities said, in the second deadly mass shooting in the United States in less than a day.

In less than a minute, gunman kills 9 people in Ohio mass shooting

He also criticised the protests against him, and said he had seen only 'a very small amount' of racial slurs aimed at minorities

Trump to supporters harassing minorities: 'Stop it'

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