News about gun control laws, such as background checks and assault weapons bans, as states try to balance Second Amendment rights amid mass shootings and gun violence in the U.S.
A response is presented to Australian Greg Byrne's letter to the editor by the author of the article "The Truth About Mass Shootings and Gun Control" published in the February 2013 issue, focusing on the differences in gun control policies and gun ownership between Australia and the U.S....
Last year, more than 600 mass shootings occurred in the U.S. in which at least four people were killed or wounded, according to the Gun Violence Archive. The decision opened the door to a wave of legal challenges from gun-rights activists who saw an opportunity to undo laws on every...
Partially adjusted regression analyses produced similar results, as did analyses restricted to domestic and non-domestic mass shootings. Conclusions States with more permissive gun laws and greater gun ownership had higher rates of mass shootings, and a growing divide appears to be emerging between ...
Montenegro to tackle gun control after mass killing left 12 dead January 4 PlayStations for guns are offered up in New Orleans January 1 Florida lawmakers propose rolling back gun control laws passed after Parkland shooting December 12, 2024 Supreme Court rejects appeal challenging Hawaii ...
But guns are already prevalent among those who don’t follow the rules: Despite strong gun laws in my state and city, illegal trafficking abounds. The reality is that in addition to preventing abusers from owning guns, we must empower vulnerable citizens to protect themselves. …New York’s ...
These measures included restrictions on gun shows, child access prevention laws mandating locking up guns, and bans on assault weapons. Ironically, exploitation of school shootings for the advocacy of irrelevant gun controls may have obscured the genuine merits of various gun control measures for ...
Recent mass shootings have put a spotlight on the gun laws of the states in which these tragedies happened and the actions that local legislators take to address the growing impact of gun violence on the U.S. Maine hascome under scrutinyfor its lack of gun restrictions following t...
Those who do not own guns frequently struggle for new gun control laws and set “sick fuckers” and “shitty people” against “student survivors” and “the American public” (Howe, 2018; Zornick, 2018). While the substance of policy rhetoric suggests that people who own guns and people ...
Meanwhile, countries that have introduced laws to reduce gun-related deaths have achieved significant changes. A decade of gun violence, culminating with the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, prompted the Australian government to take action. Less than two weeks after Australia’s worst mass shooting, ...