Gun politics
Shooting ranges gain popularity amid armament concern
Amid the concerns about rising individual armament in the wake of a deadly shop raid in Istanbul's Esenyurt district, a local media report has stated the number of people going to shooting ranges is on the rise.
Gov't adopts measures announced by Vucic
BELGRADE - The Serbian government on Friday adopted measures announced by President Aleksandar Vucic earlier in the day following Thursday night's shooting spree in Mladenovac that left eight people dead.
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Armed female bystander kills man firing at party in West Virginia
The serious incident makes a very strong case against those who oppose the constitutional right of private gun ownership
Trudeau announces Canada handgun ‘freeze’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday a proposed freeze on handgun ownership in Canada that would effectively ban their importation and sale, following recent mass shootings in the United States.
The bill must still be passed by Parliament, with the ruling Liberals holding only a minority of seats.
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Record Homicide Growth in the United States Last Year
More than 21,500 homicides were committed in the United States last year, up 30 percent from the previous year, AFP reported, citing statistics released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
State of "Emergency Disaster" declared; "From COVID to an epidemic of gun violence"
The new strategy will treat firearms violence as a public health crisis.
"We have gone from COVID to an epidemic of gun violence. More people are dying from gun violence than from COVID," Cuomo told a news conference.
Gun violence in Turkey fails to slow down despite pandemic, report says
Some 2,040 people were killed and 3,688 were injured in incidents of gun violence in Turkey last year, according to a report by the Umut (Hope) Foundation, a prominent Istanbul-based non-governmental organization dedicated to reducing personal gun ownership.
New Zealand bans assault weapons within days of massacre
New Zealand imposed a ban on assault weapons on March 21, moving swiftly following the Christchurch massacre and triggering renewed calls from leading American politicians for gun controls in the United States.
Gun violence in Turkey increased 69 percent in last 4 years: Association
The number of gun violence incidents stemming from personal arms ownership has increased by 69 percent in the last four years, Umut (Hope) Foundation has said in a new report, stressing that 3,679 incidents of gun violence occurred only in 2018.
40,000 People Have Been Killed by Firearms in the United States For a Year
More people died from firearm injuries in the United States last year than in any other year since at least 1968, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.