Gun violence in the United States

Gunman opens fire on New York hospital, killing doctor

A gunman opened fire inside a New York City hospital on June 30 in a burst of violence that injured several people and left the suspect dead, police said, as local media reported at least three doctors were among the wounded.

Few details about the shooting at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center were immediately available from official sources. 

After London attack, British gun activists call for right to bear arms

British activists are advocating for looser gun laws in response to the Saturday night ISIS terror attack that killed eight people and wounded nearly fifty others in central London.

“These tragedies may have been the eye opener to just how ineffective our laws are,” Dave Ewing, a representative from the gun ownership advocacy group, Firearms-UK, told Vocativ.

Obama and San Bernardino

U.S. President Barack Obama recently spoke about a mass shooting in the United States for the seventeenth time in the past seven years. (There have actually been 335 mass shootings in the United States already this year, but he only does the big ones.) But this time, Obama spoke from the Oval Office.
   

How to survive an active shooter event (vid)

A video showing how to survive in case of an active shooter event has been widely shared by US media after the mass shooting in California.

Although the video was originally released in 2012, thousand of people share it to inform their friends and family how they can protect themselves and others from a shooting incident.

 

 

8 People, Including Gunman, Reported Dead in Missouri Shootings

A series of shootings in south-central Missouri left eight people dead, including the gunman, and one injured.

The 36-year-old suspect was found dead in a parked car Friday morning with a gunshot wound that appeared self-inflicted.

The victims of the shooter are believed to be seven, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, as cited by the BBC News.

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