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    New Zealand could ban some criminals from being near guns

    11 Nov 2019

    New Zealand’s government on Monday proposed legislation to ban certain criminals from being anywhere near guns even if they don’t own them, a measure that politicians acknowledge has significant human rights implications.

    Tough gun laws have made California safer than others

    06 Jun 2022

    The most predictable response by the gun lobby and its political mouthpieces to calls for stricter gun laws in the wake of mass shootings is that tough laws don’t work. You’ve probably heard all the arguments: That we already have tough laws on the books, that the problem is they aren’t enforced.

    NZ plans firearm register, tighter licensing amid gun law reforms

    22 Jul 2019

    The new legislation would tighten the rules for gun owners and dealers to get and keep a licence, which would have to be renewed every five years, and prohibit visitors to New Zealand from buying a gun,

    US President signs bipartisan gun safety bill into law

    26 Jun 2022

    "While this bill doesn't do everything I want, it does include actions I've long called for that are going to save lives," he said at the White House before leaving for two major diplomatic summits in Europe.

    What we actually know about mass school shootings in the US

    07 Jun 2022

    When the Columbine High School massacre took place in 1999 it was seen as a watershed moment in the United States – the worst mass shooting at a school in the country’s history. Now, it ranks fourth. The three school shootings to surpass its death toll of 13 — 12 students, one teacher — have all taken place within the

    Did Biden’s big speech change anyone’s mind?

    09 Jun 2022

    President Joe Biden gave a prime-time speech about gun violence. It was carried by all three broadcast networks, as well as the cable stations. As presidential speeches go, it was fine; he mixed some aspirational policy goals with support for more modest objectives that may have a chance of passage, and added a little

    New York to restrict gun carrying after Supreme Court ruling

    01 Sep 2022

    The sprawling Manhattan tourist attraction is one of scores of "sensitive” places — including parks, churches and theaters — that will be off-limits for guns under a sweeping new state law going into effect Thursday.

    Big Lie No. 2 — Congress has done it can on guns

    02 Apr 2023

    “It’s a horrible, horrible situation, and we’re not going to fix it.” There you have it: With that throwaway line to reporters on the Capitol steps Monday, Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee summed up the Republican Party’s deliberate impotence against an epidemic of gun violence and mass shootings that distinguishes this

    California already has strong gun laws to save lives

    04 Jun 2021

    If we really want to reduce mass shootings — all gun violence — we’ve got to become snitches on our co-workers, family members and maybe exes. When they’re acting scary — threatening people, talking about wanting to kill, beating up someone

    It’s easier to carry a gun than cast a vote in Texas

    13 May 2021

    In the spirit of Republican-controlled state governments everywhere, the Texas legislature has been busy looking for ways to make it harder to vote. But that effort hasn’t distracted it from another of its chief priorities: making it easier to carry a gun.

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