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Germany ‘urgently needs tighter gun control laws in wake of Munich mass shooting’
STRICT gun control laws are urgently needed in Germany after Friday's horrific mass shooting, according to the country's Vice Chancellor. Crazed Ali David Sonboly, 18, gunned down nine helpless victims during a rampage outside a McDonalds restaurant and then busy shopping centre in Munich. And now Sigmar Gabriel, head...
Kazakhstan: Three police and civilian killed in Almaty gun attack
Gunmen have killed three policemen and a member of the public in Kazakhstan's commercial capital, Almaty, officials say. One attacker, 27, has been captured but an accomplice is still at large, the interior ministry said in a statement. The government has raised the terror threat level but not said who was behind the...
‘The gun didn’t kill my boy. I did’: Father grieves son he accidentally shot
Stephen Brumby had a long list of hobbies and interests, and at 14 years old, he was starting to catch up to his father and older siblings. He loved tennis, bass fishing and playing worship piano at church, a talent he inherited from his grandmother, his father said. He also enjoyed shooting, a skill he learned from his father,...
Orlando shootings: Democrats in 14-hour gun control filibuster
A US Democratic senator has led a 14-hour filibuster in an attempt to force a vote on gun control legislation following the Orlando massacre. Chris Murphy spoke at length with the help of fellow Democrats before yielding the floor. The tactic enables senators to block proceedings. He tweeted a vote had been secured but there...
Florida’s an easy state to buy a gun
It's pretty easy to buy a gun in Florida, the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. The Brady Campaign, a leading gun control group, gave 26 states an F in its 2013 state score card. Florida is among the biggest of those states, and by far the most densely populated, with its large cities and suburban...
Austria concert: Deadly gun rampage in Nenzing
A gunman has opened fire at a concert, killing two people before shooting himself dead, police in the in Austrian town of Nenzing say. Eleven other people were injured after the man opened fire at about 03:00 local time (01:00 GMT). The man, 27, had earlier reportedly argued with a woman in a car park. He went to his car to get...
Top U.S. Auctioneers Refused To Sell Gun From Trayvon Martin Shooting
Two of America’s leading auctioneers of guns said they refused on ethical grounds to handle the sale of the 9 mm pistol that George Zimmerman used to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. The firearm is so toxic that another auctioneer, the man who sold the revolver used to kill John F. Kennedy’s assassin,...
Baltimore Police Shoot 13-Year-Old Holding ‘What Looked Like a Firearm’
A 13-year-old boy shot by Baltimore police today was holding "what looked like a firearm," police said. Two police officers in Baltimore saw the teen with what they thought was a semi-automatic gun, according to the Baltimore Police Department. After the officers identified themselves, the boy allegedly took off...
Eight family members killed in Ohio gun rampage
At least eight people have been killed in "execution-style killings" in four places near each other in rural Ohio. It is believed the victims — seven adults and one teenager — are from the same family, the state's attorney general said in a statement. They were all shot to death in the head and any...
Afghanistan violence: Deadly bomb and gun attack hits Kabul
At least 28 people have been killed and 329 injured in a huge explosion in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul, police and officials say. A suicide attacker detonated a vehicle and a fierce gun battle followed. Officials say the attack is now over and the area has been cleared. A Taliban spokesman said the group carried out...
Alabama college student cited for wearing empty gun holster on campus
A University of South Alabama student was charged with violating the school’s code of conduct after campus police caught him on campus wearing an empty gun holster, in an incident recorded on video. D.J. Parten, a junior from Mobile, said he was stopped Wednesday, detained for more than 30 minutes and then issued a...
Issa, Grassley say Fast and Furious document releases a ‘fraction’ fails to meet subpoena
Republicans lawmakers who led probes into the Obama administration’s botched Operation Fast and Furious gun-trafficking operation are criticizing the court-ordered release Friday of related documents, saying they are only a “fraction” of those requested in subpoenas. “What we need from the president is...