Laws shielding from prosecution those who kill and maim citing self-defense have spread across the states and may be fueling a ‘shoot now, think later’ mindset among homeowners.
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Bill C-21 is a potential game-changer for gun control in Canada, but it’s been a long time coming. What took so long?
A school shooting in a small Texas town was almost as deadly as the worst such event in US history. Such shootings have increased in frequency over the last few years.
New Zealand police is running gun collection events throughout the country as part of the government’s amnesty and buyback scheme.
Student activists marching Saturday want Congress to enact comprehensive gun control. Here is a selection of stories from our archive that will help you understand the issues raised by the students.
Despite its unpopularity with the public and ongoing reports of endangered and non-game birds being killed - duck shooting season commences this month in Victoria, Tasmania and SA.
Whenever gun control enters public debate, the high emotions and moralising tend to take over rational, evidence-based debate.
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