With 112 mass shootings recorded in just under three months in 2023, the US President has once again pushed for a ban on assault weapons, universal background checks for firearms purchases, and national red flag laws.
With his limited power over the issue, Biden urges Congress to take "responsibility" and clamp down on hugely popular semi-automatic, military style rifles most often used in mass shootings plaguing America.
American rock band Guns N' Roses claims an online weapons and firearms shop has used its name for profit by conning consumers into believing the business had something to do with the group.
An adult female and a teenage female are killed after a gunman opened fire at a St. Louis high school before he was fatally shot by the police.
Payment processor says it will adopt International Organization for Standardization's new merchant code for gun sales, a move gun control advocates say will help better track suspicious surges of gun sales.
In Japan, the possession or import of firearms, as well as certain kinds of knives and other weapons, is illegal without a special licence.
The ruling, which comes as the country grapples with a shocking surge in gun crime, overturns a New York law that required person to prove legitimate needs to receive a gun permit.
The attack at St Stephen's Episcopal Church is the latest of several high-profile shootings that triggered a debate and renewed calls for stricter gun control measures in the country.
About 200 Hollywood figures sign letter –– shared by Brady Campaign, a gun control nonprofit –– asking writers, directors and producers "to be mindful of on-screen gun violence and model gun safety best practices."
Legislation has almost no chance of becoming law as the Senate pursues negotiations focused on improving mental health programmes, bolstering school security and enhancing background checks.
President Biden delivers an impassioned plea to Congress to act on gun control, calling on lawmakers to restore limits on the sale of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines after a string of mass shootings in the country.
Funerals are being held for a pair of 10-year-old girls with further ceremonies scheduled through the coming weeks, including of 17 other small children and two teachers killed at an elementary school in the US state a week ago.
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