gun violence
Latest Report on U.S. Gun Trafficking Exposes Alarming Trends, Proposes Key Policy Changes
The Justice Department has released the final volume of the National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA), concluding a historic multi-year study by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) on how firearms flow into illegal markets. The report, titled Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms, marks the most comprehensive analysis of gun trafficking…
Kansas Residents Calling For Stricter Gun Laws Following Shooting Of Who Rang The Wrong Doorbell
On Tuesday morning, a group of Staley High School students demonstrated their support for their fellow student Ralph Yarl, who had been shot by a homeowner in Kansas City. Andrew D. Lester, the man accused of shooting Ralph, turned himself in later that day, having been charged with assault in the first degree and armed…
Support For Gun Control At Lowest Point In Years As Gun Sales And Mass Shootings Surge
A new poll conducted by American analytics company Gallup showed that support for stricter gun laws is now at its lowest point. The figure dropped to almost half just three years after the deadly mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, which renewed calls for stricter gun legislation. According to Gallup’s latest poll, only 52% of American…
Texas Halloween Party Shooting Leaves 1 Dead And 9 Injured
A shooting incident in Texas has left one man dead and nine others injured. Police said gunfire erupted at a Halloween party on Saturday night. Police said it received calls of shots being fired at a party being held at the Octavia Event Center in Texarkana. The center is located just 180 miles east of…
Idaho Mall Shooting: Two Dead, Four Others Injured, Including A Police Officer
Two persons were killed in a shooting incident inside a shopping mall in Boise, Idaho. At least four other individuals were hurt, including a police officer. The suspect has been apprehended. The suspect is in critical condition and is being treated at a hospital. The officer who was shot is being treated as well, but…
Mass Shooting Surge: First Atlanta Spas Now A Grocery Store In Colorado
The deadly shooting inside a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado is the second mass shooting incident in less than a week. The incident in Colorado that killed 10 people – including a police officer – happened just a few days after a 21-year-old gunman shot and killed eight people in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to the…
Biden Lays Bare Anti-Gun Agenda If Elected President
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden has outlined his plans of changing the country’s laws to end gun violence. The lengthy plan, published on Biden’s website titled “The Biden Plan to End Our Gun Violence Epidemic,” enumerated various steps that will be taken if Biden does end up in the oval office. In Biden’s 3,430-word…
Californian Democrat suggests federal buyback program for assault weapons to curb gun violence
While most gun control advocates have so far stayed away from the topic of confiscation, a Democrat in California is now suggesting that the government should compensate those that would voluntarily turn in their weapons. Eric Swalwell mentioned in an op-ed piece on USA Today that the confiscation of assault weapons should be implemented in…
