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  • Sweden Moves to Tighten Gun Laws Following Deadly School Shooting

    Sweden Moves to Tighten Gun Laws Following Deadly School Shooting

    Sweden’s government is planning to strengthen gun regulations after a mass shooting at an adult education center in Örebro left ten people dead, making it one of the deadliest attacks in the country’s history. The shooting occurred on Tuesday at Campus Risbergska, where a 35-year-old Swedish man, identified by local media as Rickard Andersson, allegedly…

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  • Uvalde School Gunman Legally Bought Two AR-Style Rifles Days Before Deadly Shooting

    The 18-year-old that shot and killed 19 people in the deadliest school shooting in Texas history bought the firearms he used a few days before the horrific incident. The gunman, identified as Uvalde High School student Salvador Ramos, bought two AR-style rifles after his 18th birthday. Ramos assaulted the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde and…

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  • Youth groups now calling for action and gun control following Parkland shooting

    Several youth groups, including those formed by students at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, have started to rally in different locations across the country in an effort to stress the importance of gun control. A group called Teens for Gun Reform, which was organized by students through Facebook staged a “lie-in” rally outside the…

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