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If you asked me this morning which nation has the most mass shootings in the world, I would have said, with perhaps a flicker of hesitation, the United States. This is a tad embarrassing to admit because I’m pretty familiar with shooting statistics, having written several articles on gun violence and the Second Amendment. Below …
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As concerns over self-defense became more pronounced in 2020, initially during the cornonavirus hysteria and then during the current spate of protests and riots, two million Americans became first-time gun owners. On Wednesday the NRA tweeted: NEWS: During the first half of 2020, more than two million Americans have become first-time gun owners! — NRA …
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Gun sales and accompanying FBI background checks spiked last month, breaking records as the nation weathered the coronavirus pandemic and riots broke out in major cities over the death of George Floyd. Already this year, the FBI has recorded 15 million background checks in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, closing in on breaking …
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Dove Cameron is honoring her late co-star on what would be his 21st birthday. The “Descendants” actress, 24, teamed up with the Cameron Boyce Foundation to release a collection of T-shirts, sweaters and more, with a portion of proceeds going to the Actors Fund COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund. Designed by Cameron, the limited-edition apparel features …
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A federal judge on Thursday announced he will allow gun stores to reopen in Massachusetts, after Governor Charlie Baker ordered gun stores to close during the coronavirus pandemic. “There’s no justification here” to close gun stores, said Judge Douglas Woodlock of the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts. “I don’t have anything like a substantial fit …
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that she supports banning firearms in the state Capitol after armed protesters demonstrated against the state’s strict lockdown measures last week. “There are legislators who are wearing bulletproof vests to go to work,” Whitmer told NBC News. “No one should be intimidated by someone who’s bringing in an assault …
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Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced a ban on 1,500 types of firearms designated as “assault weapons” by Canada’s federal government, following a mass shooting in Nova Scotia in late April. “Effective immediately, it is no longer permitted to buy, sell, transport, import or use military-grade assault weapons in this country,” Trudeau said …
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced that assault-style firearms would be banned in the country. The announcement follows Trudeau’s vow to push for stricter gun control after a mass shooting in Nova Scotia ended with 23 dead on April 19. Beginning on Friday, around 1,500 makes and models of military-grade firearm weapons would …
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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a case brought by three New York City handgun owners challenging a city regulation that prohibited gun owners from transporting their firearms outside the city. The court agreed to hear the case in December, but the city then amended the regulation to allow gun owners to bring firearms to …
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to “ensure that we’re strengthening gun control in this country” following the killing of at least 18 people by a gunman in Nova Scotia over the weekend, the deadliest shooting in Canadian history. Speaking to reporters, Trudeau said he was “on the verge” of banning semi-automatic rifles, and could …
If you asked me this morning which nation has the most mass shootings in the world, I would have said, with perhaps a flicker of hesitation, the United States. This is a tad embarrassing to admit because I’m pretty familiar with shooting statistics, having written several articles on gun violence and the Second Amendment. Below …
