FBI director Kash Patel under scrutiny for gifting illegal 3D-printed guns to New Zealand officialsFBI Director Kash Patel faced scrutiny. He presented 3D-printed pistols to New Zealand officials. These items were non-functional yet illeg...
01 Oct, 2025, 12.20 AM IST
US attorney will no longer bring felony charges against people for carrying rifles or shotguns in DCIn Washington DC, federal prosecutors will stop felony charges for rifle or shotgun possession. US Attorney Jeanine Pirro cites Justice Dep...
21 Aug, 2025, 08.04 AM IST
Lawyer argues Meta can't be held liable for gunmaker's Instagram posts in Uvalde families' lawsuitThe families sued Meta in Los Angeles in May 2024, saying the social media platform failed to enforce its own rules forbidding firearms adv...
20 Aug, 2025, 08.06 AM IST
Will Donald Trump’s push to dismantle a 100-years old gun Law redefine America’s second amendment?Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing a review of U.S. gun laws, including the National Firearms Act of 1935. He aims to pot...
17 Feb, 2025, 06.25 PM IST
Are guns available for online sale on Facebook and Instagram? Is Meta violating policiesDespite Meta's strict policies prohibiting the promotion and sale of firearms, gun-related ads continue to appear on its social media platf...
08 Oct, 2024, 11.32 PM IST
Trump assassination attempt again foregrounds a vexing, complicated issueThe political divide over gun policy is stark. According to a Pew Research Centre report, 79% of Republicans and Republican-leaning indepen...
16 Jul, 2024, 04.47 PM IST
US appeals court prevents California from banning guns in most public placesA federal appeals court reversed its decision to lift an injunction on California's law restricting public carry of guns. The law, deemed u...
07 Jan, 2024, 07.45 AM IST
Federal judge again rules that California's ban on assault weapons is unconstitutionalA federal judge in California has once again overturned the state's ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the constitutional righ...
20 Oct, 2023, 12.19 PM IST
Background checks to more info on dealers: Here is what Joe Biden's executive order on gun control will doThe US sees more than 40,000 gun deaths per year and the Biden administration is betting that voters will embrace more proactive gun contro...
14 Mar, 2023, 05.03 PM IST
Gun control laws that US passed in 2022. Check hereLaw enforcement officials and legislators have pushed for tougher gun control measures in response to a number of high-profile mass shootin...
02 Jan, 2023, 09.53 PM IST
- Gunning for violence25 May, 2022, 11.15 PM IST
Union cabinet gives nod to amend Arms ActThe Bill, sources said, seeks to introduce four different categories of offences into 1959 Arms Act prescribing jail term of 10 years besid...
28 Nov, 2019, 09.02 AM IST
One person, one gun: A new firearm policy in the worksNew bill proposes minimum seven years imprisonment instead of three for Arms Act violations. The proposed amendments to Arms Act stipulates...
05 Nov, 2019, 08.14 AM IST
Facebook prohibits weapon accessory ads to users under 18: ReportFacebook announced this policy amidst a nationwide debate over gun reform in US after mass shootings in Parkland, Florida, and Santa Fe and...
17 Jun, 2018, 12.20 PM IST
UK plans new armed police unit to respond to terror attacksIts brief will be to protect the country's infrastructure as well as respond quickly to any marauding terrorist attacks on the lines of the...
11 Oct, 2016, 06.42 PM IST
US journal denounces move to block nomination of Vivek MurthyA leading American med journal has lashed out at US lawmakers for being influenced by the gun lobby's to block Vivek Murthy from the post o...
09 May, 2014, 09.24 AM IST
- Politicians seem enamoured by foreign-made confiscated weapons
Politicians appear to be the main buyers of weapons confiscated by enforcement agencies. A reply to a ‘right to information’ (RTI) query ha...
19 Apr, 2010, 05.48 AM IST