A vast majority of Americans in a new poll support background checks on all gun sales, one day after the mass shooting at an elementary school in the US state of Texas.
Read More »Ammunition shelves bare as US gun sales continue to soar
The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with record sales of firearms, has fueled a shortage of ammunition in the United States that’s impacting law enforcement agencies, people seeking personal protection, recreational shooters, and hunters — and could deny new gun owners the practice they need to handle their weapons safely. Manufacturers say …
Read More »California’s ban on assault weapons overturned by US judge
A federal judge Friday overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the constitutional right to bear arms. US District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego ruled that the state’s definition of illegal military-style rifles unlawfully deprives law-abiding Californians of weapons commonly allowed in most other states …
Read More »With violence rising and politicians promoting gun control, 35% of US firearm owners expanded their arsenals in past year – poll
A new Rasmussen Reports poll shows that 35% of US adults who live in gun-owning households have bought more firearms over the past year, amid increasing violent crime and riots in many of America’s largest cities. The Rasmussen poll was conducted on May 3-4 and released on Friday. The gun-buying …
Read More »Video: Police evacuating USA TODAY HQ after reports of a man with a weapon in the building.
An “active police event” is ongoing at the headquarters of USA Today in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia, according to police. Law enforcement officers arrived at the newspaper’s headquarters around noon on Wednesday and began evacuating the scene. Videos shared on social media show lines of evacuees leaving the building and police …
Read More »Video: Times Square descends into PANIC after fears of GUNSHOTS.
Crowds fled in horror in New York’s iconic Times Square after fears of gunshots. Eyewitness footage captured the moment that tourists and residents sprinted for their lives in abject panic. The alarm took place at approximately 10 pm local time Tuesday night in one of the city’s busiest intersections, just …
Read More »Four people died in a mass shooting at the Australian city of Darwin.
A gunman killed four people and wounded one in the Australian city of Darwin on Tuesday, authorities said, in one of the country’s most violent attacks in years. A suspect had been arrested, police said. “At this stage, we do not believe this is terrorism-related. This is one individual who …
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