The Latest Breaking News on Gun control

3 teenagers were fatally shot in South Carolina, and a schoolmate has been arrested

Authorities say two people killed three teenagers and wounded a fourth in South Carolina's capital city in an escalation of an old quibble over a burglary

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

Years of discontent have erupted with Met police firearms protest

When it comes to investigating police shootings, what all sides agree on is it takes too long

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023

Texas Walmart shooter agrees to pay more than $5M to families over 2019 racist attack

A white Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in 2019 has agreed to pay more than $5 million to families of the victims

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

A former UK nurse will be retried on a charge that she tried to murder a baby girl at a hospital

A former neonatal nurse who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of seven babies in her care and trying to kill six others at a U.K. hospital will face a retrial on a charge of attempting to murder a newborn baby girl

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

How often do armed police officers use their firearms?

In the year ending March 31, 2023, there were 18,398 firearms operations.

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

Federal gun violence prevention office is a step forward to end the bloodshed

Maybe, just maybe, a national effort with the power of President Biden and the White House behind it can bypass congressional inaction and finally end the bloodshed.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 25, 2023

Met police: Soldiers no longer needed to support force as ‘enough armed officers return to duties’

Armed officers have told their bosses they are unwilling to carry on after a colleague was charged with the murder of Chris Kaba

Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2023

Jury retires to consider verdict in nightclub murder trial

Edward Wilson is on trial accused of murdering 29-year-old Akeem Francis-Kerr at Valesha’s nightclub in Walsall.

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

London's top cop seeks protections for police as armed officers protest murder charge for colleague

The head of London’s police force is calling for increased legal protections for officers who use force in the line of duty after more than 100 officers refused to carry guns to protest murder charges filed against one of their colleagues

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

Ex-army drug dealer fatally knifed in 'self- defence'

An armed robber has claimed the fatal stabbing of an army veteran dealing meth from a NSW south coast caravan park was actually self-defence.

AAP · Sep 25, 2023