US President Joe Biden signed the executive order that seeks to increase the number of background checks conducted during gun sales, saying this is "common sense".
March 15, 2023In a major development, 10 Republicans signed onto the bipartisan framework, which means any legislation based on its principles has a good chance of mustering 60 votes and overcoming a filibuster on the Senate floor, reported The Hill.
June 13, 2022However, states are rushing toward new gun restrictions in a hope that Congress will be able to take swift action against gun violence.
June 12, 2022Experts already predicted that gun violence will get even worse this summer when it historically goes up with the arrival of warm weather.
July 7, 2021"Folks, this (gun violence) shouldn't be a red or blue issue... It's an American issue," Biden said.
June 24, 2021The gunfire erupted right outside the courtyard along 1300 block of Columbia Road, about two-three km from the White House on Thursday night.
September 20, 2019Police have called the shooting a random act of violence.
September 2, 2019The US states of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island have formed a coalition to combat gun violence in the wake of the Florida high school massacre last week. The coalition, “States for Gun Safety”, was launched here on Thursday, reports Xinhua news agency. “Rather than wait for the federal government to come...
February 23, 2018US President Donald Trump on Thursday pledged to find a long-term solution to increasing gun violence in America and to prevent a repeat of last week’s Florida school shooting that killed 17 people, mostly students. “We want to learn everything we can learn. Starting about two minutes after this meeting, we’re going to work. This...
February 22, 2018Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West hopes to "bring attention to the reality of gun violence and gun control". On National Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 2, the 36-year-old took to her personal app with a post calling for stricter gun control laws in the US, reports foxnews.com. "In almost 20 years, our country...
June 5, 2017