New Zealand requires licensing and in-depth background checks for would-be gun owners, but neither gun control policy prevented Friday’s attacks in Christchurch that killed nearly 50 people.
President Trump used a February 22 tweet to announce his support of “comprehensive background checks,” raising the age for long gun purchases, and banning bump stocks.
It has been five years since 20 school children were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary and Democrats still oppose armed protection for school children.
In the wake of the heinous attack on Las Vegas concert goers, nine Republican Senators are asking the ATF to review and consider where more regulation is needed on bump stock firearm accessories.
The Bennington Banner is facing outrage after running a cartoon of dead bodies in hopes of gun control conversation.
In the wake of the attack on Bronx Lebanon Hospital, the New York Times (NYT) admits that strict gun control failed to stop the attacker from acquiring the gun he used to kill one and wound numerous others.
Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY-12) has introduced a bill requiring all traditional handguns to be retrofitted with “smart gun” technology before they can be sold.
Canada’s strict gun control, including license requirements for gun ownership and complete bans on certain categories of firearms, proved impotent as a terrorist opened fire inside a Quebec mosque Sunday night.
Turkey, which recently suffered an attack in the Istanbul airport by a terrorist with an AK-47, has a complete prohibition on private ownership of semiautomatic rifles, firearm licensing requirements, and background checks.
