July 2024
‘I carry a firearm every day’: party chief who wanted gun inside RNC
Guns were allowed to the edge of the Republican National Convention perimeter this week. Their own politicians wanted to bring their pistols inside the venue.
June 2024
Hunter Biden found guilty of lying in gun trial
Joe Biden’s son was found to have lied about his drug use to illegally buy a gun, making him the first child of a sitting US president to be convicted of a crime.
February 2023
How the US became Game of Thrones v The Walking Dead
America has become a nation divided by mythology, writes Fargo’s creator, writer and director.
October 2022
Fear and loathing in crime-torn USA
In US midterm election polling, crime is second only to inflation when it comes to the big issues for voters. I recently experienced up-close why they rate it.
June 2022
In one day, Washington goes in two directions on guns
Confusion about the direction of national gun policy in an era of mass shootings, rising crime and a surging conservative push to expand gun rights is deeper than ever.
How US states differ on carrying guns in public
In the US, where the right to bear arms is enshrined in the Constitution, states have differing policies on who can carry concealed weapons in public.
US Senate passes first gun control bill in decades
The bill comes just hours after a landmark Supreme Court ruling that expanded gun rights, allowing people to carry handguns in public.
US senators agree on modest gun reforms following shootings
The proposal falls far short of tougher steps long sought by President Joe Biden and many Democrats. Even so, the accord signals a significant turnabout after years of gun massacres.
Biden appeals to Congress for gun reform: ‘How much more carnage?’
The US president’s speech encouraged bipartisan talks and built pressure on Republicans in Congress to strike an agreement on gun reform.
Biden, Ardern share concerns over China’s Pacific ambitions
The US president has also praised New Zealand’s prime minister for her role on global issues such as trade, gun control and climate change.
May 2022
Biden’s uphill battle for gun reform after Texas massacre
The bloodshed was a grim reminder of the mass shootings that continue to plague the nation and, historically, a lack of political will for reform.
January 2022
Hate crimes trial in Arbery killing will put racism up front
A federal judge has scheduled jury selection to begin in a month in the three men’s second trial in US District Court.
May 2021
America’s record gun-buying spree fuelled by pandemic
Not only are people who already have guns buying more, but people who never owned firearms are buying them.
April 2021
Biden calls US gun violence ‘an international embarrassment’
President Joe Biden signed a series of executive actions as he pressed “common-sense solutions” amid a proliferation of gun violence in America.
March 2021
Colorado supermarket gunman kills 10, including police officer
Police gave no known motive for the violence in which frantic shoppers and employees fled for cover as law enforcement officers swarmed the scene.
January 2021
National Rifle Association files for bankruptcy in restructuring move
The gun-rights group said it would restructure as a nonprofit in Texas, relocating from New York where it is currently being sued by the state.
May 2020
Canada bans assault-style weapons after shooting rampage
The ban covers more than 1500 models and variants of assault-style firearms, including two weapons used in the murder of 22 people in Nova Scotia last month.
April 2020
Trump rules American gun shops are an 'essential service'
President Trump's administration wants gun stores open during the pandemic, saying they're an essential service much like healthcare and grocery stores.
March 2020
US gun sales surge on coronavirus pandemic fears
US gun sales surge as some Americans fear an unravelling of the social order because of the coronavirus and think the government might take back their weapons.
January 2020
US airports intercepting more guns than ever
US transportation security officers found 4432 guns - most of them loaded - in carry-on bags or on passengers moving through checkpoints in 2019.