Gun control
‘It’s 115 a day, almost every day’: Measuring America’s ‘insanely predictable’ crime
From his home office in Kentucky, a data and systems analyst tracks the grim totality of the country’s firearm incidents – and tallies some disturbing figures.
- Liz Gooch
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Five Pennsylvania cops shot, three fatally, were ambushed by accused stalker
The shooting unfolded as officers sought to arrest a man on suspicion of stalking, prowling and trespassing in a rural part of the US state, authorities said.
- Steve Gorman
- Analysis
- US politics
What does posting about Charlie Kirk say about you?
The swirl of emotion following the activist’s killing reflects how strongly social media has become a place of identity signalling
- Madison Malone Kircher
- Opinion
- Trump's America
With Charlie Kirk’s death, the MAGA movement gains its first patron saint
While it’s easy to find condemnation for senseless violence, and feel sympathy towards Kirk’s wife and young children, it’s difficult to find empathy.
- Cory Alpert
A question, an answer – then a single shot: How Charlie Kirk’s death unfolded
Security was light at Utah Valley University as the conservative influencer and key Trump ally arrived for a question-and-answer session in front of 3000 people.
- Tom Housden and Catherine Naylor
Push to overturn WA’s new gun laws falls flat
The new laws represent the most sweeping change to gun laws in Australia since the Howard-era reforms, and were supported by the majority in parliament on Thursday.
- Holly Thompson
I’ve covered many US mass shootings since 2022. There’s one thing I’ll never understand
I still often think about the parents who had to identify the bodies of their dead children, or an 11-year-old who covered herself with her dead friend’s blood to evade a shooter.
- Farrah Tomazin
‘Everybody owns a gun. It’s like having a cordless drill’
From teenagers with glocks to middle-aged mums with shotguns – these portraits from Melbourne photographer Tom Franks place an Aussie lens on US gun culture.
- Meg Watson
Deadly police ambush: heartbroken families’ plea for change
The families of two officers shot dead in Queensland have called for immediate law changes around firearms and police communications on the first day of a coronial inquest into their deaths.
- Rex Martinich
Podcast revisits the Wieambilla shootings that left six people dead
A new podcast from the creators of award-winning Hannah’s Story will examine Australia’s deadliest police shooting and the coronial inquest looking for answers.
- Sean Parnell
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