What I discovered when I got a gun

What I discovered when I got a gun

04 May 2013 16:35 - Alex Hannaford
As the NRA celebrates its annual meeting, Alex Hannaford has been commissioned to write a story about US gun culture. So he went out and bought a gun.
Obama renews call on Congress to strengthen gun control laws

Obama renews call on Congress to strengthen gun control laws

19 Jan 2013 13:58 - Sapa-AFP
Barack Obama has urged Congress to pass measures aimed at reducing gun violence, but also reaffirmed his commitment to the right to bear arms.
Obama cracks down on US gun laws, New York enacts first changes

Obama cracks down on US gun laws, New York enacts first changes

16 Jan 2013 08:30 - Reuters, Sapa-AP,
Just a day before Barack Obama was due to propose broad anti-gun violence measures, New York has enacted one of the US's strictest gun control laws.
Gun advocates want Piers Morgan out of USA

Gun advocates want Piers Morgan out of USA

24 Dec 2012 15:34 - Sapa-AP
Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for British CNN host Piers Morgan to be deported from the US over his gun control views.
NRA pushes for armed officers in all American schools

NRA pushes for armed officers in all American schools

22 Dec 2012 08:38 - Sapa-AP
The powerful National Rifle Association gun lobby has declared that guns and police officers are needed in all American schools.

Gun owners say govt treats them like criminals

01 Apr 2009 09:16 - Staff Reporter
Gun Owners of South Africa (Gosa) on Wednesday demanded that the firearm licence renewal process be suspended.

Teenager goes on bloody spree at German school

11 Mar 2009 14:44 - Staff Reporter
A teenager in black combat gear went on a bloody rampage at his former school in Germany on Wednesday, slaying at least 15 people.

Boy, 11, accused of shooting father's pregnant girlfriend

23 Feb 2009 07:26 - Staff Reporter
An 11-year-old boy allegedly shot his father's pregnant fiancee in the back of the head at close range as she lay in bed in Pennsylvania.