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    • Sunday, 14 May, 2023
      News in-depthMiddle Eastern politics & society
      ‘The police and military can’t be everywhere’: Israelis wrangle over easing gun controls

      Supporters say move would plug security gap but critics fear it could fuel crime and violence

      A man fires a gun on a shooting range in a Golan Heights settlement
    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch
      Collapsing social trust is driving American gun violence

      Mass shootings and high-powered rifles draw most attention, but the reality of most US firearm deaths lies elsewhere

      FT montage image of a handgun and blue dots
    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
      Serbia to tighten gun laws after two mass shootings in a week

      Belgrade vows more restrictions on weapons stocks left over after wars in 1990s

      Police at the scene of the second mass shooting in Serbia this week, in Dubona, 30 miles south of Belgrade
    • Friday, 28 April, 2023
      News in-depthBrazilian politics
      ‘Public security is impossible’: Lula takes on Brazil’s gun owners

      Leftwing president hopes tighter laws will reduce surge in use of firearms, including attacks on schools

      A man holding an automatic pistol
    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      FT MagazineGillian Tett
      It’s time for a serious tax on guns in America

      New research suggests first-time gun buyers are sensitive to price. Policymakers should take note

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      US gun violence
      Suspected Los Angeles gunman takes own life after 10 killed at dance hall

      Attack at lunar new year party in Monterey Park was deadliest mass shooting in US since Uvalde school massacre

      A police vehicle sits near the scene of the shooting
    • Friday, 28 October, 2022
      Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch
      Britain and America’s electoral geographies are broken

      The UK and US systems warp our understanding of key social issues among the public

      An FT montage image of a person putting voting ballot into a box, overlaid with bar chart lines
    • Monday, 11 July, 2022
      OutlookPatti Waldmeir
      The changing face of gun owners in the US

      There has been dramatic diversification in sales of semi-automatic weapons as social fears grow

      A mourner visits a memorial for the victims of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois
    • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
      Edward Luce
      America’s unending horizon of mass shootings

      The growing militarisation of US society looks hard to stop

      A father oversees his 7-year-old son as he steadies an AR-15 rifle
    • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
      US gun violence
      Suspect in Chicago suburb parade massacre charged with murder

      Attack at July 4 festivities in Highland Park left seven people dead and dozens more injured

      FBI agents work at the scene of a shooting that took place at a July 4 parade in Highland Park, Illinois
    • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
      US gun violence
      Police detain ‘person of interest’ after deadly July 4 shooting in Chicago suburb

      Highland Park attack that left 6 dead follows other massacres in the US this year

      Police officer at the scene of the shooting in Highland Park
    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      US passes gun-control bill following rare bipartisan compromise

      Agreement for modest reform includes tightening of background checks

      Chris Murphy, the Democratic senator from Connecticut
    • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
      Supreme Court US
      Supreme Court recognises right to carry firearms in public and strikes down NY law

      Conservative majority’s ruling decried by Democrats and liberal justices as having potentially deadly consequences

      A handgun is displayed in Brooklyn, New York
    • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
      US gun violence
      Why New York gun violence victims may have their day in court

      State law exposing arms manufacturers to liability gets a first test as mass shootings put focus on federal ‘shield’

      A protest group performs in honour of victims of gun violence
    • Sunday, 12 June, 2022
      Senators agree on modest US gun reforms in wake of shootings

      Rare bipartisan deal falls short of measures such as assault weapons ban demanded by Joe Biden

      Thousands of gun-control advocates join the ‘March for Our Lives’ at a rally near the Washington Monument in Washington on Saturday
    • Monday, 6 June, 2022
      LexUS gun violence
      Gun makers: a lethal product and a lacklustre business Premium content

      Cheap firearms for the average householder remain an American cultural oddity

      A sign left on a fence near the elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two teachers were killed last month
    • Friday, 3 June, 2022
      US gun violence
      Biden urges Congress to ‘meet the moment’ on gun control

      US president’s appeal for action comes after numerous mass shootings raise issue on lawmakers’ agenda

      US president Joe Biden speaks in a primetime address about gun control on Thursday
    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
      Anjana Ahuja
      America’s shootings are a public health emergency

      Scientists and doctors have mobilised against powerful vested interests such as Big Tobacco before — and must do so again

      The atomic symbol made up of the overlapping eliptical trajectories of three whizzing bullets
    • Sunday, 29 May, 2022
      US gun violence
      Biden visits site of Texas shooting as DoJ probes police response

      Lawmakers downplay prospect of gun reform after killing of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde

      President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden talk with principal Mandy Gutierrez and superintendent Hal Harrell as they visit Robb Elementary School to pay their respects on Sunday to the victims of the mass shooting
    • Sunday, 29 May, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Fatalism over guns is killing America’s children

      Joe Biden needs to turn controls on firearms into a national crusade

      Parents kneel in front of a makeshift memorial outside Robb Elementary School
    • Saturday, 28 May, 2022
      US politics & policy
      Politics class: NRA to press on with Houston conference despite Texas school shooting

      Pressure groups

    • Saturday, 28 May, 2022
      News in-depthNational Rifle Association
      NRA puts its political power on show in Texas after school shooting

      Despite internal problems, the group continues to exert a tight grip on the US’s gun control debate

      Former president Donald Trump speaks to the National Rifle Association annual convention in Houston, Texas
    • Friday, 27 May, 2022
      Person in the News
      Eva Mireles, teacher and victim of the latest US classroom massacre

      The fatal shooting of 21 people at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas is yet another searing American tragedy

      Illustration of a smiling Eva Mireles holding a folder with “Robb Elementary” printed on it
    • Friday, 27 May, 2022
      US gun violence
      Texas police admit it was ‘wrong decision’ not to enter classroom sooner

      Official’s comments come amid mounting criticism of authorities’ handling of Uvalde school shooting

      Steven McCraw, Texas Department of Public Safety director, speaks during a press conference about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School
    • Friday, 27 May, 2022
      US gun violence
      Grief turns to anger in Uvalde in aftermath of school shooting

      Texas town infuriated by slow police response and questions ease with which gunman obtained weapons

      Soccer teammates of Tess Mata, who died in the shooting, mourn as they visit a makeshift memorial outside the Uvalde County Courthouse in Texas
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