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New Zealand Introduces Gun Control Bill Expected To Become Law Within Weeks
The bill would ban most types of semi-automatic guns, including those used in massacres at two mosques in March. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the proposed changes shortly after the attacks -
Bump Stock Ban Takes Effect As Gun Rights Groups Ask Supreme Court For Delay
Anyone selling or owning bump stocks could face up to 10 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000. The devices are now classified as machine guns. -
In The Shadow Of Suicides, Senate Panel Makes Rare Move To Consider Gun Control
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a previously scheduled hearing Tuesday on so-called red flag laws, which allow for the temporary removal of guns from individuals if they are deemed a risk. -
New Zealand Bans 'Military-style' Guns After Mosque Attacks
The country's prime minister said a sales ban was effective immediately and would be followed by a complete ban on the weapons after new laws were rushed through. -
Christchurch Harbored White Supremacists Before Massacre
For decades, Christchurch, New Zealand, has been the center of the country's small but persistent white supremacist movement. -
Facebook Admits Mosque Shooting Video Was Viewed At Least 4,000 Times
The video was viewed about 4,000 times before Facebook removed it. Then the social media platform had to contend with more than a million attempted re-uploads. -
New Zealand PM Ardern Urges Her Nation To Make Gunman 'Nameless'
Jacinda Ardern repeated her pledge to change New Zealand's gun laws and she questioned the role of social media in publicizing the attack by a self-proclaimed white supremacist. -
After New Zealand Shooting, Many Ask If White Nationalist Violence Is On The Rise
'This is a time to be really concerned about this form of rising populist authoritarianism,' says WGBH News analyst Charlie Sennott. -
Catching A School Shooter Beforehand
Is it possible to stop a school shooting from happening by looking at the warning signs a young person exhibits before the violence? -
Utrecht Shooting: Gunman Kills 3 People On Dutch Tram In Possible Terrorist Attack
Dutch police are searching for the person who opened fire inside a tram in the city of Utrecht, investigating a "possible terrorist motive" for the attack.
