Gun control

US agents involved in latest Minneapolis shooting put on leave, media reports say

The Department of Homeland Security said the two immigration agents who discharged their weapons during the deadly encounter with Alex Pretti were put on leave as part of standard procedures.

Federal agents stand behind police tape as people gather near the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 24, 2026.
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns speaks during a condolence motion following the shooting at a Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach, in the Legislative Assembly at Parliament House in Sydney, Australia, December 22, 2025.

Australia's lower house of Parliament toughens up on gun laws in wake of Bondi Beach shooting

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns speaks during a press conference to give an update on the deadly shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, at the NSW Parliament, in Sydney, Australia, December 22, 2025.

Australia’s New South Wales passes sweeping gun, anti-terror laws after Bondi Hanukkah attack

CCTV footage shows Naveed Akram and his father, Sajid Akram carrying items wrapped in blankets in New South Wales, Australia, in this still image taken from a court document released December 22, 2025

Australia's NSW to ban terror symbols, curb protests in wake of Bondi Beach terror shooting


Michigan House condemns state GOP tweet likening gun reform to Holocaust

The offending tweet used an image of wedding rings the Nazis seized from Jews at the Buchenwald concentration camp as a way of protesting gun reform legislation.

Members of the Michigan House of Representatives say the Pledge of Allegiance at the state Capitol in Lansing, Michigan, US, January 13, 2021.

Florida man shoots tenant in bed with his teenage daughter

The man reportedly went into the bedroom of the teenager and attempted to sleep next to her while naked.

 A police car blocks the entrance to the Inlet State Park before the expected arrival of Hurricane Nicole in Fort Pierce, Florida, US November 9, 2022.

People under domestic violence orders can own guns, US appeals court rules

Judges felt the act of banning gun ownership for violent offenders was not the right call.

A collection of illegal firearms are seen after being seized by the Israel Police.

Hundreds of gun permits to be approved monthly under Ben-Gvir licensing reforms

The interview part of the application process for private firearm ownership will be removed for members of security forces as part of the changes being made.

 People shop for weapons at Caliber 3 weapon's store in Gush Etzion, following the recent wave of terror attacks. February 1, 2023.

Sen. Schumer demands investigation into rifle marketed to kids

A group of US Democratic senators are calling on the FTC to investigate a tactical rifle currently being sold in a "child-sized version."

 CURRENT US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is among the top Democrats who opposed the 2015 JCPOA.

Six people dead in California home shooting, including six-month old baby

A 17-year-old mother, her baby, and 5 other members of the family have died from the shooting

 Home Alone House in Winnetka, Illinois.

Security footage shows toddler playing with gun, pulling trigger

Video footage from a neighbor's security camera shows a toddler wandering outside his father's apartment brandishing a pistol.

 Handgun.

Virginia school official knew 6-year-old who shot teacher may have had gun

School officials searched the child's backpack the day he shot his teacher, but did not find the gun.

 Police vehicles are seen parked outside Richneck Elementary School, where according to the police, a six-year-old boy shot and wounded a teacher, in Newport News, Virginia, U.S., January 6, 2023,

10-year-old boy kills mother for not buying him a VR headset

The boy is being charged as an adult for first-degree reckless homicide and is being held on $50,000 bail. If convicted, he could face up to 60 years in prison.

 Person pointing a gun at unseen target (illustrative)

Uvalde shooting victims file $27 billion class-action suit

It was the deadliest US school shooting in almost a decade, and many children were wounded.

 A Flores Elementary School school employee walks into the building as students return after the summer break months after the Robb Elementary mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, US, September 6, 2022.