Gun Control
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US president Joe Biden signs tougher gun control law, calls it ‘historic achievement’
The development comes amid a spate of mass shootings incidents in the country.
Scroll Staff
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America’s Supreme Court has swept aside New York state’s limits on carrying a gun
The core argument of the decision is that gun rights are to be treated the same as other hallowed rights like the freedom of speech or freedom of religion.
Morgan Marietta, The Conversation
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US Senate passes Bill to enhance background checks on gun buyers
If passed by the House of Representatives as well, the Bill would be the most significant firearms legislation in the country in nearly 30 years
Scroll Staff
Trending
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‘Panchayat’ Season 3 review: We’re back in Phulera but we’re not sure why
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How Rukmini Devi Arundale modernised the Kalakshetra sari and made ‘Ahimsa silk’ fashionable
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The personal toll of political vitriol: A decade under Modi has torn apart families, friendships
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A Tamilian in Kalinga: Why state pride is at the centre of Odisha’s election
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Why is the penalty for a drunk driver killing people less severe than the punishment for murder?
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US gun ownership, violence are the result of an economy aimed at maximising self-interest
Factoring in the value of human life and ethical considerations in economic and social policy-making could bring about change.
Deepanshu Mohan
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US House passes gun control Bill amid outrage over mass shootings
The legislation proposes to raise the legal age for buying semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21 years, and to introduce new federal offences for gun trafficking.
Scroll Staff
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Canada introduces law to ban handgun sales
If passed, residents would no longer be able to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns in the country.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: How the crew and passengers were evacuated from a plane after bomb scare in Delhi
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Video: How should India tackle its unemployment crisis?
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Watch: ‘The Garfield Movie’ screened specially for cats and their owners in Dubai cinema hall
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Cyclone Remal: Scenes of damage as heavy rain and storms batter parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal
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Watch: When the ‘All We Imagine As Light’ team danced on the red carpet before the Cannes screening
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In Texas, 18-year-olds can’t buy beer or cigarettes – but they are free to buy AR-15s
The massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, highlights disparities in law.
Kiah Collier and Jeremy Schwartz, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune
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Mass shootings in the US do lead to more gun laws – but not the kind you would expect
Despite national polls showing majority support for an assault weapons ban, not one of the 30 states with a Republican-controlled legislature has such a policy.
Christopher Poliquin, The Conversation
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Christchurch attacks: New Zealanders begin to give up firearms after gun law changes
The government’s buyback scheme will compensate owners of semi-automatic weapons that were banned after the attacks in March.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Panchayat’ Season 3 review: We’re back in Phulera but we’re not sure why
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Io Capitano’, a gripping tale of flight and fight
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The miraculous resurrection of Nirad Mohapatra’s Odia classic ‘Maya Miriga’
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Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix shows why free expression is vital for FTII and other institutions
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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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How the ‘good guy with a gun’ from crime novels has become a deadly fantasy in the US
Exploring the pulp fiction origins of the uniquely American archetype.
Susanna Lee, The Conversation
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Christchurch attack: New Zealand PM vows to introduce reforms in gun laws within 10 days
Jacinda Ardern said gun owners can surrender their weapons to the police ‘at any time’.
Scroll Staff
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France condemns Donald Trump’s comments on 2015 terror attacks
The US president had said strict gun laws failed to prevent violence in Paris, and had mimicked how the victims were shot at during the attacks.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Tennis, French Open: Rafael Nadal after first round loss – ‘I had tough moments, but I enjoyed’
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Tennis, French Open: Iga Swiatek makes winning start before Rafael Nadal bows out in opening round
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Tennis, French Open 2024: Merci Rafael Nadal
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Tennis, French Open: Sumit Nagal bows out with first-round loss to Karen Khachanov
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Watch, French Open 2024: Rafael Nadal after exit – ‘If this was the last time, I have enjoyed it’