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
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In the poetry of Amir Khusrau, food is served with style and flourish
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Sriram Raghavan: Remembering the dark side to Dev Anand
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A celebrity fitness instructor offers five rules of fitness for everyone
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Arundhati Roy: The dismantling of democracy in India will affect the whole world
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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.
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Video
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Watch: Rahul Gandhi puts on railway porters’ uniform and badge and carries luggage as he meets them
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Watch: The moment when Pope Francis joined a priest’s video call to his family back in Kerala
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Watch: Scenes of chaos at Mumbai Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations as crowd breaks through barricade
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Watch: Man brews coffee and records it in cinematic style inspired by the film ‘Oppenheimer’
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Watch: Deep-sea footage of World War II shipwrecks from the Battle of Midway in the Pacific Ocean
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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.
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The Reel
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‘Jaane Jaan’ review: A dream cast and solid craft steer ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ adaptation
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What’s behind the Kareena Kapoor Khan swerve: ‘It’s important to keep changing yourself’
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Sriram Raghavan: Remembering the dark side to Dev Anand
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‘Khufiya’ trailer: Tabu, Ali Fazal in Vishal Bhardwaj’s spy thriller
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Start the week with a film: ‘The Host’ is a Korean creature feature with head and heart
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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’.
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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.
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The Field
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ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: South Africa announce revised squad with pacers Nortje, Magala ruled out
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Misplaced priorities: India’s preference for multi-sport events needs a relook
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Watch, Asian Games highlights: India stun three-time champs Korea to make it to volleyball knockouts
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Asian Games, Boxing: Deepak Bhoria – once undernourished and counted out, now India’s best medal bet
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