Trump says US needs 'meaningful background checks' on gun holders
Trump’s comments follow mass shootings in Ohio and Texas last weekend in which 31 people died.
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Trump’s comments follow mass shootings in Ohio and Texas last weekend in which 31 people died.
“It’s about strengthening the sense of community and showing who’s the toughest.”
Four people are in custody, including an Australian citizen described as a ‘right-wing terrorist’.
The murder rate is dropping in New York, as it starts to rise dramatically in cities like Chicago.
12 of the gang-related shootings were deadly.
If these crimes were committed during the Troubles they wouldn’t be tolerated – so why are they now?
Lone gunman Micah Johnson died after killing the five officers at a protest against police brutality yesterday.
Conor Behan DJs at gay club The George, and says that it’s important we recognise the Orlando attack was an attack on the LGBT community.
Senior gardaí today said it will take time to build up evidence to take down gang leaders.
Security expert Tom Clonan writes that the government needs to do more to tackle the ongoing crisis.
Dylann Roof is accused of killing nine people at a church in Charleston last June.
There are concerns the Hutches will hit back soon – and that they’ll go big.
Seven people have been killed in the feud since last September.
In the aftermath of the gangland shootings, the community in Dublin’s inner city is looking for change.
Nine guns, along with ammunition, were recovered several hours after the shooting.
These murders are part of the same phenomenon of gun and drugs related crime that has blighted decent communities across Dublin, writes Tom Clonan.
Incidents of gun violence have become so commonplace back home that I can’t remember a time when we could go a full week without hearing about a shooting.
His comments were rebuked by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe as “rash and repugnant”.
The Arizona highway has been the scene of 11 confirmed shootings over the last two weeks.
Twelve children were shot in Northern Ireland between 2009 and 2014.
Dylann Roof was arrested the morning after the Charleston shootings.
The actor told GQ that mass shootings only happen in schools that are defenceless.
Yesterday, a gunman sprayed bullets at a cultural centre where a controversial cartoonist was speaking.
“Please enjoy this cartoon responsibly.”
Some members of the NYPD have accused Bill de Blasio of fostering anti-police sentiment.
The shooting dead of Antonio Martin joins a growing list of similar incidents in the last six months.
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A man walking his seven-year-old son home was one of the victims of two unrelated shootings last night.
This week’s Washington DC shootings brought to 36 the number of Americans killed in mass shootings in 2013.
Farmers say the cull will help curb tuberculosis in cattle, but animal rights groups say that the cull will not help eradicate TB in UK.
At least 40 dead in morning shootings on supporters of ousted Morsi.
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James Holmes will now undergo months of psychiatric testing to determine whether he was sane at the time.
James Holmes entered a ‘not guilty’ plea by default – but lawyers may now plead insanity to spare the death penalty.
Up to 400 people were participating in the parade at the time; three people were seen running from the scene.
A suspect is among the dead, having been shot by police officers arriving at the scene.
The gang called to the victim’s house under the pretence of buying something the man was selling online.
The unconnected shootings took place this evening – no one was injured in either.
The most murders New York City recorded in a single year? 2,245 in 1990. In 2012? That number is down to 414.
The 37-year-old from the Bronx allegedly claimed to be the aunt of one of the victims.