21 arrested, 165 firearms seized near Similipal Tiger Reserve

21 arrested, 165 firearms seized near Similipal Tiger Reserve

Firearms seized by Odisha police in and around Similipal on display, in the presence of Odisha Director General of Police Sunil Bansal at Baripada on Wednesday.  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In one of the biggest ever actions against poachers, the Odisha police have arrested 21 people and seized 165 illegal arms — including 158 … Read more

5 people killed in a ‘horrendous’ condo shooting in Canada, police say | CNN

5 people killed in a ‘horrendous’ condo shooting in Canada, police say | CNN

CNN  —  Five people were killed in a shooting at a condominium in a Toronto suburb Sunday night, police said, a “terrible” crime that came amid Canada’s efforts to tighten its gun control laws. After responding to an active shooting call about 7:20 p.m. at the residential building in Vaughan, just north of Toronto, police … Read more

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan says three bullets were taken from his right leg | CNN

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan says three bullets were taken from his right leg | CNN

CNN  —  Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan says three bullets were taken from his right leg from the shooting which injured him last week. Khan survived the shooting at a political rally in Gujranwala on Thursday, an incident that his party has called an assassination attempt. In an interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson in … Read more

Thai PM orders tighter gun control, drugs crackdown after mass killing | CNN

Thai PM orders tighter gun control, drugs crackdown after mass killing | CNN

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday ordered law enforcement agencies to tighten gun ownership rules and crack down on drug use following a mass killing by an ex-policeman at a daycare center that left has the nation in shock. A total of 36 people including 24 children were killed in a knife and gun … Read more

Surgeons, Who See It Up Close, Offer Ways to Stop Gun Violence

Surgeons, Who See It Up Close, Offer Ways to Stop Gun Violence

June 2, 2022 – Trauma surgeons are in the tough position of seeing victims just after gun violence across the United States, and they have some advice. Their strategies can work regardless of where you stand on the Second Amendment of the Constitution, said Patricia Turner, MD. “Our proposals are embraced by both gun owners … Read more

Buying a Gun Linked to Depression During COVID-19 Pandemic

Buying a Gun Linked to Depression During COVID-19 Pandemic

March 22, 2022 — People with symptoms of moderate to severe depression are more likely than others to say they purchased a firearm recently or plan to do so in the future, a new study reveals. “Since both depression and firearm ownership are major risk factors for suicide, we wanted to understand how many people … Read more

Pediatric ER Visits Rise for Firearms Injuries, Drug Poisonings During Pandemic

Pediatric ER Visits Rise for Firearms Injuries, Drug Poisonings During Pandemic

Feb. 22, 2022 Pediatric emergency room visits dropped overall during the COVID-19 pandemic but went up sharply in certain categories, such as firearms injuries and drug poisonings, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Among adolescents aged 12-17, ER visits went up for self-harm and eating disorders. The impact of the pandemic on … Read more

Gun Suicides Are Rising Sharply Among American Youth

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A rising number of young Americans, including children, are taking their own lives using firearms, a new study finds. Researchers found that between 2008 and 2018, gun suicides showed an “alarming” increase among Americans aged 5 to 24. And while those suicides remain … Read more

Pandemic Fears Tied to California Gun Sale Surge

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Citing fears over violence and chaos, more than 100,000 Californians have bought guns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study estimates. Researchers said the findings add to evidence that the U.S. pandemic has sparked firearm “panic-buying.” Early … Read more

U.S. Threatens Sanctions for Arms Sales to Iran

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The Trump administration threatened Wednesday to impose an array of fresh sanctions to deter China and Russia from selling weapons to Iran after an arms embargo on Washington’s Middle East foe expires next month. Elliott Abrams, the administration’s special envoy for Iran and Venezuela, told reporters that the sanctions “will have a very significant impact” … Read more