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Texas shooting: How many more children will die before leaders act? asks U
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Texas [US], May 26 (ANI): In the wake of the Texas school shooting that resulted in the death of 19 children, the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) asked on Wednesday: how many more children will die before leaders act?
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US President Biden condemns Texas school shooting, calls for assault weapo
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden condemned the attack on students at a school in Texas saying that gun laws cannot prevent every tragedy but they have a positive impact pointing out that mass shooting tripled after the assault weapon ban expired.
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Biden blames Texas school shooting on 'gun lobby,' demands 'gun laws'
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden asked Americans to stand up to the gun lobby and urged the members of the Congress for an immediate gun control legislation as he highlighted that the 'sensible gun laws' need to be passed in the wake of Texas school shooting in which 19
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US President calls for tougher gun laws on Parkland shooting anniversary
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 15 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Sunday (local time) called for tougher gun laws on the third anniversary of the Parkland shooting, wherein 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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US citizens call for stricter gun laws after second shooting in 24 hours
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Aug 4 (ANI): US citizens have had enough, especially after a second shooting within a span of 24 hours claimed the lives of nine people in Ohio on Sunday.
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Swiss voters vouch for tighter gun laws to maintain EU treaties
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], May 20 (ANI): Voters in Switzerland on Sunday approved a measure to tighten the country's gun laws to conform with European Union (EU) regulations.
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Don't understand why USA hasn't toughened gun laws, says NZ PM
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Paris [France], May 15 (ANI): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday said that she does not understand why the United States has not toughened gun laws following mass shootings which have claimed scores of lives, including students'.
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Brazil's Prez eases gun control
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], May 8 (ANI): At a time when countries like New Zealand are tightening gun laws, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree easing restrictions on gun control on Tuesday (local time).
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'We need to prevent the notoriety', says New Zealand PM
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Mar 19 (ANI): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday expressed concerns about the Australian-born terrorist Brenton Tarrant's plans to represent himself in future court hearings.
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NZ PM Ardern confirms gun law reform following Christchurch shooting
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], March 18 (ANI): In the wake of the Christchurch shooting, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that the government has agreed to reform the country's gun laws.
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Anti-gun control group criticises 'March for Our Lives' rally
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Mar. 25 (ANI): National Rifle Association, a lobbyist group which opposes restrictions on gun sales and ownership in the US, has criticised the anti-gun protest, 'March for Our Lives' rally and said it was a movement supported by billionaires to strip the right to protec
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George Clooney, wife donate USD 500,000 to march for strict gun laws
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): Hollywood actor George Clooney and his barrister-wife Amal Clooney have donated around USD 500,000 in the name of their eight-month-old twins, Ella and Alexander, to a march calling for stricter gun laws in the United States.
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