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U S GUNS

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 23, 2023
California standoff ends after Lunar New Year mass shooting leaves 10 dead
The gunman, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, was believed to have shot himself dead as police moved in to arrest him, the local sheriff said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2023
Why America doesn’t know how to stop school shootings
After a ban of more than two decades, the U.S. government is finally funding studies on how to prevent death and injury from firearms.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 12, 2023
Japan faces difficulties clamping down on handmade guns
The government is asking pharmacies and other sellers to strengthen the management of 11 chemical substances that can be used as materials for bombs and gunpowder.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 28, 2022
Caught in the crossfire, Peru protest deaths keep anger burning
The arrest of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has triggered an outpouring of anger and resulted in protests which have seen 22 people killed, the youngest just 15.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 21, 2022
10 years after Sandy Hook, a mother's grief and healing
The massacre shocked America and the world, sparked heightened security measures at schools and renewed a contentious fight for gun control laws that continues a decade later.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2022
Issei Sagawa, Japanese cannibal who walked free, dies at 73
Issei Sagawa made no secret of his crime and capitalized on his notoriety, including with a novel-like memoir in which he reminisced about the murder he committed in vivid detail.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 24, 2022
Walmart manager kills six in latest U.S. mass shooting
The shooting came on the heels of a weekend gun attack at an LGBTQ club in Colorado that killed five people.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 22, 2022
'Red flag' gun laws in focus after attack at LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado
The laws allow courts to issue 'extreme risk protection orders,' removing firearms from individuals considered at risk of harming themselves or others.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 9, 2022
Myanmar rebels risk life and limb in DIY weapons factories
Almost two years after seizing power, the military has been unable to crush local militias that have sprung up to fight the coup with hit-and-run tactics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 28, 2022
Gang member arrested over 2013 Kyoto murder of Gyoza no Osho president
Kyoto Prefectural Police shifted their attention to the 56-year-old member of a group affiliated with the Kudo-kai crime syndicate after examining DNA from a cigarette butt at the scene.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 26, 2022
Armed 'poll watchers' loom over U.S. midterms
'It's a deterrent,' says 78-year-old retiree Gabor Zolna, gesturing to the cameras that he and his fellow unofficial observers are wearing as they wait near early-voting drop-off boxes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 22, 2022
Canada bans new handgun sales in latest gun control action
Regulations prohibiting the sale, purchase or transfer of handguns within Canada took effect on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2022
Slain Japanese teen's parents hope U.S. gun control fight continues, 30 years on
Masaichi and Mieko Hattori are soon retiring from their work in calling for enhanced U.S. gun control measures.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Oct 10, 2022
Why strict but inconsistent gun laws did not keep Thailand safe
The murder of two dozen small children — committed during nap time in colorful classrooms — has horrified the nation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2022
Mass killing at Thai preschool prompts calls for drug crackdown
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra urged the government to 'speed up the suppression of drugs, especially methamphetamine tablets.”
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 6, 2022
Screaming students under 'fire' in U.S. police school drills
Teenage volunteers help police to fine tune their reaction to school shootings in the United States after the disastrous law enforcement response to a deadly rampage in Uvalde, Texas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 6, 2022
Jury awards $45.2 million in punitive damages in Alex Jones Sandy Hook trial
The U.S. conspiracy theorist was ordered to pay the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the 2012 massacre for falsely claiming the shooting was a hoax.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2022
America’s dangerous descent into violence
As the history of fascist movements shows, the rise of private and cycles of bloodshed are instrumental in efforts to undermine the sovereign authority of the prevailing state.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 30, 2022
In fighting gun crime, Canada has an American problem
A recent case has highlighted the leading role Texas plays in the smuggling of guns used for violence in Canada, and how firearms tracing can help combat that trade.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2022
Abe shooter test-fired guns in mountains around 10 times
The gun Tetsuya Yamagami used in the attack was made of two metal pipes taped together. It was seized at the scene right after the shooting of Shinzo Abe.

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