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Instant Opinion: no nuance in the ‘age of identity politics’

Instant Opinion: no nuance in the ‘age of identity politics’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 12 June
12 Jun 2020
New Jersey shooting: what happened?

New Jersey shooting: what happened?
Six killed including one police officer in four-hour stand-off in kosher supermarket
11 Dec 2019
Instant Opinion: men ‘get away with murder’ using rough sex

Instant Opinion: men ‘get away with murder’ using rough sex
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 15 November
15 Nov 2019
Gun violence: why does the US have so many mass shootings?

Gun violence: why does the US have so many mass shootings?
Attack rate has increased to average of more than one every day this year
6 Aug 2019
Can the world learn from Switzerland’s gun culture?

Can the world learn from Switzerland’s gun culture?
The Week Unwrapped looks at the Alpine nation where firearms ownership is high but mass shootings are low
24 May 2019
What happened at Dunblane?

What happened at Dunblane?
Sixteen school children and a teacher were massacred by a lone gunman 23 years ago this week
15 Mar 2019
Dead tattoo artist’s skin to be preserved and framed

Dead tattoo artist’s skin to be preserved and framed
And other stories from the stranger side of life
15 Nov 2018

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Las Vegas shooting: why hotel is suing 1,000 victims

Las Vegas shooting: why hotel is suing 1,000 victims
Lawyers for survivors of the massacre say decision to file claims is ‘utterly reprehensible’
18 Jul 2018
Porn blamed for US school shootings

Porn blamed for US school shootings
Tennessee lawmaker saying pornography and video games ‘root causes’ behind school massacres
31 May 2018
US gun violence in six chilling statistics 

US gun violence in six chilling statistics
Santa Fe High School in Texas becomes scene of latest fatal school shooting
18 May 2018
US school district arms teachers with mini baseball bats

US school district arms teachers with mini baseball bats
Pennsylvania teachers issued the batons as ‘last resort’ defence against school shooting
12 Apr 2018
US school pupils walk out in gun-control protest

US school pupils walk out in gun-control protest
One month after Parkland shooting, teenagers demand action by Congress
15 Mar 2018
Dunblane families send message to Parkland survivors 

Dunblane families send message to Parkland survivors
Scottish community reaches out to Florida students on 22nd anniversary of UK’s last school shooting
13 Mar 2018
Gun controls win over Republicans with small majorities 

Gun controls win over Republicans with small majorities
Lawmakers in swing states are giving up decades of party orthodoxy on gun ownership
8 Mar 2018
Florida Senate rejects assault weapon ban

Florida Senate rejects assault weapon ban
School shooting survivors in uproar as only two Republicans back ban plan
5 Mar 2018
Trump stuns lawmakers with call for tighter gun control

Trump stuns lawmakers with call for tighter gun control
President appears to break from Republican Party line by opposing NRA
1 Mar 2018
Celebrities donate millions to gun control march 

Celebrities donate millions to gun control march
Oprah Winfrey matches George and Amal Clooney’s donation as Florida students push for action
22 Feb 2018
Gun amnesty bid to get weapons off British streets

Gun amnesty bid to get weapons off British streets
National firearms surrender initiative follows 27% rise in gun crime in the UK last year
13 Nov 2017
Texas shooting: Air Force ‘failed’ on gunman history

Texas shooting: Air Force ‘failed’ on gunman history
Missed data entry allowed Devin Kelley to purchase firearms despite court martial
7 Nov 2017
At least 26 dead in Texas church shooting

At least 26 dead in Texas church shooting
Police say gunman shot himself following chase by local residents
6 Nov 2017
Scout ‘asked to leave troop’ for quizzing senator

Scout ‘asked to leave troop’ for quizzing senator
11-year-old Ames Mayfield’s questions on gun control deemed ‘too political’, mother says
23 Oct 2017
NRA calls for regulation on ‘bump stocks’

NRA calls for regulation on ‘bump stocks’
‘Strategic’ move comes after modification was used in deadly Las Vegas shooting
6 Oct 2017
Why gun violence is dropping as gun sales rise 

Why gun violence is dropping as gun sales rise
US statistics tell a contradictory tale – but the good news is that murders are falling
2 Jun 2016
iPhone 'can be unlocked with £120 high street device'

iPhone 'can be unlocked with £120 high street device'
Newspaper investigation reveals worrying flaw in Apple's security system
5 Apr 2016
US gun sales hit 20-year high as Obama announces crackdown

US gun sales hit 20-year high as Obama announces crackdown
Barack Obama dubbed 'best firearm salesman' in the US as fears over regulation spark buying frenzy
6 Jan 2016
Tearful Obama announces tightening of gun control

Tearful Obama announces tightening of gun control
Emotional US President to target background check loopholes
6 Jan 2016
San Bernardino mass shooting: 'just another day in America'

San Bernardino mass shooting: 'just another day in America'
At least 14 people were killed when a heavily armed couple stormed a disability centre in California
3 Dec 2015