The first piece of national gun control legislation was passed on June 26, 1934. The National Firearms Act (NFA) — part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “ New Deal for Crime “— was meant to ...
A woman stands before a flower tribute at Bondi Beach, December 16, 2025, following Sunday’s mass shooting in Sydney, Australia. Credit: Mark Baker/AP Photo Back in 1996, Australia suffered what was ...
The deadly mass shooting at a school in British Columbia came as Canadian authorities face significant obstacles in rolling out a nationwide firearms buyback that is mired in practical and logistical ...
Guns have been deeply woven into American culture since the nation’s earliest days, tied to traditions of frontier life, self-reliance, and personal protection. The Second Amendment, hunting and sport ...
More than 60% of adults aged 18 to 29 worry that a mass shooting will impact their lives in some way. About 17% worry a lot. But when it comes to sentiments about gun control, the age group dubbed the ...
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Australian gun control advocate Rebecca Peters about the aftermath of the Bondi Beach shooting and gun control in Australia. For more on the aftermath of the shooting at ...