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A display of a variety of guns on a table made from unauthorized parts

President Biden set to further regulate 'ghost guns'

The Biden administration faces pushback from Republicans as it tries to pass legislation to further regulate "ghost guns" assembled with homemade parts.

President Biden set to further regulate 'ghost guns'
Two men sit on sofa with large books in laps, pointing at texts and talking

How hate and debate came to a Connecticut mosque

How hate and debate came to a Connecticut mosque
Sutherland Springs in Sutherland Springs, Texas, November 8, 2017

When trying to determine why the US has so many mass shootings, only one statistic matters

When trying to determine why the US has so many mass shootings, only one statistic matters
Some of about 4,000 guns seized by Brazil's Federal Police or delivered by residents during a public disarmament campaign, are pictured before being destroyed in Rio de Janeiro on June 2, 2017.

Gun violence hits all citizens with a heavy financial toll

Gun violence hits all citizens with a heavy financial toll
Salesman Ryan Martinez clears the chamber of an AR-15 at the "Ready Gunner" gun store In Provo, Utah, U.S. in Provo, Utah, U.S., June 21, 2016.

When it comes to guns, the US is an outlier

When it comes to guns, the US is an outlier
Canada Border Services Agency

Canada reminding their American neighbors that guns laws are different here

A rash of gun-toting Americans visiting Canada prompted its border agency to launch a public awareness campaign Monday reminding Americans about their northern neighbors' relatively strict firearms laws.

Canada reminding their American neighbors that guns laws are different here
Ole Martin Juul Slyngstadli on Utoya Island five years after the Norway shootings. He says the biggest victory for survivors of the attack like him is that the summer camp remains open and a new crop of kids is arriving next month.

Your answer to mass shootings is to get bigger guns. To me that's really strange.

Five years after the Norway shootings, a survivor reflects on Anders Breivik, the Orlando attack, and guns.

Your answer to mass shootings is to get bigger guns. To me that's really strange.
A Norwegian flag is placed amongst floral tributes outside the Oslo cathedral July 24, 2011. A right-wing zealot who admitted to bomb and gun attacks in Norway that killed 92 people on Friday claims he acted alone, Norway's police said on Sunday.

What can the US learn from Norway's gun laws?

Since the Utoya massacre almost five years ago, there have been no mass shootings in Norway.

What can the US learn from Norway's gun laws?
An AR-15 semiautomatic rifle.

Do gun control debates ever change anything? In these countries they did.

Australia, Scotland and Finland changed gun laws after mass shootings.

Do gun control debates ever change anything? In these countries they did.
Dueling demonstrations in Irving, Texas: Residents supporting their local mosque hold placards critical of armed men who are intimidating those who attend the Islamic center.

A Texas town stands divided, after armed men in camouflage menace worshipers at a local mosque

How a "fairly normal" Texas suburb became an international focus of Islamophobia.

A Texas town stands divided, after armed men in camouflage menace worshipers at a local mosque
A cache of weapons seized from a vehicle from an outbound (southbound) examination at Del Rio International Bridge as seen in this U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) handout photograph taken February 1, 2011. U.S. customs agents in Texas seized 14 h

How gun violence in the US casts other nations in stark relief

It can be useful to view the tragic violence in San Bernardino through the lens of other countries. Mexico has just one legal gun shop and strict gun laws. But the country is awash in guns and assault rifles, like those used in the San Bernardino shootings. And South Africa sees more than its fair share of gun violence with rampant crime in cities like Cape Town, but mass shootings are foreign.

How gun violence in the US casts other nations in stark relief
San Bernardino investigation

How I talk to my American kids about mass shootings back home in the US

Gerry Hadden grew up in the US, but moved abroad to report. He's built a family in Spain — and now struggles to explain mass shootings to his kids.

How I talk to my American kids about mass shootings back home in the US
Piers Morgan

Piers Morgan on gun control: 'To me, doing nothing is unconscionable'

Piers Morgan spent years living in and reporting on the US, including countless mass shootings. He's back in the UK, but he's still stunned that the US can't, won't do anything about gun violence.

Piers Morgan on gun control: 'To me, doing nothing is unconscionable'
A DHS police investigator is seen with a canine at residential location following a mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon October 1, 2015.

Mexico to US after Oregon shootings: You call us dangerous?

Mexico is often seen as a dangerous and violent country by Americans. But when Mexicans hear about mass killings in the US, they think the travel warnings to their country are hypocritical.

Mexico to US after Oregon shootings: You call us dangerous?
Metropolitan Police at 2011's March for the Alternative.

How British police officers keep the peace, without carrying guns

Handguns and assault rifles are completely banned in Britain, and a very small percentage of the country's police officers even carry guns, something that has led to a lower number of fatal police shootings.

How British police officers keep the peace, without carrying guns