Gun Control

New York, Jan 30: Taking a cue from President Barack Obama's stand on curbing gun violence in the US, social networking giant Facebook has banned private gun sales on its site and mobile photo and video-sharing app Instagram. The Mark…

Washington, Jan 7: As President Barack Obama makes an aggressive push to curb gun violence, Donald Trump said he disagrees with the president on his gun control measures, but his tears were real. "I think he probably means well," the…

Washington, Jan 6: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled some executive measures on gun control, including expanding background checks, calling for "a sense of urgency" about gun violence. Anybody in the business of selling…

Los Angeles, Nov 28: At least three people, including a police officer, were killed and 11 injured in a standoff with a gunman in the US state of Colorado, police said. The Colorado attorney general termed the deaths as "tragic", Xinhua…

Washington, Oct 23: One person was killed and two others were injured in shooting at the Tennessee State University in Nashville city in the US, police said on Friday. The shooting took place late Thursday at the university campus' outdoor…

Washington, Oct 2: As yet another mass shooting left 10 persons dead and 7 others injured in the United States, a sad and angry President Barack Obama blasted lawmakers for failing to pass tougher gun laws in the face of a powerful gun…

Washington, Aug 28: The father of reporter Alison Parker, who was shot to death on Wednesday along with her cameraman while doing a live news piece, said on Thursday that he will not rest until the US has a way to keep weapons out of the…