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US Supreme Court lifts ban on gun bump stocks

June 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has lifted a ban on bump stocks, the rapid-fire gun accessory used in America’s deadliest mass shooting. The court ruled by a 6-3 majority that the government did not have the […]

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Man jailed for sending more than 200 abusive messages to father of Parkland school shooting victim

October 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

A property manager has been sentenced to a year in prison for sending more than 200 abusive messages to the father of a teenage girl who died in a Florida mass shooting. James Catalano, 62 […]

Handguns: Canada proposes complete freeze on ownership

May 31, 2022 World Justice News 0

Canada should introduce a total ban on the buying and selling of all handguns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said. His government is proposing a new law that would freeze private ownership of all short-barrelled […]

California’s under-21 gun ban struck down by court

May 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

A federal appeals court in California has ruled that the state’s ban on the sale of semiautomatic firearms to Americans under 21 is unconstitutional. In a 2-1 vote, the judges’ panel said the law was […]

NRA bankruptcy: US judge dismisses case

May 12, 2021 World Justice News 0

A US judge has dismissed a bankruptcy case involving the National Rifle Association (NRA), leaving it to face a lawsuit that could see the powerful organisation dissolved. In a written statement, the judge said gun-rights […]

Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 kinds of assault weapons

May 1, 2020 World Justice News 0

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has introduced a long-promised ban on assault-style weapons following the country’s worst gun massacre in April. New rules would make it illegal to sell, transport, import or use 1,500 varieties […]

Government to crack down on antique guns due to crime links

January 27, 2019 World Justice News 0

New laws to prevent the criminal use of antique firearms will be introduced “as soon as possible”, the government said. The National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS), which advises police forces across the UK, has called […]

March For Our Lives: Huge gun-control rallies sweep US

March 24, 2018 World Justice News 0

Mass student-led protests calling for tighter gun control are under way across the United States. The protests – under the banner March For Our Lives – have grown out of a movement calling for change […]

Trump pushes for ban on gun ‘bump stocks’

February 20, 2018 World Justice News 0

US President Donald Trump has signed an order to ban bump-stock devices, which were used by a gunman who killed 58 Las Vegas concert-goers last year. Speaking at the White House, Mr Trump said he […]

California’s gun control efforts suffer 2 legal setbacks

June 30, 2017 World Justice News 0

California’s efforts to strengthen what already are some of the nation’s strictest gun laws took two blows this week, the latest coming when a federal judge blocked a law set to take effect Saturday that […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]