Shooting - gun crime

Gun found in student’s bag in Philippines after teacher’s surprise check in class

The police recovered a .357 Smith & Wesson Magnum revolver without ammunition, which was secured for documentation and disposition.

After Philippine school shooting, debate shifts to social media and gun safety

The Aug 18 shooting, which left two students dead, including the shooter, was the second such attack in the Philippines in less than two months.

Thai schools hold shooting response drills after deadly school attack

Students taking part in a “run, hide, fight” exercise at the Surasamontree School in Bangkok on Aug 19.

‘I thought it was just another drill’: Inside the Zamboanga school shooting

The police watch over the body of a Grade 10 student killed by his Grade 9 schoolmate, who fired guns inside the Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City, southern Philippines, on Aug 18.

Student live-streamed fatal school shooting before taking own life, official says

The incident happened at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University high school campus in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines on Aug 18.

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US President Donald Trump listens, as his son-in-law Jared Kushner (right) speaks, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington DC, on Feb 19.

In Bangkok’s gun district, traders say Thai crackdown misses the mark

A worker at a gun shop places a firearm back among others on a display shelf after cleaning.

Australia’s New South Wales to start gun buyback spurred by Bondi attack

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the state’s gun buyback would start on Nov 2, offering cash for eligible handguns, shotguns and rifles.

Five killed in Michigan shooting, suspect found dead, police say

The suspect fled the scene before troopers arrived, prompting a manhunt.

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US President Donald Trump delivering remarks in Garden City, New York, on Aug 14.

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