The problem with gun data in the US
Every year in America, guns kills thousands of people. Medical treatment of gunshot wounds alone costs an estimated £2 billion annually, ...more
View ArticleThe Pacific region lives up to its name with disarming success
By Philip Alpers, University of Sydney Recent headlines are clear: our world is a fearful place, spattered with blood, angry ...more
View ArticleRacism, gun control and the National Rifle Association
The American National Rifle Association (NRA) is not the most politically correct of organisations. It once published a brochure called ‘Freedom ...more
View ArticlePresident Obama speaks out about lack of “common sense gun safety laws” in...
President Barack Obama has admitted his failure to pass ‘common sense gun safety laws’ in the US has been the ...more
View ArticleThe UN – and others – urgently needs to address the violence thousands of...
So once again I find myself back in Geneva, back in the home of the United Nations, back to attend an ...more
View ArticleGun Violence Research Is Seriously Underfunded
This excellent article by @MikeStobbe from AP ran over this weekend. I think it is worth just re-running it in full below ...more
View ArticleIn wake of Paris shootings, Europe moves towards strengthening gun control
Responding to the mass shootings that occurred last week in Paris, the European Commission has tabled a raft of measures that will ...more
View ArticleWhy Obama’s efforts to introduce gun control into the US might fail
Despite significant support for gun control to be enacted in the US by American Citizens, there is a very good ...more
View ArticleWhy the US 2nd Amendment is more than just a concern for Americans.
This article first appeared in the LA Times. Americans love guns. And Americans hate anyone who dares to criticize their ...more
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