Texas,mid El Paso grief,is about to loosen gun laws

Texas,mid El Paso grief,is about to loosen gun laws

The new rules come as Democrats and some Republicans call for tighter regulations on firearms after two tragedies that shook the United States last weekend.

  • byHannah Knowles

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I live in a bubble,and it's time I came out of it

I live in a bubble,and it's time I came out of it

I have been looking at the royal family for inspiration to see true diplomacy and tact at its most refined.

  • byWendy Squires
Why the home of William Tell has got tough on weapons

Why the home of William Tell has got tough on weapons

The EU asked the famously gun-loving Swiss to tighten their guns laws - and they did.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Switzerland votes to tighten gun laws,falling in line with EU

Switzerland votes to tighten gun laws,falling in line with EU

Final results showed 64 per cent of Swiss voters backed the tougher new laws.

  • byRaphael Minder
From the Archives:Howard forges historic deal to control guns

From the Archives:Howard forges historic deal to control guns

In the wake of the Port Arthur tragedy,John Howard negotiated a sweeping ban on the sale and possession of automatic and semi-automatic weapons.

  • byMichael Millett
Brazil's right-wing government celebrates easing of gun laws

Brazil's right-wing government celebrates easing of gun laws

President Jair Bolsonaro has signed a decree to ease restrictions on gun imports and increase the amount of ammunition a person can buy.

  • byLisandra Paraguassu
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Just another day in US schools:Australian mother on latest shooting

Just another day in US schools:Australian mother on latest shooting

An Australian mother writes from her new home in Denver,Colorado,on America's latest school shooting.

  • byEmma Lord
NRA president Oliver North to step down as bitter leadership crisis takes hold in gun group

NRA president Oliver North to step down as bitter leadership crisis takes hold in gun group

An investigation into the gun group's tax exempt status has also been opened.

No other party has taken the hammer to our gun laws like this one
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No other party has taken the hammer to our gun laws like this one

The Shooter,Fishers and Farmers Party is trying to position itself as a “centre party”,but voters should be aware of its track record.

  • bySamantha Lee
'You came here baying for my blood':Hanson's denial and defiance on guns scandal

'You came here baying for my blood':Hanson's denial and defiance on guns scandal

The One Nation leader refuses to sack key staff over al-Jazeera documentary and denies questioning the Port Arthur massacre

  • byDeborah Snow,Michael Koziol andNick Bonyhady
Pauline Hanson and the ooze of Port Arthur conspiracy mania
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Pauline Hanson and the ooze of Port Arthur conspiracy mania

The conspiracy theories began right after Martin Bryant murdered 35 innocents. Two decades later,the delusions are still troubling a political leader.

  • byTony Wright