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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 28, 2021
U.S. murders soar nearly 30% in 2020, FBI reports
Homicides from guns are on the rise — 76% in 2020 versus 73% in 2019 — with Houston seeing a 55% jump in gun deaths.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2021
It’s not only guns; it’s also the U.S.' violent culture
Gun violence, however, should be seen in the wider context of a culture of violence, which is not just the result of gun ownership.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 25, 2021
One city 'ready to explode' as U.S. murder rates surge in pandemic
With 34 homicides already this year, Rochester is on pace for a record-high 70 murders in 2021 — a per-capita rate that exceeds Chicago, one of America's most violent large cities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2021
Biden's White House trying to craft gun executive orders that can't be undone
Among the measures being considered — and strongly encouraged by activists — is one directing the U.S. Justice Department to reinterpret existing law on untraceable 'ghost guns.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2021
For Asian Americans, Atlanta shooting sows fresh fear after a year of mounting discrimination
After a year in which reports of hate crimes against Asian Americans have skyrocketed, the shootings sparked fresh outrage, fear and demands for a government response.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 30, 2021
U.S. House Democrat to move office after confrontation with Republican lawmaker
In the latest sign of rising tensions within the U.S. Congress, a Democratic congresswoman said Friday she plans to relocate her Capitol Hill office for safety reasons after being "berated" by an outspoken conservative Republican congresswoman.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 17, 2021
Man arrested near U.S. Capitol with gun and 500 rounds of ammunition
A Virginia man was arrested Friday when he tried to enter a restricted area near the U.S. Capitol with unauthorized credentials, a loaded handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, according to police.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 16, 2021
National Rifle Association files for bankruptcy, seeking to escape lawsuit
The suit says NRA officials diverted millions of dollars to fund luxury lifestyles and to buy the silence and loyalty of former employees, costing the group $64 million over three years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 17, 2020
U.S. gun sales soar amid pandemic, social unrest and election fears
The U.S. gun market is widening this year to include a new rush of first-time buyers who once would not have considered gun ownership.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 2, 2020
As guns are drawn at U.S. protest sites, demonstrators fear a volatile new phase
For months, Reese Monson, who helps organize security for the hundreds of protesters who gather in downtown Portland, Oregon, every night, has advised them to use shields made of plywood, pool noodles and 55-gallon drums — tools to deflect the riot-control measures used by the police.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2020
NRA fraud case will hurt but won’t kill U.S. gun-rights behemoth
Though it ticks off detailed examples of wrongdoing, the New York lawsuit claiming donors to the National Rifle Association have been ripped off for years is likely to be settled without the gun-rights group being forced to dissolve, legal experts said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 20, 2020
An aging sumo wrestler, food poisoning risks and safeguarding pets from COVID-19
Warning: A portion of this contribution deals with suicide, which some readers may find distressing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2020
NRA loses court challenge on order to shut California gun shops
The National Rifle Association failed to convince a federal judge that the temporary closures of California gun shops prompted by the spread of the coronavirus was unconstitutional.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2020
20 states sue Trump administration to block spread of plans for 3D printed guns
Twenty U.S. states sued the Trump administration on Thursday to block what they called its latest effort to allow blueprints for making guns from 3D printers to be released on the internet, threatening a proliferation of "ghost guns" that spread violence.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2020
U.S. calls fatal shooting by Saudi officer on Florida naval base 'act of terrorism'
The fatal shooting of three Americans by a Saudi Air Force officer at a Florida naval base last month was "an act of terrorism," U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday, adding that 21 Saudi military trainees will be pulled out of the United States following an investigation into the incident....

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