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Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 7, 2016
Obama, other advocates of gun control own stock in firearms makers through mutual funds
U.S. President Barack Obama, a fierce advocate for gun regulation, is an unlikely investor in the firearms industry — yet he has money in a pension fund that holds stock in gun and ammunition companies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2016
Canadian town reels after shooting left four dead
The remote, northern Canadian community where a shooter killed four people and injured seven on Friday has long struggled under the weight of poverty, high suicide rates and disadvantages that most of the country can hardly imagine.
WORLD
Jan 6, 2016
Obama's move to control gun sales turns on a murky definition of who is a dealer
What makes a gun dealer?
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 1, 2016
Obama may announce executive action next week to boost background checks on gun sales
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce executive actions expanding background checks on gun sales, media outlets reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with White House proposals and planning.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 1, 2016
Pope urges media to play up the positive to counterbalance abundant 'arrogance of evil' coverage
The media should give more space to positive, inspirational stories to counterbalance the preponderance of evil, violence and hate in the world, Pope Francis said on Thursday in his year-end message.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 31, 2015
Neighbor of San Bernardino gunman indicted on terrorism charge
A former neighbor accused of supplying assault rifles to the couple who massacred 14 people in San Bernardino, California, was indicted Wednesday on charges of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 18, 2015
After California shootings, Muslim American families struggle with identity
Mirvette Judeh began covering her hijab with a hoodie two weeks ago while in the car with her two young children. Someone might want to hurt their mother, she explained to them, because the head scarf easily identifies her as Muslim.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2015
On Sandy Hook anniversary, U.S. activists call for gun restrictions
U.S. gun control activists called for expanded background checks for firearms purchasers and for a ban on sales to people on federal watch lists on Monday, in a protest marking the third anniversary of the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 12, 2015
Calling on Batman to explain our dark world
From World War II to today's war on terror, the comic book hero Batman evolves with the times to reflect America's fears.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 9, 2015
The brothers Farook: one a decorated veteran, the other a killer
One brother liked to party and chase girls. After high school, moved by what he saw as his patriotic duty, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and received two medals recognizing his contributions to "the global war on terror."
WORLD
Dec 8, 2015
Bank deposit of $28,500 made to California shooter: report
A deposit of $28,500 was made to Syed Farook's bank account on Nov. 18, some two weeks before he and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, went on a shooting rampage in San Bernardino, California, Fox News reported Monday, citing a source close to the investigation.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2015
Senate Democrats plan security bill, including TSA employee screening, 'watch list' arms sales ban
U.S. Senate Democrats plan to unveil a package of proposals this week to tighten domestic security in the wake of the mass shooting in California that killed 14 people and injured 21, according to a Senate Democratic source on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2015
Obama to face nation, pledge powerful blitz against Islamic State
President Barack Obama will tell Americans on Sunday what the government is doing to keep them safe following the mass killing by a couple in California last week that is being investigated as an "act of terror."
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 6, 2015
Islamic State claims California killers as followers
The Islamic State group said on Saturday that the married couple who killed 14 people in a mass shooting in Southern California were its followers, and FBI agents raided a home apparently belonging to a friend of the husband.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 5, 2015
FBI investigating California massacre as 'act of terrorism'
The FBI is investigating the fatal shooting of 14 people in California by a married couple as an "act of terrorism," officials said Friday, noting the wife was believed to have pledged allegiance to a leader of the militant Islamic State group.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 5, 2015
Investigators piece together portrait of Pakistani woman in California shooting
Tashfeen Malik's path to accused mass killer in California began in a small city on the Indus River in Pakistan's Punjab province.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2015
Female attacker stands out in California mass shooting
Of all the shocking details emerging after Wednesday's mass shooting in California, one stands out as highly unusual: One of the two attackers who shot dead 14 and wounded 21 others at a holiday party was a woman.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 3, 2015
Couple's motive in California rampage remains a mystery for police, family
A man and woman armed with assault-style rifles opened fire on the holiday party of his co-workers in Southern California, killing 14 people and wounding 17 others, and then were slain hours later in a shootout with police, authorities said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2015
Two suspects dead after 14 killed in shooting rampage in San Bernardino
A man and a woman suspected of taking part in a shooting that killed 14 people and wounded 17 at a Southern California social services agency on Wednesday died in a shootout with police hours later, authorities said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 3, 2015
U.S. breaks record for gun background checks on Black Friday
More U.S. residents applied to purchase handguns, rifles and other firearms from licensed dealers on Black Friday than any other day on record, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation data released this week.

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