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Three people killed in shooting in Sweden's Uppsala, police say

Sweden has suffered from a wave of gang-related violence for more than a decade that has included an epidemic of gun violence.

 Police officers work at the scene where several people were injured after a series of loud bangs that indicated gunfire, according to police, at Vaksala Square in Uppsala, Sweden, April 29, 2025.
 Police cars surround the Israeli Embassy in Jordan after reports of gunshots heard in the area November 24, 2024

Gunshots fired near Israeli Embassy in Jordan, gunman reportedly dead

 The aftermath of the terror attack in Beersheba.

Israel Border Police officer killed in Beersheba terror attack, nine wounded

 Police tape is pictured at a crime scene after a deadly mass shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, June 5, 2022.

1 killed, 5 wounded in Indiana mass shooting


Jerusalem shooting: Two wounded at Israeli capital's central bus station

One person in their 30s was seriously wounded, while another was lightly wounded.

 The aftermath of a terror attack in Jerusalem, January 18, 2024

Texas grandfather accidentally shoots 12-year-old grandson at wedding

At a family wedding in Nebraska, a grandfather from Texas with a firearm accidentally shot his young grandson. He has been arrested and now faces charges.

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Massive surge in firearm licenses and ammunition sales amidst Gaza conflict

In response to this demand, the National Security Ministry has augmented the firearm approval department by adding 60 more employees.

 Demand for guns increases during war with Hamas.

Israel Police Chief: We will treat quintuple murder 'like terrorism' - report

Five people were killed and one person was moderately injured in a shooting incident in the northern town of Basmat Tabun.

 MDA ambulances in Basmat Tabun

Three people killed in 'racially motivated' shooting in Jacksonville

"It's unjust that we can't even walk on the sidewalk because we're not safe in any stores," a Jacksonville city council member stated.

Emergency personnel surround a Dollar General store after a white man armed with a high-powered rifle and a handgun killed three Black people before shooting himself, in what local law enforcement described as a racially motivated crime in Jacksonville, Florida, US. August 26, 2023

Number of US children killed by guns hit record high in 2021 - study

Gun violence has been the number one cause of death for children in the United States since 2020.

 A gun with bullets on table

Dead suspect, six detained in killing of Ecuador presidential candidate are Colombian- police

Videos on social media purportedly from the campaign event showed people taking cover and screaming as gunfire sounded.

 Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio speaks during a campaign rally in Quito, Ecuador August 9, 2023.

How parents can stop their kids playing with guns - study

With more guns available for Israelis to protect themselves and others from terrorists, how do you keep children from playing with them?

 A gun with bullets on table

Two-year-old shot, killed pregnant mother and fetus in Ohio

The mother received an emergency C-section at the hospital that she had been transported to but her unborn son did not survive. Shortly after, the mother also perished.

 Police vehicles are seen parked outside Richneck Elementary School, where according to the police, a six-year-old boy shot and wounded a teacher, in Newport News, Virginia, U.S., January 6, 2023,

Jury convicts elderly Oregon man after boobytrapped home injured FBI

The 71-year-old man had rigged a rat trap with a shotgun.

A Seattle police officer wears a "mourning band" for fallen officers over his badge, obscuring the badge number, as Seattle police guard the department headquarters downtown during a rally and march calling for a defunding of Seattle police, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. June 3, 2020

Two people killed in Virginia high school graduation shooting

The deceased were men aged 18 and 36, Edwards said. He did not confirm a WWBT television news report that the victims were father and son.

Law enforcement officers investigate at the scene after a gunman opened fire in a park as high school graduates and their families emerged from a theater where commencement exercises had just concluded, in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. June 6, 2023