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Sydney Suburbs Have Residents Holding Nearly 300 Guns Each, Registry Shows
Days after at least 15 people, including a child, were killed in a deadly shooting on Bondi Beach, new data shows that gun ownership in Sydney has been on the rise, with many buying multiple firearms on a single licence.
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1996 Massacre Made Australia Toughen Gun Laws, Sydney Attack Prompts Relook
Gun licences cannot be in perpetuity, as people can be radicalised over time, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said amid the conversation around arms control after two gunmen shot 15 people dead at a Jewish religious gathering
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Assam Launches 'Gun License' Portal Online For Indigenous People
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday launched an online portal through which indigenous people living in "sensitive areas" can apply for arms licences.
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Assam Rolls Out Arms Licence Portal: What Are The Gun Laws In India
The Assam government has launched a portal where indigenous communities in the state's sensitive and remote regions can apply for licences to possess arms.
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"Study My Brain, I'm Sorry...": Manhattan Shooter Leaves Disturbing Suicide Note
Shane Devon Tamura, a 27-year-old from Las Vegas, who had been identified as the gunman behind the shooting inside the NFL's headquarters building in New York City on Monday, reportedly left a suicide note.
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Police Wait For Actor Govinda To Give Statement On Gun Accident
Actor Govinda is out of danger a day after he was injured when his licenced revolver discharged a bullet inadvertently, sources said.
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Show Cause Notice Sent To IAS Officer Puja Khedkar's Mother Over Gun Video
Manorama Khedkar, mother of IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, was issued a show cause notice by Pune Police on June 13 over the misuse of a licenced gun.
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Won't Deposit Licenced Arms, Need For Defence: Kuki-Zo Group In Manipur Ahead Of Elections
A Kuki-Zo civil society organisation that is spearheading the call for a separate administration carved out of Manipur has asked members of their tribes not to give their licenced guns to police stations for safe-keeping ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
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CBI Files 2 Chargesheets Against 15 Accused In J&K Gun Licence Case
The CBI on Wednesday filed two separate charge sheets against 15 accused, including two bureaucrats, in a case related to issuance of firearms licences to ineligible persons in violation of rules during 2012-16, an official said.
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Mukhtar Ansari Jailed For Life In Three-Decade-Old Fake Gun License Case
A special Varanasi court on Wednesday sentenced gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari to life imprisonment in a three-decade-old fake gun licence case.
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8,100 Arms Licences To Be Cancelled In Punjab, Says Top Police Officer
Recommendation has been given for suspension or cancellation of 8,100 arms licences in Punjab, a top state police official said on Tuesday.
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Bhagwant Mann Cracks down On Punjab 'Gun Culture', 800 Licences Cancelled
There will be a complete ban on glorification of violence and weapons, the Aam Aadmi Party's government said, adding that random checking will be done in different areas in coming days.
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Nupur Sharma, Threatened Over Prophet Remarks, Gets License To Carry Gun
Suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, whose controversial comments on Prophet Mohammed during a TV debate triggered protests and violence last year, now has a gun license.
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Salman Khan Applies For Gun Licence After Death Threat: Sources
Actor Salman Khan has applied for a gun licence after he and his father got a death threat in early June, just days after singer Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead near Punjab's Mansa on May 29.
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Arms Licence Scam: CBI Raids Former Advisor To J&K Lieutenant Governor
The CBI on Tuesday searched over 40 locations in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh, including the residence of Baseer Ahmad Khan, the former advisor to J&K Lieutenant Governor, in connection with a massive gun licence racket.
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Sydney Suburbs Have Residents Holding Nearly 300 Guns Each, Registry Shows
Days after at least 15 people, including a child, were killed in a deadly shooting on Bondi Beach, new data shows that gun ownership in Sydney has been on the rise, with many buying multiple firearms on a single licence.
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1996 Massacre Made Australia Toughen Gun Laws, Sydney Attack Prompts Relook
Gun licences cannot be in perpetuity, as people can be radicalised over time, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said amid the conversation around arms control after two gunmen shot 15 people dead at a Jewish religious gathering
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Assam Launches 'Gun License' Portal Online For Indigenous People
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday launched an online portal through which indigenous people living in "sensitive areas" can apply for arms licences.
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Assam Rolls Out Arms Licence Portal: What Are The Gun Laws In India
The Assam government has launched a portal where indigenous communities in the state's sensitive and remote regions can apply for licences to possess arms.
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"Study My Brain, I'm Sorry...": Manhattan Shooter Leaves Disturbing Suicide Note
Shane Devon Tamura, a 27-year-old from Las Vegas, who had been identified as the gunman behind the shooting inside the NFL's headquarters building in New York City on Monday, reportedly left a suicide note.
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Police Wait For Actor Govinda To Give Statement On Gun Accident
Actor Govinda is out of danger a day after he was injured when his licenced revolver discharged a bullet inadvertently, sources said.
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Show Cause Notice Sent To IAS Officer Puja Khedkar's Mother Over Gun Video
Manorama Khedkar, mother of IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, was issued a show cause notice by Pune Police on June 13 over the misuse of a licenced gun.
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Won't Deposit Licenced Arms, Need For Defence: Kuki-Zo Group In Manipur Ahead Of Elections
A Kuki-Zo civil society organisation that is spearheading the call for a separate administration carved out of Manipur has asked members of their tribes not to give their licenced guns to police stations for safe-keeping ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
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CBI Files 2 Chargesheets Against 15 Accused In J&K Gun Licence Case
The CBI on Wednesday filed two separate charge sheets against 15 accused, including two bureaucrats, in a case related to issuance of firearms licences to ineligible persons in violation of rules during 2012-16, an official said.
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Mukhtar Ansari Jailed For Life In Three-Decade-Old Fake Gun License Case
A special Varanasi court on Wednesday sentenced gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari to life imprisonment in a three-decade-old fake gun licence case.
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8,100 Arms Licences To Be Cancelled In Punjab, Says Top Police Officer
Recommendation has been given for suspension or cancellation of 8,100 arms licences in Punjab, a top state police official said on Tuesday.
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Bhagwant Mann Cracks down On Punjab 'Gun Culture', 800 Licences Cancelled
There will be a complete ban on glorification of violence and weapons, the Aam Aadmi Party's government said, adding that random checking will be done in different areas in coming days.
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Nupur Sharma, Threatened Over Prophet Remarks, Gets License To Carry Gun
Suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, whose controversial comments on Prophet Mohammed during a TV debate triggered protests and violence last year, now has a gun license.
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Salman Khan Applies For Gun Licence After Death Threat: Sources
Actor Salman Khan has applied for a gun licence after he and his father got a death threat in early June, just days after singer Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead near Punjab's Mansa on May 29.
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Arms Licence Scam: CBI Raids Former Advisor To J&K Lieutenant Governor
The CBI on Tuesday searched over 40 locations in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh, including the residence of Baseer Ahmad Khan, the former advisor to J&K Lieutenant Governor, in connection with a massive gun licence racket.
