Us Mass Shootings

Nashville school massacre: Why women mass shooters are rare in the US

As many as 98 per cent of mass shootings that have occurred in the US since 1966 were carried out by men, says the Violence Project, a research group. The attacker who killed six people at a school in Nashville on Monday was assigned female at birth and identified as transgender

America’s Darkest Side: How gun violence claims 114 lives on an average every day

The Nashville school shooting has put the spotlight on increasing gun violence in the United States. So far this year, there have been 9,870 gun-related fatalities in the country – that’s an average of more than 114 a day

Nashville school shooting: Who was the transgender woman who killed 6, including 9-year-old pupils?

In a deadly attack at an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, a 28-year-old killed three nine-year-old pupils and three adults, including the head of the institute. Audrey Hale, who identified as a transgender woman, was a former student at the school. Hale was shot dead by the police

World’s oldest democracy or Guntantra? India should probe why mass shootings are so common in the US

People in the US have become so inured to mass shootings that after a couple of headline news and trending of social media, it's back to Trump or Biden bashing or celebrity news

California mass shooting: Gun laws in the state are stricter than in the rest of US, but are they enough?

A gunman went on a rampage in California’s Monterey Park on Sunday, killing 10 people during Chinese New Year celebrations. This is despite the state having some of the strictest gun laws in the US including a ban on semi-automatic rifles and restrictions on the sale of high-capacity magazines

US: At least 20 injured in two shootings in Milwaukee after NBA game

The first shooting occurred adjacent to the Deer District — an entertainment area with numerous bars and restaurants where large crowds often assemble to watch major sporting events

Indianapolis mass shooting: Sikh community calls for gun reforms, say loopholes in law 'need to be closed'

At a vigil attended by more than 200, Aasees Kaur, who represented the Sikh Coalition, spoke out alongside the city's mayor to demand action that would prevent such attacks from happening again