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October 8, 2020

Amnesty calls for ban on guns near polling stations during US elections

The majority of states have no laws regarding armed private citizens in or around polling stations.
May 30, 2019

New resource promotes justice in a culture of gun violence

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has released a collection of daily observances that call people to face the painful truth of gun violence and work for its prevention.
September 14, 2018

BBC report of elephant poaching deaths wrong, say leading conservation scientists

Three leading conservation scientists in Botswana have released a statement saying they “find no scientific basis for the dramatic assertions made in the recent BBC report” of the deaths of 87 elephants in Botswana, allegedly by poaching.
September 13, 2018

New report says US gun violence is 'a human rights crisis'

The US government has allowed gun violence in the country to become a human rights crisis, said Amnesty International as it publishes a major new report on the issue.
June 30, 2018

Alarm over involvement of children at Armed Forces Day events

There is concern that children are increasingly invited to handle weapons at such events, with very few regulations over what is allowed.
December 23, 2012

Guns use people, says Archbishop of Canterbury

In his final BBC Thought for the Day before retiring, Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has talked about the corruption of a gun-toting culture.
December 23, 2012

If all you have is a gun, everything is a target

In his final Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4, on Saturday 22 December 2012, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, talked about the recent killings in Connecticut and discounted the argument often put forward that "it's not guns that kill, it's people".
December 17, 2012

President Obama under increasing pressure over gun control

Grassroots civic and faith groups, relatives of victims, and activists are joining mayors and other politicians to press US President Obama for effective gun controls.
November 7, 2012

Ballot initiatives in US states: an issues guide

There is a whole raft of initiatives and referendums on state ballots. We offer a summary here, with comments where appropriate on issues of social justice relating to these proposals.
February 17, 2009

Churches involved in key work with young people on gang and gun crime

The Baptist Union of Great Britain is joining forces with the Ascension Trust, the group behind the Street Pastors initiative for a second second 'Bite the Bullet' conference on tackling youth gang violence.