America

8chan founder hopes El Paso shooting ‘final nail in coffin’

10:18 pm August 6, 2019

Manila: The American creator of the 8chan website linked to deadly US mass shootings said Tuesday he hoped the El Paso carnage would be the “final nail in the coffin” for the forum, which he accused of harbouring “domestic terrorists”. Fredrick Brennan told AFP in an interview in Manila that he sometimes regretted setting up […]

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Trump condemns white supremacy, racism after shootings

10:57 pm August 5, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday denounced white supremacist extremism and racism and said mass murderers should be “quickly” executed in a strongly worded response to two gun massacres over the weekend. Facing a blizzard of accusations that his own anti-immigrant rhetoric has fuelled radicals across the country, Trump used his live address from the […]

Trump proposes tighter gun control after mass shootings

10:36 pm August 5, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday urged Republicans and Democrats to agree on tighter gun control and suggested legislation could be linked to immigration reform after two shootings left 29 people dead and sparked accusations that his rhetoric was part of the problem. “Republicans and Democrats must come together and get strong background checks, […]

Texas relaxed gun laws after recent mass shootings

Walmart to keep selling guns despite recent shootings at its stores

2:29 pm August 5, 2019

New York: Despite two deadly shootings at its stores in less than a week, American retail giant Walmart has no plans to stop selling guns and ammunition, a spokesman said Sunday. A man opened fire with an assault rifle at a Walmart in Texas on Saturday, killing 20 people, just four days after a disgruntled […]

30 killed in two separate mass shootings in US

8:02 pm August 4, 2019

Washington/Houston: At least 30 people were killed and several others injured in two separate mass shootings within 24 hours in the United States, the latest in a string of mass shootings in America. Ten people, including the shooter, were killed and at least 16 others injured on early Sunday in Dayton’s Oregon district, a historic […]