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Panukalang armasan ang barangay officials, tinutulan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 09:41 PM

Mariing inalmahan ng ilang kongresista ang panghihikayat ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na magkaroon ng baril ang mga opisyal ng barangay bilang parte ng kampanya kontra kriminalidad. Read more »

Law allows barangay chiefs to carry guns: DILG official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 14 10:47 AM

The law allows barangay chiefs to possess firearms, Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Martin Diño insisted Thursday amid opposition by some lawmakers to the proposal. Read more »

Guns N' Roses, magtatanghal sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 06:14 AM

Handa nang maki-party sa Pinoy fans ang ilang bigating international acts dito sa Pinas. Read more »

Welcome to the Jungle: Guns N' Roses coming to PH in November

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 01:59 PM

American rock band Guns N Roses is coming to Manila this year.   Read more »

US school shootings rise rapidly in 2 decades: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 06:52 AM

TAMPA, United States - Mass shootings at US schools are rising rapidly, killing more people in the last 18 years than in the entire 20th century, said a study Thursday. Read more »

US gun maker Remington files for bankruptcy

Tom Hals, Reuters
Posted at Mar 26 11:15 AM

Remington Outdoor Co Inc, one of the largest US makers of firearms, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday to carry out a debt-cutting deal with creditors amid mounting public pressure for greater gun control. Read more »

PNP opens one-stop shop for gun licensing in Camp Crame

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 01:10 PM

The Philippine National Police opened on Friday a one-stop shop that would shorten the processing time for applications and renewals of gun licenses. Read more »

Florida legislature passes law allowing teachers to be armed

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 08 08:57 AM

Miami, United States - The Florida House of Representatives Wednesday passed a law that restricts some access to guns while paving the way for a program allowing teachers and school employees to be armed. Read more »

Lasing nakatulog sa kalsada, paggising may tama ng bala

Kim Lorenzo II, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 04:07 PM

Inaalam ngayon ng mga awtoridad kung binaril ba ang isang lalaking nakatulog sa gilid ng kalsada dahil sa sobrang kalasingan, o kung aksidente nitong nabaril ang kanyang sarili. Read more »

Lalaking inireklamo ng mga kapitbahay, nahulihan ng droga, baril

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 11:16 PM

Inireklamo ang lalaki ng mga kapitbahay dahil sa panunutok niya umano ng baril. Read more »

Couples tote AR-15 assault rifles to Pennsylvania church blessing

Eduardo Munoz, Reuters
Posted at Mar 01 07:51 AM

NEWFOUNDLAND, Pennsylvania - Hundreds of couples toting AR-15 rifles packed a Unification church in Pennsylvania on Wednesday to have their marriages blessed and their weapons celebrated as "rods of iron" that could have saved lives in a recent Florida school shooting. Read more »

Trump says he'd run unarmed into Florida school shooting

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 08:15 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday he would have rushed unarmed into the Florida school targeted by a mass shooter, as student survivors of the massacre brought their campaign for gun control to Washington. Read more »

US educators say no to 'arms race' in schools

Chris Lefkow, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 23 12:04 PM

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has proposed arming "highly trained" teachers to deter school shootings, but the idea has drawn little support from those most directly concerned -- teachers. Read more »

Clooneys donate $500,000 to student gun reform march

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 21 07:25 AM

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - Hollywood star George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife Amal on Monday pledged $500,000 to help fund a student march on Washington, giving a huge boost to what is considered an unprecedented youth mobilization against gun violence.   Read more »

'Shame on you!' student tells Trump at Florida anti-gun rally

Antoni Belchi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 09:20 AM

A student survivor of the Parkland school shooting called out US President Donald Trump on Saturday over his ties to the powerful National Rifle Association, as hundreds rallied in Florida to demand urgent action on gun control. Read more »

US rapper imprisoned for 15 years over gun in video

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 01 07:08 AM

An aspiring rapper was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison after posing in a music video with guns despite a previous conviction, US prosecutors announced Wednesday.   Read more »

More kids getting eye injuries from paintball, pellet guns

Lisa Rapaport, Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 09:15 PM

A growing number of children are getting treated in U.S. emergency rooms for eye injuries from paintball or BB and pellet guns, a new study suggests. Read more »

Facebook 'secret groups' used to sell guns, drugs: Chicago police

Bernie Woodall, Reuters
Posted at Dec 22 08:44 AM

Chicago Police arrested 50 people for using "secret groups" on Facebook to sell guns and drugs, the police said on Thursday, and they criticized the world's biggest social media network as being unhelpful during the 10-month investigation. Read more »

Trump says guns not to blame for Texas church massacre

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 12:31 AM

President Donald Trump said the United States was living in "dark times" as it grieved Monday a shooting massacre at a Texas church, but with calls for stricter gun control reinvigorated, he insisted the latest tragedy "isn't a guns situation." Read more »

Armas at pampasabog, nasamsam sa ama ng alkalde ng Sultan Kudarat

Francis Canlas, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 10:49 PM

SULTAN KUDARAT - Inaresto ng Sultan Kudarat police ang ama ng alkalde ng bayan ng Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat at siyam na iba pa matapos makunan ng mga armas, bala, at pampasabog sa isang raid. Read more »