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High-tech guns would allow users to track and disable their weapons remotely

The Canadian PressMay 21, 2013 12:30

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved — and disable it remotely. The technology, but not an actual gun, was demonstrated Tuesday at a wireless technology conference in Las Vegas and was shown to The Associated Press in advance. It comes at a time when lawmakers around the U.S. are considering contentious smart gun laws that would require new guns to include high-tech devices that limit who can fire them.

US reels after 5-year-old kills sister with 'my first rifle'

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 22:45

The accidental shooting death of a two-year-old at the hands of her five-year-old brother has revived the perennial gun debate in the United States, where weapons are made just for kids. The .22 caliber rifle used in Tuesday's tragedy is marketed by Crickett to young ones with the slogan "My First Rifle." It had been left loaded with a single shell in a corner of the family's home. But unlike other similar cases, the weapon actually belonged to the child from Cumberland County in Kentucky. He had received it last year as a gift.

More and more US women take up arms

Agence France-PresseApril 30, 2013 11:00

Proudly brandishing a target she had riddled with bullets, 62-year-old Sharon Schaefer could not hide her delight at joining America's growing number of gun-toting women. "It was fun!" she exclaimed breathlessly, much to the approval of her instructor Teresa Ovalle. "You did a good job, Sharon," said the former Marine, who had just given the senior citizen a crash course in pistols at the Fredericksburg Range, some 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of the US capital.

UPDATE 1-Thousands march against gun violence in Washington

Thomson ReutersJanuary 26, 2013 17:30

* A dozen similar rallies being held across U.S. * Marchers motivated by Connecticut school massacre (Updates with march held) By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Thousands of marchers rallied in Washington in favor of gun control on Saturday, including residents of Newtown, Connecticut, where a mass elementary school shooting reignited the U.S. gun violence debate.

Pro-gun rallies across US attack Obama's curbs on firearms

Thomson ReutersJanuary 19, 2013 12:00

By Nick Carey Jan 19 (Reuters) - Pro-gun activists plan rallies in 49 states at "high noon" on Saturday to support the right to own firearms they say is under attack from President Barack Obama's proposals to reduce gun violence. The rallies, to be held mostly at state capitals, were being organized by a group called Guns Across America that was launched by Texas airline pilot Eric Reed.