Guns: 15 mass shootings that changed the law
10 Oct 2017The Las Vegas massacre reveals a troublesome, global truth about guns
The 2nd Amendement laid the ground for the Las Vegas massacre, as it lays the ground for massacres not just in the US, but all around the world.
17 Dec 201415 shootings that changed the law: why America is the exception
Why does the US react so uniquely to gun massacres? Instead of tightening US gun regulation, it is often loosened, making it easier to access and carry firearms.
17 Dec 201415 shootings that changed the law: about this project
A rationale of AOAV's review of 15 shootings that changed the law.
17 Dec 2014The world’s response to mass shootings – conclusions from AOAV
Outside conflict zones, mass shootings tend to follow a predictable pattern.
- 9 Dec 2014
15 shootings that changed the law
AOAV looks at 15 mass shootings and the legal impact on gun control they had.
17 Apr 201415 shootings that changed the law: Hungerford, 1987
17 people were killed, and 15 injured in the quiet English town of Hungerford in 1987.
17 Apr 201415 shootings that changed the law: Winnenden, 2009
16 people died, and 9 were injured in Winnenden, Germany in 2009.
17 Apr 201415 shootings that changed the law: Aurora, 2012
12 people were killed, and 58 injured in a shooting in a cinema in Colorado, USA, in 2012.
17 Apr 201415 shootings that changed the law: Montreal, 1989
15 people were killed, and 14 were injured in Montreal, Canada, in 1989.
17 Apr 201415 shootings that changed the law: Chicago, 1929
7 were killed in Chicago, USA, in 1927.
17 Apr 201415 shootings that changed the law: Dunblane, 1996
18 were killed, and 17 injured in a shooting in a Scottish primary school in 1996.
17 Apr 201415 shootings that changed the law: Stockton, 1989
6 were killed, and 30 injured in a mass shooting in California, USA in 1989. The vast majority of the casualties were children.