The Irish Times

The Irish Times view on US gun control: a national scandal

The US is in the middle of a gun-buying boom that shows no sign of letting up – the annual number of firearms manufactured has nearly tripled since 2000

Mon May 23 2022 - 07:52

Clamping down on untraceable ‘ghost guns’ common sense, Biden says

White House targets weapon crime and plans to ease personal burden of health debt

Mon Apr 11 2022 - 20:45

Texts show Virginia Thomas tried to have 2020 US election results overturned

Wife of supreme court judge sought to keep Trump in power and embraced conspiracy theories

Sun Mar 27 2022 - 16:21

Footage of ‘brutal, clumsy slaughter’ of elephant by US rifle group’s chief emerges

Video showing Wayne LaPierre firing shots at wounded animal another blow to NRA

Thu Apr 29 2021 - 10:41

Biden announces steps aimed at curbing US gun violence ‘epidemic’

President proposes new measure to regulate ‘ghost guns’ lacking serial numbers

Thu Apr 08 2021 - 07:26

National Rifle Association petitions for bankruptcy and reincorporation in Texas

‘The NRA’s claimed financial status has finally met its moral status: bankrupt,’ says New York AG

Fri Jan 15 2021 - 23:15

The Irish Times view on gun control in the US: Time to put the NRA beyond use

More than 100 people are killed every day by gun violence in America

Mon Aug 10 2020 - 00:05

New York’s attorney general sues to dissolve National Rifle Association

Donald Trump describes lawsuit as ‘a terrible thing’ and urges NRA to move to Texas

Thu Aug 06 2020 - 17:55

After mass shooting in her state, Ohio mayor leads drive for gun control

Outspoken Democrat Nan Whaley says democracy in US ‘in very dangerous place’

Sun Nov 10 2019 - 18:37

San Francisco legislative body declares NRA a domestic terrorist organisation

Spokeswoman says group conspire to limit gun violence research and sharing of data

Thu Sept 05 2019 - 08:32

Gun purchase background checks set to be approved, says Trump

US president’s confidence at odd with signs senior Republicans oppose such controls

Fri Aug 09 2019 - 19:50

Dayton grieves as Ohio politicians gear up for gun control debate

Residents of city hit by mass shooting last weekend pessimistic about prospects for change

Fri Aug 09 2019 - 12:30

Australian election parties have upped tempo and negativity

Federal elections are on May 18th but early-voting polls show Labor is slightly ahead

Sat May 04 2019 - 06:00

Parkland: A year after the school massacre, gun control is still lax

America Letter: Shooting's anniversary reminds that gun crime is a tragic US fact of life

Sat Feb 16 2019 - 01:00

Trump says he did not direct his fixer Cohen to break law

US president says allegations of paying off porn stars were made just to embarrass him

Thu Dec 13 2018 - 21:44

Accused Russian agent Butina expected to plead guilty over NRA infiltration

Prosecutors accuse her of working with Russian official and US citizens to try infiltrate NRA

Tue Dec 11 2018 - 06:38

Florida shooting: Could videogames be to blame?

Violent videogames can lead to aggression, but rivalry between gamers is a bigger risk

Mon Aug 27 2018 - 17:00

A rebel no more, Daniel Ortega comes to resemble the dictator he replaced

Nicaraguan leader is last in generation of Latin American revolutionaries clinging to power

Wed Aug 22 2018 - 12:52

US judge blocks publication of plans for 3D-printed guns

People can use the blueprints to manufacture a plastic gun using a 3D printer

Wed Aug 01 2018 - 07:10

Sex, lies and Moscow: the 29-year-old accused of being a Russian agent in America

Mariia Butina moved in with Republican political operative nearly twice her age

Thu Jul 19 2018 - 09:57

Putin truly came from Russia with love at Trump summit

Europe Letter: US president’s meeting with Russian leader was stranger than fiction

Thu Jul 19 2018 - 01:00

Woman who sought Trump-Putin meeting charged as Russian agent

Mariia Butina (29) accused of working with high-level Americans and reporting to Kremlin

Tue Jul 17 2018 - 13:14

New charges against Trump associates as inquiry gathers pace

Paul Manafort and Konstantin Kilimnik both accused of obstructing justice

Fri Jun 08 2018 - 20:29

Referendum apps may be sharing data illegally

Net Results: Firms must not break law on app permissions and data they gather

Thu May 24 2018 - 09:43

Texas shooting victim rejected suspect’s advances, says mother

State’s lieutenant governor criticised after calling for teachers to be heavily armed

Mon May 21 2018 - 11:23

Stormy waters nothing new to a president continuously in the spotlight

Suzanne Lynch recounts another extraordinary week in the presidency of Donald Trump

Sat May 05 2018 - 05:01

Storm in a DVD cup: lucid Daniels story eludes Trump camp

Rudy Giuliani’s version of events delivered in media blitz is contradicted by US president

Sat May 05 2018 - 01:00

US-North Korea summit time and place decided, Trump claims

Cutting US troops in South Korea ‘not on the table’ at this point in time, says US president

Sat May 05 2018 - 01:00

Date and location for meeting North Korea’s Kim are set – Trump

US president hints at progress in winning the release of three Americans held in North

Fri May 04 2018 - 16:14

High hopes for gun reform march as turning point in US politics

March for Our Lives: Activists hope major rally can impact upon mid-term elections

Sun Mar 25 2018 - 15:32

Suspect killed by security officer in latest US school shooting

Gunman shot two other students before exchange of fire with security officer at Maryland school

Tue Mar 20 2018 - 17:04

Four weeks since Florida shooting, but still people come

Marjory Stoneman Douglas students have touched a political nerve across the country

Mon Mar 12 2018 - 01:00

‘Enjoy an enormous array of firearms, knives and so much more’

Business is brisk at Florida’s ‘largest gun event’, hours from the Parkland massacre

Sat Mar 10 2018 - 06:00

‘Call it chaos’: Trump adrift amid White House anarchy

The US president has lost his closest aide and seen his son-in-law humiliated this week

Sat Mar 03 2018 - 15:50