Introduction of Assault Weapons Ban Legislation

Introduction of Assault Weapons Ban Legislation

United States Representative Carolyn McCarthy (Democrat of New York) at a press conference to announce the introduction of legislation to ban assault weapons on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, January 24, 2013..Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM.(RESTRICTION: NO New York or New Jersey Newspapers or newspapers within a 75 mile radius of New York City)

Introduction of Assault Weapons Ban Legislation

Introduction of Assault Weapons Ban Legislation

United States Representative Carolyn McCarthy (Democrat of New York) at a press conference to announce the introduction of legislation to ban assault weapons on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, January 24, 2013..Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM.(RESTRICTION: NO New York or New Jersey Newspapers or newspapers within a 75 mile radius of New York City)

Introduction of Assault Weapons Ban Legislation

Introduction of Assault Weapons Ban Legislation

United States Representative Carolyn McCarthy (Democrat of New York) speaks at a press conference to announce the introduction of legislation to ban assault weapons on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, January 24, 2013..Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM.(RESTRICTION: NO New York or New Jersey Newspapers or newspapers within a 75 mile radius of New York City)

Introduction of Assault Weapons Ban Legislation

Introduction of Assault Weapons Ban Legislation

United States Representative Carolyn McCarthy (Democrat of New York) speaks at a press conference to announce the introduction of legislation to ban assault weapons on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, January 24, 2013..Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM.(RESTRICTION: NO New York or New Jersey Newspapers or newspapers within a 75 mile radius of New York City)

Introduction of Assault Weapons Ban Legislation

Introduction of Assault Weapons Ban Legislation

United States Representative Carolyn McCarthy (Democrat of New York) speaks at a press conference to announce the introduction of legislation to ban assault weapons on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, January 24, 2013..Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM.(RESTRICTION: NO New York or New Jersey Newspapers or newspapers within a 75 mile radius of New York City)

SOFINS Military Exhibition second day - Martignas-sur-Jalle

SOFINS Military Exhibition second day - Martignas-sur-Jalle

A woman shoot with a weapons assault rifle at the Safran shooting range during the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar (SOFINS) exhibition in Martignas-sur-Jalle, southwestern France. April 2, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

SOFINS Military Exhibition second day - Martignas-sur-Jalle

SOFINS Military Exhibition second day - Martignas-sur-Jalle

A woman shoot with a weapons assault rifle at the Safran shooting range during the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar (SOFINS) exhibition in Martignas-sur-Jalle, southwestern France. April 2, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

SOFINS Military Exhibition second day - Martignas-sur-Jalle

SOFINS Military Exhibition second day - Martignas-sur-Jalle

A woman shoot with a weapons assault rifle at the Safran shooting range during the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar (SOFINS) exhibition in Martignas-sur-Jalle, southwestern France. April 2, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

SOFINS Military Exhibition second day - Martignas-sur-Jalle

SOFINS Military Exhibition second day - Martignas-sur-Jalle

A woman shoot with a weapons assault rifle at the Safran shooting range during the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar (SOFINS) exhibition in Martignas-sur-Jalle, southwestern France. April 2, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

SOFINS Military Exhibition second day - Martignas-sur-Jalle

SOFINS Military Exhibition second day - Martignas-sur-Jalle

A woman shoot with a weapons assault rifle at the Safran shooting range during the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar (SOFINS) exhibition in Martignas-sur-Jalle, southwestern France. April 2, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Attempted Arson Attack On Hypercacher Kosher Supermarket - Paris

Attempted Arson Attack On Hypercacher Kosher Supermarket - Paris

The Hypercacher Kosher supermarket Porte de Vincennes in Paris, France suffered an attempted arson attack on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, March 20, 2025. On 9 January, 2015 Amedy Coulibaly, armed with several assault weapons, attacked the Hypercacher kosher supermarket killing four people and taking several hostages. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

Attempted Arson Attack On Hypercacher Kosher Supermarket - Paris

Attempted Arson Attack On Hypercacher Kosher Supermarket - Paris

The Hypercacher Kosher supermarket Porte de Vincennes in Paris, France suffered an attempted arson attack on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, March 20, 2025. On 9 January, 2015 Amedy Coulibaly, armed with several assault weapons, attacked the Hypercacher kosher supermarket killing four people and taking several hostages. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

Attempted Arson Attack On Hypercacher Kosher Supermarket - Paris

Attempted Arson Attack On Hypercacher Kosher Supermarket - Paris

The Hypercacher Kosher supermarket Porte de Vincennes in Paris, France suffered an attempted arson attack on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, March 20, 2025. On 9 January, 2015 Amedy Coulibaly, armed with several assault weapons, attacked the Hypercacher kosher supermarket killing four people and taking several hostages. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

Attempted Arson Attack On Hypercacher Kosher Supermarket - Paris

Attempted Arson Attack On Hypercacher Kosher Supermarket - Paris

The Hypercacher Kosher supermarket Porte de Vincennes in Paris, France suffered an attempted arson attack on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, March 20, 2025. On 9 January, 2015 Amedy Coulibaly, armed with several assault weapons, attacked the Hypercacher kosher supermarket killing four people and taking several hostages. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

Attempted Arson Attack On Hypercacher Kosher Supermarket - Paris

Attempted Arson Attack On Hypercacher Kosher Supermarket - Paris

The Hypercacher Kosher supermarket Porte de Vincennes in Paris, France suffered an attempted arson attack on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, March 20, 2025. On 9 January, 2015 Amedy Coulibaly, armed with several assault weapons, attacked the Hypercacher kosher supermarket killing four people and taking several hostages. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

Attempted Arson Attack On Hypercacher Kosher Supermarket - Paris

Attempted Arson Attack On Hypercacher Kosher Supermarket - Paris

The Hypercacher Kosher supermarket Porte de Vincennes in Paris, France suffered an attempted arson attack on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, March 20, 2025. On 9 January, 2015 Amedy Coulibaly, armed with several assault weapons, attacked the Hypercacher kosher supermarket killing four people and taking several hostages. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

Attempted Arson Attack On Hypercacher Kosher Supermarket - Paris

Attempted Arson Attack On Hypercacher Kosher Supermarket - Paris

The Hypercacher Kosher supermarket Porte de Vincennes in Paris, France suffered an attempted arson attack on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, March 20, 2025. On 9 January, 2015 Amedy Coulibaly, armed with several assault weapons, attacked the Hypercacher kosher supermarket killing four people and taking several hostages. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

Attempted Arson Attack On Hypercacher Kosher Supermarket - Paris

Attempted Arson Attack On Hypercacher Kosher Supermarket - Paris

The Hypercacher Kosher supermarket Porte de Vincennes in Paris, France suffered an attempted arson attack on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, March 20, 2025. On 9 January, 2015 Amedy Coulibaly, armed with several assault weapons, attacked the Hypercacher kosher supermarket killing four people and taking several hostages. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

French fugitive Mohamed Amra arrested in Romania nine months after deadly van ambush

French fugitive Mohamed Amra arrested in Romania nine months after deadly van ambush

Policemen escort French convict Mohamed Amra 'The Fly' to the court of appeal in Bucharest, Romania, on February 23, 2025. Mohamed Amra, on the run since being freed in May 2024 in an ambush that left two prison officers dead, has been arrested in Romania, the interior ministers of both countries said on February 22, 2025. Mohamed Amra, accused of being a major drugs gangland figure, had vanished without a trace after an attack with military-grade assault weapons on a prison van carrying him in the northwestern Normandy region. Photo by Octav Ganea/Inquam Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

French fugitive Mohamed Amra arrested in Romania nine months after deadly van ambush

French fugitive Mohamed Amra arrested in Romania nine months after deadly van ambush

Policemen escort French convict Mohamed Amra 'The Fly' to the court of appeal in Bucharest, Romania, on February 23, 2025. Mohamed Amra, on the run since being freed in May 2024 in an ambush that left two prison officers dead, has been arrested in Romania, the interior ministers of both countries said on February 22, 2025. Mohamed Amra, accused of being a major drugs gangland figure, had vanished without a trace after an attack with military-grade assault weapons on a prison van carrying him in the northwestern Normandy region. Photo by Octav Ganea/Inquam Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

French fugitive Mohamed Amra arrested in Romania nine months after deadly van ambush

French fugitive Mohamed Amra arrested in Romania nine months after deadly van ambush

Policemen escort French convict Mohamed Amra 'The Fly' to the court of appeal in Bucharest, Romania, on February 23, 2025. Mohamed Amra, on the run since being freed in May 2024 in an ambush that left two prison officers dead, has been arrested in Romania, the interior ministers of both countries said on February 22, 2025. Mohamed Amra, accused of being a major drugs gangland figure, had vanished without a trace after an attack with military-grade assault weapons on a prison van carrying him in the northwestern Normandy region. Photo by Octav Ganea/Inquam Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yemen's Houthis claim new attack on U.S. vessel in Gulf of Aden

STORY: Yemen's Houthis claim new attack on U.S. vessel in Gulf of Aden SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 31, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): YAHYA SAREA, Houthi military spokesman 2. various of Houthi weapons (video released by Houthis on Wednesday) STORYLINE: Yemen's Houthi group said Wednesday that they launched a missile attack on a U.S. commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden, claiming a "direct hit." The group said they targeted the vessel KOI, a container ship that was heading to Israeli ports, "in support of the Palestinians in Gaza and response to the U.S.-British aggression against Yemen," according to a statement released by Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): YAHYA SAREA, Houthi military spokesman "We launched a naval strike on an American trade vessel, KOI, bound for Israel, in solidarity with Gaza and in retaliation for the U.S.-UK assault on Yemen. Our missiles hit the ship accurately in a successful mi

Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Handout photo dated August 7, 2023 shows sailors from the weapons department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) assemble a missile, Red Sea. The Pentagon has convinced more than a half dozen allies to join a strengthened naval task force in the Red Sea amid mounting attacks by Iran-backed rebels on commercial shipping that have driven oil prices higher. More than 9mn barrels a day of oil shipments, or almost a tenth of global demand, pass through the Red Sea, making it one of the world’s busiest energy chokepoints. U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Danilo Reynoso via ABACAPRESS.COM

Reconnaissance platoon of 3rd Assault Brigade

Reconnaissance platoon of 3rd Assault Brigade

UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 - A soldier of a reconnaissance platoon of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade carries weapons along a trench.

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-GUN CONTROL-PROTEST

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-GUN CONTROL-PROTEST

(230418) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People display photos of victims of gun violence during a march to the Capitol to protest for a ban on assault weapons, in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 17, 2023. Four people were killed and at least 28 others injured in a shooting at a birthday party on Saturday night in the small Alabama town of Dadeville, the United States, authorities said Sunday. This incident took the United States to a bleak milestone of more than 160 mass shootings so far this year, with 12,277 deaths from gun violence, according to a database run by the nonprofit research group Gun Violence Archive. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-GUN CONTROL-PROTEST

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-GUN CONTROL-PROTEST

(230418) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People march to the Capitol to protest for a ban on assault weapons, in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 17, 2023. Four people were killed and at least 28 others injured in a shooting at a birthday party on Saturday night in the small Alabama town of Dadeville, the United States, authorities said Sunday. This incident took the United States to a bleak milestone of more than 160 mass shootings so far this year, with 12,277 deaths from gun violence, according to a database run by the nonprofit research group Gun Violence Archive. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-GUN CONTROL-PROTEST

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-GUN CONTROL-PROTEST

(230418) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People march to the Capitol to protest for a ban on assault weapons, in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 17, 2023. Four people were killed and at least 28 others injured in a shooting at a birthday party on Saturday night in the small Alabama town of Dadeville, the United States, authorities said Sunday. This incident took the United States to a bleak milestone of more than 160 mass shootings so far this year, with 12,277 deaths from gun violence, according to a database run by the nonprofit research group Gun Violence Archive. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-GUN CONTROL-PROTEST

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-GUN CONTROL-PROTEST

(230418) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People display photos of victims of gun violence during a march to the Capitol to protest for a ban on assault weapons, in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 17, 2023. Four people were killed and at least 28 others injured in a shooting at a birthday party on Saturday night in the small Alabama town of Dadeville, the United States, authorities said Sunday. This incident took the United States to a bleak milestone of more than 160 mass shootings so far this year, with 12,277 deaths from gun violence, according to a database run by the nonprofit research group Gun Violence Archive. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-GUN CONTROL-PROTEST

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-GUN CONTROL-PROTEST

(230418) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People march to the Capitol to protest for a ban on assault weapons, in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 17, 2023. Four people were killed and at least 28 others injured in a shooting at a birthday party on Saturday night in the small Alabama town of Dadeville, the United States, authorities said Sunday. This incident took the United States to a bleak milestone of more than 160 mass shootings so far this year, with 12,277 deaths from gun violence, according to a database run by the nonprofit research group Gun Violence Archive. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-GUN CONTROL-PROTEST

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-GUN CONTROL-PROTEST

(230418) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People march to the Capitol to protest for a ban on assault weapons, in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 17, 2023. Four people were killed and at least 28 others injured in a shooting at a birthday party on Saturday night in the small Alabama town of Dadeville, the United States, authorities said Sunday. This incident took the United States to a bleak milestone of more than 160 mass shootings so far this year, with 12,277 deaths from gun violence, according to a database run by the nonprofit research group Gun Violence Archive. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-GUN CONTROL-PROTEST

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-GUN CONTROL-PROTEST

(230418) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People march to the Capitol to protest for a ban on assault weapons, in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 17, 2023. Four people were killed and at least 28 others injured in a shooting at a birthday party on Saturday night in the small Alabama town of Dadeville, the United States, authorities said Sunday. This incident took the United States to a bleak milestone of more than 160 mass shootings so far this year, with 12,277 deaths from gun violence, according to a database run by the nonprofit research group Gun Violence Archive. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

Argeria hostage crisis

Argeria hostage crisis

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Undated photo shows weapons used by Islamist militants who took over a gas plant in In Amenas, Algeria, taking many foreign workers hostage, in January 2013. The weapons were confiscated by Algerian security forces after mounting an assault on the militants.

Argeria hostage crisis

Argeria hostage crisis

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Undated photo shows weapons used by Islamist militants who took over a gas plant in In Amenas, Algeria, taking many foreign workers hostage, in January 2013. The weapons were confiscated by Algerian security forces after mounting an assault on the militants.

Biden attends vigil for victims of gun violence in U.S.

STORY: Biden attends vigil for victims of gun violence in U.S. DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Biden attending the event 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President 3. various of exterior of the White House STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden attended a vigil on Wednesday night for victims of gun violence in the country. The event came a week before the 10th anniversary of the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Biden on Wednesday continued to call for a ban on assault weapons, saying that the measure is "just common sense." SOUNDBITE (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President "Even as our work continues to limit the number of bullets that can be in a cartridge, the type of weapon that can be purchased and sold, the attempt to ban assault weapons -- a whole range of things that are just common sense. Just simple common sense." The vigil, sponsored by the Newtown Action Alliance Foundation, has occurred

Hundreds of weapons collected as Afghans voluntarily hand in arms

STORY: Hundreds of weapons collected as Afghans voluntarily hand in arms DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHORTLIST: 1. various of the collected weapons in Kunar province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: The Afghan security forces have collected hundreds of pieces of weapons as locals willingly handed over their arms and ammunition to local authorities in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province on Sunday. "The weapons handed over to local authorities today include nine anti-aircraft guns, 135 pieces of U.S.-made M16 assault rifles, 65 AK-47 rifles, 19 pieces of mortars, several RPG-7 and scores of light and heavy weapons, besides thousands of bullets," Ghaziabad district chief Qari Zia Ur-Rahman told reporters. At a ceremony attended by Defense Ministry officials, they called upon people to hand over their weapons to the Taliban-led caretaker government. "The weapons collected in Ghaziabad district will be handed over to the relevant security agencies through a transparent

Afghan law enforcement agencies seize weapons, detaining 4 in Nangarhar province

STORY: Afghan law enforcement agencies seize weapons, detaining 4 in Nangarhar province DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the seized weapons 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): MAWLAWI MOHAMMAD ALLAH EDRIS, Provincial head of General Directorate for Intelligence, Nangarhar province 3. various of the weapons STORYLINE: The Afghan law enforcement agencies have seized 18 pieces of weapons including assault rifles, and arrested four people for keeping the arms illegally in eastern Nangarhar province, provincial head of the General Directorate for Intelligence (GDI) Mawlawi Mohammad Allah Edris said Thursday. The weapons were found in provincial capital Jalalabad, and in the districts of Khogiani and Surkhrod. The four people had been taken into custody for investigations, the official added. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): MAWLAWI MOHAMMAD ALLAH EDRIS, Provincial head of General Directorate for Intelligence, Nangarhar province "The personnel of the special units

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-WEAPONS

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-WEAPONS

(220922) -- JALALABAD, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 21, 2022 shows the weapons seized by Afghan law enforcement agencies in Jalalabad, capital city of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The Afghan law enforcement agencies have seized 18 pieces of weapons including assault rifles, and arrested four people for keeping the arms illegally in eastern Nangarhar province, provincial head of the General Directorate for Intelligence (GDI) Mawlawi Mohammad Allah Edris said Thursday. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-WEAPONS

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-WEAPONS

(220922) -- JALALABAD, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man checks a weapon seized by Afghan law enforcement agencies in Jalalabad, capital city of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2022. The Afghan law enforcement agencies have seized 18 pieces of weapons including assault rifles, and arrested four people for keeping the arms illegally in eastern Nangarhar province, provincial head of the General Directorate for Intelligence (GDI) Mawlawi Mohammad Allah Edris said Thursday. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

Americans decry political inaction on gun violence

STORY: Americans decry political inaction on gun violence DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the published articlevarious of U.S. people mourningSOUNDBITE 1 (English): SWETA KUMAR, Resident of VirginiaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): BERTHA SAENZ, Relative of a victim of Uvalde school shooting STORYLINE: Following multiple mass shootings in the U.S., many Americans have spoken out against the country's inaction on gun violence. Uma Menon, a Princeton University student, published an opinion article titled "Thoughts and prayers aren't enough" recently and urged politicians to take action. The article said on average, there is one mass shooting with roughly 110 people killed by gun violence per day in this country and "what we didn't see, however, was meaningful policy change." The college student wrote "we need comprehensive reform that limits the circulation of assault weapons and promotes responsible gun ownership in our country." S

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-WEAPONS-SEIZURE

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-WEAPONS-SEIZURE

(220616) -- NANGARHAR, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 14, 2022 shows assault rifles seized by Afghan security forces in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Afghan security forces have seized 48 assault rifles including AK-47 in the eastern Nangarhar province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Thursday. In the operation, security personnel also discovered a large quantity of other weapons and ammunition including anti-personnel and anti-tank mines, the report said. (Photo by Hamidullah/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-WEAPONS-SEIZURE

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-WEAPONS-SEIZURE

(220616) -- NANGARHAR, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 14, 2022 shows assault rifles seized by Afghan security forces in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Afghan security forces have seized 48 assault rifles including AK-47 in the eastern Nangarhar province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Thursday. In the operation, security personnel also discovered a large quantity of other weapons and ammunition including anti-personnel and anti-tank mines, the report said. (Photo by Hamidullah/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-WEAPONS-SEIZURE

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-WEAPONS-SEIZURE

(220616) -- NANGARHAR, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 14, 2022 shows weapons seized by Afghan security forces in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Afghan security forces have seized 48 assault rifles including AK-47 in the eastern Nangarhar province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Thursday. In the operation, security personnel also discovered a large quantity of other weapons and ammunition including anti-personnel and anti-tank mines, the report said. (Photo by Hamidullah/Xinhua)

Biden urges Congress to act on gun violence amid partisan tensions

STORY: Biden urges Congress to act on gun violence amid partisan tensions DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: WASHINGTON CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday urged Congress to take action on gun violence in a prime-time address from the White House. The remarks came after the United States was shaken by a spate of mass shootings over the past few weeks. SOUNDBITE (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President "How many more innocent American lives must be taken before we say enough, enough? My fellow Americans, enough, enough. It's time for each of us to do our part. It's time to act, for the children we've lost, for the children we can save, for the nation we love. Let's hear the call and the cry, let's meet the moment, let us finally do something. We need to ban assault weapons in high-capacity magazines. And if we can't ban assault weapons, then we should raise the age to purchase them from 18 to 21, stren

Texas school mass shooting reveals recurrent, deep-rooted gun violence in U.S.

STORY: Texas school mass shooting reveals recurrent, deep-rooted gun violence in U.S. DATELINE: May 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:03 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of recent mass shootings in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President 3. SOUNDBITE (English): CHRISTOPHER HERRMANN, Assistant professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York 4. SOUNDBITE (English) MIKE, Resident in New York City 5. SOUNDBITE (English): CHRIS MURPHY, U.S. Senator STORYLINE: An 18-year-old man opened fire at an elementary school in Uvalde city in the U.S. state of Texas on Tuesday afternoon, leaving at least 21 people dead, including 19 children. SOUNDBITE (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President "The idea that an 18-year-old kid can walk into a gun store and buy two assault weapons is just wrong." While American residents are still in shock about the racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, New York that killed 10 people, continuous shootings have happened across the

Afghan forces discover assault rifles, arrest 5 in northern province

STORY: Afghan forces discover assault rifles, arrest 5 in northern province DATELINE: May 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the discovered weapons in northern Balkh Province STORYLINE: Security forces have discovered 40 pieces of assault rifles and arrested five people during operations in parts of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said Tuesday. Addressing a press briefing here, Waziri added that the security forces had discovered the weapons from different parts of the province during a series of operations launched recently, and arrested five people in this connection. Security forces have also taken into custody 65 people on charge of involvement in criminal activities over the past one month, the official went on to say. The Taliban-run administration has vowed to collect arms from irresponsible armed men as part of efforts to ensure law and order across the war-torn

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-DISCOVERED WEAPONS

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-DISCOVERED WEAPONS

(220525) -- BALKH, May 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People arrange discovered weapons in Balkh province, Afghanistan, May 24, 2022. Security forces have discovered 40 pieces of assault rifles and arrested five people during operations in parts of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said Tuesday. (Photo by Kawa Bashart/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-DISCOVERED WEAPONS

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-DISCOVERED WEAPONS

(220525) -- BALKH, May 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 24, 2022 shows discovered weapons in Balkh province, Afghanistan. Security forces have discovered 40 pieces of assault rifles and arrested five people during operations in parts of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said Tuesday. (Photo by Kawa Bashart/Xinhua)

Afghan police seize mass weapons, ammunition in 3 provinces

STORY: Afghan police seize mass weapons, ammunition in 3 provinces DATELINE: May 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:47 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a clearance operation in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): KAMALUDDIN, Kabul resident STORYLINE: The Afghan National Police confiscated mass weapons and ammunition and arrested four people in three provinces in recent days, the country's Ministry of Interior said on Monday. In Qarabagh district of the eastern Ghazni province, police seized a truck and confiscated 47 assault rifles, three heavy machine guns and a large quantity of ammunition, the ministry said in a statement. Three suspects trying to transport the weapons to a neighboring country were arrested, according to the statement. "In the central Daykundi province, as a result of a special operation conducted by police and intelligence forces, five different weapons and tens of thousands of different types of ammunition were seized," the statement said. The statement added that one man was a

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New assault rifle New assault rifle, carabine, automatic weapon, type CZ 805 BREN A2 with riflescope, sniperscope, ZD-5 x 35 RD. Production of small arms in Ceska zbrojovka a.s, Uhersky Brod (CZUB) firearms factory in Uhersky Brod, Czech Republic. CZUB company, established in 1936, ranks amongst traditional Czech manufacturers of small arms. Ceska zbrojovka produces military small arms like machine guns and pistols and makes also weapons for both sports and hunting shooting. Nowadays the company represents one of the biggest small arms producers in the world that exports it's production to about 100 countries worldwide. The plant produces beside military firearms also pistols, rifles, rimfire rifles, shotguns and air guns. Since 2005 renowned Dan Wesson pistols producing company is part of Ceska zbrojovka portfolio. (CTK Photo/Rene Fluger)

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assault rifle, automatic weapon, type CZ 805 BREN A2, riflescope, sniperscope, ZD-5 x 35 RD, Ceska zbrojovka, CZUB, weapons, firearms, factory, manufacturer, rifles, military

New assault rifle New assault rifle, carabine, automatic weapon, type CZ 805 BREN A2 with riflescope, sniperscope, ZD-5 x 35 RD. Production of small arms in Ceska zbrojovka a.s, Uhersky Brod (CZUB) firearms factory in Uhersky Brod, Czech Republic. CZUB company, established in 1936, ranks amongst traditional Czech manufacturers of small arms. Ceska zbrojovka produces military small arms like machine guns and pistols and makes also weapons for both sports and hunting shooting. Nowadays the company represents one of the biggest small arms producers in the world that exports it's production to about 100 countries worldwide. The plant produces beside military firearms also pistols, rifles, rimfire rifles, shotguns and air guns. Since 2005 renowned Dan Wesson pistols producing company is part of Ceska zbrojovka portfolio. (CTK Photo/Rene Fluger)