Guns
Schools in lockdown as armed police search for suspects
Two Auckland schools were forced into lockdown this morning as armed police searched for three offenders, one of whom students say was wearing a school blazer. Video, Audio
Murder-suicide suspected after bodies found in Aus home
Police say guns were involved in the deaths of seven people, including four children, whose bodies were found in a home near Maragaret River, Australia. Jamie Freestone from 7 News has the latest. Video, Audio
NZ gun thefts on rise - is our gun control good enough?
Thousands of firearms have been stolen during the past decade and gun thefts are on the rise. There are more than 240-thousand standard firearms licence holders and only about 260 police officers… Audio
Gun safety kit for under-fives criticised
Evolve Education sent its 'Gun Safe for Kids' kit, including targets, licences and a cardboard gun safe, to 130 childcare centres, but teachers were not impressed. John Gerritsen reports. Audio
March For Our Lives: Mass rallies on gun control in US
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in student-led protests calling for tighter gun control across the United States.
Major US retailer pulls assault-style rifles
As students at the Florida school where 17 people were recently killed returned to classes, a major gun retailer has announced it will stop selling the kind of weapon used in the attack.
Florida school shooting: 'I would have run in unarmed' - Trump
US President Donald Trump has said he would have run in to the Florida high school where 17 people were shot dead this month even if he was not armed.
Gun lobby pushes back on Trump's weapon plans
The NRA has pushed back against modest proposals by US President Donald Trump and other Republicans to change gun laws in the wake of the Florida school shooting.
Guns and freedom
The National Rifle Association says Democrats are politicising school shootings
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Guns as raffle prizes
The Parkland School shooting is shedding more light on Americans attitudes to guns. A children's baseball team is raffling off a AR-15 rifle. Audio
Florida school shooting survivor describes traumatic day
In the wake of the last week's high school shooting in Florida, American gun laws are under fire from survivors of the massacre. Rising from the shock and horror of the shooting, in which 17 students… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 19 February 2018
Oranga Tamariki in court after botched care of child report; NZ cancer care falling behind Australia - Cancer Society; West Coast faces Cyclone Gita, just weeks after Fehi; Tongans gather in church in… Audio
No list of schools with firearms due to security concern
A number of schools own guns which are used by students but no one is sure exactly how many schools or where they are because it could provide a 'shopping list' for criminals. Audio
Florida the 18th US school shooting in weeks
Florida is the 18th US school shooting this year and its only the middle of February. Chris Murphy is a Senator for the state of Conneiticut, where five years ago, 20 children aged between six and… Audio
Florida shooting: Securing schools a priority - Trump
President Trump says securing America's schools is now his administration's top priority, after yesterday's school shooting in Florida. Nineteen-year-old Nikolas Cruz has been charged with 17 counts… Audio
Florida shooting: Trump avoids gun control talk
Donald Trump has told America's children they are never alone and never will be. Addressing the nation after yesterday's mass school shooting in Florida the US President said no child or teacher… Audio
Florida school shooting: 'Answer hate with love' - Trump
Donald Trump has told America's children they are never alone and never will be. In an address following yesterday's mass school shooting in Florida the US President said no child or teacher should… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 16 February 2018
Florida shooting: Trump avoids gun control talk; Tonga rebuilds after Cyclone Gita - Koro Vaka'uta; Christchurch Muslims to monitor radicalised teenager; South Africa leadership: Zuma out, Ramaphosa… Audio
More police officers being threatened with guns - union
More police officers than ever are getting threatened with firearms and tighter regulations are needed, the Police Association says.
More police being threatened with a firearms
The police union says the number of officers being threatened with guns has increased by almost 40 percent in two years. Audio
