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Baldwin charges spur debate on responsibility for guns on set
New York Times, Published on 20/01/2023
» The prosecutors in New Mexico who made the decision to charge actor Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the “Rust” movie set said Thursday that he bore responsibility for ensuring that the gun he was handed did not contain live rounds.
'Umpire' crosses line, dare backfires, drunk takes scenic route
News, Mae Moo, Published on 15/01/2023
» A Bangkok man who liked muscling into his friends' disputes was shot dead for his troubles after intervening in a row set off by a love triangle.
Revolver riddle, random temple attack, genital savagery
News, Mae Moo, Published on 08/01/2023
» A Bangkok mother says her 16-year-old son may have been murdered rather than falling victim to a game of Russian roulette as his teen mates claim.
Man arrested for making, selling guns online
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 28/12/2022
» CHON BURI: Police on Tuesday night raided a house in Sattahip district and arrested a man on charges of illegally making guns and selling them online.
Guilty of fraud, Argentina's Kirchner banned from holding public office
AFP, Published on 07/12/2022
» BUENOS AIRES - An Argentine court on Tuesday found former president Cristina Kirchner guilty of corruption, sentencing her to six years in jail and banning her from holding public office for life in a move likely to infuriate her fervent supporters.
Defendant slams security at Brussels attacks trial
AFP, Published on 05/12/2022
» BRUSSELS - A defendant on trial over the 2016 bombings in Brussels on Monday charged in court that the suspects were being "humiliated" by draconian security measures and threatened to remain silent unless conditions improved.
'It's not over': Iranian Kurds in Iraq in Tehran's crosshairs
AFP, Published on 28/11/2022
» KOYSINJAQ (IRAQ) - The roof is caved in, a wall has exploded and broken glass litters the floor at a base of the exiled Kurdish-Iranian opposition in mountainous northern Iraq.
Alec Baldwin files cross-complaint in fatal movie-set shooting
AFP, Published on 13/11/2022
» LOS ANGELES - American actor Alec Baldwin has filed a lawsuit against four people involved in the Western film "Rust," saying they were negligent in providing him with a gun that discharged, killing the movie's cinematographer.
One More Thing?
News, Postbag, Published on 20/10/2022
» Re: "Call of duty", (PostBag, Oct 12) and "Cops' firearms policy under review", (BP, Oct 8).
Gun loopholes need plugging
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/10/2022
» The government appears to be serious about controlling gun ownership and cracking down on illicit drug trafficking in the aftermath of the recent massacre at a childcare centre in Nong Bua Lam Phu province, where a total of 36 people, mostly pre-school children, were killed by a former police officer. The measures prescribed last week following a cabinet meeting attended by related ministries, however, regrettably left one crucial element off the table -- the major source of the guns on sale on the market.