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Evidence markers are seen on a crime scene after police responded to reports of shots fired near the White House, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
May 24, 2026, 5:03 am
Suspect shot dead after firing near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says
Suspect identified as Nasire Best, law enforcement official says; bystander also struck but unclear if by perpetrator or responding fire from security forces
By AP
This handout photo from a court exhibit released by the NSW Courts as part of the police fact sheet on December 22, 2025, shows a screen grab taken from a video recorded in late October 2025 of future Bondi terrorist Sajid Akram firing a shotgun and moving in a tactical manner in a countryside location, suspected to be in New South Wales. (Handout / NSW Courts / AFP)
December 24, 2025, 8:30 am
Bureaucratic blunder, not security concern, delayed Bondi terrorist’s gun license
State leader says he doesn’t know how Sajid Akram received permit despite son being investigated; Bondi’s Jewish mayor was praised for fight against antisemitism ahead of shooting
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Mourners visit the site of the memorial after the clean up of floral tributes outside the Bondi Pavilion following seven days of mournin gafter the Bondi Beach deadly terror attack targeting a Jewish event in Sydney, December 22, 2025. (Saeed KHAN / AFP)
December 24, 2025, 5:37 am
Australian state lawmakers advance bills curbing guns, protests 10 days after Bondi attack
Reforms capping number of guns one can own and granting authorities power to ban protests for up to 3 months after a terror attack pass upper house of New South Wales parliament
By Laura CHUNG
Mourners visit the site of a memorial outside the Bondi Pavilion after the clean-up of floral tributes following seven days of mourning, a week after the Bondi Beach terror attack targeting a Hanukkah event, in Sydney on December 22, 2025. (Saeed KHAN / AFP)
December 23, 2025, 12:11 pm
After Bondi attack, Australian state to crack down on protests, terror symbols, guns
New South Wales, site of deadly terror shooting targeting Jews, will give police the right to ban demonstrations for up to three months after a terror attack
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Police cordon off an area at Bondi Beach after a deadly terror shooting targeting a Jewish event in Sydney, December 14, 2025. (AP/Mark Baker)
December 17, 2025, 5:00 pm
In Australia, alarm over neglected gun control laws after Bondi Hanukkah terror attack
System put in place after deadly 1996 mass shooting is filled with shortcomings amid lax background checks, removal of 28-day cooling-off period for owners to buy more weapons
By Reuters
This screen grab made from UGC handout video footage courtesy of Timothy Brant-Coles shows two gunmen dressed in black firing multiple shots on a bridge at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14, 2025, in an attack on a Hanukkah event. (Handout / various sources / AFP)
December 15, 2025, 8:45 pm
Australian leaders dodge questions over how Bondi shooter was licensed gun carrier
PM, minister back authorities when asked why older terrorist legally held six guns despite probe of son by domestic intelligence; leaders back strengthening gun control laws
By Michael Horovitz and AP
Police gather on Waterman Street in Providence, Rhode Island, on December 13, 2025, during the investigation of a mass shooting. (AP/Mark Stockwell)
December 14, 2025, 4:45 am
2 killed, several critically hurt in Brown University shooting; person of interest detained
Law enforcement official says shooter used a handgun in attack at Ivy League school in Rhode Island; person of interest is in his 30s, police say
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, JENNIFER McDERMOTT and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads an Otzma Yehudit faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on March 18, 2024 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 25, 2024, 7:02 pm
5 ex-employees of Ben Gvir’s office probed for unlawful issuance of gun permits
Far-right minister says investigation is a further attempt by the attorney general to undermine him, accuses her of conducting ‘a coup against democracy’
By ToI Staff
File - National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks ahead of a faction meeting in the Knesset, March 18, 2024. (Sam Sokol/ Times of Israel)
March 18, 2024, 9:47 pm
Ben Gvir celebrates issuing 100,000 gun licenses since October 7
Minister asserts women were raped and murdered on October 7 ‘because there were not enough weapons,’ saying his office has given out permits to tens of thousands of women
By Sam Sokol
A man fires a pistol at an indoor shooting range during a qualification course in Katzrin in the Golan Heights on January 31, 2023. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
December 30, 2023, 8:30 am
Shocked by Oct. 7 failures, Israelis rush to buy guns, with government encouragement
In the months since the Hamas massacre, there were 6 times as many license requests for handguns as in all of 2022, causing some to worry that untrained people will soon wield them
By Mati Wagner
Members of the emergency squad of Moshav Amuka seen during a drill in Moshav Amuka, northern Israel, November 15, 2023. (David Cohen/Flash90)
November 15, 2023, 6:16 pm
Gun permit requests since October 7 equivalent to number in previous 20 years
Over 236,000 people apply for licenses, as Ben Gvir seeks to arm civilians despite warnings that weapons will be used by criminals
By ToI Staff
Otzma Yehudit party chief Itamar Ben Gvir (L) speaks with his chief of staff Chanamel Dorfman, during a Knesset special committee to discuss his proposed Police Ordinance changes, December 18, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
October 4, 2023, 8:14 pm
Ben Gvir defends aide who was panned for handing pistol to another man
Police minister denies speculation Chanamel Dorfman didn’t report earnings from Four Species kiosk, where he was filmed briefly handing over weapon to a seeming stranger
By ToI Staff
Semi-automatic guns are displayed for sale at Capitol City Arms Supply, in Springfield, Illinois, January 16, 2013. (Seth Perlman/AP)
August 22, 2023, 8:11 pm
Jewish groups back gun restrictions for domestic abusers in US Supreme Court case
Amicus brief led by Jewish Women International includes organizations representing Reform, Conservative and Orthodox rabbis in high-profile test of Second Amendment
By Andrew Lapin
Illustrative: A handgun and bullets. (Somboon Kaeoboonsong; iStock by Getty Images)
June 22, 2023, 8:51 pm
Pregnant Ohio woman shot and killed by her toddler
Laura Ilg shot while 33-weeks pregnant by 2-year-old son who was playing with gun not properly stored
By AFP
Illustrative: Israelis practice shooting handguns at the Olympic Shooting Range in Hertzliya, October 18, 2015. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90/File)
April 30, 2023, 10:05 pm
Ben Gvir moves to ease gun bureaucracy in bid to arm civilians against crime, terror
Recently discharged IDF troops, police officers, firefighters, active reservists will need only health declaration, police approval to carry arms
By ToI Staff
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