33 shot dead at Virginia Tech University (US)
A gunman shot and killed 32 people at the Virginia Tech university (US) on 16 April. He then committed suicide by shooting himself. A further 29 people are reported to have been injured in the attack.
At least 263 children and 235 adults have been killed since 1996 in school shootings around the world. In the US, at least 110 people have died in school shootings since 1996, and 164 have been injured.
Click here to read the statement from New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, a US member of IANSA.
There is no information yet on how the shooter obtained his weapon, or what type of gun it was. But according to the Brady Campaign, assault weapons can be legally purchased within Virginia state, and there is no waiting period for buying a gun, so that depressed or suicidal people can obtain a gun immediately. There is no requirement for guns to be registered, and while details of sales from gun shops are kept by the police, this is not required when a firearm is sold at a gun show.
In many ways, gun violence and resultant regulation is a woman's issue in ways that are evident to all cultures. This is a reporting of agency to promote the regulation of guns and dedicated to the reduction of gun violence and crime.
