Austria Gun Laws Debate

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Shooting sparks debate about gun laws in Austria

After an initial phase of shock and grief following the shooting rampage at a school in Graz, a debate about Austria's relatively liberal gun laws is now underway. So far, the Communists and the Greens have spoken out in favor of tightening the law,

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Austria's gun laws come under scrutiny after shooter at Graz school kills 10

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It's easy to get a gun in Austria, but will the Graz shooting bring change?

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Austrian Neighbours of School Shooter Recall Withdrawn Young Man

Authorities have so far given virtually no details about the 21-year-old Austrian media have referred to as Arthur A., other than that he was Austrian and failed to complete his studies at the Dreiers...

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Suspect in Austrian School Shooting Was a Loner Rejected by Army, Officials Say

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Austria mourns 10 killed in school shooting with minute of silence

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Austria falls silent for a minute as questions remain about the motive for a deadly school shooting

Investigators found a farewell letter and a non-functional pipe bomb when they searched the home of a man who opened fire at his former school in Austria, killing 10 people and taking his own life, po...

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Austria Has Lots of Guns, Little Gun Violence, and New Questions

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Austria mourns 10 victims of 'abominable' school shooting

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Why Austria Has Some of the Most Relaxed Gun Ownership Laws in Europe

Austria ranks among the highest in Europe for civilian gun ownership, with approximately 30 guns per 100 residents, according to the 2017 Small Arms Survey, a Geneva research group. While countries such as Cyprus, Finland, and Iceland report slightly higher rates, Austria remains an outlier in the continent.

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'Complete shock': Residents of Graz in anguish after school attack: Reporter's notebook

"I think the first thing is shock, to be honest. I think you can't react the other way. I think everyone in the school is in complete shock," said 24-year-old student Helene Parr, who knows people at the BORG Dreierschützengasse school, where the mass shooting took place.