New measures to tackle gun crime
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Tony Blair plans urgent measures to tackle gun crime and target gangs after a run of fatal shootings in UK cities.
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New measures to track the movements of sex offenders across borders are to be introduced.
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Policy to be implemented this month aims to protect children from violence and sexual content
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The number of firearms offences in England and Wales has risen in the last year, according to Home Office figures released on Thursday.
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A government strategy to move public perception of crime into line with falling figures is due to be launched.
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Mayor Bloomberg spoke in favor of a bill that would allow the Justice Department to prevent gun purchases from people on the federal government's terror watch lists. The National Rifle Association opposes the measure.
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A city councilor is proposing stiffer penalties for crimes committed around Boston sports events, in a measure aimed at deterring game-related violence and vandalism.
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CAPITOL HILL Despite a warning from the police chief in Washington DC about a &quot;tidal wave&quot; of weapons, the House has voted to lift a ban on handguns in the nation&#39;s capital.
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People who sell drugs near schools or use children to aid them could get tougher  sentences under a new law.
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Japanese media called for tighter gun-control laws on Sunday following a deadly shooting at a sports club, which sent shockwaves through the country in which gun crimes are emerging.
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LONDON: The British government announced yesterday a range of new measures to fight global terrorism and organised crime, as Queen Elizabeth set out its new lawmaking agenda.
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LONDON, Feb. 18 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Sunday that he wanted to lower to 17 the age at which a mandatory five-year sentence could be imposed for illegally possessing a gun. The announcement followed the shooting deaths of three teenagers.
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The mother of a teenager shot dead earlier this year, calls on the government to do more to tackle gun crime.
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The British government will introduce new laws to fight crime, terror and drugs in the run up to the next general election. The legislative programme outlined in the Queen&#39;s speech includes plans to introduce
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The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved new legislation drafted after the mid-April shooting rampage at Virginia Tech University that tightens background checks for potential gun owners.
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LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair's government yesterday proposed sweeping new powers to tackle terrorism, including electronic tagging, curfews, and house arrest for terror suspects without trial. The measures provoked swift dissent from civil libertarians and opposition politicians.
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Tighter security measures designed to stop suspected terrorists, sexual predators and other types of criminals at the nation's borders will begin next month, federal officials announced Thursday.