Guns: killing or saving? America's gun problem

 He pulled out a handgun and began firing  What happened: Just after 5:30 p.m. on Friday, a 40-year-old white man named Scott Beierle entered Hot Yoga Tallahassee, a yoga studio on the second floor of a shopping centre in Tallahassee’s Glendale neighbourhood. An evening yoga class had just begun, and Beierle, who was carrying a black bag, first posed as a customer. Then, without warning, he pulled out a handgun and began firing on the dozen or so people inside the studio. The gunman shot six women, killing two, and pistol-whipped a male yoga student. Beierle shot one of the women six times. Who were the victims? Two women were killed in the attack:  Dr. Nancy Van Vessem , 61, and  Maura Binkley , 21. Who was the shooter? Scott Paul Beierle, 40, was a substitute middle school teacher, Florida State University graduate, and Army veteran. Beierle had a history of arrests for grabbing women, according to Leon County court re...

The legal basis for firearm possession in the US is enshrined in the Second Amendment of the Constitution. But how are guns regulated? DW looks at who can buy and sell them — and how one loophole undermines gun control. Gun control is one of the most divisive issues in American politics. With each mass shooting — defined as four or more victims having been killed indiscriminately — antagonism grows between both sides of the gun control argument. Proponents of stricter gun regulations fear for their safety in a country where there is an average of 88 guns per 100 people, according to the 2011 Small Arms Survey. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence estimates that around 114,994 people are shot each year in the US. This includes murders, assaults, accidents, police intervention, suicide attempts and suicides. Opponents of regulatory arguments, however, also fear a loss of safety. They argue that restricting the right to bear arms would leave ...