firearm

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They want it to focus more on the owners as well as the dogs, with checks like those for firearms certificates.

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Sir Mark also outlined additional security measures being put in place, which include 264 extra police officers being deployed to protect the Jewish community in London, alongside "additional highly visible firearms patrols".

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Although South Korea has strict gun control laws and private ownership is rare, with firearms typically stored at police stations, authorities will temporarily bar civilians from retrieving them.

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South Korea's military has halted all shooting drills involving small firearms - including weapons like rifles or handguns - after a child was struck by a suspected stray bullet at a playground in Daegu city.

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Officer 4 said he was aware that other potential victims were in the hotel and firearms officers were on the floors above him.

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