The government announced proposals to make it harder to buy a firearm after a gunman killed nine students and a teacher.
Category: School Shootings and Armed Attacks
Picture Begins to Emerge of Gunman Who Killed 10 at Austrian School
Officials were investigating how an apparently troubled man had passed the psychological test required to buy firearms.
Austria Has Lots of Guns, Little Gun Violence, and New Questions
The deadliest school shooting in the nation’s recent history has prompted some gun enthusiasts to worry about the prospect of stricter ownership laws.
Austria Mourns After a Deadly School Shooting
A former student killed 10 people and then himself in a mass shooting on Tuesday, the police said. It was one of the worst such attacks in Europe in the past decade.
French Student Is Arrested After Teaching Assistant Is Stabbed to Death
A 14-year-old student was arrested after the stabbing, which happened during a bag search that had been set up as part of an effort to address concerns about increased violence in schools.
At Least 10 Dead After Austria School Shooting, Police Say
The victims’ names and ages have not been released. The police said the gunman also died, in an apparent suicide. The attack in the city of Graz is among the worst school shootings in Europe in years.
Graz, Austria, School Shooting: What to Know
Several people have been killed in a mass shooting at a high school in Graz, the country’s second-largest city, police said.
Several Killed in Shooting at Austrian High School, Public Media Reports
The authorities in Graz were trying to clarify the situation on the ground and coordinate a response. The Interior Minister confirmed several deaths, public media reported.
