Handgun News and Policy

11+ hour, 39+ min ago (342+ words) Sydney Sixers players were given special access to their phones just before Sunday's BBL clash in Perth after Bondi Beach became the epicentre of a mass shooting. Police say at least 12 people were killed after two gunmen opened fire at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday evening. One gunman was killed, while the other has been taken into custody. Under Cricket Australia's strict Anti-Corruption rules, players are forced to surrender their phones or have them locked away after arriving at the venue for a match. But in the wake of the tragic events at Bondi Beach, Sixers players were given permission to use their phones in order to check on family and friends. None of the Sixers players were directly affected and the team all took the field for Sunday's rain-delayed match, which the Scorchers won by five wickets with…...

17+ hour, 12+ min ago (416+ words) Srijal Upadhyay is an Trainee at Cricket Country, covering international cricket, domestic tournaments, and major T20 leagues. Passionate about sports journalism, he focuses on delivering accurate, engaging, and timely cricket stories. Srijal is currently pursuing his master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. Bondi Beach shooting: More than 10 people, including two police officers, have been killed in a mass shooting in Sydney, Australia. Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan narrowly escaped the attack and recounted the terrifying experience on social media. Michael Vaughan wrote on X (formerly Twitter): "Being locked in a restaurant in Bondi was scary" Now home safe .. but thanks so much to the emergency services and the guy who confronted the terrorist .. thoughts with all who have been affected." The incident occurred around 6:30-6:45 pm local time during the first day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights. Eyewitnesses…...

18+ hour, 18+ min ago (346+ words) BANGKOK, Dec 14 " National shooting veteran Johnathan Wong defended the men's 10 metres (m) air pistol gold medal at the 2025 Thailand SEA Games here today. In the final at the Sports Authority of Thailand Shooting Range, the composure and consistency displayed by Johnathan enabled the national Olympian to amass a total of 237.8 points, repeating his gold medal success at the 2021 edition in Vietnam. The silver medal went to Filipino shooter Michael Angelo Fernandes with 236.1 points, while Indonesia's Sulthanul Aulia Maruf claimed bronze with 231.1 points. Johnathan said that despite being satisfied with the achievement, his priority was to continue motivating and inspiring his teammates as well as the entire national contingent still competing in the biennial Games. "For me, it doesn't matter whether I defended the title or not. What I'm most grateful for is being able to enjoy the competition and come away…...

22+ hour, 11+ min ago (322+ words) LOS ANGELES " USC women's basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb shared strong feelings regarding the school shooting that occurred at Brown University on Saturday. "The college football cycle has been in the news a million times and are we going to report about this? It's the guns," Gottlieb told reporters at the start of the postgame press conference that followed USC's game against UConn. "We're the only country that lives this way. Parents should not have to worry about their kids." Gottlieb is a 1999 graduate of Brown, where she played basketball and served as a student assistant coach for the team in her senior season. As of 6 p.m., Saturday, at least two people were killed and eight were critically wounded at the Providence, Rhode Island Ivy League research university. Authorities were still searching for the active shooter, according to reports. Students were…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago (14+ words) Raiza Dhillon sweeps women's skeet titles on opening finals day of the 68th NSCC...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago (323+ words) New Delhi, Dec 13 (PTI) Paris Olympian Raiza Dhillon gave a commanding performance on way to clinching the skeet gold in both women's senior and junior categories in the National Shooting Championship here Saturday. The 21-year-old shot 56 in the women's final to secure the top-podium place ahead of Yashasvi Rathore, who settled for silver with 55. Fellow Olympian Ganemat Shekhon finished third after shooting down 45 targets. Darshna Rathore (36), Risham Kaur Guron (27) and Vanshika Tiwari (18) finished fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. Earlier in the the qualification round, Yashavi topped the standings with 118 hits while Raiza and Ganemat shot 116 each, with the former finishing second on a shoot-off score of plus-5, while Ganemat was placed third at plus-4. Darshna Rathore finished fourth with 115, while Risham Kaur Guron and Vanshika Tiwari followed closely with 114 apiece, their positions decided on shoot-off scores. In the women's team…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago (529+ words) With the tension of a newly accelerated finals format, the U.S. shotgun team didn't just show up at the 2025 ISSF World Cup Final in Doha, Qatar, on December 4-9. They took over. Six medals, two electrifying golds and a grip on the leaderboard made the Americans the unmistakable headline of the week. Christian Elliott lit the spark with a men's skeet performance for the ages. Sneaking into the final in eighth place, he shot like a man who'd been waiting years for the moment to click. He tore through all 36 targets without a single miss, edging past Olympic gold medalist Vincent Hancock and fellow American Dustan Taylor to complete an all-USA podium. Hancock, who fired a perfect 125 in men's skeet qualification, stayed hot enough to grab his seventh ISSF World Cup Final silver in eight appearances with 35 targets. Taylor, steady and unshakably…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago (117+ words) The International Shooting Sports Federation awarded Sgt. Samantha Simonton of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit the 2025 Women's Shotgun Athlete of the Year title during the World Cup Opening Ceremony in Doha, Qatar December 5.[Soldier Awarded International Athlete of the Year in Women's Shotgun] Soldier Awarded International Athlete of the Year in Women's Shotgun Story by Lt. Col. Michelle Lunato/rss/personnel/1044704 U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit /search/unit/USA-MU /rss/unit/1750 The International Shooting Sports Federation awarded Sgt. Samantha Simonton of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit the 2025 Women's Shotgun Athlete of the Year title during the World Cup Opening Ceremony in Doha, Qatar December 5....

3+ day, 13+ hour ago (1069+ words) COLO SPRGS, CO (Dec 11, 2025) " USA Shooting has named its 2026 Shotgun National Teams following the 2025 Shotgun Fall Selection Match in Tucson, Arizona. The match featured the country's top skeet and trap athletes competing through multi-round qualification and ISSF-format finals, with both roster positions and open-division medals at stake. Across all events, athletes navigated constantly changing desert conditions, close finals, and several dramatic shoot-offs. The Tucson match showcased the strength of emerging talent, with multiple juniors breaking through onto both open and junior rosters. This selection match served as a key benchmark for the first half of the 2026 international competition season. Open Division Results & Key Match Notes Sam Simonton- 244, Dania Vizzi- 242, Gracie Hensley- 238, Fourth-place tie: Julia Nelson, Kim Rhode, Madeline Corbin- 236 Gold: Julia Nelson- 236/250 qual., 56 targets in final, won in shoot-off Silver: Kim Rhode- 236/250 qual., 56 targets in final, runner-up in shoot-off Bronze:…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago (179+ words) Hyderabad:Aditya Mehta Foundation (AMF) informed that its athletes won two gold and four silver in the sixth National Para Shooting championship in Delhi. The 18-year-old Banoth Pavani, the youngest Para-Air rifle shooter from Telangana to stand on the national stage this year, showcased outstanding grit and promise by securing three silver medals, even while competing with seniors in the 10m air rifle standing junior, mixed junior and mixed categories. Khushbu, a 15-year-old from Uttar Pradesh, won two gold in the 10m air rifle standing juniors and junior mixed categories and a silver in the mixed category. "Both athletes are rapidly rising talents in para sports air rifle shooting and are currently preparing for major international events, including the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and the 2028 Paralympics. Their early success at such a young age reflects their strong future in Para Sports " Air…...