Posts Tagged ‘weapons’
Is US drone policy illegal and ill-advised?
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Targeted killing by unmanned planes may violate international humanitarian law, a legal expert argues in a recent report. Continue…
Friday, May 24, 2013 13:16 - 1 Comment
Society & Culture - Apr 22, 2013 11:22 - 1 Comment
Doctors make the call about gun permits
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — New protocols and policies are needed to help physicians assess a patient’s physical or mental competency to carry a concealed weapon, say experts. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 13, 2013 13:48 - 0 Comments
Use retailers to curb illegal gun sales
UC DAVIS (US) — Retailers take a dim view of their colleagues who buy or sell guns illegally—regardless of whether they are actively breaking the law or simply looking the other way. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 20, 2012 16:04 - 0 Comments
Spears with stone tips used 500,000 years ago
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Human ancestors used stone-tipped weapons for hunting 500,000 years ago, about 200,000 years earlier than previously thought. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 31, 2012 11:47 - 0 Comments
For better body armor, let tiny bullets fly
RICE (US) — Researchers are firing microscale ammo in an effort to identify materials that can offer better protection to soldiers, aircrafts, and satellites. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 11, 2012 13:58 - 4 Comments
Gun sellers: Criminals buy arms too easily
UC DAVIS (US) — A new survey reveals that 54.9 percent of US firearms dealers and pawnbrokers believe it’s too easy for criminals to get guns in America. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 26, 2011 11:29 - 7 Comments
Traffickers exploit state laws to move guns
BROWN (US) — Gun traffickers take advantage of the differences in firearm laws by moving illegal guns from states with weak laws into states with stricter ones, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 20, 2011 12:34 - 0 Comments
Detect roadside bombs with laser
MICHIGAN STATE U. (US) — Researchers have developed a laser that could detect roadside bombs—the deadliest enemy weapon encountered in Iraq and Afghanistan. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 19, 2010 11:54 - 0 Comments
‘Zero tolerance’ fails to reduce fear
MICHIGAN STATE (US)—Efforts to address gun violence in schools by establishing zero-tolerance policies have failed to make students feel safe, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology, Society & Culture - Jul 22, 2009 5:00 - 1 Comment
Neandertal likely killed by human-made weapon
DUKE (US)—The wound that ultimately killed a Neandertal man between 50,000 and 75,000 years ago was most likely caused by a thrown spear, the kind modern humans used but Neandertals did not, according to new research. (more…)
