A petition calling for TV host Piers Morgan to be deported from the US following his outspoken comments on gun control has attracted more than 31,000 signatures.

The head of an American firearms lobbying group has said the shooting at a cinema in Denver, Colorado is an opportunity to “loosen up gun laws”.

THE massacre at Virginia Tech has ignited fresh talk in the new Democratic-led US Congress to tighten gun laws but it is doubtful enough lawmakers will tackle the politically charged issue.