Merkel calls for stricter gun control after school shooting

Germany’s chancellor called today for greater government supervision of gun owners after a school shooting last week that killed 15 people.

Merkel calls for stricter gun control after school shooting
Sun, 15 Mar, 2009 - 16:25

Germany’s chancellor called today for greater government supervision of gun owners after a school shooting last week that killed 15 people.

The country’s gun laws were already tightened after a 2002 school shooting in the eastern German city of Erfurt.

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