New York Times urges tougher laws on firearms
The leading American daily newspaper, The New York Times, has in a rare move, called for outlawing the kinds of rifles used in the recent California shooting that left over a dozen people dead.
The newspaper's editorial on Saturday comes three days after 14 people lost their lives when Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, a married couple, carried out the deadly shooting in San Bernardino with legally-purchased, .223 caliber assault-style rifles.
The assailants were killed in a shootout with police after the attack during a holiday party at a social services agency.
FBI officials have said they are now investigating the shooting as an "act of terrorism" following reports that the couple were sympathetic to the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group.
The couple also had semi-automatic pistols.
"Certain kinds of weapons, like the slightly modified combat rifles used in California, and certain kinds of ammunition, must be outlawed for civilian ownership," the New York Times editorial said.
The editorial went on to argue that an act to outlaw such weapons would "require Americans who own those kinds of weapons to give them up for the good of their fellow citizens."
This is while President Barack Obama has also called for legislation to make it harder for criminals to get guns.
But Republicans in Congress have mounted heavy opposition to gun control measures.
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