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SINGAPORE, June 2 (Xinhua) -- The Singapore purchasing managers index (PMI), an early indicator of manufacturing activity, edged up 0.1 points from the previous

Calling for upping the minimum age of purchasing guns, others want to arm teachers. what changes will you be pushing for? >> i was hesitant at first to weigh in on these measures. but as one of the leaders of our community, it is incumbent upon me and other leaders to speak up about the minimum age. why 18. why can any 18 year old go and purchase a semi automatic weapon. i decided to speak up, to take a stand on this, because i have grandchildren, i have grandchildren that are at our public scho...

>> are we talking about changing the age of adulthood in the united states? >> just on purchasing, just lets say from 18 to 21. just for ar-15 style, you know, semiautomatic rifles, long guns. >> people can join the military, were talking about the age can people become police officers at what point does a womans right to defend herself have an age limit. you know, when i was mayor of the city of irving, i had gotten desperate. im a single mom of two kids. and i really appreciate the ability of ...

HANOI, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The growth of the Vietnamese manufacturing sector accelerated during May thanks to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the S&P Gl

The numbers are driven, that shooting deaths are driven mainly by handguns, as you said. at the same time, we have situations, whether its in parkland or whether its in uvalde or whether it is in buffalo, where a good man with a gun or good woman with a gun is not enough to stop an 18-year-old kid thats carrying a weapon that was designed specifically for war. talk about your attitude, talk about law enforcement officers attitude toward ar-15s and these weapons that were designed for war. i know...

Someone ever even purchases a weapon or moves from purchasing to action? >> well, you know, we know from -- unfortunately because people have been studying school shootings for a long time, the fbi in particular theres something called leakage. anybody involved in a school shooting usually tells peers or something, maybe family members and complete strangers, we saw that in the texas case to some degree, but it didnt rise to the level of attracting attention from law enforcement. in the buffalo ...

Said by both trump and cruz was the only thing they believe stops a bad guy is a good guy with a gun. i mention that not to have you debunk it, everybody with common sense know is that its been debunked many times over, the phrase is nearly a decade old right now, and its totally ingrained in the pro gun culture in america. and crowds went wild when cruz and trump said it. how do we fight that deeply held belief? >> you know, ayman, the brings me back to leadership the leaders in this country fr...

Said by post senator trump intent cruz was the only thing they believe stops a bad guy is a good guy with a gun. i mention that not to have you debunk it, everybody with common sense know is that its been debunked many times over, the phrase is nearly a decade old right now, and its totally ingrained in the pro gun culture in america. and crowds went wild when cruising trump said it. how do we fight that deeply held belief? >> you know, amen, the springs we back to leadership the leaders in this...

Alliance has been questioned amongst some members, when president erdogan went ahead with purchasing russian made s—400 missile systems in 2017, and turkey is also going through an economy crisis and needs investment more than ever from every circle, including western countries. erdogan has an election coming up, in just over a years time. is he going to win that? i think the pro—kurdish vote will be key. if pro—kurdish party decides to support the opposition alliance, then its going to be...

Least 48, 49 members of that party, perhaps 50 members of that party, the united states senate, refuse to pass or endorse legislation that would prevent an 18-year-old purchasing an assault weapon. >> whats the alternative? yes, theres a political impasse. we can bemoan that or move forward. we can put in place extremist orders and background checks like the retired police chief was talking about, but we have to change the community. we have to work with firearm owners and non firearm owners to ...