Austria plans stricter gun laws following deadly school shooting - 10 people were shot dead by a lone gunman in one of the worst outbreaks of violence in Austria’s modern history

The Austrian government has outlined plans to tighten gun laws in response to the deadly school shooting in the country's second-largest city of Graz. Chancellor Christian Stocker said on Wednesday the minimum age for the purchase certain types of firearms will be raised from 21 to 25 years,

Investigators say a former student who killed nine students and a teacher in Austria a week ago and then took his own life had become fascinated with school shootings in recent years.