Debate on gun control in US intensifies

Ohio's Governor has proposed a "red flag" law that would allow authorities to take guns away from people who may harm themselves or others, after a mass shooting in Dayton killed nine people on Sunday. President Donald Trump's planned visit to Dayton and El Paso, where 22 were killed in a separate mass shooting that weekend, comes as Democrats accuse him of stoking racial divisions.

Tighe Barry, a Code Pink protester, takes part in the "Rally against White Supremacy" near the White House on August 6, 2019. Source: AAP / Michael Nigro