With Austria still reeling from this week's deadly school shooting that killed 10 people, a debate is now raging over the Alpine country's gun laws. The unprecedented case of deadly gun violence stunned the country of almost 9.

Not long afterwards in south-east Austria, a 21-year-old who had dropped out of school three years earlier, walked into Dreierschützengasse high school in Graz at 09:43, and shot dead nine students and a teacher with a Glock 19 handgun and a sawn-off shotgun.

A deadly school shooting in Graz has pushed Austria’s gun laws— and its quiet gun culture — into the national spotlight.

A debate about gun laws in Austria is gathering pace after a 21-year-old former student killed 10 in a shooting at a school in Graz on Tuesday. View on euronews

GRAZ, Austria — A 21-year-old former student ... The shooting has triggered a debate about the country’s gun laws, which are among the more liberal in the European Union.

The Graz school shooter legally obtained two weapons despite being rejected for military service due to mental health concerns, Austrian authorities revealed.

Authorities in Austria are investigating a school shooting by a 21-year-old gunman that left 10 dead, before the perpetrator took his own life in Graz. The nation observed a minute's silence as details of the tragedy emerged,

As Austria observed three days national mourning, investigators said they found a non-functional pipe bomb and a farewell letter at the shooter's house.