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Editorial: If gun control won't work, at least take away gun makers' liability protection

With more than 300 million firearms in Americans’ hands — enough for every man, woman and child to have one — it does no good anymore to rant and rave about gun control. The National Rifle Association owns enough members of Congress to block meaningful measures and is no doubt…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A Latino-on-Latino mass shooting. What now?

When I heard that a gunman had killed multiple schoolchildren in a predominantly Latino town in Texas, I immediately thought: white supremacist.

Los Angeles Times

NRA opens gun convention in Texas days after deadly school shooting

Former US President Donald Trump and other leading Republicans will be among speakers at the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual convention, which begins in Texas on Friday.

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Schoolgirl found and killed by Texas shooter after 'cops said to shout for help'

As Salvador Ramos opened fire at Robb Elementary school, a boy claims cops who were able to finally enter the building told hiding students to shout so they could locate them.

Daily Record

Police Face Questions over Their Response to Texas School Massacre

The gunman in the Texas school massacre barged unchallenged through an unlocked door, then killed 19 children and two teachers while holed up in their classroom for an hour before a tactical team stormed in and killed him, police said on Thursday. The latest official details from the Texas Department…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How lawmakers in thrall to the NRA stifle gun safety laws

Powerful lobbying groups spent nearly $5m last year to expand gun rights while limiting curbs on who can have a firearm and how they can carry it

The Guardian - US

Ted Cruz walks away from a reporter who asked why the U.S. has so many mass shootings

"Is this the moment to reform gun laws?" British reporter Mark Stone from Sky News asked the U.S. senator.

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‘These are innocent babies’: grief, loss and love as Uvalde struggles under a heavy cloud

The Texas school killings have touched nearly everyone in the small town, from friends and neighbors to shopkeepers and coaches

The Guardian - US

NRA opens gun convention in Texas after school massacre

The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to “reflect on” — and deflect any blame for — the deadly shooting earlier this week of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in…

The Independent UK

Shooter warning signs get lost in sea of social media posts

The 18-year-old man who slaughtered 19 children and two teachers in Texas left a digital trail that hinted at what was to come

The Independent UK

Texas governor Greg Abbott to skip NRA convention and visit Uvalde instead amid pressure over pro-guns stance

National Rifle Association’s spokesperson says governor will pre-record message

The Independent UK

Senators talk expanded gun background checks, red flag laws

A bipartisan group of senators is considering how Congress should respond to the horrific shooting of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas

The Independent UK

Michael Jackson's son shares father's moving message in wake of Texas school massacre

Michael Jackson's son Prince has has shared a moving video message in the wake of the Texas school massacre recorded by his late father in 2001

Daily Mirror

Uvalde residents raise funds for massacre victims the old-fashioned way

UVALDE, Texas — Under a beating Texan sun, Guadalupe Salazar marveled at the family and friends all around her cooking chicken and burgers on a flaming grill, pouring cups of homemade lemonade and soaping down pickups as part of a pop-up “car wash and plate sale” near the heart of…

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The Independent UK

Texas shooting – latest: Officials read harrowing 911 calls from massacre

Law enforcement admit ‘mistake’ after initially claiming gunman was ‘barricaded’ despite the active shooter threat

Tribune News Service

Texas Gov. Abbott going to Uvalde — not NRA — on Friday

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott is returning to Uvalde on Friday, and will skip the National Rifle Association convention in Houston.

WEKU

Brokenhearted husband dies after his wife is killed in Texas school shooting

Joe Garcia had dropped off flowers at his wife's memorial on Thursday, The New York Times reported. He "pretty much just fell over" after returning home and died of a heart attack, his nephew said.

Tribune News Service

The meetings go on for the NRA, and guns are allowed, but not during Trump’s appearance

WASHINGTON — After at least 21 people, 19 of them children, were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, the National Rifle Association said its deepest sympathies were with the families and victims “involved in this horrific and evil crime.”

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Houston mayor says NRA should cancel convention this weekend

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the National Rifle Association should postpone its convention in the city this weekend out of respect for the victims of the nation’s second deadliest school shooting this week in Uvalde, Texas.

The Guardian - AU

Netflix adds warning to Stranger Things episode after Texas shooting

Netflix spokesperson says season four’s ‘opening scene is very graphic’, which will include warning of violence towards children when it launches on Friday

Daily Mirror

Texas schoolgirl shot when gunman heard her yelling for help 'after police told her to'

A 10-year-old killed in the Texas school massacre was shot when Salvador Ramos heard her "yell for help" after she was encouraged to do so by police officers, a surviving classmate claims

Sports Illustrated

Yankees, Rays Speak Out Against Gun Violence After Texas Shooting

The Yankees and Rays pledged to refrain from posting game content on Thursday, instead sharing facts about gun violence.

Tribune News Service

The world’s top-ranked golfer, Scottie Scheffler, is off to a promising start at Colonial

FORT WORTH, Texas — Scottie Scheffler wasn’t officially in the field for the Charles Schwab Challenge until last week. He committed on Friday, the same day he missed the cut at the PGA Championship.

USA Today Sports Media Group

NCAA Men’s Golf Championship: Staff picks and preview of what to watch for at Grayhawk Golf Club

Everything you need to know for the men's NCAA Championship.

The Independent UK

Texas shooter Salvador Ramos was armed with up to 660 bullets

Gunman may have brought total of 660 bullets to Texas school

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