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Abbott says raising the age to buy an assault-style rifle is “unconstitutional” based on recent court rulings

The gunman in Uvalde bought two AR-15-style rifles days after he turned 18, the legal purchasing age in Texas, and used the weapons to kill 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary.

The Texas Tribune

Police officers involved in disastrous Uvalde shooting response could return to school, parents learn

Some residents left frustrated at lack of answers

The Independent UK

AP, other news outlets sue Uvalde officials for records

The Associated Press and other news organizations are suing officials in Uvalde, Texas, after months of refusal to publicly release records related to the May massacre at Robb Elementary School

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Uvalde residents question the school district’s new safety plans for first school year since mass shooting

Uvalde trustees are unsure if officers who will provide school security this year were part of the delayed response to the shooting at Robb Elementary.

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The Texas Tribune and other newsrooms sue to force Uvalde officials to release shooting records

The Tribune and other news organizations also previously filed suit against the Department of Public Safety over its refusal to release records related to the school shooting.

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Uvalde Vive

The typically quiet town of 15,000 knew another uprising a half-century ago.

Texas Observer

Uvalde families protest outside Greg Abbott’s house calling to raise minimum age to buy AR-15

Gunman Salvador Ramos legally purchased the firearm used in the massacre as soon as he turned 18 – thanks to Texas’ lax gun laws

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Families of the Uvalde shooting victims denounce Gov. Greg Abbott’s inaction on gun reform

The governor has made a vocal enemy in the families of Robb Elementary shooting victims. They are demanding a special legislative session to reach a compromise on the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic rifles.

The Texas Tribune

Three Months After Uvalde Tragedy, Hundreds Demand Increase in Assault Weapon Age Limit (Photos)

“Our children's lives depend on common-sense laws that the vast majority of Texans desperately want,” declared the father of one victim.

Texas Observer

Federal judge strikes down Texas handgun age restriction

A federal judge has struck down one of Texas’ few remaining firearm restrictions, finding a law that barred adults under the age of 21 from carrying a handgun was unconstitutional

The Independent UK

As his district gets redder, Uvalde’s Republican congressman faces heat for votes on guns and gay marriage

Gonzales broke with his party to support sweeping gun safety legislation that passed after the city’s tragedy. He drew backlash from GOP activists again after he voted to protect same-sex marriage.

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde parents and advocates will rally in Austin to up the age for AR-15 purchases

Gun safety advocates in Texas are demanding that Gov. Greg Abbott raise the age for purchasing AR-15-style rifles from 18 to 21. Abbott could put the issue to a vote by calling a special session.

WEKU

“We’re not done”: Uvalde residents say the fight for accountability won’t stop with Pete Arredondo’s firing

Some parents and community members are calling for more school district employees to be fired and for the state to raise the minimum age for buying an assault rifle.

The Texas Tribune

Broken trust still felt in Uvalde as school year approaches

The firing of Uvalde's embattled school police chief hasn't satisfied or reassured many Uvalde residents as a new school year approaches

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Salon

Fired Uvalde chief plays the victim

Arredondo "respectfully requests the Board immediately reinstate him, with all backpay and benefits"

The Independent UK

Billboards warn Californians not to move to Texas with grim message: ‘The Texas miracle died in Uvalde’

Mystery surrounds who erected the controversial billboards

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Uvalde police chief fired for school shooting response

Pete Arredondo defends law enforcement response to attack that left 21 dead. Plus, Missouri school district to reinstate corporal punishment

The Texas Tribune

College-bound Uvalde students grapple with leaving a hometown in mourning

The students worry how the tragedy will define them in their new environments and struggle with guilt about the people they’re leaving behind.

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Evening Standard

Uvalde police chief fired for botched response to school shooting

Pete Arredondo has taken the brunt of the criticism for how local police officers handled the incident on May 24

France 24

Uvalde, Texas school board sacks police chief after mass shooting

The Uvalde school district fired police chief Pete Arredondo on Wednesday under mounting pressure in the grieving Texas town to punish officers over letting a gunman at Robb Elementary School remain in a fourth-grade classroom for more than an hour with an AR-15 style rifle as 19 children and two…

Wales Online

Uvalde school board fires police chief over response to mass shooting

Chief Pete Arredondo is the first officer dismissed over the police response to the May 24 tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas

The Independent UK

School police didn’t stop Parkland or Uvalde shootings, and often discriminate against students. Why did Biden give them $300m?

Campus police officers are often cited as an effective tool against gun violence. But the data shows they do little to stop school shootings — and often discriminate against students of colour. Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Uvalde police chief fired months after overseeing disastrous response to school massacre

State officials called Pete Arrendondo’s leadership during shooting an ‘abject failure’

WEKU

Uvalde school police chief fired 3 months after botched response to school shooting

Families of the 21 victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary had been demanding Arredondo be fired since details became clear of the law enforcement failures that day.

Axios

Uvalde school board fires police chief Pete Arredondo over mass shooting

Pete Arredondo was seen as the "incident commander" overseeing law enforcement's response to the shooting.

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