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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

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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.

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“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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Fired Uvalde chief plays the victim

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

Salon

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 Independent 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 Guardian - UK

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.

The Texas Tribune

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

Evening Standard

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…

France 24

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

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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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Uvalde school board votes unanimously to fire Police Chief Pete Arredondo after Robb Elementary School massacre in Texas

Chief Pete Arredondo refused to attend the meeting where the school board voted to terminate his employment, citing concerns for his own safety.

The Independent UK

Uvalde police chief accuses board of ‘lynching’ as he faces firing over police response ‘failure’ in shooting

School police chief has been on leave since June

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde school board fires Chief Pete Arredondo over shooting response, after he calls vote a “public lynching”

Uvalde school officials have faced mounting pressure to fire Arredondo, who received much of the blame for the delay in confronting the shooter during the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary.

Tribune News Service

‘Texas miracle died in Uvalde’: Billboards warn Californians not to move to Texas

New billboards around California point to the Uvalde school shooting to warn residents from moving to Texas. But who is behind the billboards is a mystery.

The Independent UK

Uvalde shooter’s body left in morgue for almost a month as funeral homes refused to take it

Mass killer was finally cremated more than 80 miles away around a month after he slaughtered 21 innocent victims at Robb Elementary School

Tribune News Service

How Uvalde tragedy is affecting some Texas high school football games, stadium security

DALLAS — As Midlothian ISD began gearing up for the start of the school year and high school football season, athletic director Todd York decided it was time for a change.

Daily Mirror

Uvalde shooter lay in morgue for a month as funeral homes refused to take killer's body

Funeral homes in Uvalde refused to take the body of school shooter Salvador Ramos, who killed 19 children and two teachers, so his remains were held in a morgue for a month

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