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Biden’s plea for gun control draws fire and praise from the usual quarters

The reactions followed familiar party lines: Democrats agree it’s time to act, Republicans call the speech ‘divisive’

The Guardian - US

Warning signs can be detected sooner through universal screenings for student mental health

Whenever a massacre takes place at a U.S. school, like the one at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, discussions often follow about whether school officials may have missed any “red flags.”

The Conversation

Former Raiders Star Vann McElroy on Uvalde, His Hometown

On May 24, the retired sports agent was just another stunned citizen with deep, lasting ties to a community that would never be the same.

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Greg Cote: An American tragedy, a lesson in Sioux Falls: Sports, real life in age of mass shootings

MIAMI — This involves a football team.

Miami Herald

Uvalde teacher wrongly accused by police of leaving school door open is ‘heartbroken’, her lawyer says

‘It’s traumatic for her when it’s insinuated that she’s involved, [that she left] the door open’

The Independent UK

A teacher who was at the Parkland shooting offers advice for the Uvalde survivors

Kim Krawczyk, a teacher who survived the Parkland, Fla., school shooting in 2018, shares advice for the community in Uvalde, Texas, after last week's mass shooting there.

WEKU

The Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings have put some gun raffles on pause, for now

Charitable gun raffles have proliferated in recent years as fundraisers for law enforcement and civic organizations. But recent mass shootings have caused some organizers to postpone or cancel.

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Uvalde parents and school staffer start legal action against gunmaker

The parents of one the children killed at Robb Elementary and a speech pathology clerk are exploring a lawsuit against Daniel Defense, which made the AR-15-style rifle used in the mass shooting.

WEKU

Are police required to protect people during mass shootings? The legal answer is no

Police aren’t required to protect you.

Tribune News Service

Hero dogs return home to South Jersey from Uvalde

Some hero pups are back home in South Jersey after providing comfort to those impacted by last week’s shooting in Uvalde.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Heidi Stevens: Parents spent the last 2 years yelling about masks harming kids' psyches. What about the constant fear of being shot?

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has responded to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, by ordering “in-person, unannounced, random intruder detection audits” at schools.

Tribune News Service

Michael Hiltzik: California's tough gun laws have made the state safer than the rest of the country

The most predictable response by the gun lobby and its political mouthpieces to calls for stricter gun laws in the wake of mass shootings is that tough laws don't work.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: How the GOP gave up on American exceptionalism

Is this a great country, or what?

Chicago Tribune

Biden calls for assault weapons ban in fiery speech: ‘How much carnage will we accept?’

In a primetime gun control address, the president pushed stronger background checks and repealing gun manufacturer immunity

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Los Angeles Times

As mass shootings continue, Biden presses Congress to act on gun control

WASHINGTON — With the country reeling from three mass shootings in the last three weeks, President Joe Biden called on Congress to deliver “common-sense” reforms to curb gun violence during a rare prime-time address from the White House.

Chicago Sun-Times

Is America’s problem guns — or democracy?

Unhinged people shooting up cities, towns, supermarkets, churches and schools are turning us all into hostages. A society that can’t act to protect itself from outrages like Uvalde is no longer a meaningful democracy.

The Independent UK

16-year-old boy arrested in another school shooting plot

The arrest is the latest in a string of mass shooting threats since the Uvalde attack

The Conversation

Texas school shooting: How assault-style rifles and ammunition kill and maim

The recent mass shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, has sparked another round of the gun control debate.

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The Independent UK

Kentucky GOP congressman calls for ending gun-free school zones in response to Uvalde

Comes during a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee on legislation to combat gun violence

Salon

GOP brings guns to Ulvade House hearing

The outlandish display comes as the House of Representatives considers a gun reform package

The Independent UK

Teacher killed in Uvalde called officer husband but police blocked him from entering school, report says

Eva Mireles was among 21 people killed at Robb Elementary school on 24 May

The Guardian - US

Republican brandishes private arsenal in House hearing on gun reform

Greg Steube displays succession of firearms he says would be banned under bill being debated in response to mass shootings

The Independent UK

The rise of the AR-15: Why America is defending a ‘weapon of war’

The AR-15 has been used in numerous high-casualty mass shootings including the recent shootings in Uvalde, Buffalo and Tulsa, John Bowden reports

Los Angeles Times

As mass shootings continue, Congress grapples with gun control. Votes may come soon

WASHINGTON — A congressional committee held an emergency session Thursday to take up a package of gun violence prevention bills, likely setting up votes on the House floor next week.

Axios

911 calls during Uvalde shooting were not relayed to incident commander

"There was error at every level, including the legislative level," said Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who represents Uvalde.

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