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Texas hearings on Uvalde shooting don't address gun reform
The first public hearings in Texas looking into the Uvalde school massacre have centered on law enforcement blunders, school building safety and mental health. But there's been only brief mentions about the shooter's AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle and gun reform.
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Senators reach bipartisan compromise on gun violence bill
Senate bargainers reached agreement Tuesday on a bipartisan gun violence bill , potentially teeing up final passage by week's end on an incremental but landmark package that would stand as Congress’ response to mass shootings in Texas and New York
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The Argument That Video Games Spur Mass Shootings Is Losing Steam
On the painful occasion of a mass shooting in the US, it has become customary for some politician or pundit to point an accusatory finger at video games. In late May, after two such attacks — in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, it was Texas Senator Ted Cruz. These tragedies, he said in a speech at a National Rifle Association convention, were a mirror of our culture, and specifically, where our culture is failing.
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Texas DPS Wants Uvalde Bodycam Footage Buried Because It Might Let School Shooters Know Cops Won’t Stop Them From Killing Children
The Uvalde Police Department — which currently avails itself of 40% of the town’s budget — did nearly nothing to stop an extremely horrific school shooting that resulted in 19 dea…
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How we pronounce Uvalde says a lot about the power of language in mixed communities
The name of the town comes from a misspelled Spanish name. The way people say it traces a long history of racializing Latinos in the U.S.
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Canada introduces law to freeze handgun sales, ban look-alike toys
Canada's government introduced legislation Monday to implement a "national freeze" on the sale and purchase of handguns as part of a gun control package that would also limit magazine capacities and ban some toys that look like guns.
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Canada's Trudeau announces plan for national freeze on handguns
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday his government was introducing new legislation to implement a "national freeze" on handgun ownership and prevent people from buying and selling handguns anywhere in the country.
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Jim Jefferies - Gun Control (Part 1 & 2)
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‘No way to prevent this’: why the Onion’s gun violence headline is so devastating
After the latest mass shooting in Texas, the site, known for satire, opted for a layout that was ‘not a belly-laugh type joke’
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Tennessee company hopes new gun-detection technology can be integrated into schools
New technology created in Middle Tennessee is designed to contain threats at schools, including keeping deadly weapons out of school buildings.
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Matthew McConaughey calls for action after Texas school shooting in hometown of Uvalde
Matthew McConaughey penned a heartbreaking note about his hometown of Uvalde, Texas, where an 18-year-old gunman ruthlessly killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school on Tuesday. After learning of the horror on his home soil, McConaughey issued a call to action to combat gun violence.
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1 killed, 4 ‘critically wounded’ in Orange County church shooting, sheriff says
One person died and four others were hospitalized with critical injuries following a shooting at a Laguna Woods church Sunday afternoon. Orange County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Geneva P…
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Study: Massachusetts Gun-Control Legislation Has Had No Effect on Violent Crime
A new SPA study examined the impact changes to background checks and licensing policies has made on different types of violent crime in Massachusetts.
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Alec Baldwin says Hollywood productions should hire police officers to inspect on-set firearms
Alec Baldwin took to social media Monday to urge Hollywood to hire police officers on all film and television sets that use guns.
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Editorial: Does Hollywood need to use real guns to tell good stories? No, it doesn't
The "Rust" accidental shooting has prompted many to wonder why real guns are still used on TV and film sets. It's a good question, and one that writers and directors should consider.
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Gun that killed Billy the Kid sells for $6 million
The gun that killed American Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid sold for more than $6 million at auction on Friday in Los Angeles, more than double the pre-sale estimate.
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Mexico sues US gunmakers in unprecedented bid to stop weapons crossing border
The Mexican government has launched legal action against US gunmakers in an unprecedented attempt to halt the flow of guns across the border, where US-made weapons are routinely used in cartel gun-battles, terror attacks on civilians – and increasingly to challenge the state itself.
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316 people are shot every day in America. Here are 5 stories
They panic if a balloon pops. They hold dying family members. They push their wounded bodies to heal and scroll longingly through photos and videos of their lost loved ones. Behind the statistics and the political blame game over rising gun violence are the victims.
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Gunshot-Detecting Tech Is Summoning Armed Police to Black Neighborhoods
A Motherboard investigation found that ShotSpotter frequently generates false alerts—and it's deployed almost exclusively in non-white neighborhoods.
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Real pistol that looks like Lego toy sparks controversy in US
A US gun maker has triggered controversy by selling a kit that makes a real Glock pistol look like a children's Lego toy gun, at a time when hundreds of kids are falling victim to shootings. The colourful brick design gives the semi-automatic weapon a strong resemblance to a Lego toy. The gun maker was marketing it as a Block19, which sold for between US$549 and US$765.
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