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A quest for significance gone horribly wrong – how mass shooters pervert a universal desire to make a difference in the world

Agonizing questions are being raised by the recent tragic shooting incident in Buffalo, New York, where 18-year-old Payton S. Gendron is alleged to have shot 10 people dead and wounded three. As in the recent years’ similar acts of horror at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, a Walmart in El Paso,…

The Conversation

Biden speaks truth: Is that enough?

In refusing to call out Tucker Carlson and Trump after Buffalo, the president is backing away from a fight

Salon

Solomon Jones: Buffalo shooting illustrates the persistence of white supremacy

I have often disagreed with the notion that racism is a permanent fixture in American society. I believe too strongly in humanity’s ability to change, to adapt, to dream. I believed that our country could someday become a semblance of the utopia it often claims to be.

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The Buffalo shooting shuttered Tops and left a food desert. Locals are stepping in.

Local organizations are behind food distributions in the East Side of Buffalo following the shooting at a Tops supermarket.

WEKU

Australian eSafety office tells websites to remove Buffalo attack video but does not block access

Commissioner issues notices to eight sites, four of which have removed material associated with the attack

The Guardian - AU

The Christian leader trying to break America’s link between faith and guns

Peter Cook says in the aftermath of the Buffalo racist shooting white Christian denominations have a duty to act

The Guardian - US

Man charged in Buffalo massacre due back in court

The white man accused of slaughtering 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket was scheduled to appear in court Thursday as authorities continue to investigate the possibility of hate crime or terrorism charges

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Days after Buffalo mass shooting, the House approves a bill to fight domestic terror

The bill creates offices at DOJ, DHS, and the FBI to track domestic terror threats. GOP lawmakers argue it could allow federal officials to ensnare parents, a charge DOJ rejects.

WEKU

New York governor unveils ‘comprehensive’ plan to fight domestic terror and gun violence

Kathy Hochul condemns ‘mainstreaming of hate speech’ and easy access to military-style weapons after Buffalo shooting

The Guardian - US

Hochul to strengthen gun laws, target online extremism and white supremacy in response to Buffalo mass shooting

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a package of executive orders and legislative actions Wednesday strengthening New York’s gun laws and targeting domestic terrorism in response to the deadly race-based mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket.

Tribune News Service

New York attorney general launches probe of Twitch and Discord after Buffalo shooting

The investigation targets online platforms including video-streaming site Twitch, messaging platform Discord and the anonymous message board 4chan.

WEKU

Bills, Sabres, Bandits Players Support Community After Buffalo Shooting

The three pro sports teams came together and shared one message: ‘Choose love’

Sports Illustrated

Buffalo shooter let some people see plans just before attack

Shortly before police say he opened fire, the white gunman accused of killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket allowed a small group of people to see his long-simmering plans for the attack, which he had been chronicling for months in a private, online diary

The Independent UK

After Buffalo massacre, NY Gov. Kathy Hochul tries to justify censorship

Hochul is right that the Supreme Court has recognized exceptions to the freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment. She is wrong in thinking that “hate speech” is one of them.

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The Independent UK

House voting on domestic terrorism bill after Buffalo attack

The House is moving toward swift passage of legislation that would devote more federal resources to preventing domestic terrorism in response to the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York

Reason

The Buffalo Massacre Illustrates the Inherent Limitations of 'Red Flag' Laws

Predicting violence is a lot harder than people claim in retrospect, and a wider net inevitably ensnares more innocent people.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bills coaches, players show up as a team to help Buffalo heal after mass shooting

The Bills arrived at Buffalo's Jefferson Avenue on Wednesday to help the community heal after last Saturday's racist mass shooting.

The Independent UK

After Buffalo massacre, NY governor seeks action on guns

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is touting a package of executive orders and gun control bills in the aftermath of a racist attack on a Buffalo supermarket

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New York AG opens investigation on social media companies after Buffalo shooting

The investigations will focus on platforms that may have been used to stream, promote or plan the attack.

The Independent UK

Buffalo 911 dispatcher on leave after allegedly hanging up on call from Tops during mass shooting

An assistant manager at Tops says 911 dispatcher asked why she was whispering, then hung up as suspect fired

The Independent UK

Buffalo sports teams offer support at site of mass shooting

Dozens of players and staff from the Buffalo Bills, Sabres and Bandits visited the scene of Saturday's mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket, where they laid flowers, dished out food and handed out groceries

The Independent UK

New York Attorney General to investigate social media platforms that hosted footage of Buffalo massacre

Officials will probe how Twitch, 4chan, 8chan and Discord were used to ‘discuss and amplify’ plans for mass shooting in Black neighbourhood

Newsroom.co.nz

'Long tail' of mosque attack felt in Buffalo shootings

The Buffalo terror attack is the latest entry in a deadly feedback loop of online hate inciting real life violence, which is then repackaged and redistributed as more online hate.

The Guardian - US

Buffalo shooting followed tripling of gun sales in 30 years, ATF figures reveal

Federal agency reports annual sales rose to 11.5m in 2016, while suspect bought rifle legally despite murder-suicide threat

The Independent UK

Buffalo suspect felt ‘blank’ after beheading cat just weeks before shooting

Payton Gendron, 18, posted in March about murdering a cat; he’s charged with killing 10 people on Saturday

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