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Why gun laws don't pass Congress

Since Sandy Hook, legislation introduced in response to mass killings has consistently failed to pass the Senate

Salon

After Uvalde, the father of a Columbine victim says Democrats can do better on gun messaging

’We have to work on those gun owners, responsible gun owners,’ Tom Mauser tells John Bowden

The Independent UK

Parenting programs better way to fight violence than curfews

Programs like ParentAble help break the cycle of unintentional harmful parenting and provides a foundational understanding of the developmental needs of children and evidence-based positive parenting practices.

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NRA leader Wayne LaPierre survives confidence vote as group’s board considers his future

Gun lobby group’s chief has been under severe pressure since New York authorities alleged that he and other leaders used millions in funds for personal purposes

The Independent UK

Inside the minds of Americans who do not think guns are a problem

Republicans in Texas double down on their pro-gun stance after the latest in a string of mass shootings in the state.

Al Jazeera

Trump does weird dance at NRA convention

Trump and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas were among those pushing a "good guys with guns" theory

Salon

After latest mass shooting, is the supreme court poised to expand gun rights?

Trump’s presidency saw three new rightwing judges, each backed by the powerful gun lobby movement

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Why appeals to altruism won’t budge the US gun lobby

The industry has been ‘OK looking away’ from tragedies, says an ex-insider. Change will only come with huge pressure

The Guardian - US

A briefer reply to Orin Kerr

Replying to my recent post, Orin Kerr writes: But I read Dave as also saying that criticizing the NRA for its positions and influence in gun control debates is somehow equal to the belief that it's okay to murder groups of people for their religious beliefs. If that's what Dave…

Reason

NRA boss skirts no-confidence vote as internal tensions erupt

National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre avoided a no-confidence vote that would have ousted him from the post he’s held for more than 30 years, just days after a school massacre recharged the debate over U.S. gun laws.

Tribune News Service

Inside Texas gun meet where excited boy picks out assault rifle for 17th birthday

Austin Whitehead, 17, attends the National Rifle Association conference to select an AK21 assault rifle that he will be given for his next birthday present - meanwhile, in a town 300 miles away, 19 children and two teachers lie dead

Daily Mirror

Donald Trump slammed for dancing after ‘disingenuously’ reading list of Texas shooting dead

‘The bodies of the children shot dead in Uvalde aren’t even buried yet, and Trump is dancing at an NRA gun celebration’

The Independent UK

Hey Hey, NRA, How Many Kids Did You Kill Today?

Hundreds of anti-gun violence protestors took over Discovery Green Park.

Texas Observer

Donald Trump says US should have safe schools before sending aid to Ukraine

Donald Trump has said the US should prioritise funding for school security over sending money to Ukraine.

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‘Nineteen children died! That’s on your hands!’: Ted Cruz confronted after NRA convention over gun reform

‘Why did you come to this convention, to take blood money?’

The Guardian - US

After 21 people were killed, the Republican party’s newest enemy is … doors

After the horrific school shooting in Texas, some Republicans are choosing to channel their energy towards door control to deflect from gun reform

The Independent UK

Republican senator blames ‘wokeness’ and ‘liberal indoctrination’ for school shootings days after Uvalde massacre

‘We stopped teaching values in so many of our schools. Now we’re teaching ‘wokeness’,’ Republican senator says

Salon

So where were the "good guys with guns"?

Whatever excuse NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre comes up with now, it can't erase the shocking charade we saw in Uvalde

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Daily Mirror

Donald Trump sparks outrage by DANCING after reading names of 21 Texas shooting victims

Former US President Donald Trump danced to Sam and Dave's 1966 song Hold On, I'm Comin' after reading out the names of the 21 people killed by Salvador Ramos at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas

Reason

A brief response to David Kopel

I realize the old days of extended debates among Volokh bloggers have long passed. Still, I can't help but chime in to say that David's recent post leaves me speechless. Dave and I agree that the NRA has every right to meet, and that protesters have every right to protest.…

The Independent UK

As US mourns shootings, NRA in turmoil but influence remains

Nearly 10 years ago, the slaughter of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School looked like it might break through the United States’ political stalemate on guns

Daily Record

Killings will go on as long as it's as easy to buy a rifle as it is a loaf of bread

Its time to put children's rights first in the US says Criminal Record columnist Jane Hamilton.

Tribune News Service

In speech to NRA, Trump calls Texas school shooting 'savage and barbaric,' reads name of each victim

HOUSTON — Former President Donald Trump read the name of each of the Uvalde school shooting victims at the start of a speech Friday at the NRA annual convention in Houston and called the shooting a “savage and barbaric atrocity that shocks the conscience of every single American.”

The Independent UK

AP FACT CHECK: NRA speakers distort gun and crime statistics

An AP Fact Check is examining rhetoric from the National Rifle Association's annual meeting

Al Jazeera

Trump speaks at defiant pro-gun NRA event after Texas shooting

Amid protests and calls to cancel event in Houston, gun advocates say more regulations not the answer to mass shootings.

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