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Hollywood Stars Pen Letter Calling for Responsible Gun Depictions

Hollywood stars including Amy Schumer, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo signed a letter published on Monday calling for movies and television shows to depict responsible gun ownership and to limit scenes involving children with firearms. The open letter, penned in response to recent US mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo,…

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Why is Starbucks’ union drive speeding ahead while Amazon’s stumbles?

More than 100 of the coffee shop’s locations have unionized, while just one Amazon warehouse has managed it

The Guardian - US

Grassroots mojo and 4 other reasons Starbucks workers have been so successful unionizing

Starbucks Workers United won its 100th election on May 27, 2022 – fittingly, in Seattle, the company’s hometown. And the union has notched another 46 victories in the just over two weeks since then. It comes six months after organizers won their first two union victories, in Buffalo, New. York.

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Thousands rally for action on US gun violence after mass shootings

Thousands of people rallied on the National Mall and across the United States on Saturday in a renewed push for gun control measures after recent deadly mass shootings from Uvalde, Texas, to Buffalo, New York, that activists say should compel Congress to act.

France 24

Heidi Stevens: 'Fire up the RV. We’re going to Uvalde.' Author gives kids books, hope to communities devastated by gun violence

When a white supremacist opened fire at a Tops grocery store in Buffalo, New York, Sheletta Brundidge began searching for ways to help the community—and the country—heal.

Tribune News Service

Climate change: Are reports of our doom making matters worse?

Even the most casual observer of current events has to admit there is much to be gloomy about. From public health (monkeypox and COVID-19 variants) to mass shootings (Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, among others) to the inability of opinion leaders to agree on basic facts (see the events…

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Stefanik-backed GOPer praises Hitler

Carl Paladino, who is running for Congress, also shared post suggesting Uvalde and Buffalo shootings were fake

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The House passes a gun control bill in response to the Buffalo and Uvalde shootings

It has almost no chance of becoming law as the Senate pursues negotiations focused on improving mental health programs, bolstering school security and enhancing background checks.

WEKU

House passes gun reform package after Uvalde and Buffalo mass shootings

Bill has virtually no chance of passing US Senate

The Independent UK

House poised to pass gun bill after Buffalo, Uvalde attacks

The House is moving quickly to pass legislation in response to recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas

The Independent UK

Did the assault weapons ban of 1994 bring down mass shootings? Here's what the data tells us

A spate of high-profile mass shootings in the U.S. has sparked calls for Congress to look at imposing a ban on so-called assault weapons – covering the types of guns used in both the recent Buffalo grocery attack and that on an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

The Conversation

NY House candidate posts about mass shooting conspiracies

A New York Republican running to represent a congressional district that includes suburbs of Buffalo, New York, shared and deleted a conspiracy-laden Facebook post suggesting a racist mass shooting in Buffalo and other mass killings were part of a plot to take away people’s guns

The Independent UK

Parents of recent mass shooting victims urge Congress to act on gun control

Parents of children killed and wounded in shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde testified before Congress on Wednesday, imploring members to act quickly on gun control measures.

WEKU

‘I don’t want it to happen again:’ Uvalde survivor, 11, testifies before Congress

Miah Cerrillo spoke before the House Oversight Committee along with parents of Uvalde and Buffalo victims

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Buffalo police chief debunks Republican argument saying slain officer was the ‘good guy with a gun’

Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia testified before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday about Aaron Salter Jr who he said had ‘no chance’ against an AR-15

The Independent UK

‘I don’t want it to happen again:’ Uvalde victim, 11, testifies before Congress

Miah Cerrillo spoke before the House Oversight Committee along with parents of Uvalde and Buffalo victims

The Independent UK

Mother of Buffalo victim invites lawmakers to her home to ‘clean son’s wounds’ if they won’t act on guns

Zeneta Everhart gave emotional testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday morning as lawmakers come under growing pressure to enact tighter gun control measures

The Conversation

US tragedies from guns have often – but not always – spurred political responses

The nationwide call for stronger gun laws in the aftermath of mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde and the over 200 other places where such tragedies took place so far in 2022 is understandable.

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Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Teenagers shouldn’t be able to buy assault weapons

A gunman entered a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, last month and fatally shot 10 people. Just 10 days later, a gunman entered an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and killed 19 students and two teachers.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial: The mass shooting on South Street is a stark reminder of Philly's thwarted efforts to tighten gun laws

Saturday night's mass shooting in Philadelphia — added to the recent carnage in Buffalo, New York, Uvalde, Texas, Ames, Iowa, and Chattanooga, Tennessee — has renewed desperate pleas for commonsense gun safety measures.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: The gun industry’s six deadly lies

The mass murders in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, were the culmination of decades of lobbying and deceptive marketing perpetrated by the gun industry. Because of their lies, more Americans have died from gun violence — including suicides and accidents — since 1975 than in all of the wars…

The Guardian - UK

A deadly ideology: how the ‘great replacement theory’ went mainstream

The alleged Buffalo shooter was said to have been inspired by the racist conspiracy, which has been embraced by rightwing politicians in the US and Europe – as well as Fox News

The Independent UK

Hochul defends Bills stadium deal, gun positions in debate

The two Democrats challenging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s bid to keep her job criticized her Tuesday for her past backing from the National Rifle Association and the deal she reached to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer money on a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills

Tribune News Service

Son of oldest Buffalo shooting victim tells lawmakers to step up on gun violence or bow out: ‘My mother’s life mattered’

NEW YORK — Step up, or step down.

The Independent UK

Son of Buffalo shooting victim demands Senate address ‘cancer of white supremacy’

‘Imagine the faces of your mothers, as you look at mine and ask yourself, is there nothing that we can do?’

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