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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 Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Jun 8, 2022

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.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 8, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 7, 2022

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?’

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022

Republican senator caught on his phone at opening of emotional hearing into domestic terrorism and Buffalo massacre

Cornyn is senator leading GOP negotiations on gun reform after twin tragedies in Buffalo and Uvalde

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022

Son of Buffalo victim pushes Congress: 'What are you doing?'

The son of an 86-year-old woman killed in the racist Buffalo mass shooting is calling on Congress to act against domestic terrorism

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022

Mass shootings intensify reform efforts at grassroots level

Gun control and gun violence intervention advocates hope the mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, will convince federal and state governments to take action again

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022

Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey says ‘real change can happen’ on gun reform – as it happened

Actor speaks at White House in effort to sway legislators skeptical of gun control legislation

The Guardian - US · Jun 7, 2022

There are historical and psychological reasons why the legal age for purchasing assault weapons does not make sense

The Uvalde and Buffalo mass shootings in May 2022 had at least two things in common: The shooters were 18 years old, and they had both legally purchased their own assault rifles.

The Conversation · Jun 6, 2022