Congressman Sean Casten’s daughter dies after organising school gun control programme Many tributes have been paid to ‘temendous’ high school graduate The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022
Democrat Joe Cunningham to face Republican Henry McMaster in S.C. race for governor Former Congressman Joe Cunningham, a Democrat who once flipped a congressional seat in deep-red South Carolina, will face Republican Gov. Henry McMaster in the race for governor in November. WEKU · Jun 14, 2022
Congressman Sean Casten’s daughter dies just days after organising school gun control programme Many tributes have been paid to ‘temendous’ high school graduate The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022
Jan 6 updates: Garland says he’s watching hearings as pressure mounts to charge Trump – as it happened Attorney general speaks as DoJ faces pressure to bring charges against Donald Trump The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2022
What’s in the bipartisan US gun control bill? And what isn’t? The bipartisan bill would be most significant federal reform in decades, but falls short of long-sought restrictions. Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2022
First Thing: Senators reach bipartisan gun control deal after mass shootings Proposals fall way short of assault weapon ban, but would end reform stalemate. Plus, Google denies AI chatbot sentience claim The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2022
US gun control: potential breakthrough proposals welcomed US campaigners have welcomed a potential bipartisan deal cracking down on new gun control safety measures but say the proposals don’t go far enough. Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2022
Hyperpartisan politics are hurting democracy, says outgoing NY lawmaker Chris Jacobs NEW YORK — An upstate New York congressman who abandoned his reelection effort in a clash with fellow Republicans over gun control criticized on Sunday the nation’s polarized political climate as harmful to democracy, in what has become a familiar refrain from centrist GOP lawmakers. Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022
Morning mail: China-Australia relations thaw, US gun control deal, Covid honour roll Monday: Richard Marles has ‘frank’ hour-long discussion with China’s defence minister in Singapore. Plus: flight prices soar The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2022
US senators reach bipartisan gun control deal after recent mass shootings Proposal does not ban assault weapons or raise age required to buy them to 21, but if enacted it would come after years of stalemate The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2022
At March for Our Lives rally in DC, frustration mixes with optimism amid renewed push for action WASHINGTON — Serena Rodrigues remembers how she felt four years ago, during her first March for Our Lives rally in Orlando, Florida, when she took a moment to watch a seemingly endless throng of people march together in support of gun control. Miami Herald · Jun 11, 2022
Thousands march for gun control after mass shootings in the US Thousands of Americans have joined protests across the country demanding tighter gun control after a spate of deadly mass shootings. Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2022
Thousands rally, take to streets to demand action on gun laws in the US March for Our Lives rallies and marches were held at an estimated 300 locations across the U.S. — including in Chicago’s Loop — as demonstrators called for action on gun laws. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 11, 2022
Thousands gather at March for Our Lives rallies nationwide to push for gun control Speakers in Washington called on senators to act to pass stronger gun control measures. The rallies come after the shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas. WEKU · Jun 11, 2022
France 24 · Jun 11, 2022 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.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 11, 2022 Rallies planned across U.S. to demand gun law reforms after surge in mass shootings Those organizing the protests — in Washington, Chicago, and hundreds of other locations — say lawmakers must take note of shifting public opinion and finally enact sweeping reforms.
The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2022 Thousands rally for gun reform after surge in mass shootings Thousands of protestors are expected to rally in Washington, D
The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2022 Governors forming task force to address mass shootings The National Governors Association says it's forming a working group of governors to come up with recommendations to stop mass shootings following the Texas school massacre
The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022 ‘Drag queens aren’t going into schools to shoot kids’: Drag Queen Story Hour hits back at GOP ban attempts The flamboyant LGBT+ education charity described Republican attacks as ‘smoke and mirrors’ to distract from gun control
The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022 March for Our Lives returns with a renewed gun control push Angered by the unrelenting toll from gun violence, tens of thousands of people are expected at rallies this weekend in the nation’s capital and around the United States demanding that Congress pass meaningful changes to gun laws
The Guardian - US · Jun 10, 2022 Colbert on January 6 hearing: ‘exactly what you thought but worse than you could’ve imagined’ Late-show hosts unpack the first night of Capitol riot hearings and demand gun control in the wake of more mass shootings
Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2022 Ulvade, Matthew McConaughey and the battle for stronger gun control A country in mourning, desperate gun control negotiations and the tearful plea of a Hollywood star. Guns are at the front of the agenda, but will anything change this time and what does the divisive issue mean for Biden’s presidency? Oliver Wiseman reports
WEKU · Jun 10, 2022 Mayor Eric Adams says gun violence is everyone's problem. Here's how NYC tackles it New York's mayor testified at a House committee hearing on gun control this week, urging federal lawmakers to act. He spoke to Morning Edition about the steps his city is taking.
Reason · Jun 9, 2022 Guns Kill People, and Tyrants with Gun Monopolies Kill the Most In the long term, disarmament often leads to mass murder by government.
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022 Mexican President shares video of Ted Cruz, mocking him as an NRA stooge, at press conference Florida Republican accuses Obrador of handing ‘over sections of his country to drug cartels’ and being ‘an apologist for tyranny in Cuba’