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Uvalde residents outraged by NRA's plans

The event was set to be hosted some 40 miles away from the site of the Robb Elementary School shooting

Salon

Uvalde teacher says Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s private meetings with victim families were ‘all for show’

Uvalde residents pressured a nearby city to revoke a rental agreement for an NRA fundraiser raffling off an AR-15, the same type of gun used in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary

The Independent UK

John M. Crisp: A tale of 2 shootings

Consider these two recent shootings:

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Mass shooting at Indiana mall that left four dead raises controversial ‘good guy with a gun’ theory

Conservatives often claim only a ‘good guy with a gun’ can stop shootings. The data paints a more complicated picture

The Independent UK

NRA slams Trump's Wisconsin candidate over false endorsement

The National Rifle Association has issued a stinging rebuke after Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial hopeful Tim Michels' campaign falsely claimed the gun advocacy group had endorsed him

The Independent UK

Fleet of school buses formed like rifle protests gun violence against children at Ted Cruz’s home

The NRA Children’s Museum aims to spotlight the toll of mass shootings and reduce the association’s influence

The Independent UK

Gun advocates, politicians have blood on their hands

Gun Industry. Gun lobby. The NRA. You own this. You own every single one of these senseless and preventable deaths.

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Slippery Slope Arguments and the Role of Ideological Advocacy Groups

[For the last month, I've been serializing my 2003 Harvard Law Review article, The Mechanisms of the Slippery Slope, and I'm finishing it up this week.] Being aware of the slippery slope mechanisms can help counter them: such awareness may help prevent the initial decision A that might set the…

Reason

Most gun owners favor modest restrictions but deeply distrust government, poll finds

Overwhelming majorities want to see universal background checks, raising the age to buy any kind of gun to 21 and red flag laws. But just a quarter trust the government to look out for them.

WEKU

We hear Americans support gun control, but I know the truth is more complicated

It was only when I moved to the US that I understood that this issue, more than any other, encapsulates our differences, says the Guardian’s Devika Bhat

The Guardian - UK

Gun violence: Both/and, not either/or

As behavioral scientists, we know there's almost never a single cause. But gun control is a good place to start

Salon

Political Momentum Slippery Slopes

[For the last month, I've been serializing my 2003 Harvard Law Review article, The Mechanisms of the Slippery Slope, and I'm finishing it up this week.] Following the passage of the Brady Bill by the House of Representatives in 1991, the pro-gun-control movement was jubilant, not only savoring its victory…

Reason

Singer Richard Marx lashes out at NRA after July 4 slaughter in his former hometown

He’s right here waiting for answers.

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Lesotho due to hold elections despite lack of progress on key political reforms

Lesotho is due to hold national elections in mid-October. The polls were expected to be held under a new constitutional regime resulting from a reform process that started in 2012. But, the process has not yielded much fruit.

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“This was fundamentally important”: John Cornyn says gun deal shows U.S. Senate can still function

More than any other senator, Cornyn is responsible for shepherding the landmark legislation through the chamber. He did so by embracing compromise and his own political risk.

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Sen. John Cornyn stands behind work on gun law despite continued conservative criticism

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn on Monday downplayed conservative criticism of the gun violence package he helped shepherd into law and defended the final product as evidence Congress can still come together behind bipartisan compromise to address pressing issues.

WEKU

In N.Y.'s primary, 2 Democrats and 4 Republicans are running to oust Gov. Hochul

Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking a full term after succeeding Andrew Cuomo who resigned last year. If elected in November, she would be the first woman chosen by voters as New York's governor.

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NRA scores policy win at high court in dark time for gun group

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision establishing for the first time a constitutional right to carry a handgun outside the home for self-defense is a bright spot in what’s been a bleak time for the National Rifle Association.

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The Independent UK

Lawmakers touched by gun violence celebrate bipartisan bill: ‘The NRA no longer has authority’

Mark Kelly and Lucy McBath, whose lives were forever changed by gun violence, talk to The Independent

ABC News

US Senate passes gun safety bill as Supreme Court loosens handgun limits

The US Senate passes the first significant gun control legislation in three decades as the Supreme Court rules Americans have a constitutional right to carry handguns in public for self-defence.

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Republicans, NRA cheer US Supreme Court decision overturning New York concealed-carry restrictions

ALBANY, N.Y. — Republicans and gun lobbyists applauded the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday for striking down a longstanding New York law restricting the carrying of concealed firearms, calling it a win for gun owners in the Empire State.

The Guardian - US

Cruel timing for Biden as court’s gun ruling clouds breakthrough in Congress

President ‘deeply disappointed’ by justices’ decision as bipartisan bill to strengthen gun safety appears ready to pass

Al Jazeera

US Supreme Court strikes down New York restriction on guns

The ruling says a law requiring resident to show ‘proper cause’ to carry a concealed gun in public is unconstitutional.

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After Cornyn blames jeers at Texas GOP on ‘mob,’ gun rights group demands apology

WASHINGTON — Jeered at the Texas Republican convention for his role in Senate gun talks and drowned out by chants of “No red flags,” Sen. John Cornyn dismissed the booing GOP delegates as a “mob.”

Reason

The ACLU Is Struggling To Find Its Identity In Post-Trump America

Despite its opposition to gun rights for individuals, the ACLU's drift away from its core mission resembles the NRA's recent trajectory.

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