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DARK SECRETS: 19 - The Real Truth

How the NRA evolved from backing a 1934 ban on machine guns to blocking nearly all firearm restrictions today

The mass shootings at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, just 10 days apart, are stirring the now-familiar national debate over guns seen after the tragic 2012 and 2018 school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, and Parkland, Florida.

The Conversation

No more thoughts and prayers. Without sensible gun restrictions, mass shootings will continue.

What does it say about our country when a child predicts something terribly wrong is going to take place at school, and then it does?

Chicago Sun-Times

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Trump vows to speak at NRA convention this weekend after Texas school shooting

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Senator who has received $1m from NRA runs into a locked door trying to avoid Texas shooting questions

Ron Johnson asked about gun control the day after 19 students and two teachers were killed in Texas massacre

The Independent UK

Beto O’Rourke interrupts news conference, tells Texas governor: ‘This is on you!’

UVALDE, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was confronted by political rival and former U.S. Rep. Robert “Beto” O’Rourke at a Wednesday news briefing, where officials gave details about the mass shooting at a local elementary school in Uvalde. Three adults — including the gunman — and 19 students were…

Los Angeles Times

NRA calls Texas school shooting massacre ‘the act of a lone, deranged criminal’

Gunman murdered 19 elementary students and two adults before being killed by law enforcement

The Independent UK

Trump, Cruz scheduled to address NRA forum after Texas shooting

The powerful National Rifle Association’s annual convention is scheduled to be held across three days in Houston, Texas.

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Shootings aren’t a sign America is ‘broken’. It’s working exactly as intended

I was a firearms exec for years. The industry used to adhere to self-imposed rules and norms – until gun makers and lobby groups like the NRA realized fear and extremism sold more guns

The Guardian - US

‘Complete evil’: New details of deadly Texas shooting released

Gunman barricaded himself in classroom at Uvalde primary school and shot ‘anyone in his way’, Texas official says.

Al Jazeera

What are the gun laws in Texas? Recent changes have made it even easier to carry a handgun in public

Texas has some of the loosest gun laws in the United States. Governor Greg Abbott last year signed into law several pieces of legislation to further ease restrictions, including making it easier to carry a handgun in public.

ABC News

‘America is killing itself’: world reacts with horror and incomprehension to Texas shooting

The international press responds scathingly to the tolerance for gun violence in the US: ‘nothing fundamentally changes’

The Guardian - US

Trump refuses to pull out of NRA speaking spot in Texas

"I will keep my longtime commitment to speak in Texas at the NRA convention and deliver an important address to America."

Axios

Inside America's obsession with guns as younger people demand stricter laws

The devastating shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which claimed 21 lives - including pupils and teachers - is another indelible stain on the fabric of US society, seeping in its children’s blood

Daily Mirror

NRA bans guns at Trump's Texas speech

"If 'guns don't kill people, people kill people,' then why ban them at their own event?"

Salon

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Salon

AOC slams Dems over "pro-NRA" candidate

Ocasio-Cortez criticizes party’s “utter failure of leadership” for backing Henry Cuellar over Jessica Cisneros

The Independent UK

Biden pretends to storm out of meeting when Australian PM mentions NRA

Biden says Australia’s prime minister was a ‘brave man’ for going on a ‘full spectrum’ tour of Planned Parenthood and NRA

Al Jazeera

What is the United States ‘gun lobby’ and how powerful is it?

President Joe Biden has called on legislators to ‘stand up’ to the gun lobby following massacre at Texas primary school.

WEKU

Guns are banned during Trump's upcoming speech at the NRA conference

The Secret Service is taking control of the hall during Trump's speech in Houston on Friday and is prohibiting attendees from having firearms and other weapons, according to the gun group.

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The Independent UK

Trump refuses to back out of National Rifle Association convention in Texas despite school massacre

Former president Donald Trump, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Senator Ted Cruz are set to be featured speakers at the pro-gun confab

Salon

Gallego rips "f**king baby killer" Cruz

Cruz calls for guns in schools even after teenage gunman "outgunned" armed police before killing 19 children

Salon

More guns is the NRA's only answer

Repeated massacres, even of tiny children, automatically evoke calls to put more guns in schools and on the streets

The Guardian - US

Texas school shooting: gunman was inside for 40 minutes, officials say – updates as they happened

Texas governor and local officials share more details about the shooting at the Robb elementary school in Uvalde

The Independent UK

Who is head of US gun-rights organisation the National Rifle Association?

Executive vice president has been at the helm since the 1990s

Salon

Trump to address NRA after Tex. shooting

Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz are scheduled to speak at the event as well

The Independent UK

Texas school shooting: State expanded access to guns as recently as late last year

Texas law allows gun owners to carry handguns without licenses, background checks or any training

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