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The Independent UK
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Leonie Cooper

Stephen King passionately calls for ‘gun control now’ following Uvalde school shooting

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The author Stephen King has called for “gun control now” following a Texas elementary school shooting which left 14 children and a teacher dead.

The incident happened earlier today (24 May) at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Police have identified the now-deceased 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, a resident of Uvalde and student of the district’s high school, as the gunman.

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