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Sales of body armor are on the rise. Who's buying and why?

Sellers of body armor are reporting an increase in business due in part to several high-profile mass shootings, police shootings and civil unrest during the pandemic.

WEKU · Jun 14, 2022

Hollywood Stars Pen Letter Calling for Responsible Gun Depictions

Hollywood stars including Amy Schumer, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo signed a letter published on Monday calling for movies and television shows to depict responsible gun ownership and to limit scenes involving children with firearms. The open letter, penned in response to recent US mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 14, 2022

Why is Starbucks’ union drive speeding ahead while Amazon’s stumbles?

More than 100 of the coffee shop’s locations have unionized, while just one Amazon warehouse has managed it

The Guardian - US · Jun 14, 2022

Stefanik-backed GOPer praises Hitler

Carl Paladino, who is running for Congress, also shared post suggesting Uvalde and Buffalo shootings were fake

Salon · Jun 9, 2022

The House passes a gun control bill in response to the Buffalo and Uvalde shootings

It has almost no chance of becoming law as the Senate pursues negotiations focused on improving mental health programs, bolstering school security and enhancing background checks.

WEKU · Jun 9, 2022

House passes gun reform package after Uvalde and Buffalo mass shootings

Bill has virtually no chance of passing US Senate

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

House poised to pass gun bill after Buffalo, Uvalde attacks

The House is moving quickly to pass legislation in response to recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

Did the assault weapons ban of 1994 bring down mass shootings? Here's what the data tells us

A spate of high-profile mass shootings in the U.S. has sparked calls for Congress to look at imposing a ban on so-called assault weapons – covering the types of guns used in both the recent Buffalo grocery attack and that on an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

The Conversation · Jun 8, 2022

NY House candidate posts about mass shooting conspiracies

A New York Republican running to represent a congressional district that includes suburbs of Buffalo, New York, shared and deleted a conspiracy-laden Facebook post suggesting a racist mass shooting in Buffalo and other mass killings were part of a plot to take away people’s guns

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

Parents of recent mass shooting victims urge Congress to act on gun control

Parents of children killed and wounded in shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde testified before Congress on Wednesday, imploring members to act quickly on gun control measures.

WEKU · Jun 8, 2022