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As mass shootings continue, Congress grapples with gun control. Votes may come soon

WASHINGTON — A congressional committee held an emergency session Thursday to take up a package of gun violence prevention bills, likely setting up votes on the House floor next week.

Los Angeles Times

Biden steps up push for action on guns with prime-time address

President Joe Biden will urge Congress to pass gun control legislation in a prime-time address from the White House on Thursday, as a bipartisan group of lawmakers negotiates a possible agreement following a string of high-profile shootings.

Tribune News Service

Chris Murphy calls for gun control action in op-ed for Fox News

Murphy has been the most outspoken voice on gun violence on the Democratic side

The Independent UK

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House Judiciary Committee advances gun control bill - Roll Call

Voices cracked and emotions ran high as the House Judiciary panel opened a meeting Thursday on a bill with a swath of gun control proposals.

Roll Call

As senators seek common ground on guns, 'red flag' laws become a focus

Early negotiations have found bipartisan support for incentivizing states to pass laws that let authorities seize guns from individuals found to be a danger to themselves or others.

WEKU

Republicans begin backpedaling on gun control after Uvalde school shooting massacre

Republicans have begun to pivot to mental health on both the national and state level after the shooting in Texas

The Independent UK

The Senate's Latest Gun Bill Will Fail, but Not Because of the Filibuster

Democrats love to blame their troubles on Senate rules. They should look in the mirror instead.

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Bipartisan group of US senators push for compromise on gun control legislation – as it happened

Talks are centered around background checks and so-called ‘red flag’ laws, to the frustration of gun reform advocates who say these are not major steps

The Guardian - US

Biden calls McConnell, Cornyn "rational Republicans" who could move on gun control

Biden says he believes there is "recognition on their part that they can't continue like this."

Axios

Biden responds to protesters pressing him to ‘do something’ on Uvalde school visit: ‘We will’

Over the weekend, bipartisan group of senators in Congress discussed ways to reach compromise on gun safety legislation

The Independent UK

Democrats seek swift action on limited gun-control proposals

U.S. lawmakers are setting a tight timetable to negotiate new gun laws, with Democrats signaling they would accept limited progress in exchange for some action that would reduce gun violence in the nation.

Tribune News Service

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy says Congress has the will to act after Uvalde

Murphy’s impassioned speech on Senate floor condemned chamber’s inaction

The Independent UK

‘Do something!’: Biden visits Uvalde after mass shooting as onlookers urge him to take action

President and first lady visit seek to comfort community as DoJ launches investigation into police response to school shooting

The Guardian - US

Biden Visits Memorial to Victims of Texas School Shooting

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden offered comfort Sunday to a city gripped by grief and anger as they paid respects at a memorial to 19 students and two teachers slain during a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school. The visit to Uvalde was Biden’s second trip…

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Tribune News Service

Democrats seek swift action on limited gun-control proposals

The Guardian - US

Democrats rush to push gun safety laws after mass shootings as Republicans stall

New York governor will seek to ban people under 21 from buying assault rifles and California governor intends to sign restrictions, including the right to sue gun manufacturers

WEKU

Senators are continuing talks during recess to find a compromise on gun legislation

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy says he's optimistic that something can be done to address mass shootings like the one at a Texas elementary school that killed 19 children.

The Guardian - US

‘We have to act’: can Biden cut through the gridlock on gun control?

The president has long fought for restrictions but deep divisions have often left him hamstrung

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The Independent UK

Multiple Republican speakers pull out of Houston NRA meeting after Uvalde shooting

John Cornyn, Dan Patrick, Dan Crenshaw all pulled out of the conference in Houston.

WEKU

Political realities have stopped legislative action after school shootings

The political climate has changed drastically since a 10-year assault weapons ban passed in 1994. The lack of political will and other barriers stand in the way of it even coming to a vote today.

The Independent UK

Senators talk expanded gun background checks, red flag laws

A bipartisan group of senators is considering how Congress should respond to the horrific shooting of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas

Axios

Bipartisan gun group hyper-focused on realistic legislation

"This feels different right now."

Tribune News Service

Senate Republicans tap Cornyn for bipartisan gun talks

WASHINGTON — Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday he’s looking forward to discussing ways of combatting gun violence with his colleagues across the aisle, but cautioned that there are limits on the types of proposals he could support.

The Independent UK

The Republicans most likely to make a deal on gun control and how much money the NRA has given them to stop it

Who receives money from the NRA and when isn’t as clear-cut as it may seem

The Independent UK

Senate GOP blocks domestic terrorism bill, gun policy debate

Democrats’ first attempt at responding to the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, has failed in the Senate

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