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An Easy Fix: Don’t Let 18-Year-Olds Buy Assault Rifles

Federal law requires handgun owners to be at least 21 years old. That's not the case for AR-15s.

Texas Observer

Texas leads nation in mass shootings, and gun statistics point to why

DALLAS — When a disturbed teenager in Uvalde sought a high-powered rifle that could fire numerous rounds, he didn’t have far to go. Texas has more licensed gun dealers and manufacturers than any other state, according to a Dallas Morning News analysis of federal gun licensing data.

Tribune News Service

Uvalde and the Border Security Scam

In South Texas, an international military apparatus lords over Latinos.

Texas Observer

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Gov. Abbott wants Texas State University to provide active-shooter training to schools

DALLAS — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants more active shooter response training for schools, particularly for district police and school resource officers.

Tribune News Service

After Uvalde shooting, some say fixation on border security obscures more urgent threats

UVALDE, Texas — More than a week after the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, one thing is clear: The heightened security surrounding this town near the border ultimately didn’t stop a homegrown shooter from inflicting terror on the community.

Tribune News Service

Greg Abbott campaigner claims she was fired after viral footage showed her laughing at him

‘Everybody got to have a job, sir,’ campaigner says before laughing and walking away

The Independent UK

Pro-gun GOP donors want gun legislation

Republican gun enthusiasts acknowledge "great sense of urgency" after Texas school massacre

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Michael Hiltzik: Florida's DeSantis launches new attack on his state's transgender citizens

Never one to miss a chance to claim the crown as America's reigning culture warrior, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has unveiled yet another in his long line of antitransgender policies. This time he's proposing to deprive his transgender citizens — minors and adults alike — of fundamental medical care.

Los Angeles Times

Texas Democrats host town halls on school security after deadly Uvalde shooting

Texas Democrats want to hear from the public on how to prevent mass shootings, address gun violence and protect people at schools and elsewhere.

Tribune News Service

Video of apparent Greg Abbott canvasser laughing about her job goes viral

Monique Dawson says she was fired after she joked with a man who said he’d never back governor for re-election

The Guardian - US

Greg Casar Superstar?

The organizer, groundbreaking Austin policymaker, and congressional nominee plans to be the House’s ‘most pro-labor’ member.

Texas Observer

Texas superintendents want safer schools. But money and logistics stand in the way

DALLAS — Even as Republican state leaders stressed “hardening” schools and increasing security measures as a response to the state’s deadliest shooting in Uvalde, educators stressed the community aspect to their campuses.

Tribune News Service

How Texas Gov. Greg Abbott learned not to cross his party on guns — ever again

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott has had to respond before to a mass shooting in a Texas school.

Tribune News Service

Chris Jacobs withdraws reelection bid amid GOP fire on his gun control stance

Republican congressman said he would support measures limiting access to highly lethal firearms used in recent mass shootings

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Texas House creates special committee to investigate Uvalde school shooting

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announced Friday the creation of a special investigative committee to examine the Robb Elementary School shooting.

The Independent UK

The rise of the AR-15: Why America is defending a ‘weapon of war’

The AR-15 has been used in numerous high-casualty mass shootings including the recent shootings in Uvalde, Buffalo and Tulsa, John Bowden reports

Tribune News Service

After Uvalde shooting, community faces long-term mental health care needs

UVALDE, Texas — Lauren Bohn and Michele Williams quietly walked through the crowd at a fragrant memorial of crosses and roses days after the worst school shooting in a decade.

Salon

Uvalde lawmaker snubbed from committee

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick also snubbed other lawmakers whose districts were affected by other Texas mass shootings

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Orlando Sentinel

Democratic congressional candidate confronts DeSantis about gun violence

ORLANDO, Fla. — Democratic congressional candidate Maxwell Frost confronted Gov. Ron DeSantis about gun violence at an event in Orlando Thursday night, but the governor said, “Nobody wants to hear from you” as security removed Frost.

WEKU

Here are the biggest shifts in the official account of the Uvalde school shooting

"There's been a lot of things that have been said — some are correct, some are incorrect," Gov. Greg Abbott said the day after the shooting. But soon afterward, he would correct his own statements.

The Independent UK

Texas governor Abbott calls for ‘weekly inspection of doors’ to prevent school shootings

Abbott directs officials to conduct ‘in-person, unannounced, random intruder detection audits on school districts’

The Guardian - US

Biden’s plea for gun control draws fire and praise from the usual quarters

The reactions followed familiar party lines: Democrats agree it’s time to act, Republicans call the speech ‘divisive’

Chicago Sun-Times

Fact-check: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott misfires with half-cocked shots at Chicago’s ‘tougher’ gun laws

While Chicago’s gun laws may be more strict than some states, Abbott’s statement ignores how regulations have been weakened after federal court reversals of the city’s once-tougher restrictions. He also ignores how the majority of firearms in Chicago are coming from neighboring states where gun…

Miami Herald

Greg Cote: An American tragedy, a lesson in Sioux Falls: Sports, real life in age of mass shootings

MIAMI — This involves a football team.

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: After it overturns Roe vs. Wade, what'll the Supreme Court do for an encore?

Got a Supreme Court precedent you don't like? Is there a liberal decision that's always stuck in your craw? Think the court has flipped too far to the left and needs to be flipped back?

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