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Mass Shootings Expose Divide as Australia Moves to Act While US Offers 'Thoughts and Prayers'

After parallel mass shootings at Bondi Beach and Brown University, Australia accelerates gun-law reform while the United States issues condolences and limited policy responses, exposing deep contrasts in gun-violence politics.

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Afternoon Update: biggest gun buyback in 30 years; ‘far too broad’ NSW protest laws; and Head hits another Ashes ton

NSW also announces suite of gun control measures in the wake of Bondi beach terror attack

The Guardian - AU

Until recently, Chris Minns courted the Shooters party. Now he wants tougher gun laws

The NSW premier’s reforms could allow police to reject a firearms licence if intelligence agencies think a person poses a security risk

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Trump news at a glance: president pays tribute to Brown University shooting victims amid calls for gun control

Donald Trump addressed shooting as politicians urged action to improve gun controls – key US politics stories from Sunday at a glance

The Guardian - US

Timeline: Bondi beach terror attack becomes Australia’s worst mass shooting in three decades

Mass attacks have been rare in the wake of stringent gun controls brought in after the Port Arthur massacre of 1996

The Guardian - UK

Australia had the ‘gold standard’ on gun control. The Bondi beach terror attack may force it to confront its surging number of weapons

There are now more guns in the community per capita than in the aftermath of the Port Arthur massacre, with at least 2,000 new firearms lawfully entering the community every week

The Guardian - AU

How John Cornyn’s historic gun safety bill has become a reelection liability

Critics accuse Cornyn of capitulating to Democrats’ gun control demands — even though the bill largely did not restrict gun owner’s existing rights.

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High and Armed? Supreme Court to Decide If Drug Users' Gun Rights Are Protected by the Constitution

The Supreme Court of the United States will rule on whether illegal drug users can legally possess firearms under the Gun Control Act of 1968's Section 922(g)(3), a decision with sweeping implications for Second Amendment rights and federal-state tensions.

International Business Times UK

2 Controversies Over Political Rhetoric Illustrate the Perils of Blaming Gun Control Critics for Murder

That strategy, which rejects the possibility of sincere disagreement, is poisonous to rational debate.

Reason

Texas Ice facility shooting: Republicans blame ‘radical left’ as Democrats focus on victims and gun control

Democrats say Trump allies are using incident for ‘political points’ against the left despite the victims being detainees

The Guardian - US

Washington Post columnist says she was fired over posts after Charlie Kirk’s killing

Karen Attiah says she was dropped by newspaper after 11 years for addressing political violence, race and gun control

The Guardian - US

Coldplay fans angry over Chris Martin asking fans to 'send love' to Charlie Kirk’s family

“They just lost a lifelong Coldplay fan.” Fans are questioning whether the band's comments regarding Charlie Kirk were appropriate, with some calling out the band for mentioning someone who held hard-right views on immigration, gun control and the transgender community.

Euronews

Not every Democrat thinks the party should push gun control after Charlie Kirk shooting

"Calling for policy responses that are probably the opposite of his politics is just not right," said Rep. Jared Golden.

Axios

‘Do you care about our kids?’ Minnesota parents demand gun ban after deadly shooting

Families say they will ‘settle for nothing less’ than instant ban on semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines

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Minns backtracks on right to hunt over fears it could lead to US-style gun future

NSW premier initially supported the controversial bill which would have allowed recreational hunters to shoot feral animals on public lands

The Guardian - AU

‘I could get a gun within an hour of leaving jail’: how Australia’s licensed firearms end up in criminal hands

With as many as 600,000 illicit weapons in circulation, gun control experts say the long-planned national firearms register is needed urgently

The Independent UK

Minneapolis shooting reignites debate over gun control and prayer

"Thoughts and prayers."

The Independent UK

Democratic pleas for ‘more than prayers’ after Minnesota church shooting give Republicans a pivot off gun control

JD Vance accused a former Biden press secretary of ‘attacking’ Americans for praying when Democrats say school shootings must be met with action

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Fox News host breaks with GOP orthodoxy and calls for new gun laws in wake of Minneapolis school shooting

Fox News host Trey Gowdy suggested there may be a need for more gun control following the shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis.

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Melania Trump Emphasizes Preemptive Intervention After Minnesota School Shooting

First Lady Melania Trump emphasizes preemptive intervention to prevent school shootings. Democrats call for gun control measures, but bipartisan support re...

The Guardian - AU

‘Blindsided’: father of Port Arthur massacre victims says NSW hunting bill will take a ‘jackhammer’ to gun control

Walter Mikac, who lost his wife and two daughters in the 1996 shooting, warns that Labor-backed Shooters party bill will weaken national firearms agreement

Reason

Lower Crime Hasn't Stopped Gun Control Push

Plus: The National Guard deployed to D.C., the Trump-Putin meeting on Ukraine, Texas Democrats flee the state, and a listener question on free speech in the U.K.

The Independent UK

Sen. John Kennedy shredded for his take on gun control after NYC shooting

‘All you can do at a time like this is be sorry,’ the Louisiana Senator said

Al Jazeera

US attorney general paves way for more convicted criminals to own guns

Bondi says the proposed change gives her discretion over who can own firearms, in a move opposed by gun control groups.

The Independent UK

Gun control crusader and former US Rep. Carolyn McCarthy dead at 81

Gun control crusader and former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York has died

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