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US midterm elections: Texan voters divided over gun control

One of the key issues on US voters' minds during the upcoming midterm elections will be gun control. Around 40,000 people die from gun violence in the country each year. After every mass shooting, the same questions are asked about whether to restrict access to weapons. In the weeks following…

France 24

The Theoretical Lethality Index is useful for military history but not for gun control policy

Professors Miller and Tucker miss the mark, while Saul Cornell disdains accuracy

Reason

The Uvalde Parents Won’t Back Down

Alongside diligent media members, and despite local divisions, these families aren’t letting Texas move on from the Robb Elementary tragedy.

Texas Observer

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The race for California's top cop focuses on abortion, gun control and crime

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has spent the last year and a half working on the same progressive issues he supported during his tenure in the California Assembly.

Los Angeles Times

Court rulings wipe out gun laws in wake of Supreme Court decision

Federal judges have struck down gun restrictions in the months since a Supreme Court decision that expanded Second Amendment rights, and experts say there is likely more to come.

Tribune News Service

Court rulings wipe out gun laws in wake of Supreme Court decision

Judges have struck down gun restrictions since a June decision by the court, while expressing uncertainty over how to interpret the ruling.

Roll Call

Texas students to get ID kits to identify children’s bodies in emergencies

Parents express frustration that the state seems to be preparing for child deaths without addressing gun control

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The Paranoid Style in Gun Control Politics

Bloomberg's "The Trace" fabricates a conspiracy about amicus brief writers who adhere to Supreme Court Rules

Reason

Brother of Dunblane victim says horror of massacre gave him voice for gun control fight

Jack Crozier who was just two-years-old when Emma was murdered, wants to speak out now to help other countries who are fighting changes to their gun laws.

Daily Record

POINT: Gun control should be a winning issue in November

Gun violence is a clear and present danger to the lives of Americans. Voters want to address it, and candidates need to follow.

Tribune News Service

Gung-ho for gun control

The recent massacre at a daycare centre in Nong Bua Lam Phu province that resulted in 36 people being killed by a former policeman before he took his own life, has again shone a spotlight on gun violence in society.

Bangkok Post

Let's talk about gun control in Thailand

Oct 6 marks one of the most tragic days in Thailand's history. Back in 1976, hundreds of students and protesters were attacked and killed at Thammasat University's Tha Prachan campus. Last week, 37 people, 24 of them preschool kids, lost their lives in a gun and knife attack at a…

Bangkok Post

Beto O’Rourke: Texas economy is successful but not because of Greg Abbott

DALLAS — The Texas economy is humming, but it’s not because of Gov. Greg Abbott — it’s in spite of him, Beto O’Rourke said Monday.

Tribune News Service

Thai leader orders drug crackdown after preschool mass killing

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha ordered a clampdown on drugs and tighter enforcement of gun control rules, after a mass killing that left 37 people dead sparked calls for tougher policies.

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Parents of slain Japanese teen prepare to pass gun control activism to next generation

Nearly 30 years have passed since the fatal shooting in the United States of 16-year-old Japanese exchange student Yoshihiro Hattori.

The Conversation

Tragic Thai massacre raises issues of mental health, drug use and gun control ahead of next year's election

At least 37 people were killed on Thursday by a lone assailant at a day care centre in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Nongbua Lamphu, local police say. Among the dead are at least 24 children, while the alleged gunman also killed his wife and child, then himself.

The Texas Tribune

35 family members of Uvalde shooting victims throw their support behind Beto O’Rourke ahead of debate

In a news conference ahead of the only gubernatorial debate, 35 family members of Uvalde school shooting victims said they would support O’Rourke because of Gov. Greg Abbott’s inaction on gun control measures.

Reason

Guns Aren't a Public Health Issue

A deeply flawed documentary by the gray lady unwittingly makes the case for why the CDC shouldn't be studying gun violence.

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Tribune News Service

How Beto O’Rourke has evolved since saying ‘Hell, yes,’ he’d take your AR-15

SHERMAN, Texas — At an April town hall meeting, Beto O’Rourke was asked about AR-15s, the popular semi-automatic rifle he pledged to confiscate in 2019 during his run for president.

The Independent UK

Democrats in Florida seek to win over Latinos on gun control

Democrats in Florida are trying to make inroads with Latino voters by focusing on gun safety

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Gun control activists speak out on infamous ‘kick’ from Marjorie Taylor Greene

‘They will kick teenagers before they take action on gun violence’

The Guardian - US

Marjorie Taylor Greene appears to kick teenage gun control activist

Far-right congresswoman tweets footage of her seeming to kick Marianna Pecora during exchange in Washington on Thursday

The Independent UK

Gun control activist pursuing charges after being ‘kicked’ by Marjorie Taylor Greene

Spokesperson for GOP lawmaker tells The Independent that group ‘surrounded’ her

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene accused of kicking gun control activist as she confronts her over mass shootings

Activist Marianna Pecorra says congresswoman ‘literally stepped on my heels’

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