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Thousands rally, take to streets to demand action on gun laws in the US

March for Our Lives rallies and marches were held at an estimated 300 locations across the U.S. — including in Chicago’s Loop — as demonstrators called for action on gun laws.

Chicago Sun-Times

Thousands gather at March for Our Lives rallies nationwide to push for gun control

Speakers in Washington called on senators to act to pass stronger gun control measures. The rallies come after the shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas.

WEKU

Thousands rally for action on US gun violence after mass shootings

Thousands of people rallied on the National Mall and across the United States on Saturday in a renewed push for gun control measures after recent deadly mass shootings from Uvalde, Texas, to Buffalo, New York, that activists say should compel Congress to act.

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Rallies planned across U.S. to demand gun law reforms after surge in mass shootings

Those organizing the protests — in Washington, Chicago, and hundreds of other locations — say lawmakers must take note of shifting public opinion and finally enact sweeping reforms.

Chicago Sun-Times

Thousands rally for gun reform after surge in mass shootings

Thousands of protestors are expected to rally in Washington, D

The Independent UK

Governors forming task force to address mass shootings

The National Governors Association says it's forming a working group of governors to come up with recommendations to stop mass shootings following the Texas school massacre

The Independent UK

‘Drag queens aren’t going into schools to shoot kids’: Drag Queen Story Hour hits back at GOP ban attempts

The flamboyant LGBT+ education charity described Republican attacks as ‘smoke and mirrors’ to distract from gun control

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March for Our Lives returns with a renewed gun control push

Angered by the unrelenting toll from gun violence, tens of thousands of people are expected at rallies this weekend in the nation’s capital and around the United States demanding that Congress pass meaningful changes to gun laws

The Independent UK

Colbert on January 6 hearing: ‘exactly what you thought but worse than you could’ve imagined’

Late-show hosts unpack the first night of Capitol riot hearings and demand gun control in the wake of more mass shootings

The Guardian - US

Ulvade, Matthew McConaughey and the battle for stronger gun control

A country in mourning, desperate gun control negotiations and the tearful plea of a Hollywood star. Guns are at the front of the agenda, but will anything change this time and what does the divisive issue mean for Biden’s presidency? Oliver Wiseman reports

Evening Standard

Mayor Eric Adams says gun violence is everyone's problem. Here's how NYC tackles it

New York's mayor testified at a House committee hearing on gun control this week, urging federal lawmakers to act. He spoke to Morning Edition about the steps his city is taking.

WEKU

Old tricks, new crises: how US misinformation spreads

Washington (AFP) - With gun control under debate and monkeypox in the headlines, Americans are facing a barrage of new twists on years-old misinformation in their social media feeds.

AFP

Guns Kill People, and Tyrants with Gun Monopolies Kill the Most

In the long term, disarmament often leads to mass murder by government.

Reason

Mexican President shares video of Ted Cruz, mocking him as an NRA stooge, at press conference

Florida Republican accuses Obrador of handing ‘over sections of his country to drug cartels’ and being ‘an apologist for tyranny in Cuba’

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'Lion King' stars Timon and Pumbaa beg assault rifle owners: 'Shoot us with shotguns'

Amid mounting pressure to enact gun control legislation, Republican lawmakers have argued in recent weeks that Americans need assault rifles to shoot animals such as feral pigs, raccoons and prairie dogs.

The Denver Post

Gun control goes hyperlocal in Colorado, as restrictions pass in 4 Boulder County cities

DENVER — Four cities in Boulder County pushed forward a list of gun control measures this week in what could presage a coordinated effort at the local level to enact firearms reforms in Colorado amid a surge of gun violence in the country and a deepening division over what to…

The Independent UK

Support for stricter gun control laws hits highest level in a decade, poll says

Poll comes as Senators in Washington DC continue to discuss tightening firearms laws

WEKU

Raising the drinking age helped reduce crashes. Could age limits curb gun violence?

With gun violence now the leading cause of death among young people, gun control advocates say there is an urgent need to raise the minimum age to buy semi-automatic rifles and other long guns to 21.

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Joe Biden makes surprise appearance on Jimmy Kimmel show to talk gun control in the US

Joe Biden made his first appearance on a late-night TV show since 2019 on Wednesday night, where presenter Jimmy Kimmel quizzed the 46th President of the United States on why he has not issued an executive order to help end mass shooting tragedies

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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.

Axios

House passes package of gun control bills

The omnibus package is unlikely to get 60 votes to break a filibuster in the Senate.

The Independent UK

Hunter Biden’s daughter jokes with GOP senator to encourage gun control vote

‘I will personally come into your office and call my dad on speakerphone so that you can confess your undying love for him directly’

Roll Call

House passes gun bill with age restriction, other proposals - Roll Call

The House of Representatives passed a package of gun control measures on a mostly party-line vote Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Matthew McConaughey tells Fox News ‘extreme’ politics blocking progress in US

Texas actor trying to rally Congress on gun control

WEKU

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.

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