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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

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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

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’

The Independent UK

'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.

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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 Denver Post

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

The Independent UK

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.

WEKU

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

Daily Mirror

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.

WEKU

House passes package of gun control bills

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

Axios

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’

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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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‘I don’t want it to happen again’, Texas shooting survivor says

Gun violence victims and their loved ones testify before US congressional committee in emotional push for gun control.

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The Independent UK

Mother of Buffalo victim invites lawmakers to her home to ‘clean son’s wounds’ if they won’t act on guns

Zeneta Everhart gave emotional testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday morning as lawmakers come under growing pressure to enact tighter gun control measures

The Guardian - US

Trevor Noah on New York passing stricter gun laws: ‘I didn’t even know that was possible’

Late-night hosts discuss gun control, the indictment of five Proud Boys and the January 6 committee primetime hearings

Benzinga

Do Gun Stocks Benefit From Regulation Talk?

With every mass shooting incident in the US calls for stricter gun control legislation grow. But paradoxically, mass shootings also lead to a surge in purchases of firearms, as Americans arm up for their own safety and over concerns that certain types of guns may become harder to purchase in…

The Guardian - US

I’m a Black gun owner. I have mixed feelings about gun control

I don’t have much faith that the state will protect me from violence – and gun control laws have historically been used to target Black people

The Conversation

US tragedies from guns have often – but not always – spurred political responses

The nationwide call for stronger gun laws in the aftermath of mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde and the over 200 other places where such tragedies took place so far in 2022 is understandable.

Salon

Reagan’s moment of historical irony

When armed Black Panthers showed up at the California State Capitol in 1967, they probably saved thousands of lives

Asharq Al-Awsat

Actor McConaughey Calls for Gun Legislation at White House

Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey made an appearance at the White House Tuesday to call on Congress to "reach a higher ground” and pass gun control legislation in honor of the children and teachers killed in last month’s shooting rampage at an elementary school in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas.…

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