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Amy Schumer leads celeb outrage after mothers of mass shooting victims ousted from gun control meeting

‘I wasn’t saying anything. I wasn’t doing anything. I was holding up a sign,’ one of the mother’s said

The Independent UK

Grieving school shooting families thrown out of Tennessee special session on gun control: ‘This is outrageous’

‘I wasn’t saying anything. I wasn’t doing anything. I was holding up a sign’

The Independent UK

In session reacting to school shooting, Tennessee GOP lawmaker orders removal of public from hearing

The second day of Tennessee’s special legislative session has been filled with emotional and chaotic scenes in which Republican lawmakers largely ignored calls to address gun control

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Lawmakers urge Supreme Court to keep domestic violence gun law - Roll Call

Two groups of lawmakers urged the Supreme Court to reverse a decision that struck down a nearly 30-year-old gun control law.

Roll Call

Masked Proud Boys clash with mother of school shooting survivor and interrupt prayer vigil

The extremist group arrived in masks and black shirts, and unfurled a banner near the capitol that said ‘Smashville’

The Independent UK

After school shooting, Tennessee lawmakers not expected to take up gun control in special session

Tennessee lawmakers will gavel in for a special session stemming from a shooting at a Nashville elementary school that left six dead, including three young children

The Independent UK

Gun control unlikely in GOP-led special session following Tennessee school shooting

Tennessee’s GOP-dominant Legislature will soon return to the state Capitol months after a deadly school shooting

The Independent UK

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New PAC wants more people under 35 in Congress, legislatures - Roll Call

Gun control activist David Hogg and campaign consultant Kevin Lata say younger lawmakers will bring more attention to important issues.

Roll Call

Tennessee governor outlines agenda for special session in wake of Nashville school shooting

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has unveiled a sweeping list of public safety issues he wants lawmakers to address during an upcoming special session

The Independent UK

Contacting your legislator? Cite your sources – if you want them to listen to you

Suppose you have an issue you are really passionate about – taxes, gun control or some other important policy. You want to do more than vent on social media, so you decide to write an email, place a phone call or even draft a letter to your state legislator expressing…

The Conversation

Judge rejects attempt to temporarily block Connecticut's landmark gun law passed after Sandy Hook

A federal judge has rejected a request to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark 2013 gun control law passed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting until a gun rights group’s lawsuit against the statute has concluded

The Independent UK

2 members of expelled 'Tennessee Three' vie to win back their legislative seats

Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones are hoping to once again reclaim their legislative seats after being expelled for their involvement in a gun control protest on the House floor

The Independent UK

Law Profs Tout Qualified Immunity for Unconstitutional Gun Restrictions

Promoting impunity for violating rights as a policy tool? What could go wrong?

Reason

Hawaii doesn't want firearms on its beaches. The state's latest gun control law goes before a judge

A U.S. judge is scheduled to consider whether to temporarily stop Hawaii from enforcing a new state law that prohibits carrying a gun on beaches and other locations deemed sensitive

The Independent UK

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‘Superior’ Canadian TikToker attacked over video about American ‘failure’ to act on gun control

‘You actively keep electing officials that don’t give a s*** about you,’ TikToker claims

The Guardian - AU

Auckland shooting revives debate over gun control in New Zealand

Police identify two men killed as construction workers in their 40s amid renewed debate over access to firearms in New Zealand

The Independent UK

Federal judge rules Oregon’s tough new gun law is constitutional

A federal judge has ruled Oregon’s voter-approved gun control measure — one of the toughest in the nation — is constitutional

WEKU

The CDC is helping states address gun injuries after years of political roadblocks

A grant program gives states a path around a 1996 federal rule that prohibits the CDC from advocating gun control — a rule critics say has had a chilling effect on studying who has been shot and how.

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The Independent UK

Tennessee lawmaker raised $860k in campaign donations after Republican expulsion over gun control protest

Justin Pearson has since been restored to his seat in the state legislature

Boston Herald

Biden administration’s ‘frames and receivers’ gun control rule halted by federal judge

A controversial rule issued by the Biden Administration’s ATF targeting components of so-called ghost guns has been struck down by a Texas judge who has ordered the agency not to enforce the policy.

Evening Standard

Joe Biden signs off speech with ‘God save the Queen’

The US President had been giving a speech on gun control to a packed crowd in Connecticut before he paid tribute to the Queen

Tribune News Service

Biden, speaking near site of Sandy Hook shooting, renews call for assault weapons ban

HARTFORD, Conn. — Highlighting Connecticut’s role as a national leader in gun safety, President Joe Biden traveled Friday to West Hartford to hail the most comprehensive gun law in the past three decades and renew his call for a federal ban on assault weapons.

The Independent UK

After expulsion and reinstatement, Tennessee Reps. Pearson, Jones advance past Democratic primaries

Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones have advanced past an election hurdle after the two young Black lawmakers were expelled earlier this year for their gun control protest on the House floor, then reinstated by local officials days afterward

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: Newsom's right on stricter gun laws but he misfired on his proposed constitutional amendment

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom has a good target, but the aim is off in his effort to amend the U.S. Constitution with a gun-control mandate.

Tribune News Service

McBath, Democrats plan effort to get around GOP on gun control bills

WASHINGTON — With U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath helping to lead the way, U.S. House Democrats are launching an effort today to circumvent Republican opposition and force votes on gun control measures.

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