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Four Sandy Hook survivors tell of being ‘retriggered’ by school shootings like Uvalde

Student suvivors spoke out publicly for first time in aftermath of last month’s shooting in Texas

The Independent UK

Breaking down the provisions in the tentative gun legislation deal emerging in the Senate

WASHINGTON — The group of senators led by Texas Republican John Cornyn and Connecticut Democrat Chris Murphy describe the bipartisan federal gun proposals they released Sunday following the Uvalde school shooting in Texas as “commonsense” measures.

Tribune News Service

Uvalde school police chief defends delay in entering classroom

Pete Arredondo said in an interview that he did not consider himself in charge of the scene of the school shooting.

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Uvalde school police chief defends law enforcement response, says ‘not a single officer ever hesitated’ amid mass shooting

The Uvalde, Texas, school police chief claims he did not wait to act when gunfire erupted inside Robb Elementary School in his first extended interview since the mass school shooting last month.

Tribune News Service

Uvalde hiring more school police

Texas town's response to botched police school shooting response? Throw more cops at it

Salon

Over a dozen Uvalde victims were still alive in 80 minute period before police entered school

New details about police delay revealed in report on Thursday

The Independent UK

‘Not again’: This filmmaker couple’s harrowing video of mass shootings is fueling thousands of calls for gun reform

#AwakenDawn, from Portland-based Eleven Films, features clips of school shootings and loud calls for change. The couple who made the video tell Sheila Flynn their hopes for its impact

The Independent UK

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Casualty axes school shooting episode after Texas massacre at elementary

Casualty's school shooting episode has been rescheduled for now by BBC bosses in light of the Texas tragedy at an elementary school, which resulted in the deaths of 19 children and two teachers

Daily Mirror

Justice Dept. names 9 to aid in review of Uvalde shooting

The Justice Department has named a team of nine people, including an FBI official and former police chiefs, to aid in a review of the law enforcement response to the deadly Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting

The Independent UK

Schoolgirl tells Congress of playing dead to survive Texas massacre

Washington (AFP) - An 11-year-old girl told horrified lawmakers Wednesday of smearing herself in her murdered classmate's blood to play dead during the most chilling in a spate of gun massacres that have convulsed the United States.

AFP

11-year-old US school massacre survivor to testify in Congress

Washington (AFP) - An 11-year-old who smeared herself with her murdered friend's blood to play dead during last month's school shooting in the US state of Texas was set to relive her trauma before a panel of lawmakers on Wednesday.

AFP

Why Joe Biden can't just pass gun laws as Matthew McConaughey makes tearful plea

President Joe Biden will struggle to enact stricter gun laws in the US, despite a passionate speech at the White House by Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey following the brutal school shooting in Texas

Daily Mirror

How a devastating short film about a school shooting is becoming a graphic novel

When Will McCormack and Michael Govier set out to write and direct a short animated film about a couple mourning their child, they had no idea it would become a viral hit and win an Academy Award. But they did know they also wanted to turn it into a book.

Los Angeles Times

Teacher wounded in Uvalde mass shooting condemns police as ‘cowards’

A teacher wounded in the mass school shooting in Texas has called the police “cowards” over delays in taking action during the massacre.

Evening Standard

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Los Angeles Times

Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey visits White House to plead for change

WASHINGTON — Actor Matthew McConaughey delivered an impassioned speech in the White House briefing room Tuesday, calling for stricter gun laws in the wake of the deadly school shooting last month in his hometown in Texas.

WEKU

The story of a Uvalde victim's green shoes captures the White House's attention

Maite Rodriguez, a lover of animals and the environment, dreamed of being a marine biologist. She was killed during the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

Evening Standard

Matthew McConaughey makes emotional plea for gun control at White House after Uvalde shooting

Actor Matthew McConaughey took centre stage at the White House to call on Congress to “reach a higher ground” and pass gun control legislation in honour of those killed in last month’s shooting rampage at a school in his home town of Uvalde, Texas.

Los Angeles Times

Matthew McConaughey, a Uvalde native, delivers an impassioned plea at the White House

WASHINGTON — The actor Matthew McConaughey delivered an impassioned speech in the White House briefing room Tuesday, calling for stricter gun laws in the wake of the deadly school shooting last month in his hometown in Texas.

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Sansad Watch Ep 37: Does India have a gun problem?

Two incidents recently took place that reinvigorated the discussion on gun control. In the United States, it was a school shooting in Texas that left 19 children and two teachers dead. In India, it was the murder of singer Sidhu Moosewala.

The Independent UK

Teacher shot in Uvalde massacre reveals how children called out to ‘coward’ police before they died

‘When things go bad, it seems like an eternity. The only thing that I can say is I felt like my blood was like an hourglass’

Tribune News Service

After Uvalde shooting, some say fixation on border security obscures more urgent threats

UVALDE, Texas — More than a week after the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, one thing is clear: The heightened security surrounding this town near the border ultimately didn’t stop a homegrown shooter from inflicting terror on the community.

The Independent UK

Defense attorneys in Florida school shooting try to withdraw

The public defenders representing Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz tried to withdraw from his death penalty trial after the judge ordered them to move forward with jury selection even though one member of their five-member team has COVID-19

The Independent UK

Can journalists and grieving communities coexist in tragedy?

When tragedies like school shootings happen, journalists quickly follow in huge numbers, putting communities in the world's spotlight in their worst possible moment

Tribune News Service

Texas educators grapple with push to arm more teachers post-Uvalde

DALLAS — Glynn Wilcox can’t remember which school shooting prompted him to attend a firearms defense class for educators in the Dallas area.

Daily Mirror

School shooting survivor says she will never have children as she 'can't protect them'

Lindsey Fry was 15 when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold gunned down 12 students and a teacher at Columbine in 1999. She says things have only got worse in 23 years

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