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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.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 8, 2022

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.

WEKU · Jun 8, 2022

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.

Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2022

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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.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 7, 2022

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.

Newslaundry · Jun 7, 2022

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’

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 7, 2022

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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 · Jun 6, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 5, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Jun 4, 2022

Texas House creates special committee to investigate Uvalde school shooting

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announced Friday the creation of a special investigative committee to examine the Robb Elementary School shooting.

Tribune News Service · Jun 3, 2022

After Uvalde shooting, community faces long-term mental health care needs

UVALDE, Texas — Lauren Bohn and Michele Williams quietly walked through the crowd at a fragrant memorial of crosses and roses days after the worst school shooting in a decade.

Tribune News Service · Jun 3, 2022

Police chief had no radio during Texas school shooting: Senator

Loved ones of victims killed at Uvalde, Texas primary school are still seeking answers about law enforcement’s response.

Al Jazeera · Jun 3, 2022

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The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2022

What did police know as the Texas school shooting unfolded?

As investigators dig deeper into the law enforcement response to the deadly school shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, a host of disturbing questions remain about what officers on the scene knew as the attack was unfolding

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2022

Senator: Chief had no radio during Uvalde school shooting

A Texas state senator says the state agency investigating the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde has determined that the commander facing criticism for the slow police response was not carrying a radio as the massacre unfolded

Axios · Jun 3, 2022

Uvalde, Buffalo survivors to testify before House panel on toll of mass shootings

It will include testimony from a fourth-grade student who survived the Uvalde school shooting.

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2022

Texas governor Abbott calls for ‘weekly inspection of doors’ to prevent school shootings

Abbott directs officials to conduct ‘in-person, unannounced, random intruder detection audits on school districts’

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The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2022

Taser maker proposes stun drone to try to stop school shootings

The company’s ethics advisory board, however, has objected to idea

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022

16-year-old boy arrested in another school shooting plot

The arrest is the latest in a string of mass shooting threats since the Uvalde attack

The Conversation · Jun 2, 2022

Texas school shooting: How assault-style rifles and ammunition kill and maim

The recent mass shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, has sparked another round of the gun control debate.

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022

Texas senator: School police chief didn't know of 911 calls

A Texas state senator says the commander at the scene of a school shooting in Texas was not informed of panicked 911 calls from inside the school building

Tribune News Service · Jun 2, 2022

Governor says he’s ‘studying’ ideas to curb SC gun violence in wake of mass shootings

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says his office is reviewing policies and ideas that could help curb gun violence in the wake of multiple mass shootings that includes last week’s Texas school shooting that left 19 children and two adults dead.

The Conversation · Jun 2, 2022

5 ways to reduce school shootings

After the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, in 2018, psychology professor Paul Boxer and his colleagues reviewed research to see what could be learned from what they refer to as the “science of violence prevention.” In the wake of the May 24, 2022, massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde,…

France 24 · Jun 2, 2022

Mass shootings in the US: The impossible reform of gun legislation

The US town of Uvalde, Texas began to bury its dead this week after the country's worst school shooting in a decade. Nineteen students and two teachers were shot dead by an 18-year-old gunman. When President Joe Biden went to console grieving families, he was greeted with protesters shouting "Do…

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