Ted: Russian sanctions are "gun control" Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert backed the GOP effort to pressure the White House to go easy on Putin Salon · May 27, 2022
Greg Abbott will address NRA — by video "We're in the stage when Republican politicians hide and hope this blows over. Don't let it," advocates warn Salon · May 27, 2022
Texas cops' Uvalde claims unravel Parents were cuffed, tackled, pepper-sprayed and tasered. Rep. Joaquin Castro wants the FBI to investigate Salon · May 27, 2022
Jonathan Bernstein: Dysfunctional Republicans bail out on gun violence I don’t have the expertise on guns and violence that some of my Bloomberg Opinion colleagues or many academic experts have. So I really don’t know which of the gun-control policies Democrats have proposed would be helpful, which would make little difference and which would create new risks. Tribune News Service · May 27, 2022
How lawmakers in thrall to the NRA stifle gun safety laws Powerful lobbying groups spent nearly $5m last year to expand gun rights while limiting curbs on who can have a firearm and how they can carry it The Guardian - US · May 27, 2022
Ted Cruz walks away from a reporter who asked why the U.S. has so many mass shootings "Is this the moment to reform gun laws?" British reporter Mark Stone from Sky News asked the U.S. senator. WEKU · May 27, 2022
The One Show: John Legend 'frustrated' about gun laws in the US Musician John Legend speaks up about the recent school shooting in Texas Wales Online · May 26, 2022
Jimmy Kimmel makes plea to lawmakers after Texas shooting: 'These are our children' Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel struggled to keep his composure Wednesday while speaking about the shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that killed two teachers and 19 children. Los Angeles Times · May 26, 2022
GOP "solutions" only help mass shooters Republicans won't do anything to stop mass shootings because they benefit from them Salon · May 26, 2022
Cruz's Uvalde solution: Door control Security experts say Cruz’s “bad” one-door idea could actually “kill more kids than it ever protects” Salon · May 26, 2022
Pressed on guns, Ted Cruz gets huffy Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican, scurries away when asked about gun reform and calls journalist a "propagandist" Salon · May 26, 2022
Ted Cruz angrily quits interview after being confronted about gun control Texas senator says ‘I’m sorry you think American exceptionalism is awful’ in response to questions about Uvalde massacre The Guardian - US · May 26, 2022
After 138 school shootings this year, why can’t America enact gun control? America is grappling withe gun control debate after yet another school shooting. Experts say its lawmakers could learn from Australia and Port Arthur. The New Daily · May 26, 2022
‘Why only in America?’: Ted Cruz storms out of Texas school shooting interview The Texas senator became irritated after a journalist pressed about why mass shootings seem to happen so often in America The Independent UK · May 26, 2022
The National (Scotland) · May 26, 2022 Ted Cruz turns his back on reporter when asked about gun reform SENATOR Ted Cruz has come under fire after walking away from a Sky News correspondent following a Texas school shooting that saw 19 children and two…
Wales Online · May 26, 2022 Ted Cruz blames unlocked doors and not guns for Uvalde school massacre US senator refused to blame gun laws and instead called for increased security at schools
Salon · May 26, 2022 5 most radical SCOTUS decisions of 2022 Here is what a Supreme Court now stacked with a strong conservative majority has quietly changed
The Conversation · May 26, 2022 Will the latest shooting of US children finally lead to gun reform? Sadly, that's unlikely Mass shootings in the United States are all too common and, sadly, unsurprising to much of the world.
The Guardian - US · May 26, 2022 Outrage as NRA to gather in Houston just days after Texas school massacre Counter-protests expected as about 55,000 NRA members to attend event, including Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Greg Abbott
Chicago Sun-Times · May 26, 2022 No more thoughts and prayers. Without sensible gun restrictions, mass shootings will continue. What does it say about our country when a child predicts something terribly wrong is going to take place at school, and then it does?
The Conversation · May 25, 2022 After mass shootings like Uvalde, national gun control fails – but states often loosen gun laws Calls for new gun legislation that previously failed to pass Congress are being raised again after the May 24, 2022, mass shooting at an elementary school in the small town of Uvalde, Texas.
Al Jazeera · May 25, 2022 Trump, Cruz scheduled to address NRA forum after Texas shooting The powerful National Rifle Association’s annual convention is scheduled to be held across three days in Houston, Texas.
The Independent UK · May 25, 2022 Herschel Walker offers vague response when asked about Uvalde shooting Candidate was asked about shooting moments after winning GOP primary
The Guardian - US · May 25, 2022 Republicans offer thoughts and prayers – but not gun control to stop the killings Response in Congress to Texas school shooting that left 21 people dead comes from all-too-familiar Republican playbook
Daily Mirror · May 25, 2022 Inside America's obsession with guns as younger people demand stricter laws The devastating shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which claimed 21 lives - including pupils and teachers - is another indelible stain on the fabric of US society, seeping in its children’s blood