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Commentary: Can any American parent honestly say school massacres are ‘unimaginable’?

“Unimaginable” is a word that’s been thrown around a lot after 19 students, mostly fourth graders, and two teachers were slaughtered Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas.

Los Angeles Times

Martin Schram: Seven days in May — saving America from within

“Seven Days in May,” the epic 1960s novel and a film starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Ava Gardner, was a fictional tale about right-wing Pentagon generals who tried to topple the U.S. government.

Tribune News Service

Friday favourite: When Indy set up a comeback more satisfying than victory

After a potentially career-ending crash at Texas in 2003, Kenny Brack made a heroic return at the 2005 Indianapolis 500 when he set the fastest qualifying speed of anybody on Bump Day. In this week's Friday Favourite, the 1999 Indy winner explains his love affair with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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The evolving narrative of what happened at Uvalde the day of the shooting

Law enforcement is still investigating the shooting at Robb Elementary School. But accounts from officials have offered a confusing look at the timeline of Tuesday's shooting.

WEKU

Texas school shooting: Husband of teacher killed in attack dies days later ‘from grief’

The husband of a teacher killed in the Texas school shooting has died just days after from a “broken heart”.

Evening Standard

‘It’s an American problem’: US readers on preventing future mass shootings

As America comes to terms with the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, readers explain what they think should be done to prevent future mass shootings

The Guardian - US

Mum of Texas school shooter admits he made her 'uneasy' and could be aggressive

Salvador Ramos, 18, gunned down 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, US, on May 24, with his mum Adrianna Reyes admitting he could be aggressive if he 'really got mad'

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Texas shooter's dad breaks silence after massacre saying 'he should have just killed me'

On Tuesday, May 24, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos approached Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas and spent an hour inside a classroom and massacred 21 people including 19 children

Daily Mirror

Texas shooting: Meghan Markle was ‘offering condolences as a mother’ with ‘peace’ roses tribute to victims

The Duchess of Sussex also visited a nearby community centre supporting mourners, according to reports

The Independent UK

Toronto police shoot dead man walking near school with rifle

‘I was feeling really tense,’ says student whose school was locked down during incident

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Daniel Defense: Company that made Uvalde AR-15 used toddlers in gun advert

Daniel Defense guns were also used in 2017 Las Vegas massacre, the worst mass shooting in modern US history

The Independent UK

Editorial: If gun control won't work, at least take away gun makers' liability protection

With more than 300 million firearms in Americans’ hands — enough for every man, woman and child to have one — it does no good anymore to rant and rave about gun control. The National Rifle Association owns enough members of Congress to block meaningful measures and is no doubt…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Earmark fans grow among House GOP as total requests swell

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers’ appetite for earmarking has grown a year after Democrats resurrected the practice, particularly among Republicans who will face a sensitive decision on whether to maintain “community project funding” in the next Congress if they retake the chamber in November.

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A Latino-on-Latino mass shooting. What now?

When I heard that a gunman had killed multiple schoolchildren in a predominantly Latino town in Texas, I immediately thought: white supremacist.

Evening Standard

NRA opens gun convention in Texas days after deadly school shooting

Former US President Donald Trump and other leading Republicans will be among speakers at the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual convention, which begins in Texas on Friday.

Daily Record

Schoolgirl found and killed by Texas shooter after 'cops said to shout for help'

As Salvador Ramos opened fire at Robb Elementary school, a boy claims cops who were able to finally enter the building told hiding students to shout so they could locate them.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Police Face Questions over Their Response to Texas School Massacre

The gunman in the Texas school massacre barged unchallenged through an unlocked door, then killed 19 children and two teachers while holed up in their classroom for an hour before a tactical team stormed in and killed him, police said on Thursday. The latest official details from the Texas Department…

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The Guardian - US

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

WEKU

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.

The Guardian - US

‘These are innocent babies’: grief, loss and love as Uvalde struggles under a heavy cloud

The Texas school killings have touched nearly everyone in the small town, from friends and neighbors to shopkeepers and coaches

The Independent UK

NRA opens gun convention in Texas after school massacre

The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to “reflect on” — and deflect any blame for — the deadly shooting earlier this week of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in…

The Independent UK

Shooter warning signs get lost in sea of social media posts

The 18-year-old man who slaughtered 19 children and two teachers in Texas left a digital trail that hinted at what was to come

The Independent UK

Texas governor Greg Abbott to skip NRA convention and visit Uvalde instead amid pressure over pro-guns stance

National Rifle Association’s spokesperson says governor will pre-record message

The Independent UK

Senators talk expanded gun background checks, red flag laws

A bipartisan group of senators is considering how Congress should respond to the horrific shooting of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas

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