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American gun culture is based on frontier mythology – but ignores how common gun restrictions were in the Old West

In the wake of the Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings, 70% of Republicans said it is more important to protect gun rights than to control gun violence, while 92% of Democrats and 54% of independents expressed the opposite view. Just weeks after those mass shootings, Republicans and gun rights advocates…

The Conversation

We asked 5 students: What inspired you to become a gun control activist?

NPR spoke with high school and college students who have been impacted by gun violence, and are now working to make sure others won't be.

WEKU

Uvalde shooter’s grandmother released from hospital over a month after attack

Grandmother was gunman Salvador Ramos’s first victim on 24 May

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"Hardening" schools is conceding defeat

Hardening schools and arming teachers is the wrong approach to rising gun violence, Air Force vet writes

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The school at the center of the Uvalde, Texas, shooting will be rebuilt

The school will be demolished so "students and staff will not have to return to the building at the site of the tragedy," the district said.

WEKU

H-E-B and the Butt family will give Uvalde $10 million for a new school

The grocery chain H-E-B and its founding Butt family are donating $10 million to help build a new elementary school in Uvlade to replace Robb Elementary, where a shooter took 21 lives on May 24.

Tribune News Service

Butt family, H-E-B donate $10 million to replace Robb Elementary School in Uvalde after mass shooting

The timeline is still unclear for demolishing the school building. The district has plans to replace it with a memorial park.

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Post-Uvalde gun law is legacy moment for Texas’ John Cornyn, but backlash is fierce

WASHINGTON — This is a legacy-making moment for Sen. John Cornyn.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Uvalde was an ‘abject failure,’ but there’s more to the story

We wish that we had a clear explanation for law enforcement’s tragically slow response to a gunman threatening and then murdering 19 children and two teachers in their elementary school in Uvalde. That, however, requires a greater commitment to transparency.

Tribune News Service

Uvalde mother who was cuffed trying to save kids claims she’s now being harassed by police

‘The other night we were exercising, and we had a cop parked at the corner like, flickering us with his headlights,’ Ms Gomez claimed during a recent interview

The Independent UK

How John Cornyn and the U.S. Senate defied 26 years of inaction to tackle gun violence

Four senators, including Cornyn, used a distinctive combination of policy expertise, legislative experience and political courage to push past obstacles that had repeatedly stymied previous attempts at compromise.

The Texas Tribune

Graduation in Uvalde gives tragedy-stricken town a night of normality

A month after their graduation was postponed by a mass shooting, Uvalde High School seniors finally got to celebrate their graduation on Friday.

The Texas Tribune

Final funeral for Uvalde shooting victim remembers 10-year-old Uziyah Garcia

DALLAS — The final funeral for the victims of the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was held in San Angelo on Saturday.

Tribune News Service

Biden signs bipartisan gun measure negotiated by Sen. John Cornyn after Uvalde shooting

The new law contains modest provisions but is the most significant gun measure passed by Congress in nearly three decades.

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The Independent UK

'Loving' boy last Texas school shooting victim laid to rest

The last victim of the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is being laid to rest

WEKU

Biden signs gun safety bill into law

The president's signing comes just over a month after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 children and two adults.

WEKU

Graduating Uvalde High School class remembers those killed in mass shooting

School officials praised the students for their strength and resilience through three COVID-19 pandemic years, three changes of principals and then the May 14 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.

The Independent UK

Graduating Uvalde High School class remembers slain children

Almost 300 high school seniors received their diplomas in Uvalde in the shadow of the massacre of 19 elementary school students and two children 5 1/2 weeks earlier

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Texas congressman Tony Gonzales, who represents Uvalde, breaks with House Republicans to vote for gun bill

The U.S. House passed the legislation Friday afternoon. Nearly all Texas Republicans voted against it. The bill is widely viewed as a series of modest changes to current gun regulations, falling far short of proposals pushed by House Democrats and President Joe Biden.

The Independent UK

Gun control: What is in the new bipartisan firearms legislation passed by the Senate?

Breakthrough bill drafted after Buffalo and Uvalde atrocities voted through upper chamber 65-33

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Forget history. Forget safety. The Supreme Court prizes unfettered gun rights above all else

After the recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, and so many other places, it is deeply distressing that the Supreme Court on Thursday dramatically expanded gun rights and limited the ability of the government to prevent gun violence.

Tribune News Service

At Uvalde hearings, Texas lawmakers zero-in on truancy reforms

DALLAS — Signs of brewing trouble stain the academic history of the young man who would go on to kill 19 children and two teachers in Texas’ deadliest school shooting.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Senate approves first major gun legislation since 1994, one month after Uvalde shooting

The legislation still needs to clear the House, where it is expected to pass. President Joe Biden has signaled he will sign the bill into law.

The Texas Tribune

Supreme Court makes it harder for states to restrict guns — but ruling shouldn’t affect Texas’ loose rules

The high court found that states can’t require people to show “proper cause” for a gun permit. Texas allows people to carry handguns without a permit.

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At Uvalde hearings, Texas lawmakers focus on truancy reforms

DALLAS — Signs of brewing trouble stain the academic history of the young man who would go on to kill 19 children and two teachers in Texas’ deadliest school shooting.

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