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Texas superintendents want safer schools. But money and logistics stand in the way

DALLAS — Even as Republican state leaders stressed “hardening” schools and increasing security measures as a response to the state’s deadliest shooting in Uvalde, educators stressed the community aspect to their campuses.

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What is the ‘dead suspect loophole,’ and how will it affect what we know about Uvalde?

DALLAS — In the days since an 18-year-old gunman barricaded himself inside an elementary school classroom in Uvalde and fatally shot 19 students and two teachers, the police’s narrative of the events leading up to and during the massacre has shifted by the day.

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Uvalde's Robb Elementary will become "something other" than school: Superintendent

"We have plans for it to become something other than a school site."

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Teacher's despair as police wrongly say she left door open before Texas school shooting

Emilia Marin has been subjected to sickening abuse after the incorrect claim, made by authorities following the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, saying she left a door open allowing killer Salvador Ramos to enter

Daily Mirror

Teachers after Texas attack: ‘None of us are built for this'

When graduation balloons popped inside a West Virginia high school, a teacher had to reassure students who ducked for cover that the noise did not come from gunfire

The Independent UK

Tulsa shooting puts focus on waiting periods for gun buyers

The mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, are again putting the focus on gun control measures such as waiting periods to buy firearms

The Independent UK

Robb Elementary may be demolished

Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin says the location of the school shooting massacre should be wiped, and Biden agrees

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Uvalde 10-year-olds: Smart, funny, loving animals, football

Family members are mourning the loss of two 10-year-old elementary school students in Uvalde, Texas, and remembering them for the love they showed them

The Independent UK

Shootings expose divisions on gun issue in faith communities

The recent surge of mass shootings in America has led to debates in faith communities over what is “pro-life.”

The Independent UK

What the shooting in Uvalde has meant for the Latino community

While the nation is reeling from the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the Latino community is being hit particularly hard as they see the names and photos of the victims who look and sound like them.

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Jackie Calmes: Americans are living in fear of gun violence. And we don't have security like Ted Cruz

Spurred by rising violence with firearms, the nation began work to write into law "the strongest gun control measures in over 40 years."

Los Angeles Times

Uvalde police were trained to quickly confront an active shooter. So why did they wait?

After Columbine, FBI training urged that quick action is critical to saving lives. Somehow that lesson hasn’t been learned

The Guardian - US

Firm proposes Taser-armed drones to stop school shootings

Taser developer Axon said this week it is working to build drones armed with the electric stunning weapons that could fly into schools and “help prevent the next Uvalde, Sandy Hook, or Columbine.”

The Independent UK

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.

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Uvalde parents and teacher seek documents from gun maker after school shooting

Parents of a slain fourth-grader and a teacher at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, are laying the groundwork for lawsuits against the gun maker that sold a semi-automatic rifle used in the mass shooting.

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis vetoes $35m Tampa MLB team facility after calls for gun reform

Florida governor made the move after the team called for action in the wake of mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York

The Independent UK

The rise of the AR-15: Why America is defending a ‘weapon of war’

The AR-15 has been used in numerous high-casualty mass shootings including the recent shootings in Uvalde, Buffalo and Tulsa, John Bowden reports

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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.

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The Guardian - US

Ron DeSantis blocks funds for Tampa Bay Rays after team’s gun safety tweets

Florida governor Ron DeSantis defended his veto of $35m in funding for a potential spring training site for the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday

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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.

The Independent UK

Commanding officer who ordered delayed response to Uvalde massacre did not have police radio

Key details reveal how a delayed response may have cost the lives of students inside school

The Independent UK

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

Salon

Uvalde lawmaker snubbed from committee

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick also snubbed other lawmakers whose districts were affected by other Texas mass shootings

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

Uvalde gunman Salvador Ramos’ grandmother tried to get rid of his gun days before mass shooting, report claims

Under Texas’s lax gun laws, gunman Salvador Ramos was able to legally buy two semi-automatic weapons just days after his 18th birthday

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