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At least 4 killed in Tulsa shooting

The incident is the 20th U.S. mass shooting since the 5/24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas

Salon · Jun 2, 2022

Editorial: Gun violence is a solvable public health crisis

As the murdered children of Uvalde are laid to rest this week, our nation needs to muster the courage and political will to treat rising gun violence and mass shootings as an acute public health crisis.

Tribune News Service · Jun 2, 2022

Editorial: Florida reacted to school shootings. The US can, too

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators met Tuesday on Zoom to continue exploring a compromise on gun safety legislation, just as more families in Uvalde, Texas, held funerals for some of 19 children and two teachers slaughtered there at an elementary school last week. We’re not naive enough to think…

Tribune News Service · Jun 2, 2022

Ten-year-old cousins laid side-by-side at joint wake after being shot dead at school

Jailah Silguero and her cousin Jayce Luevanos, both victims of the Texas elementary school shooting, had a joint wake in Uvalde with the funeral home decorated in their favourite themes

Daily Mirror · Jun 2, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott calls for legislative committees — but not a special session — following Uvalde school shooting

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for special legislative committees to examine what legislation and action might be taken to prevent future school shootings.

Tribune News Service · Jun 2, 2022

New York Times reporter sparks debate by saying friends wish to raise children outside of US after Texas shooting

New York Times reporter sparks a debate after tweeting that ‘everyone she knows’ wishes to raise children outside of the US

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022

Politicians should resist rush to ‘do anything’ in response to school shootings

That impulse is understandable, but it can lead to policies that do more harm than good.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2022

Texas attack shows role of doors in school security plans

Doors have been at the center of the investigation into the massacre of 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022

5 years. 5 mass shootings. 87 dead in Texas. What gun laws could have applied in each case?

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has experienced multiple mass shootings in recent years.

Tribune News Service · Jun 1, 2022

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants random school safety checks after Texas shooting

DALLAS — Gov. Greg Abbott wants state officials to randomly inspect schools to test safety protocols after a gunman burst into an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and killed 19 children and two teachers.

Tribune News Service · Jun 1, 2022