The top police officer in Texas told a state Senate hearing on Tuesday that the police response was an ‘abject failure.’
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Senate votes to advance bipartisan gun deal, breaking 30-year logjam
The text of bipartisan gun legislation is on track to be released Tuesday after the senators settled key differences, including how to structure language around the “boyfriend loophole.”
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Uvalde police could’ve ended rampage early on, Texas’ top cop testifies
The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says 3 minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 21 people there was sufficient armed law enforcement there to stop the attacker.
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Police at Texas school massacre had rifles earlier than known, report says
Delays in the law enforcement response have been the focus of a federal, state and local investigation of the massacre and its aftermath.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Iftin should further explore solutions to gun violence
I enjoy reading Abdi Nor Iftin’s columns. His perspective is interesting, he writes well and I learn new things. After recently reading his book, “Call Me American,” I wondered how he might view the gun issues plaguing America. Thus, his June 9 piece, “Conversations about gun violence should begin at home,” immediately caught my attention. […]
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White House rolls out task force to curb online abuse
The launch fulfills a pledge Biden made to study online sexual harassment, stalking and nonconsensual pornography, as well as the connection between such abuse and mass shootings and violence against women.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Cutting gun violence will take regulating guns
Maine Sens. Collins and King back a program that invests in mental health and school security, but wouldn’t change the kinds of weapons sold or who can buy them.
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Letter: GOP ‘solutions’ to gun violence are laughable
Let me see if I have this straight. The Republicans in Congress, following their great leaders like Tucker Carlson, are expressing multiple ideas for ending gun violence, none of which limits guns in any way. They suggest many things that are already in place and failing to prevent mass shootings, such as armed security and […]
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Protesters gather in Portland to speak out against gun violence and demand legislation
Organizers and participants at Saturday’s March for Our Lives said they are tired of gun violence and mass shootings unfolding around the country, and called on Congress to act.
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White supremacists riling up thousands of followers on social media
They are building thriving, macho communities across social media platforms such as Instagram, Telegram and TikTok.