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From @breakingviews: Investors shunned firearms companies after a string of mass shootings in the United States, pressuring sporting-goods conglomerates to ... Show more www.reuters.com/breakingviews/remington-deal-fight-is-all-about-guns-taboo-2024-04-01/ #BVTV
Mass Shootings and Gun Industry Greed Are Ravaging America: Mass shootings like the one in Lewiston, Maine, in October are the product of the gun industry ...
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/mass-shootings-gun-industry-greed-ravaging-america-1234874423/
Recent Shootings Strike at Long-Held Pro-Gun Myths: A series of shootings that saw several young people injured and one killed by gun owners who thought they ...
usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2023-05-08/recent-shootings-strike-at-long-held-pro-gun-myths
Mass shootings are a problem America can't fix: The public supports many sensible gun measures, but flaws in our democracy make us unable to adopt them.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/04/mass-shootings-violence-assault-weapons-gun-control-lobby/673242/
How the AR-15 Ruined America: As an NRA-approved icon and the mass shooter’s weapon of choice, the AR-15 has done untold harm.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/06/ar-15-rifle-mass-shootings-gun-control/661275/
GOP leaders have no business being at mass shooting vigil (Opinion): But Republican politicians are so under the thumb of their NRA benefactors that they don’t ...
houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/gun-policy-laws-kids-nashville-mass-shooting-gop-17872331.php
How AR-15-style rifles write the tragic history of America's mass shootings: The weapon used to carry out the mass shooting in Allen, Texas, is one all too ...
npr.org/2023/05/10/1175065043/mass-shootings-america-ar-15-rifle
NRA-affiliated fundraiser canceled after sparking outrage from relatives of Uvalde shooting
salon.com/2022/08/05/outraged-uvalde-residents-stand-up-to-nra-get-local-giveaway-canceled/
In 2004, Congress allowed a ban on assault weapons to expire amid lobbying by the NRA and gun-rights activists. After almost every mass shooting since ... Show more
Florida lawmakers want to end 3-day waiting periods for rifles, shotguns: A state senator wants to eliminate a statewide 3-day waiting period to buy a rifle or a ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/29/florida-lawmakers-want-to-end-3-day-waiting-periods-for-rifles-shotguns/
Ted Cruz Heckled in Texas Restaurant After NRA Convention: The Republican senator was confronted in a restaurant by a board member of a group known as ...
newsweek.com/ted-cruz-heckled-texas-restaurant-nra-convention-uvalde-shooting-1711122
Quick Glance: Donald Trump will send more weapons to schools in the aftermath of the Texas massacre.
- The NRA (National Rifle Association) annual meeting was held in Houston only three days after the massacre, which occurred on Tuesday around 450 kilometers away at a primary school in Uvalde.
- "Der Grund, warum es nicht schlimmer war, ist, dass die Strafverfolgungsbehörden taten, was sie taten" he said.
- You were unaware that the police were already on the scene, said the eldest.
- Similarly to Trump, Abbott cited psychiatric disorders as a major cause of such behavior.
Timeline: Louisville Old National Bank shooting was planned quickly and quietly: Louisville police's investigation into the Old National Bank shooting shows the ...
courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2023/11/28/old-national-bank-shooting-louisville-timeline/71677529007/
‘It’s a weapon to hunt people!’ Why so many Americans hate – and love – the AR-15
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/03/its-a-weapon-to-hunt-people-why-so-many-americans-hate-and-love-the-ar-15
Jeffery M. Leving: Guilty plea of Highland Park shooting suspect’s father should be a wake-up call for parents
chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-highland-park-shooting-father-guilty-plea-robert-crimo-jr-20231121-lmbw4eqbmzbhtcy27n6pn7cvfu-story.html
Louisville police close investigation into mass shooting at bank, release records
kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article282178703.html
The AR-15 is a symbol of liberty or loss, depending on whom you ask: A new book, “American Gun”, explores the fraught history of a firearm
economist.com/culture/2023/10/05/the-ar-15-is-a-symbol-of-liberty-or-loss-depending-on-whom-you-ask
Mile-Long Line Of Buses Drives To Ted Cruz's House With Message On Gun Violence: The buses' empty seats represented children who died from gun violence in the ...
huffpost.com/entry/mile-long-bus-line-ted-cruz-house_n_62d0c70be4b02d3ecf31a8f8
How the gun safety movement beat the NRA at its own game: All of this swift action begs a question: Why is Congress finally doing now what it should have done ...
thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3553314-how-the-gun-safety-movement-beat-the-nra-at-its-own-game/
Larry Gatlin Pulls Out of NRA Convention Concert in Texas: The concert is in danger of collapsing, as other artists like Larry Stewart, Danielle Peck drop off ...
rollingstone.com/music/music-country/larry-gatlin-nra-convention-uvalde-1359008/
Quick Glance: Don McLean and Other Performers Drop Out of NRA Convention Following Uvalde
- Don McLean and Larry Gatlin withdrew in honor of the dead, as teachers' unions joined planned rallies for gun reform in Houston.
- Several musical acts who were scheduled to perform at this week's National Rifle Association convention in Houston have canceled out of respect for the victims of the Uvalde massacre, which occurred 279 miles west of the usually boisterous annual gun-rights gathering.
- "Our deepest sympathies are with the families and victims involved in this horrific and evil crime," the N.R.A. stated on Twitter on Wednesday.
- Both unions have spoken out against arming teachers.
Dan Patrick latest Republican to cancel appearance at NRA convention over over Uvalde shooting
salon.com/2022/05/27/texas-lt-gov-dan-patrick-backs-out-of-nra-convention-as-defends-his-speech/
Chris Hayes Shreds NRA’s ‘Good Guy with a Gun’ Theory: ‘It’s All B.S.!’: “The entire NRA worldview collapsed in on itself in a pool of blood in that elementary ...
thedailybeast.com/chris-hayes-shreds-nras-good-guy-with-a-gun-theory-its-all-bs
Quick Glance: Ted Cruz confronted following NRA conference: "19 children died!"
- "That's on your hands!" Benjamin Hernandez yells at Cruz, who waves as Hernandez is hauled away by security.
- The video shows the beginning of the exchange, when Cruz posed for a photo with Hernandez before the latter began questioning Cruz about his refusal to support tighter gun control regulations, such as background checks.Cruz said to Hernandez at various points in the video, "Alright, you don't want to listen to me," and "You don't know what you're talking about."
- ""The time has come," Hernandez stated.
Jacob Bryant Says NRA Has Canceled ‘Grand Ol’ Night of Freedom’ Concert in Houston After Uvalde Shooting
thedailybeast.com/jacob-bryant-says-nra-has-canceled-grand-ol-night-of-freedom-concert-in-houston-after-uvalde-shooting
CNN's Jim Acosta Confronts NRA Board Member: 'Isn't This Blood On Your Hands?': The Republican judge repeatedly dodged questions and insisted "I’m not the one ...
huffpost.com/entry/cnn-jim-acosta-nra-board-member_n_6293f76ce4b0933e73753793
Analysis: Republicans heading to NRA convention expose hypocrisy of blaming Democrats for politicizing mass shootings
cnn.com/2022/05/27/politics/republican-hypocrisy-nra-convention-houston/
How the NRA’s “good guy with a gun” myth gave us the Uvalde nightmare: The mass shooting in Uvalde is the latest example of how gun rights ideology is poisoning ...
vox.com/2022/5/25/23140519/uvalde-school-shooting-nra-texas-good-guy-gun
Full List of Republican Senators Who Receive Funding From the NRA: Mitt Romney, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and Mitch McConnell are among those who have taken money ...
newsweek.com/republican-senators-nra-funding-texas-school-shooting-uvalde-1710332
Florida Senate President Passidomo opposes lowering rifle-buying age to 18: A bill in the House is backed by Speaker Paul Renner.
tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/03/15/passidomo-guns-senate-nra-rifles-age/
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Don McLean say won't perform at NRA convention after Uvalde shooting: At least 19 children and two adults were killed in a mass shooting at the Robb Elementary ...
insider.com/texas-shooting-don-mclean-drops-out-nra-convention-performance-2022-5
What to know about the NRA's annual meeting in Houston : The National Rifle Association is set to hold its 2022 annual meeting in Houston on Friday ...
cnn.com/2022/05/25/politics/national-rifle-association-annual-meeting-what-to-know/
Quick Glance: Republicans' New Response to School Shootings: "Harden These Targets"
- Following the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, a number of Republicans have suggested that making it more difficult for gunmen to attack a school, rather than enacting stricter gun control laws, is the best way to prevent such tragedies from occurring.
- Salvador Ramos opened fire on the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on Tuesday, killing 19 students and two adults.
- Former New York Police Department investigator Pat Brosnan, a regular Fox News commentator, stated that the school itself should be better suited to prevent criminals armed with guns from shooting children.
- "We need to install man traps," Brosnan explained to Sean Hannity.
Switzerland gun laws: Why the country has fewer gun deaths than the US: Here's what the US can learn from Switzerland, which has nearly eliminated mass shootings ...
businessinsider.com/switzerland-gun-laws-rates-of-gun-deaths-2018-2
An endless arms race: How to fight the NRA's absurd solution to mass shootings: More armed guards everywhere, more guns everywhere. Do you want to live in that ...
salon.com/2022/07/05/an-endless-arms-race-how-to-fight-the-nras-absurd-solution-to-mass/
After Texas shooting, Republicans face online anger over NRA money: Nineteen current or recent Republican senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/25/school-shooting-uvalde-republicans-nra/
New York’s lawsuit against NRA can move forward, judge rules: A New York judge says the state attorney general’s lawsuit against the National Rifle Association ...
seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/new-yorks-lawsuit-against-nra-can-move-forward-judge-rules/
Of Course the Constitution Evolves: The Second Amendment Should, Too: What is standing in the way of the common sense gun regulation that super-majorities of ...
thedailybeast.com/of-course-the-constitution-evolvesthe-second-amendment-should-too
NRA Boss Days After Uvalde Mass Shooting: We’re the Real Victims Here: NRA honcho Wayne LaPierre barely mentioned the slaughter in Uvalde in his Saturday speech ...
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/uvalde-nra-wayne-lapierre-victims-1360374/
Quick Glance: NRA members award leader Wayne LaPierre their vote of trust
- The National Rifle Association's CEO, Wayne LaPierre, talks during the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum during the NRA Annual Meeting.
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- Almost everyone in the room supported LaPierre in a show of hands.
NRA speakers unshaken on gun rights after school massacre: HOUSTON (AP) — One by one, they took the stage at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention ...
apnews.com/article/uvalde-school-shooting-nra-convention-212dfd1b57474f1ab208d4a72521a010
Quick Glance: Thousands Protest Gun Violence Outside Houston NRA Conference Following Uvalde Tragedy
- More than a thousand people, some carrying child-size coffins, gathered across the street from the National Rifle Association's annual conference in Houston on Friday to protest gun violence, according to reports, just three days after an 18-year-old opened fire in an elementary school, killing 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas.
- According to Houston First, the government entity in charge of the George R. Brown meeting Center, 55,000 members were expected to attend the NRA meeting.
Salvador Ramos Rifle Among Prizes in NRA Gun Raffle Day After Shooting: For only $5, the NRA is offering the chance to win a version of the AR-15 assault-style ...
newsweek.com/salvador-ramos-rifle-among-prizes-nra-gun-raffle-day-shooting-1710488
The NRA celebrates in Texas before Uvalde victims are buried: Donald Trump and Wayne LaPierre are ready to party and enjoy the fruits of their labor
salon.com/2022/05/27/the-nra-celebrates-in-texas-before-uvalde-victims-are-buried/
Hours after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Republicans in Congress joined the world in mourning the latest gun massacre.
But critics pointed out the ... Show more https://wapo.st/3NCNNxm
A Robb Elementary staffer has filed the first legal action against the company that made the gun used in the school massacre
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/robb-elementary-staffer-filed-first-legal-action-company-made-gun-used-rcna31703
Kids Ask 'Am I Next?' In Wrenching Protest Outside NRA Convention: Video shows children lined up across the street from the convention with pictures of Uvalde ...
huffpost.com/entry/nra-convention-protests-am-i-next_n_629113cbe4b0edd2d023ad14
NRA Posts Appallingly Insensitive July Fourth Greeting Day Of Mass Shooting: "The only reason you’re celebrating Independence Day is because citizens were armed ...
huffpost.com/entry/nra-fourth-of-july-mass-shooting_n_62c35c8de4b0f612572aaf74
Ending gun violence isn't an "either/or" question: It must be a "both/and"
salon.com/2022/07/07/ending-violence-isnt-an-eitheror-question-it-must-be-a-bothand/
NRA opposes bipartisan Senate gun safety bill: The National Rifle Association (NRA) has announced that it will not support the Senate gun safety legislation ...
thehill.com/homenews/senate/3532049-nra-opposes-bipartisan-senate-gun-safety-bill/
Kinzinger calls out NRA, calls org a 'grifting scam': "And all you have to do is look at the last few years of the grifting scam of the NRA to know that that's ...
businessinsider.com/kinzinger-calls-out-nra-calls-org-a-grifting-scam-2022-5
Lee Greenwood Pulls Out Of NRA Concert After Uvalde Shooting: The "God Bless The USA" singer joins an exodus from the Houston concert after a massacre at a Texas ...
huffpost.com/entry/lee-greenwood-nra-concert_n_62902c81e4b05cfc2697e798
Ted Cruz claims the NRA stands up for people's rights: Cruz said he would attend the NRA's event in Houston on Friday because "what Democrats and the press try ...
businessinsider.com/ted-cruz-claims-the-nra-stands-up-for-peoples-rights-2022-5
Quick Glance: Cruz storms away after being asked why mass shootings occur "only in America"
- Cruz replied, "You know, it's easy to go to politics."
- "The proposals from the Democrats and the media inevitably, when some violent psychopath murders people …" Cruz remarked before Stone cut him off.
- Kimmel made an emotional plea to Cruz and Republicans on ABC to enact legislation that would help prevent future mass shootings.
- "It's easy to call someone a monster.
- But he's not a monster — he is a human being.
- And some people might not like hearing me say that, but it's true,"Some people may not like hearing that, but it's true," Kimmel remarked.
Senate passes most sweeping gun bill in decades, setting up House vote: The Senate passed the most sweeping gun bill in decades designed to prevent gun violence ...
nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-gun-deal-vote-rcna34981
Prankster Trolls NRA Head Wayne LaPierre To His Face In Front Of All His Pals: What first seemed like praise quickly turned uncomfortable for the NRA boss.
huffpost.com/entry/good-liar-nra-wayne-lapierre_n_62942cc3e4b0edd2d025b3a9
New York's lawsuit against NRA can move forward, judge rules: NEW YORK (AP) — The New York attorney general's lawsuit against the National Rifle Association is ...
apnews.com/article/politics-new-york-manhattan-national-rifle-association-gun-a8067cfd9a6bfe03edd3c0f2efa9e3a2
Protesters' anguished shouts fail to dampen gun enthusiasm at NRA convention in Houston
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nra-houston-gun-protesters-uvalde-rcna30917
Assault-style weapon in Tulsa shooting bought that day, gunman targeted doctor, police say
richmond.com/news/national/assault-style-weapon-in-tulsa-shooting-bought-that-day-gunman-targeted-doctor-police-say/article_426530d0-1608-5e57-b055-2d716e5130ed.html
Singer Richard Marx lashes out at NRA after July 4 slaughter in his former hometown
nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-richard-marx-highland-park-shooting-20220704-b75nf7bmbjewpdidg63qgq2tni-story.html
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to skip NRA convention, return to Uvalde instead: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will skip Friday's NRA convention and instead make a return trip ...
nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/texas-gov-greg-abbott-skip-nra-convention-return-uvalde-instead-rcna30800
Quick Glance: What Greg Abbott completely misses about the Uvalde shooting
- They stated, "we have a problem with mental health illness in this community."
- Begin here: To accept Abbott's claim that what happened in Uvalde was caused by mental illness rather than guns, you must believe that the rest of the world is free of mental health issues. Why?
- Because research after study has demonstrated that school shootings are preventable.
- not to mention the broader category of mass shootings
- are far more prevalent in the United States than in the rest of the developed world.
The Onion Calls Out Inaction Over Mass Shootings With Classic Response: The satirical website's homepage featured 21 stories headlined, "'No Way To Prevent This ...
huffpost.com/entry/the-onion-mass-shooting-headline-front-page_n_628e545ce4b0415d4d7ffde3
Maker of rifle used by Texas gunman draws fury for ‘incendiary’ ads: Georgia-based firearm maker Daniel Defense is facing heavy scrutiny in the wake of Tuesday’s ...
nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/maker-gun-used-uvalde-shooting-long-known-incendiary-ads-rcna30631
NRA Won’t Support Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill: ‘Falls Short At Every Level’: Lawmakers have been working to bridge a political impasse after the mass shooting at ...
huffpost.com/entry/nra-gun-safety-bill-senate_n_62b2906ae4b0c77098b4a9d3
NRA to hold major Houston gathering in shadow of mass shootings: The NRA is preparing for a gathering in Houston, just 450 km from the site of the U.S ...
torontosun.com/news/world/nra-to-hold-major-houston-gathering-in-shadow-of-mass-shootings
The most violent country on Earth: DOUG NICHOLLS relates the tragedy of the recent killings in Texas to the culture of violence perpetrated by the United States ...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/most-violent-country-earth
Even as US mass shootings continue, 2024 Republican hopefuls back NRA: Why is the gun lobby so powerful?
firstpost.com/explainers/even-as-us-mass-shootings-continue-2024-republican-hopefuls-back-nra-why-is-the-gun-lobby-so-powerful-12466102.html
Trump After Parkland Focused on Himself, Ignored School Safety: At an Oval Office meeting on school safety, Trump interrupted his advisers’ policy briefing with ...
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-parkland-uvalde-nra-school-shootings-1359465/
Singer Don McLean reflects on ‘American Pie’ 50 years on — and calls out the NRA: McLean, fresh off a headline-grabbing pullout from a planned appearance at last ...
nydailynews.com/entertainment/ny-don-mclean-american-pie-national-rifle-association-50-years-20220625-xp5z5oscanb3fgpvypa2tpkxrq-story.html
Jack Ohman: Safety last ...: A Philadelphia District Attorney called for legislators to boycott National Rifle Association donations and lobbyists following mass ...
sacbee.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/jack-ohman/article262212212.html
Lee Greenwood Says Attending NRA Convention Would Have Been 'Endorsement': Greenwood is one of several musicians to pull out of the convention in the wake of the ...
newsweek.com/lee-greenwood-says-attending-nra-convention-would-have-been-endorsement-1711002
Gun Seller Ad at School Near NRA Convention After Uvalde Shooting Draws Ire: The ads, which boasted about being "the easiest way to get your suppressor" drew ...
newsweek.com/gun-seller-ad-school-near-nra-convention-after-uvalde-shooting-draws-ire-1711216
O say, can you see an end to mass shootings? | Kevin Siers cartoon: Opinion from the Observer’s Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist
charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article272517707.html
After latest mass shooting, is the supreme court poised to expand gun rights?: Trump’s presidency saw three new rightwing judges, each backed by the powerful gun ...
theguardian.com/law/2022/may/28/us-supreme-court-gun-rights-second-amendment
New York Supreme Court dismisses NRA's attempt to halt state attorney general's investigation into the organization
cnn.com/2022/06/11/politics/nra-new-york-ag-investigation/
Don McLean will no longer perform at NRA Convention 'in light' of Texas mass shooting
torontosun.com/entertainment/music/don-mclean-will-no-longer-perform-at-nra-convention-in-light-of-texas-mass-shooting
Texas has chosen its response to mass shootings: a gun and a prayer: The “God-given right” to self-defense has become a rallying cry in Texas politics ...
texastribune.org/2022/05/29/texas-mass-shootings-self-defense-gun-ownership/
Gun groups have their own ideas for preventing mass shootings: None involves more gun control
economist.com/united-states/2022/06/02/gun-groups-have-their-own-ideas-for-preventing-mass-shootings
NRA Man Claims Hammers Kill More Than Guns, Is Immediately Fact-Checked: The Good Liars' Jason Selvig confronted the man about his claim and quickly pulled out ...
newsweek.com/good-liars-nra-hammers-gun-violence-death-viral-video-1711952
Prankster crashes NRA meeting, mocks group’s ‘thoughts and prayers’: One video of the prank speech has been viewed 8 million times.
washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/31/nra-lapierre-thoughts-prayers/
Texas school shooting: outrage mounts over police response – latest updates: NRA pressing ahead with annual event in Houston, less than 300 miles from the scene ...
theguardian.com/us-news/live/2022/may/27/texas-school-shooting-victims-live-updates-uvalde-biden-nra-trump
We Need to Learn to Live With Guns: A passive Congress and hostile judiciary leave Americans with little choice but to change the culture of firearms.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/america-gun-ownership-laws-culture-mass-shootings/638430/
Uvalde Texas Elementary School Shooting: Where to Donate & How to Help the Victims, Families
wmagazine.com/culture/texas-shooting-uvalde-robb-elementary-how-to-help-victims-donate
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