No vote after Uvalde parents plead for tougher gun laws
1 year, 8 months ago

No vote after Uvalde parents plead for tougher gun laws

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — It was getting close to midnight Tuesday when Kimberly Mata-Rubio finally got her first chance since the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde — nearly one year ago — to ask Texas lawmakers to their faces to pass proposed restrictions on guns that had finally gotten a hearing. “Did you look at images of children running for their lives, and think, ‘What if we had enacted stricter gun laws?’'" Mata-Rubio asked a state House committee, wiping away tears. “If you think that he couldn’t have found a gun other ways, or waited simply until he was 21 to do his murder spree, you’re wrong.” A shooting that killed four young people at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party in Alabama last weekend was the 16th mass killing of the year in the United States. For years in Texas, Republicans have waved aside efforts to tighten gun laws after mass shootings, and even expanded gun rights after the 2019 racist attack on a Walmart in El Paso.

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Uvalde shooter’s cousin is arrested over making a school shooting threat, court records say
1 year, 4 months ago

Uvalde shooter’s cousin is arrested over making a school shooting threat, court records say

LA Times  

Flowers and candles are placed around crosses outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, to honor the victims killed in the 2022 mass shooting. The teenage cousin of the gunman responsible for the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has been arrested after his family told police he was trying to buy a gun and “do the same thing,” court …

One year after Uvalde shooting, investigation of police response continues
1 year, 7 months ago

One year after Uvalde shooting, investigation of police response continues

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A criminal investigation in Texas over the hesitant police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting is still ongoing as Wednesday marks one year since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers inside a fourth-grade classroom in Uvalde. The investigation has run parallel to a new wave of public anger in the U.S. over gun violence, …

One year after Uvalde shooting, investigation of police response continues
1 year, 7 months ago

One year after Uvalde shooting, investigation of police response continues

LA Times  

Law enforcement and other first responders, gather outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, following a shooting on May 24, 2022. A criminal investigation in Texas over the hesitant police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting is still ongoing as Wednesday marks one year since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers inside a fourth-grade classroom in Uvalde. …

Rare momentum on a Texas gun bill stalls in the state’s Republican-controlled legislature
1 year, 7 months ago

Rare momentum on a Texas gun bill stalls in the state’s Republican-controlled legislature

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Rare momentum in the Texas Capitol for a tougher gun law flickered out Wednesday after Republicans stalled a bill that would raise the purchase age for AR-style rifles, virtually assuring the GOP-controlled Legislature will in no major way restrict gun access after more mass shootings. The legislation — always a longshot at best — now has little …

Momentum on Texas gun bill stalls in GOP-led legislature
1 year, 7 months ago

Momentum on Texas gun bill stalls in GOP-led legislature

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rare momentum in the Texas …

Stalled gun bill advances in Texas after new mass shootings
1 year, 7 months ago

Stalled gun bill advances in Texas after new mass shootings

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Facing new pressure over gun violence in Texas after two more mass shootings, Republicans on Monday unexpectedly allowed a bill that would raise the purchase age for semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 to advance out of a House committee — even though the proposal has almost no chance of becoming law. The surprise move revealed faint …

Texas senator Roland Gutierrez proposes gun laws allowing school shooting victims to sue state
1 year, 10 months ago

Texas senator Roland Gutierrez proposes gun laws allowing school shooting victims to sue state

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Following a string of mass shootings across the US in recent days, parents and families of children killed in a school shooting eight months ago in Uvalde, Texas gathered, as legislators introduced four new gun-control bills. In front of the parents, state senator Roland Gutierrez, whose district includes Uvalde, announced bills he has filed and other plans for …

Uvalde families press urgency after California shootings
1 year, 10 months ago

Uvalde families press urgency after California shootings

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Families from Uvalde on Tuesday pleaded with new urgency for tougher gun laws in the wake of a series of mass shootings in California, including the nation’s deadliest act of gun violence since last year’s attack at a Texas elementary school. “People are dying every day, this shouldn’t be happening,” said Veronica Mata, whose 10-year-old daughter, Tess, …

Uvalde school police chief said cops had 'contained' shooter and didn't need to prioritize disarming him
1 year, 11 months ago

Uvalde school police chief said cops had 'contained' shooter and didn't need to prioritize disarming him

Raw Story  

On Tuesday, CNN reported on newly released comments by Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo to investigators of the law enforcement response to the massacre at Robb Elementary School last year, in which he said that he was more concerned with children in other classrooms than with sending in officers to actually stop the gunman barricaded in one of the …

Uvalde families make last push for shakeup on Election Day
2 years, 1 month ago

Uvalde families make last push for shakeup on Election Day

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Just hours after voting started in Texas, Kimberly Rubio cast her ballot in the same Uvalde city building where she waited in May to learn that her daughter, Lexi, was one of 19 fourth-graders fatally shot at Robb Elementary School. “We’re still in a very Second Amendment friendly state,” said Matt Langston, a Republican political strategist in …

Texas governor pushes back on raising gun age after Uvalde
2 years, 3 months ago

Texas governor pushes back on raising gun age after Uvalde

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday pushed back on calls by Uvalde families for new gun control measures in Texas, saying that raising the minimum age to purchase weapons like the one used in the Robb Elementary School massacre would be “unconstitutional.” The 18-year-old gunman who killed 19 children and two children in a fourth-grade classroom on …

Uvalde victim’s sister pleads for tougher gun laws in Texas
2 years, 6 months ago

Uvalde victim’s sister pleads for tougher gun laws in Texas

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Well before the sun came up Thursday, Jazmin Cazares sat on her sister’s bed and wept for the 9-year-old killed in the Uvalde school rampage one month ago. “I’m here begging for you guys to do something or to change something, because the people that were supposed to keep her safe at school didn’t, they failed.” Her …

Uvalde victim’s sister pleads with Texas lawmakers for gun safety measures
2 years, 6 months ago

Uvalde victim’s sister pleads with Texas lawmakers for gun safety measures

LA Times  

Jazmin Cazares, center, whose young sister Jacklyn was one of 19 children killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, speaks at a hearing Thursday at the state Capitol in Austin, Texas. “I’m here begging for you guys to do something or to change something, because the people that were supposed to keep her safe at school didn’t, they failed.” Her …

Gun debate a side note in hearings on Uvalde shooting
2 years, 6 months ago

Gun debate a side note in hearings on Uvalde shooting

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The first public hearings in Texas looking into the Uvalde school massacre have focused on a cascade of law enforcement blunders, school building safety and mental health care with only scant mentions of the shooter’s AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle and gun reform. But the Republican-dominated committee examining the tragedy in Uvalde appeared to have little appetite for new …

Texas lawmaker says Uvalde police agree to cooperate with probe
2 years, 6 months ago

Texas lawmaker says Uvalde police agree to cooperate with probe

Al Jazeera  

In recent weeks, law enforcement officials have stopped providing new updates about the shooting, raising concern. Police in the town of Uvalde, Texas have agreed to speak to a committee investigating a massacre at a primary school last month that killed 19 children and two teachers, according to a United States lawmaker leading the probe. Republican representative from Texas Dustin …

Pro-gun GOP donors call on Greg Abbott and Congress pass firearm restrictions after Uvalde shooting
2 years, 6 months ago

Pro-gun GOP donors call on Greg Abbott and Congress pass firearm restrictions after Uvalde shooting

Salon  

Major Republican donors, including some that have contributed to Gov. "These events have really motivated me and really gotten under my skin and encouraged me to support the effort that's underway," Maclin told The Texas Tribune. After the 2018 school shooting in Santa Fe, outside Houston, Abbott supported "red flag" laws, which would allow local officials to take someone's guns …

Uvalde tells Biden to ‘do something'; he pledges ‘we will’
2 years, 6 months ago

Uvalde tells Biden to ‘do something'; he pledges ‘we will’

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — President Joe Biden grieved with the shattered community of Uvalde on Sunday, mourning privately for three hours with anguished families of the 19 schoolchildren and two teachers killed by a gunman. He traveled to Buffalo, New York, on May 17 to meet with victims’ families and condemn white supremacy after a shooter espousing the racist “replacement theory” …

Column: Uvalde demonstrates our cowardice about guns
2 years, 6 months ago

Column: Uvalde demonstrates our cowardice about guns

LA Times  

Uvalde: How can we turn the latest gun massacre in America into the last one ever? The 2nd Amendment For 217 years after the drafting of the Bill of Rights, which included the 2nd Amendment, courts spent little effort parsing its proscription that “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the …

Texas school shooting: Uvalde tells Joe Biden to 'do something'; US president pledges 'we will'
2 years, 6 months ago

Texas school shooting: Uvalde tells Joe Biden to 'do something'; US president pledges 'we will'

Firstpost  

Joe Biden went to Uvalde on Sunday and mourned privately with the families of the 19 schoolchildren and two teachers killed by the gunman Texas: President Joe Biden grieved with the shattered community of Uvalde on Sunday, mourning privately for three hours with anguished families of the 19 schoolchildren and two teachers killed by a gunman. He traveled to Buffalo, …

'We will' - Biden as families, affected by Texas shooting urge, 'Do something'
2 years, 6 months ago

'We will' - Biden as families, affected by Texas shooting urge, 'Do something'

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden grieved with the shattered community of Uvalde on Sunday, mourning privately for three hours with anguished families left behind when a gunman killed 19 schoolchildren and two teachers. Faced with chants of “do something” as he departed a church service, Biden pledged: “We will.” President Joe Biden hangs out of his car as he acknowledges a crowd …

Greg Abbott loves guns -- children not so much
2 years, 6 months ago

Greg Abbott loves guns -- children not so much

Raw Story  

CORRECTION: This story previously claimed that Raw Story subscribers funded this story. Abbott and fellow Texas Republicans, including U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzalez, have helped make Texas a state where parents of fourth-graders at Robb Elementary will mark what should have been milestones in their children’s lives with trips to the cemetery. A perfect grade Gonzalez, whose district includes Uvalde, tweeted …

Florida Republican threatens Biden after school shooting in Texas
2 years, 6 months ago

Florida Republican threatens Biden after school shooting in Texas

Salon  

Florida state Rep. Randy Fine, a Republican, appeared to level a threat against the Biden administration on Wednesday in the wake of a fatal school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, cautioning the president against infringing on the 2nd Amendment as Democrats call for tighter gun regulations. RELATED: "Astounding": Texas GOP repeatedly responded to mass shootings by loosening gun laws Fine's tweet …

Texas school shooting: ‘State of shock’ as Uvalde awaits fate of kids, grieves, prays
2 years, 7 months ago

Texas school shooting: ‘State of shock’ as Uvalde awaits fate of kids, grieves, prays

LA Times  

A woman cries as she leaves the Uvalde Civic Center on Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas, where an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at an elementary school, killing at least 18 children and a teacher. Grief, horror and outrage spread through the small Texas town of Uvalde on Tuesday after a mass shooting that left 19 elementary school students and at least …

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