‘It’s devastating’: White House decries Ralph Yarl shooting as part of ‘epidemic’ of gun violence
1 year, 11 months ago

‘It’s devastating’: White House decries Ralph Yarl shooting as part of ‘epidemic’ of gun violence

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The White House on Tuesday decried the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl as the latest in an “epidemic” of gun violence that appears to be continuing unabated across the United States. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called the attack on the Missouri teenager, who was shot once in the head and once in the arm after ringing the wrong doorbell over the weekend, “devastating” and lamented the sheer number of such events that she has had to address from the briefing room. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office announced that 84-year-old Andrew Lester had “surrendered” to authorities on Tuesday – more than 20 hours after felony charges were filed against him. “Andrew Lester, charged in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, has surrendered at our Detention Center and is in custody,” the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said earlier in a statement.

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US lawmakers gather at the White House on easing gun violence. ‘You’re not in it alone,’ Harris says
1 year, 3 months ago

US lawmakers gather at the White House on easing gun violence. ‘You’re not in it alone,’ Harris says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday hosted nearly 100 lawmakers from around the country to discuss how their states can try to better reduce gun violence. The event was run by the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a new undertaking from President Joe Biden in September that has developed guidelines to help states take action. “We’ve been meeting with …

Biden says US has ‘moral obligation’ to tighten gun laws in statement commemorating Sandy Hook shooting massacre
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden says US has ‘moral obligation’ to tighten gun laws in statement commemorating Sandy Hook shooting massacre

The Independent  

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Biden asks Americans affected by gun violence to text him so he can use their stories in speech
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden asks Americans affected by gun violence to text him so he can use their stories in speech

The Independent  

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Biden signs landmark gun safety bill into law, saying it will ‘save a lot of lives’
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden signs landmark gun safety bill into law, saying it will ‘save a lot of lives’

The Independent  

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Can America end its mass shooting epidemic?
2 years, 9 months ago

Can America end its mass shooting epidemic?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, June 15 at 19:30GMT: Six out of 10 Americans believe it’s more important to address gun violence than protect gun rights, according to a recent PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Since then there have been several more massacres – at least 18 to 20 – but it seems Americans can’t even agree on what constitutes a mass shooting. In a …

Four Sandy Hook survivors tell of being ‘retriggered’ by school shootings like Uvalde
2 years, 9 months ago

Four Sandy Hook survivors tell of being ‘retriggered’ by school shootings like Uvalde

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Four student survivors of …

March for Our Lives returns with a renewed gun control push
2 years, 9 months ago

March for Our Lives returns with a renewed gun control push

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Right now we are angry,” said Mariah Cooley, a March For Our Lives board …

House hearing on gun violence: Republican claims Democrats using 11-year-old Uvalde victim for political gain
2 years, 9 months ago

House hearing on gun violence: Republican claims Democrats using 11-year-old Uvalde victim for political gain

The Independent  

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Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: 'How much more carnage?'
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: 'How much more carnage?'

The Independent  

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Chris Murphy calls for gun control action in op-ed for Fox News
2 years, 9 months ago

Chris Murphy calls for gun control action in op-ed for Fox News

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Everything but gun control that conservatives have floated in response to school shootings
2 years, 10 months ago

Everything but gun control that conservatives have floated in response to school shootings

The Independent  

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Marjorie Taylor Greene tweets ‘we don’t need more gun control’ in response to Uvalde school shooting
2 years, 10 months ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene tweets ‘we don’t need more gun control’ in response to Uvalde school shooting

The Independent  

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Biden condemns ‘international embarrassment’ of US gun violence as White House unveils executive orders
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden condemns ‘international embarrassment’ of US gun violence as White House unveils executive orders

The Independent  

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I was apathetic about gun violence – until my 6-year-old son was killed (Opinion)
3 years, 11 months ago

I was apathetic about gun violence – until my 6-year-old son was killed (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Nicole Hockley is co-founder and managing director of Sandy Hook Promise, and the mother of Dylan, who was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. In response to years of inaction from Congress to address this growing problem of gun violence, President Joe Biden will issue six executive orders on gun reform. Americans need Congress to …

‘Enough prayers’: Biden says time for action on US gun control
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Enough prayers’: Biden says time for action on US gun control

Al Jazeera  

President’s executive actions come in the wake of two mass shootings and pressure on legislators to pass more lasting laws. United States President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled a series of executive actions to address gun violence in the United States in his first major action on gun control since taking office. “Gun violence in this country is an epidemic …

Obama says Atlanta shooting shows need for ‘common sense gun safety laws’
4 years ago

Obama says Atlanta shooting shows need for ‘common sense gun safety laws’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Barack Obama has appealed for “common sense gun safety laws” …

Joe Biden pledges 'common sense' gun control on anniversary of Sandy Hook massacre
4 years, 3 months ago

Joe Biden pledges 'common sense' gun control on anniversary of Sandy Hook massacre

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President-elect Joe Biden has renewed his calls for stronger gun …

Trump news: President fails to propose gun law change after mass shootings, as Obama warns leaders are feeding 'climate of fear'
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump news: President fails to propose gun law change after mass shootings, as Obama warns leaders are feeding 'climate of fear'

The Independent  

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Parkland survivor tells Trump 40,000 Americans dying a year from gun violence ‘a pretty damn good’ national emergency
6 years, 2 months ago

Parkland survivor tells Trump 40,000 Americans dying a year from gun violence ‘a pretty damn good’ national emergency

The Independent  

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Lawmakers, Ignore Gun Violence Survivors At Your Peril
7 years ago

Lawmakers, Ignore Gun Violence Survivors At Your Peril

Huff Post  

Survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting Emma Gonzalez, David Hogg, center, and Cameron Kasky speak at a panel discussion at Harvard University on Tuesday. Public opinion polling demonstrates widespread support for gun reform: According to polling by Politico and Morning Consult, public support for stricter gun control has hit an all-time high. This polling might make it …

Trump says he would have run into Parkland school during shooting even without a gun
7 years, 1 month ago

Trump says he would have run into Parkland school during shooting even without a gun

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School prepare to return to lessons this …

Has Everyone Given Up On Gun Violence In Chicago?
7 years, 3 months ago

Has Everyone Given Up On Gun Violence In Chicago?

Huff Post  

Scott Olson via Getty Images I lived in Chicago from 1967 to 1969, and I don’t recall ever thinking that the amount of shootings in the Windy City put my life at risk. The busiest neighborhood for Chicago gun violence is Austin, where so far 80 people have been gunned down. Of course Trump never identified this officer, and when …

After A Vow To End 'This American Carnage,' A Year Of Deadly Violence
7 years, 3 months ago

After A Vow To End 'This American Carnage,' A Year Of Deadly Violence

NPR  

After A Vow To End 'This American Carnage,' A Year Of Deadly Violence Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Eric Gay/AP President Trump took office in January, vowing in a dark-toned inaugural to end what he described as "this American carnage" fueled by gangs, drugs and street violence. National Quick Acting School Staff In California Avert A Sandy Hook …

Piers Morgan says he is praying for America to 'wake the f**k up' to its gun problem
7 years, 4 months ago

Piers Morgan says he is praying for America to 'wake the f**k up' to its gun problem

The Independent  

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Donald Trump signs bill allowing mentally ill people to buy guns
8 years ago

Donald Trump signs bill allowing mentally ill people to buy guns

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Donald Trump has signed a resolution blocking an Obama-era …

In Live Address, Obama Takes His Plan For Gun Control To The Public
9 years, 2 months ago

In Live Address, Obama Takes His Plan For Gun Control To The Public

NPR  

In Live Address, Obama Takes His Plan For Gun Control To The Public Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Carolyn Kaster/AP Saying that America faces a "gun violence epidemic," President Obama is taking "a series of common-sense executive actions" to reduce gun violence Tuesday, the White House says. ET: Role Of Technology "If a child can't open a bottle …

Watch Obama Address Homicidal Gun Violence Again, And Again, And Again, And Again, And...
9 years, 3 months ago

Watch Obama Address Homicidal Gun Violence Again, And Again, And Again, And Again, And...

Huff Post  

A version of this article was originally published on June 18, following the shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Following the mass shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina in June, which killed nine people, President Barack Obama found himself in a familiar, dark place: addressing the nation about a shooting that had …

Oregon shooting: Obama says 'thoughts and prayers not enough' after latest school massacre
9 years, 5 months ago

Oregon shooting: Obama says 'thoughts and prayers not enough' after latest school massacre

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It does nothing to prevent this carnage from …

Angry Obama demands gun control
9 years, 5 months ago

Angry Obama demands gun control

The Hindu  

U.S. President Barack Obama has channelled a disgust with his own country’s unique propensity for gun violence in a direct call to the American people to finally push for gun control laws, following a mass shooting at a school in Oregon. In what was one of the most powerful speeches of his administration — and the 15th following a shooting …

Watch Obama Address Homicidal Gun Violence Again, And Again, And Again, And Again, And...
9 years, 5 months ago

Watch Obama Address Homicidal Gun Violence Again, And Again, And Again, And Again, And...

Huff Post  

A version of this article was originally published on June 18, following the shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Following the mass shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina in June, which killed nine people, President Barack Obama found himself in a familiar, dark place: addressing the nation about a shooting that had …

Charleston shooting: Obama decries the 'blight' of racism and calls for action on guns
9 years, 9 months ago

Charleston shooting: Obama decries the 'blight' of racism and calls for action on guns

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In his second statement …

Obama frustrated with pro gun lobby after Washington massacre
11 years, 6 months ago

Obama frustrated with pro gun lobby after Washington massacre

Firstpost  

“You know, I do get concerned that this becomes a ritual that we go through every three, four months, where we have these horrific mass shootings,” he said. The killing of 12 people by an alleged lone gunman at the US Navy Yard here has revived the demands for strong gun control measures, absence of which has been the major …

A President Too Practiced In Tragic Words To The Nation
11 years, 6 months ago

A President Too Practiced In Tragic Words To The Nation

NPR  

A President Too Practiced In Tragic Words To The Nation Enlarge this image toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Go to the White House website and search for "Obama," "shooting" and "statement," and you'll be faced with an unrelentingly grim list. The president addressed the shootings Monday, before the full deadly extent of the Navy Yard violence emerged …

Gun victims’ relatives emerge as advocates
12 years, 1 month ago

Gun victims’ relatives emerge as advocates

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Several people whose lives have been shattered by gun violence will be watching from the packed House gallery as President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union speech. Washington officials fighting over gun control invited him to attend Obama’s speech Tuesday night in the House chamber. While no family wants to be exploited, many in Newtown want …

Obama wants action on guns within year
12 years, 2 months ago

Obama wants action on guns within year

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The day a gunman …

Obama promises to check gun violence
12 years, 3 months ago

Obama promises to check gun violence

The Hindu  

President Barack Obama says his administration has received an outpouring of support for stricter gun laws following last week’s elementary school massacre in Connecticut, telling respondents to an online petition, “We hear you.” The President said in a video released Friday that he has been encouraged that many gun owners have said there are steps the nation can take to …

Farewell to arms no easy task
12 years, 3 months ago

Farewell to arms no easy task

China Daily  

Just a few hours after the tragic shooting last Friday in Newtown, Connecticut, which killed 20 children and six adults, my colleague suggested that we should discuss gun control in our weekly Across America Talk video program. Even the so-called "Fiscal Cliff" has been given little coverage despite the fact that US President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner …

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