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Maine shooting: could red flag laws have prevented the violence?

The state does not allow police to remove guns temporarily from people whose behavior may be a risk

The Guardian - US

Maine passed a law to try to prevent mass shootings. Some say more is needed after Lewiston killings

Barely four years before a gunman’s deadly rampage in Maine, the state’s governor signed a law aimed at preventing mass shootings

The Independent UK

After mass shooting, new speaker calls for prayer that 'senseless violence can stop' - Roll Call

New Speaker Mike Johnson, who has opposed gun control legislation, offered prayer Thursday as response to a mass shooter in Maine.

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Maine shootings highlight Republican senator’s voting record on gun control

As her state mourns 18 dead in latest shooting spree, Susan Collins is now facing criticism for her votes against gun control laws

The Guardian - US

Politicians and activists express outrage and despair after Maine shootings

Maine senator says he is ‘deeply sad’ while advocacy groups demand stricter gun control laws

The Guardian - US

Old gun controls that were constitutionally repealed are not precedents for modern gun control

Amicus brief in Supreme Court's Second Amendment Rahimi case

Reason

Tennessee Three Democrat sues over expulsion from state congress

GOP booted Justin Jones from House after he took part in gun control protest following Nashville school shooting

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Connecticut enacts its most sweeping gun control law since the Sandy Hook shooting

Connecticut’s most wide-ranging gun control measure since the 2013 law enacted after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is taking effect

The Independent UK

Colorado laws that add 3-day wait period to buy guns and open paths to sue gun industry take effect

Two Colorado gun control laws taking effect will require that firearm buyers wait three days before receiving their weapon and open up the gun industry to some legal liability

The Independent UK

Trump, crime and bad jokes: key takeaways from the second Republican debate

From a foray into Mike Pence’s sex life and extreme yet vague proposals on gun control, candidates competed for an edge

The Guardian - US

New California Gun and Ammo Tax Becomes Law: What to Know

A new California gun control law doubles the tax on guns and ammunition purchased in the state.

Kiplinger

‘It will save lives’: Biden and Harris launch gun violence prevention office

Vice-president to lead office tasked with coordinating mental and physical health services and exploring executive actions

The Guardian - US

Oregon judge to decide in new trial whether voter-approved gun control law is constitutional

An Oregon judge will decide whether a gun control law approved by voters last year is lawful under the state constitution

The Independent UK

New Mexico governor’s unconstitutional gun edict shows dangers of ‘emergency powers’

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s stunt was widely condemned even by some leading supporters of gun control, including Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and activist David Hogg

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The Independent UK

UNC shooting updates: Students demand gun control with powerful newspaper front page after Chapel Hill attack

Student newspaper The Daily Tar Heel marked the tragedy with a powerful front page featuring the terrified text messages sent during the shooting

Reason

Polls Offer Little Comfort for Supporters of Gun Control

Americans support tighter laws, but not as much as they distrust government and like owning guns.

The Independent UK

Gun control already ruled out, Tennessee GOP lawmakers hit impasse in session after school shooting

Tennessee Republican lawmakers have hit an impasse just a few days into a special session sparked by a deadly school shooting in March

The Independent UK

Families of Nashville school shooting victims in tears as they’re thrown out of special gun control session

‘I wasn’t saying anything. I wasn’t doing anything. I was holding up a sign’

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Amy Schumer leads celeb outrage after mothers of mass shooting victims ousted from gun control meeting

‘I wasn’t saying anything. I wasn’t doing anything. I was holding up a sign,’ one of the mother’s said

The Independent UK

Grieving school shooting families thrown out of Tennessee special session on gun control: ‘This is outrageous’

‘I wasn’t saying anything. I wasn’t doing anything. I was holding up a sign’

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In session reacting to school shooting, Tennessee GOP lawmaker orders removal of public from hearing

The second day of Tennessee’s special legislative session has been filled with emotional and chaotic scenes in which Republican lawmakers largely ignored calls to address gun control

Roll Call

Lawmakers urge Supreme Court to keep domestic violence gun law - Roll Call

Two groups of lawmakers urged the Supreme Court to reverse a decision that struck down a nearly 30-year-old gun control law.

The Independent UK

Masked Proud Boys clash with mother of school shooting survivor and interrupt prayer vigil

The extremist group arrived in masks and black shirts, and unfurled a banner near the capitol that said ‘Smashville’

The Independent UK

After school shooting, Tennessee lawmakers not expected to take up gun control in special session

Tennessee lawmakers will gavel in for a special session stemming from a shooting at a Nashville elementary school that left six dead, including three young children

The Independent UK

Gun control unlikely in GOP-led special session following Tennessee school shooting

Tennessee’s GOP-dominant Legislature will soon return to the state Capitol months after a deadly school shooting

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