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Alex Jones' media company files for bankruptcy amid trial

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company Free Speech Systems has filed for bankruptcy, but his attorney says it shouldn't disrupt the defamation damages trial underway in Texas that seeks to force Jones to pay $150 million or more to the family of one of the children killed in the 2012…

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Alex Jones’ attorney apologises for calling Sandy Hook lawyer a ‘liar’ and giving him the middle finger

Alex Jones’s defence attorney Andino Reynal flashed the middle finger to plaintiff lawyer Mark Banston in the courtroom after the judges exited

The Independent UK

Alex Jones berates reporter as ‘pirate’ outside Sandy Hook trial

Right-wing Infowars host has been scolded for outbursts during trial

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Alex Jones didn’t personally verify false Infowars stories about Sandy Hook, trial told

Jones is being sued by Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse, died in the 2012 mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut

The Independent UK

Alex Jones shakes his head as Sandy Hook shooting lies read out in court

Scarlett Lewis and Neil Heslin’s son, Jesse, was among the 20 children and six adults who were massacred by a gunman in 2012

The Independent UK

Alex Jones' defamation trial finally set to begin in Texas

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to face a defamation trial over his false comments that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax

The Independent UK

Art piece shifts focus on gun violence nationwide in the wake of Highland Park shooting

Artist Jacqueline von Edelberg said her art piece “Enough” contains 30,000 strips of fabric to represent the number of children killed since Sandy Hook. A new version of it was created in the wake of a mass shooting in Highland Park.

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Gun-makers face new legal threat from families of mass shooting victims

Families of children and teachers killed in last month’s Texas school massacre face a formidable legal battle if they decide to sue the gun-maker whose AR-15 semi-automatic rifle was used in the attack.

Tribune News Service

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

Student suvivors spoke out publicly for first time in aftermath of last month’s shooting in Texas

The Independent UK

Alex Jones’s plan to avoid paying Sandy Hook families? Trying to twist bankruptcy laws

Subchapter V was intended to help small businesses struggling to pay creditors – not toxic conspiracy theorists

The Guardian - US

The creator of the FBI mass shooting protocol is 'shocked' by Uvalde police response

After Sandy Hook, Katherine Schweit created a program to navigate similar crises. She says the way law enforcement handled the shooting in Uvalde went against everything they trained for.

WEKU

Pat Toomey, again negotiating a gun deal, says senators are 'closer' than after Sandy Hook

For nearly a decade, Sen. Pat Toomey, R.-Pa., has been at the center of Congress' frequent debates on gun laws, one of the few Republicans willing to support some efforts to tighten the rules.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Gun crime victims are holding the firearms industry accountable – by taking them to court

Following the strategy used in legal actions against cigarette and opioid firms, the lawsuits attempt to sidestep a law shielding gun makers

The Guardian - US

Uvalde family hires Sandy Hook lawyer

The attorney successfully sued manufacturer of gun used in Newtown massacre. Now he's targeting Daniel Defense

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The Independent UK

Firm proposes Taser-armed drones to stop school shootings

Taser developer Axon said this week it is working to build drones armed with the electric stunning weapons that could fly into schools and “help prevent the next Uvalde, Sandy Hook, or Columbine.”

WEKU

Uvalde parents and school staffer start legal action against gunmaker

The parents of one the children killed at Robb Elementary and a speech pathology clerk are exploring a lawsuit against Daniel Defense, which made the AR-15-style rifle used in the mass shooting.

Tribune News Service

For the parents and families of the Sandy Hook victims, every mass shooting is re-traumatizing

HARTFORD, Conn. — Mark Barden said that all week he’s been keeping track of the timeline the families in Uvalde, Texas, are on.

The Guardian - US

‘Infuriating and horrific’: Sandy Hook parents lambast gun violence inaction

Nicole Hockley and Mark Barden founded Sandy Hook Promise, a non-profit organization to protect kids from gun violence

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AFP

Uvalde massacre a painful deja-vu for gun victims' families

New York (AFP) - This week's gun massacre at a Texas school has poured salt in the wounds of families forever grieving the death of their own children, as they call in vain for stricter gun control laws in the United States.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: US reeling after mass shooting, France’s ‘huge hopes’, Miiesha finds her voice

Thursday: ‘You are all doing nothing,’ Texas governor told after worst attack on a school since Sandy Hook. Plus: what’s the deal with vitamin D?

The Independent UK

'I've got to dig deep': Texas shooting tests Newtown parents

Some relatives of the victims of the 2012 attack on the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, who channeled grief into advocacy have claimed success, gradually, in areas including gun safety, attitudes around gun violence, and mental health awareness

Daily Mirror

What was Sandy Hook as bloody Texas school shooting leaves 19 children dead

Innocent children were brutally killed in their own school in yet another mass shooting in the US. The country has been plagued by mass killings as legislators struggle to agree on gun control laws

Evening Standard

The deadliest mass shootings in the US, from Columbine to Sandy Hook

The US has broken the record for the most mass shootings in single year after weekend murders

The Guardian - US

US reels after massacre in fourth-grade classroom leaves 21 dead

America tries to absorb attack on elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, the worst school shooting since Sandy Hook a decade ago

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Anguish at another US school shooting

In today’s newsletter: how the killing of 19 children and two adults at a school in Texas will reignite America’s gun control debate

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