Uvalde school shooting
Last Uvalde victim leaves hospital, more than two months after school shooting
Ten-year-old Mayah Zamora was the last victim to be released from the hospital after being injured in the May 24 shooting rampage that killed 19 children and two teachers.
- by María Luisa Paúl
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‘Buy now, pay later’ becomes a new way to pay for guns
A few years ago, as “buy now, pay later” loans took off in the US, one startup had an idea: Why not adapt the model to sell outdoor recreation gear, including guns? Thus, Credova was born.
- by Matthew Goldstein
‘Abject failure’: Police made ‘terrible’ decisions during Uvalde shooting, official says
A Texas official told a hearing that “terrible decisions” were made by the onsite commander and officers who did not have enough training.
Days after Uvalde massacre, Ohio approves armed school employees
The new law “is giving schools an option, based on their particular circumstances, to make the best decision they can make with the best information they have,” Ohio governor Mike DeWine said.
- by Mark Gillispie and Andrew Welsh-Huggins
Gun reform deal reached by US senators with key Republican backing
The announcement marks the furthest that talks on a gun measure have advanced in Congress since 2013, following the Sandy Hook school massacre.
- by Richard Cowan
‘Politicians have done nothing’: Tens of thousands rally against gun violence across US
Demonstrators have rallied across the United States to demand laws curbing gun violence following last month’s massacre at a Texas school.
- by Ted Hesson
Analysis
Naked City
The awful truth: Why Americans will continue to kill their children
If Australia had the same population as the US, at our current gunshot homicide rate there would be 444 deaths a year. In the US it is around 20,000.
- by John Silvester
People will ask ‘why we’re taking so long’: As injuries mounted, Uvalde police waited
After an initial burst of shooting from the gunman, no police officer went near the door again for more than 40 minutes, instead hanging back.
- by J. David Goodman
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Guns in America
Survivor of Uvalde shooting ‘grabbed’ friend’s blood to stay alive
Miah Cerrillo,11, has recounted the terror of the day a gunman shot her classmates in Uvalde as the US Congress comes under pressure to act on gun violence.
- by Farrah Tomazin
‘People are hurting’: Uvalde-born actor Matthew McConaughey calls for gun control at White House
Echoing President Joe Biden’s stance, McConaughey called for red flag laws and raising the age to buy semi-automatic weapons to 21.
- by Aamer Madhani
LETTERS
Letters
Gas solution requires some political courage
Readers on how to solve Australia’s soaring energy costs; Barnaby Joyce’s opposition to a federal corruption watchdog; and the decision that solar panels didn’t meet heritage conditions.
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