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Gun Violence Is Top Public Health Concern For Americans, Says New Study
49% of Black Americans, 50% of Democrats, and 31% of people living in urban areas cited firearm access as their number one concern.
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"Need Nothing Less": Biden Renews Arms Control Call After US Mall Shooting
US President Joe Biden renewed his call Sunday for a national assault-weapons ban and other gun safety measures, a day after eight people were murdered at a Texas shopping mall in the latest mass shooting to shake the nation.
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Watch: Matthew McConaughey's Powerful White House Speech On Gun Control
Actor Matthew McConaughey took the podium at the White House on Tuesday to deliver an emotional appeal for "gun responsibility" following the massacre at an elementary school in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas.
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"Pretty Motivated To Act All Along", Says Joe Biden On Gun Control In US
US Gun Control: US President Joe Biden vowed today to push for a "more rational" approach to gun regulation in the wake of the country's latest mass shootings.
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"When 9/11 Happened, We Didn't Ban Planes": US Politician's Bizarre Defence Of Gun Laws Irks Internet
A Republican Party leader in the United States has rebuffed the idea of gun control after the deadly school shooting in Texas' Robb Elementary with a bizarre justification: Planes weren't banned after the 9/11 terror attacks.
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"Don't Blame Gun": Arm Supporters In US React After Texas School Shooting
Keith Jehlen says the shooting at a Texas elementary school makes him "sick," but that "you can't blame the gun" used to murder 19 small children and two teachers.
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"What We Need Now...": Trump Rejects Gun Control Calls After Texas Horror
Former US president Donald Trump rejected calls for tightened gun controls Friday following the Texas school massacre, saying decent Americans should be allowed the firearms they need to defend themselves against "evil."
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Morning Of Horror: How Texas Shooter Spent His Final Hours
The day after his 18th birthday, Salvador Ramos, a troubled teenager from small-town Texas, bought an assault rifle. A week later, he walked into a local elementary school and killed 19 children and two teachers.
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After Texas Shooting, P Chidambaram Raises Concern On Firearm Laws In India
In the wake of the Texas school massacre, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday noted that American laws are too lenient on gun control and said India too needs to review and tighten laws relating to acquisition and possession of firearms.
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Gun Found In Class 2 Student's Desk, Officials Say "Grateful It Didn't Result In Texas-Like Tragedy"
The incident at Texas school was the eighth mass shooting this year, according to news agency AFP, and came 10 days after incident in New York.
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8th US Mass Shooting This Year Provokes Another Gun Control Debate
A mass shooting that left 18 schoolchildren dead in the deeply pro-gun state of Texas on Tuesday increased pressure on US politicians to take action over the ubiquity of firearms -- but also brought the grim expectation of little or no change.
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Month After Texas Shooting, Walmart To Stop Selling Handgun Ammunition
Walmart announced Tuesday it will halt sales of ammunition for handguns and some military-style rifles used in some hunting rifles, calling the status quo on guns in the United States "unacceptable."
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Texas Shooting Suspect Confessed To Cops He Targeted Mexicans: Affidavit
The suspected gunman accused of killing 22 people in a shooting rampage at Walmart in El Paso, Texas last weekend confessed while surrendering and told police he was targeting "Mexicans," according to an El Paso police affidavit released on Friday.
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29 Killed In Two US Mass Shootings In Less Than 24 Hours
Two mass shootings within 24 hours put the nation's focus back onto gun control and, given the alleged anti-immigrant views of a shooter in Texas, elevate the issue of the dangers of hate speech.
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Texas Leaders Want More Screening And More Guns To Prevent More Shootings
Texas political leaders are considering installing airport-style security at public schools and screening students for mental health issues as alternatives to gun control to thwart a repeat of last week's deadly shooting at a Houston-area high school.
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Gun Violence Is Top Public Health Concern For Americans, Says New Study
49% of Black Americans, 50% of Democrats, and 31% of people living in urban areas cited firearm access as their number one concern.
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"Need Nothing Less": Biden Renews Arms Control Call After US Mall Shooting
US President Joe Biden renewed his call Sunday for a national assault-weapons ban and other gun safety measures, a day after eight people were murdered at a Texas shopping mall in the latest mass shooting to shake the nation.
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Watch: Matthew McConaughey's Powerful White House Speech On Gun Control
Actor Matthew McConaughey took the podium at the White House on Tuesday to deliver an emotional appeal for "gun responsibility" following the massacre at an elementary school in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas.
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"Pretty Motivated To Act All Along", Says Joe Biden On Gun Control In US
US Gun Control: US President Joe Biden vowed today to push for a "more rational" approach to gun regulation in the wake of the country's latest mass shootings.
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"When 9/11 Happened, We Didn't Ban Planes": US Politician's Bizarre Defence Of Gun Laws Irks Internet
A Republican Party leader in the United States has rebuffed the idea of gun control after the deadly school shooting in Texas' Robb Elementary with a bizarre justification: Planes weren't banned after the 9/11 terror attacks.
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"Don't Blame Gun": Arm Supporters In US React After Texas School Shooting
Keith Jehlen says the shooting at a Texas elementary school makes him "sick," but that "you can't blame the gun" used to murder 19 small children and two teachers.
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"What We Need Now...": Trump Rejects Gun Control Calls After Texas Horror
Former US president Donald Trump rejected calls for tightened gun controls Friday following the Texas school massacre, saying decent Americans should be allowed the firearms they need to defend themselves against "evil."
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Morning Of Horror: How Texas Shooter Spent His Final Hours
The day after his 18th birthday, Salvador Ramos, a troubled teenager from small-town Texas, bought an assault rifle. A week later, he walked into a local elementary school and killed 19 children and two teachers.
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After Texas Shooting, P Chidambaram Raises Concern On Firearm Laws In India
In the wake of the Texas school massacre, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday noted that American laws are too lenient on gun control and said India too needs to review and tighten laws relating to acquisition and possession of firearms.
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Gun Found In Class 2 Student's Desk, Officials Say "Grateful It Didn't Result In Texas-Like Tragedy"
The incident at Texas school was the eighth mass shooting this year, according to news agency AFP, and came 10 days after incident in New York.
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8th US Mass Shooting This Year Provokes Another Gun Control Debate
A mass shooting that left 18 schoolchildren dead in the deeply pro-gun state of Texas on Tuesday increased pressure on US politicians to take action over the ubiquity of firearms -- but also brought the grim expectation of little or no change.
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Month After Texas Shooting, Walmart To Stop Selling Handgun Ammunition
Walmart announced Tuesday it will halt sales of ammunition for handguns and some military-style rifles used in some hunting rifles, calling the status quo on guns in the United States "unacceptable."
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Texas Shooting Suspect Confessed To Cops He Targeted Mexicans: Affidavit
The suspected gunman accused of killing 22 people in a shooting rampage at Walmart in El Paso, Texas last weekend confessed while surrendering and told police he was targeting "Mexicans," according to an El Paso police affidavit released on Friday.
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29 Killed In Two US Mass Shootings In Less Than 24 Hours
Two mass shootings within 24 hours put the nation's focus back onto gun control and, given the alleged anti-immigrant views of a shooter in Texas, elevate the issue of the dangers of hate speech.
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Texas Leaders Want More Screening And More Guns To Prevent More Shootings
Texas political leaders are considering installing airport-style security at public schools and screening students for mental health issues as alternatives to gun control to thwart a repeat of last week's deadly shooting at a Houston-area high school.
