‘Politicians have done nothing’:Tens of thousands rally against gun violence across US

‘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.

  • byTed Hesson

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Survivor of Uvalde shooting ‘grabbed’ friend’s blood to stay alive
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Uvalde school shooting

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.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Coco’s statement is a sign of the times ... for write or wrong

Coco’s statement is a sign of the times ... for write or wrong

That the public has barely raised an eyebrow at Coco Gauff’s on-court message about gun violence shows how normalised we are to athletes making political statements. But the natural endpoint of sport’s embrace of social causes is near.

  • byMalcolm Knox
Time ‘to finally do something’ about guns in America - but obstacles abound
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Time ‘to finally do something’ about guns in America - but obstacles abound

In a rare prime-time address to the nation US President urged Congress,yet again,to pass stricter gun limits following the latest wave of mass shootings.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Oklahoma gunman who killed four targeted surgeon who treated him

Oklahoma gunman who killed four targeted surgeon who treated him

The suspect wanted to kill the doctor who he blamed for back pain he felt after surgery,US authorities have revealed.

  • byMichael Noble Jr.
Man opens fire in Tulsa,Oklahoma hospital,multiple deaths

Man opens fire in Tulsa,Oklahoma hospital,multiple deaths

The shooting comes on the same day victims of the school shooting in Uvalde,Texas were being buried.

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Biden says Ardern’s leadership ‘critical’ as US tackles mass shootings

Biden says Ardern’s leadership ‘critical’ as US tackles mass shootings

US President Joe Biden and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discussed gun violence,climate change,and the rise of China at the White House.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
The Uvalde shooting ‘stirred something’ in him - so he gave up his assault rifle

The Uvalde shooting ‘stirred something’ in him - so he gave up his assault rifle

Texas is facing painful questions about the proliferation of guns and the permissive state laws that allowed the 18-year-old to legally buy the weapon used in the attack.

  • byHolly Bailey andJoshua Lott
Star Wars,Call of Duty,Santa Claus:Maker of gun used in Uvalde shooting uses ads that appeal to teens

Star Wars,Call of Duty,Santa Claus:Maker of gun used in Uvalde shooting uses ads that appeal to teens

Some of the gun company’s advertisements invoke popular video games like Call of Duty and feature Star Wars characters and Santa Claus,messages that are likely to appeal to teenagers.

  • byDavid Yaffe-Bellany andJessica Silver-Greenberg
When the good guys don’t show up:Great American myth evaporates in Uvalde

When the good guys don’t show up:Great American myth evaporates in Uvalde

As the shooting at Robb Elementary unfolded,trained police officers fell back and cowered,while a killer with a weapon of mass destruction went about his malevolent business for 80 minutes. This is American gun logic,taken to the extreme.

  • byBill Wyman
On his visit,Uvalde tells Joe Biden to ‘do something’;he pledges ‘we will’

On his visit,Uvalde tells Joe Biden to ‘do something’;he pledges ‘we will’

As he departed mass at a local church to meet privately with family members,a crowd of about 100 people began chanting,calling for action on guns.

  • byZeke Miller andElliot Spagat