Last Uvalde victim leaves hospital,more than two months after 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.

  • byMaría Luisa Paúl

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‘Buy now,pay later’ becomes a new way to pay for guns

‘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.

  • byMatthew Goldstein
‘Abject failure’:Police made ‘terrible’ decisions during Uvalde shooting,official says

‘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

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.

  • byMark Gillispie andAndrew Welsh-Huggins
Gun reform deal reached by US senators with key Republican backing

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.

  • byRichard Cowan
‘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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The awful truth:Why Americans will continue to kill their children
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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.

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People will ask ‘why we’re taking so long’:As injuries mounted,Uvalde police waited

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.

  • byJ. David Goodman
Survivor of Uvalde shooting ‘grabbed’ friend’s blood to stay alive
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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
‘People are hurting’:Uvalde-born actor Matthew McConaughey calls for gun control at White House

‘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.

  • byAamer Madhani
Young men,mass shootings and the prefrontal cortex

Young men,mass shootings and the prefrontal cortex

Researchers into mass shootings have found that attacks are overwhelmingly carried out by men whose ages are strikingly clustered around two key periods in their lives.

  • byAriana Eunjung Cha,Meghan Hoyer andTim Meko