Guns in America
Buffalo shooting suspect charged with federal hate crimes as chilling details emerge
Payton Gendron, the gunman at the centre of the Buffalo massacre in May, has been charged with 26 hate crimes that make him eligible for the death penalty.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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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
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Opinion
Exported carnage: American gun slaughter not limited to the US
An estimated half a million American guns are trafficked into Mexico each year, causing untold violence and death.
- by Luis Gomez Romero
‘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
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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.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Opinion
French Open
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.
- by Malcolm Knox
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Joe Biden
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.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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.
- by Michael Noble Jr.
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Mass shooting
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.
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.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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.
- by Holly Bailey and Joshua Lott