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Congress sends landmark gun violence bill to Biden's desk

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Congress sends landmark gun violence bill to Biden's desk

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Senate passes landmark gun violence bill, House passage is next

It took nearly a month of closed-door talks but a group of senators emerged with a compromise embodying incremental but impactful movement.
Uvalde School Shooting

'Abject failure' | Uvalde school massacre could have been stopped in 3 minutes, DPS says

DPS Director Steve McCraw also said the officers never checked the classroom door to see if it was locked. It turned out, it could not be locked from the inside.
Uvalde School Shooting

First interior image released in Uvalde school shooting shows officers with more firepower than previously believed

The image raises more questions regarding the response timeline reported by police.
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Senate bargainers announce outline of gun violence agreement

The agreement would offer money to states to implement “red flag” laws that make it easier to temporarily take guns from people considered potentially violent.
Uvalde School Shooting

Parents voice frustration as Uvalde CISD officials refuse to answer questions about Robb Elementary shooting

The district initially noted that they will not discuss the investigation into the Robb Elementary shooting.
Uvalde School Shooting

'They have no business being in a classroom right now': Father who lost daughter in Uvalde massacre says district should cancel summer school

Alfred Garza III's daughter, Amerie Jo Garza, was killed in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary. His step son, "didn't feel good" about going to school this week.
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11-year-old Uvalde survivor: 'I don't want it to happen again'

The gun violence hearing included Miah Cerrillo, a 4th-grader who covered herself in her dead classmate’s blood and played dead to survive the Uvalde shooting.
Uvalde School Shooting

'I will never forgive them:' Uvalde teacher who survived attack calls responding officers 'cowards'

All 11 students inside Arnulfo Reyes' classroom were killed when a gunman burst into Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
Uvalde School Shooting

'Protect the 2nd Amendment through gun responsibility': Matthew McConaughey calls for new laws after deadly Uvalde shooting

"This is not a choice between guns or no guns. It’s the responsible choice. It’s the reasonable choice. It’s a quintessentially American choice," he wrote.
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'We wish it had not come to this': Axon ethics board members resign over Taser drone project

Some board members had voiced concerns about introducing weaponizing drones in over-policed communities of color.
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School police chief didn't have his radio during Uvalde school shooting, State senator says

It’s unclear who at the scene was aware of panicked 911 calls coming from students trapped inside a classroom where the gunman had holed up.

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Fort Smith/Fayetteville News | 5newsonline KFSM 5NEWS | Get the local news and weather where you live from 5NEWS. Covering Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Bentonville, and all of Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley.

Congress sends landmark gun violence bill to Biden's desk

Senate passes landmark gun violence bill, House passage is next

'Abject failure' | Uvalde school massacre could have been stopped in 3 minutes, DPS says

First interior image released in Uvalde school shooting shows officers with more firepower than previously believed

Senate bargainers announce outline of gun violence agreement

Parents voice frustration as Uvalde CISD officials refuse to answer questions about Robb Elementary shooting

'They have no business being in a classroom right now': Father who lost daughter in Uvalde massacre says district should cancel summer school

11-year-old Uvalde survivor: 'I don't want it to happen again'

'I will never forgive them:' Uvalde teacher who survived attack calls responding officers 'cowards'

'Protect the 2nd Amendment through gun responsibility': Matthew McConaughey calls for new laws after deadly Uvalde shooting

'We wish it had not come to this': Axon ethics board members resign over Taser drone project

School police chief didn't have his radio during Uvalde school shooting, State senator says

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