Meanwhile, law enforcement agencies have resisted releasing information that could shed light on how police responded to the attack.
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Letter: People, not weapons, are the problem
In reaction to a letter from L. White in Freeport about Abdi Iftin’s column (“Iftin should further explore solutions to gun violence,” June 23). White chides Iftin for “not going deeper to solve gun violence.” Iftin correctly believes that violence should be discussed in the family. The family is the place the prevention of violence […]
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Senate OKs landmark gun violence bill; House passage is next
The $13 billion measure will be Congress’ most far-reaching response in decades to the nation’s run of brutal mass shootings.
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Uvalde school police chief on leave amid criticism of officers’ response to massacre
The top police officer in Texas told a state Senate hearing on Tuesday that the police response was an ‘abject failure.’
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Senate votes to advance bipartisan gun deal, breaking 30-year logjam
The text of bipartisan gun legislation is on track to be released Tuesday after the senators settled key differences, including how to structure language around the “boyfriend loophole.”
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Uvalde police could’ve ended rampage early on, Texas’ top cop testifies
The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says 3 minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 21 people there was sufficient armed law enforcement there to stop the attacker.
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Police at Texas school massacre had rifles earlier than known, report says
Delays in the law enforcement response have been the focus of a federal, state and local investigation of the massacre and its aftermath.
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Letter: Iftin should further explore solutions to gun violence
I enjoy reading Abdi Nor Iftin’s columns. His perspective is interesting, he writes well and I learn new things. After recently reading his book, “Call Me American,” I wondered how he might view the gun issues plaguing America. Thus, his June 9 piece, “Conversations about gun violence should begin at home,” immediately caught my attention. […]
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White House rolls out task force to curb online abuse
The launch fulfills a pledge Biden made to study online sexual harassment, stalking and nonconsensual pornography, as well as the connection between such abuse and mass shootings and violence against women.
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Our View: Cutting gun violence will take regulating guns
Maine Sens. Collins and King back a program that invests in mental health and school security, but wouldn’t change the kinds of weapons sold or who can buy them.