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Canada's proposed bill would freeze the sale or purchase of handguns

4:27pm June 03, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Canadian Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino about a bill that would place a national freeze on handgun ownership across Canada.

An officer walks outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 25.

National

Here are the biggest shifts in the official account of the Uvalde school shooting

1:11pm June 03, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"There's been a lot of things that have been said — some are correct, some are incorrect," Gov. Greg Abbott said the day after the shooting. But soon afterward, he would correct his own statements.

Cardinal Blase Cupich stands outside of the Archdiocese of Chicago Pastoral Center on Wednesday. Cupich has served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago since 2014.

Chicago archbishop adds his voice to the calls for gun safety legislation

10:15am June 03, 2022

While some cardinals have sidestepped political discussions, Cupich spoke out against gun violence on Twitter hours after the shooting at Robb Elementary School.

In an address to the nation, Biden renews his calls for gun control

7:50am June 03, 2022

President Biden called on Congress to ban assault weapons or to raise the age to be able to buy one from 18 to 21 and other measures to curb gun violence. What's the reaction from Uvalde, Texas?

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News brief: Biden's gun speech, Uvalde shooting probe, May unemployment

6:20am June 03, 2022

An emotional President Biden pleads with Congress on gun control. Some in Uvalde, Texas, support limits on the most lethal firearms. May's jobs report is likely to show a moderate slowdown in hiring.

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National

After mass shootings, New York tightens its gun restrictions

5:09am June 03, 2022

by Jon Campbell

Nearly three weeks after the mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo and 10 days after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, New York state lawmakers passed a sweeping gun control package.

Smith & Wesson M&P15 semi-automatic rifles of the AR-15 style are displayed during the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas on May 28.

National

The Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings have put some gun raffles on pause, for now

5:00am June 03, 2022

by Scott Neuman

Charitable gun raffles have proliferated in recent years as fundraisers for law enforcement and civic organizations. But recent mass shootings have caused some organizers to postpone or cancel.

The gunman in the May 24, 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, purchased an AR-15 style rifle from Daniel Defense online. (AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane)

National

Uvalde special ed staffer seeks to depose gunmaker for a possible lawsuit

5:00am June 03, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

Amy Marin was in Robb Elementary during the shooting. Now she seeks to find out if the gunmaker can be sued for marketing to minors.

The New York Senate Chamber is pictured during a legislative session at the state Capitol on the last scheduled day of the 2022 legislative session, Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Albany, N.Y.

National

N.Y. passes a bill that raises the age to buy and own semi-automatic rifles

4:50am June 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

The bill raising the age limit is part of legislation that will restrict civilian purchases of bullet-resistant armor, and require new guns to be equipped with microstamping technology.

Emergency personnel respond to a shooting at the Natalie Medical Building on Wednesday in Tulsa, Okla.

National

2 doctors, a receptionist and a visitor were killed in the Tulsa shooting

9:23pm June 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin says Dr. Preston Phillips performed back surgery on the gunman last month and was the primary target of the shooting.