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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Texas police chief who delayed response did active shooter training in December — The police chief who officials said decided to wait to confront the gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, completed an active shooter training course in December, according to law enforcement records.
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NOQ Report, New York Post, Insider, NewsNation and NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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Jerry Zremski / Buffalo News:
Jacobs proposes gun safety measures after Buffalo massacre: ‘This has been a profoundly impactful event’ — WASHINGTON - Rep. Chris Jacobs of Orchard Park on Friday made a surprising about-face on gun control issues, becoming perhaps the first congressional Republican to call for an assault weapons ban …
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The Hill
Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
GOP Congressman, former NRA endorsee says he would support ban on assault weapons in aftermath of Buffalo, Uvalde — Congressman Chris Jacobs (R-NY), who was endorsed by the National Rifle Association in 2020, said he would support a ban on assault weapons following two horrific mass shootings …
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The Daily Wire
Washington Post:
At NRA gathering in Texas, Winsome Sears says guns aren't the problem
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Blue Virginia
Curt Devine / CNN:
Focus turns to Uvalde school police chief's decision not to send officers inside. Here's what we know about him
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The New Neo, TMZ.com, Insider, The Hill and PennLive
New York Times:
Gun in Texas Shooting Came From Company Known for Pushing Boundaries — After one of its military-style rifles was used in the Texas elementary school shooting on Tuesday, the gun manufacturer Daniel Defense published a pop-up statement on its home page sending “thoughts and prayers” …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Bloomberg
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New York Times:
Debate Over Guns Unfolds in Uvalde, a Rural Texas Town in Grief
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Associated Press
John Woodrow Cox / Washington Post:
What school shootings do to the kids who survive them, from Sandy Hook to Uvalde
Washington Post:
Uvalde: 90 minutes of terror, a failed police response and shattered trust — UVALDE, Tex. — After slipping into Robb Elementary through an unlocked side entrance, 18-year-old Salvador Rolando Ramos stormed into adjoining classrooms and informed terrified fourth graders that it was “time to die.”
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The New Neo
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Caitlin O'Kane / CBS News:
The gunman in Uvalde carried more ammunition into Robb Elementary School than a U.S. soldier carries into combat
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Townhall and Washington Examiner
Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Man Confronts Ted Cruz At Restaurant: '19 Dead Kids, That's On Your Hands' — The Texas man told HuffPost he believes the time for “civil discourse” is over in the face of so many mass shootings. — Sen. Ted Cruz, fresh off the stage at the National Rifle Association's convention in Houston …
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Mediaite, Washington Post, Washington Examiner and The Gateway Pundit
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Rachel Cheung / VICE:
Why Tom Cruise's Jacket in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Had Taiwan Moviegoers Clapping and Cheering — Hollywood just did something “unprecedented” with the new Top Gun movie, a film critic said. — RC — Classic '80s action flick Top Gun is back with a sequel.
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Variety, RedState and Wall Street Journal, more at Mediagazer »
Washington Post:
Before massacre, Uvalde gunman frequently threatened teen girls online — Young people who met the alleged gunman online said he had threatened to kidnap, rape or kill. But they said their reports were ignored and that his kind of angry misogyny was just “how online is.”
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Insider, Sky News, BizPac Review, Building Boys Bulletin, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Daily Beast and CNN, more at Techmeme »
Washington Post:
No evidence of exploitation of Dominion voting machine flaws, CISA finds — The federal government has found no evidence that flaws in Dominion voting machines have ever been exploited, including in the 2020 election, according to the executive director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
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CNN
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
How a Mapmaker Became New York's Most Unexpected Power Broker — Jonathan Cervas, a former bartender from Las Vegas, radically redrew New York's House district lines, forcing some Democratic incumbents to scramble for new seats. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Election Law Blog
Politico:
Trump Jr. allies issue warning to Stefanik camp: Don't go after Tucker's kid — Allies of Donald Trump Jr. issued a stark warning to Elise Stefanik recently: Keep friends' kids out of your political rivalries. — Those Trump Jr. allies were recently told that Stefanik's camp was behind …
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Wide World of News and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Inside Mitch McConnell's decades-long effort to block gun control — The Senate Republican leader has spent his career working to delay, obstruct or prevent most major firearms restrictions from being approved by Congress — Mitch McConnell was just finishing up his first term …
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The Washington Current
New York Times:
What the Racist Massacre in Buffalo Stole From One Family — Every mass shooting requires unique paths of mourning. Celestine Chaney's family bid farewell to a mother, sister, grandparent and best friend. — By Troy ClossonPhotographs by Gabriela Bhaskar
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The conspiracy theory convention — DRIVING THE DAY — THE NEW GUN-RIGHTS ADVOCATE DEFENSE: CONSPIRACY THEORIES — We all know the GOP's well-worn retorts to calls for additional gun restrictions: People kill people, not guns. Mental health was the real problem, etc.
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Mock Paper Scissors and NBC News
Jan Wolfe / Reuters:
Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail — A judge has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former top leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail while he awaits trial on criminal charges relating to last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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The Daily Beast, Insider and Raw Story
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