Uvalde locals grapple with the school police chief's role

The blame for an excruciating delay in killing the gunman at a Texas elementary school — even as parents outside begged police to rush in and panicked children called 911 from inside — has been placed with the school district's homegrown police chief.

source https://www.npr.org/2022/05/31/1102316511/uvalde-locals-school-police-chief-role

House committee eyes Thursday vote for wide-ranging gun control legislation

(CNN) The House Judiciary Committee plans to vote as soon as Thursday on wide-ranging gun control legislation after a number of mass shootings in America, including at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two teachers were ...

source https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/31/politics/house-bill-gun-control/index.html

Self-defense classes help Asian and Pacific Islander women feel safer in New York

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Inside a community room in Brooklyn on a rainy day in May, seven women pair off for a series of drills. They practice backing toward the building's exits, as if moving away from an attacker. They yell "stop!" over and over.

source https://www.npr.org/2022/05/31/1101265311/self-defense-classes-help-asian-and-pacific-islander-women-feel-safer-in-new-yor

Biden says 'rational Republicans' offer hope for gun legislation

President Joe Biden on Monday said he believes there's a “realization” among “rational Republicans” that the nation “can't continue like this,” after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas.

source https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/30/biden-guns-congress-00035882

Days after the Uvalde shooting, the NRA convention went on as planned

The National Rifle Association's annual convention came to a close on Sunday, going on as planned in Houston some 300 miles from Uvalde and days after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers there. Thousands gathered inside of the George R. Brown ...

source https://www.npr.org/2022/05/29/1101994074/nra-convention-houston-ends

'Do something!' Biden is urged as he leaves Uvalde church

Facing yet another community grieving after a mass shooting, the president replied, 'We will.' But Congress hasn't managed to change gun policy for decades. by Abby Livingston May 29, 2022 10 hours ago. Copy link. Republish. President Joe Biden and ...

source https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/29/biden-uvalde-visit/

Biden visits Uvalde as DOJ announces review of how police responded to the attack

The Justice Department will conduct a review of the police response to the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the department announced Sunday. "The goal of the review is to provide an independent account of law enforcement actions and responses that day, ...

source https://www.npr.org/2022/05/29/1101984142/justice-department-review-police-response-uvalde-shooting