Justice Department names team of 9 to aid in Uvalde investigation
The Justice Department says the review will include an examination of police policies, training, and communication, along with the deployment of officers and tactics.
Matthew McConaughey calls for ‘gun responsibility’ in emotional plea at White House
Actor Matthew McConaughey pushed for stricter background checks and raising the minimum age to purchase an AR-15 rifle during Tuesday's White House press briefing. "Now is this a cure-all? Hell no, but people are hurting."
Uvalde schools Police Chief Pete Arredondo had no radio during shooting: senator
Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arrendondo was without a radio while he was in charge of the Robb Elementary School mass shooting response, a state senator said.
House panel advances gun legislation in wake of US mass shootings
The House Judiciary Committee has advanced legislation that would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic rifle from 18 to 21.
Biden calls for tougher gun laws following series of mass shootings: 'How much more carnage?'
The speech follows recent mass shootings in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York.
Olympia students walk out in protest of gun violence
Dozens of high school and middle school students walked out of schools to protest gun violence Wednesday after 19 children and two teachers were shot and killed last week at a school in Uvalde, Texas.
Uvalde, Texas police cooperating with state in school shooting probe, district PD chief not responding
Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief, has reportedly not responded to Texas Rangers in two days for a follow-up interview
Uvalde teacher closed propped-open door before attack, Texas police say
The Robb Elementary School teacher who propped open an exterior door that law enforcement said a gunman used to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers had closed the door but it did not lock, state police said Tuesday.
Canada to cap the market for handguns with new law
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government introduced legislation Monday that would put a freeze on importing, buying or selling handguns.
'2nd Amendment was never absolute,' Biden says in gun reform talk
The president hinted Monday that there may be some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used by the gunman in the Uvalde school shooting.
Justice Department to investigate police response to Uvalde school shooting
The Justice Department will conduct a review of the law enforcement response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas earlier this week and make findings public.
Biden, first lady visit grieving families in Uvalde
The visit to Uvalde is President Biden’s second trip in less than two weeks to comfort a community in mourning after a mass shooting.
Uvalde school shooting: Police inaction at center of investigation
The delay in confronting the shooter — who was inside the school for more than an hour — could lead to discipline, lawsuits and even criminal charges against police.
Texas school shooting: Suspected gunman made threats, called 'Yubo school shooter' on platform, users said
Salvador Ramos harassed users on the app before the Uvalde shooting.
Texas school shooting: NRA speakers call for better school security, mental health approach
One by one, speakers took the stage at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention and denounced the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school across the state. And one by one, they insisted that changing U.S. gun laws or further restricting access to firearms was not the answer.
Gov. Abbott says he was ‘misled' about response to Texas school shooting
Authorities say officers waited in the hallway of a Texas elementary school for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key to open a door and confront a gunman.
Uvalde, Texas school shooting timeline: How the massacre at Robb Elementary unfolded
A student inside the classroom repeatedly called 911, at one point pleading to “please send the police now.”
Local blood bank sends blood units to Texas after mass shooting, national shortage ongoing
The Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC) was activated this week in the wake of the deadly mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Biden will travel to Uvalde to honor victims of mass school shooting
The White House said the Bidens would “grieve with the community that lost 21 lives in the horrific” shooting at Robb Elementary School.
Texas school shooting: Salvador Ramos told classroom ‘it’s time to die,’ survivor says
A survivor of the Texas shooting at Robb Elementary school says gunman remarked to children "it's time to die" before he killed over 20 people