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Texas authorities contradicted previous statements about how police confronted and killed a gunman after a school massacre.
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The NRA as an organization is embroiled in lawsuits and infighting, taking a toll on its budget and standing in Washington. Its decline has created space for more-extreme alternative groups to gain traction, and the potency of gun rights as a motivating issue for Republican voters and politicians has only intensified.
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Country and gospel singer Larry Gatlin and Larry Stewart of the country band Restless Heart also said Thursday they were dropping out.
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The Texas senator, who is among the Republicans vehemently opposed to proposals from Democrats on expanding background checks on gun sales, has called for increased safety in schools and has condemned “political posturing” in the aftermath of the attack.
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Two weeks after a gunman shot and wounded three women in what is being investigated as a hate crime, the victims are speaking out about gun violence.
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Seth Meyers said it was hard addressing millions of viewers about a mass shooting at an elementary school —but dropping his kids off at school was harder.
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Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales, who represents Uvalde, Tex., declined to discuss gun control on "CBS Mornings."
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At least 185 children, teachers and other people have lost their lives in school shootings since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, according to a Washington Post database. Over 23 years, the photographs that follow when first responders rush to a massacre begin to look eerily similar.
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Quinta Brunson called on viewers to demand action from politicians, not entertainers: "we’re not okay."
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A video shows parents frustrated by police during the Uvalde, Tex., shooting that ended with 19 students and two teachers dead.
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