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The House of Representatives voted narrowly on Friday to ban assault weapons, an effort to more forcefully respond to horrific mass shootings. The legislation, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, passed by a vote of 217-213. It would make it a crime to sell or possess semiautomatic assault weapons or…

President Joe Biden today gave a speech marking the signing of a gun safety bill passed in the aftermath of recent mass shootings. But even as lawmakers, gun reform advocates and victims’ families gathered on the South Law ceremony said that the new legislation would be meaningful, some also said it falls short of…

UPDATE, Saturday, 6:20 AM PT: President Biden signed the bipartisan gun safety bill into law on Saturday, saying that “time is of the essence” and “lives will be saved” by the legislation. “While this bill doesn’t do everything I want, it does include actions I have long called for,” Biden said, calling it a…

A bipartisan group of senators have reach an agreement on a framework for a series of new gun safety measures on Sunday, but they fall short of banning the purchase of assault weapons for those under 21. Specifically, the agreement would expand background checks for those under 21 who purchase guns; grants for states…

Matthew McConaughey fought back tears as he spoke to reporters at the White House on Tuesday about meeting the families of the victims of the Robb Elementary School shootings in Uvalde, TX, his hometown. The actor’s appearance in the White House briefing room, after he and his wife Camila met with President Joe Biden…

President Joe Biden called on Congress to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines in an evening speech to address the wave of shooting massacres that have devastated communities across the country. His speech, carried by major broadcast and cable networks, seemed designed to rally public support for a series…

Broadcast and cable networks plan to carry President Joe Biden’s address on gun reform on Thursday evening. The speech is scheduled to start at 4:30 PM PT, and Biden plans to call for congressional action in the wake of recent mass shootings in Uvalde, TX, Buffalo, NY and Tulsa, OK. In the Senate, a bipartisan group…

Jimmy Kimmel isn’t done talking about last week’s horrific shooting in small-town Texas yet — not when former President Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz and “their fellow sewer-dwellers are working overtime this week to shift the blame.” The late-night host noted Tuesday on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that the NRA held its “annual…

“Authorities said the gunman was able to obtain the weapon legally.” The New York Times put that seemingly pedestrian sentence into high relief this weekend, elevating it to the status of cover line on the front of the outlet’s Sunday Review section. The sentence is set in white type on a stark black background, the…

Texas native Jamie Foxx joined the chorus of voices wondering how something like the school massacre in Uvalde could happen in the United States of America. The comedian, who himself was recently involved in subduing a man who attacked Dave Chappelle onstage, posted 16 Uvalde victims’ photos and wrote: Little angels…

After a string of performers pulled out of this weekend’s planned NRA “Grand Ol' Night of Freedom” concert in Houston, the musical event apparently has been canceled. The concert was to have taken place during the organization’s annual conference. “American Pie” singer Don McLean, Larry Gatlin, Larry Stewart, Lee Green…

UPDATED with Stranger Things‘ premiere preview removed from YouTube: Ahead of its midnight premiere, Netflix has added a content warning to the fourth season of Stranger Things following the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The warning card reads: "We filmed this season of Stranger Things a year ago. But given…