U.S. gun violence /tags/u-s-gun-violence U.S. gun violence en-US WLRN Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:45:09 GMT Nearly 400 officers were in Uvalde before the gunman was killed, a new report finds /news/2022-07-18/nearly-400-officers-were-in-uvalde-before-the-gunman-was-killed-a-new-report-finds The scathing new report by lawmakers in Texas says "systemic failures" created a chaotic scene that lasted more than an hour before the gunman at Robb Elementary School was finally confronted. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:45:09 GMT /news/2022-07-18/nearly-400-officers-were-in-uvalde-before-the-gunman-was-killed-a-new-report-finds The Associated Press The tragic history of police responding too late to active shooters /news/2022-06-06/the-tragic-history-of-police-responding-too-late-to-active-shooters In similar tragedies over the years, police encountered similar problems during the shootings at Columbine High School in 1999 and at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:05:08 GMT /news/2022-06-06/the-tragic-history-of-police-responding-too-late-to-active-shooters Jaclyn Diaz N.Y. passes a bill that raises the age to buy and own semi-automatic rifles /news/2022-06-03/n-y-passes-a-bill-that-raises-the-age-to-buy-and-own-semi-automatic-rifles The bill raising the age limit is part of legislation that will restrict civilian purchases of bullet-resistant armor, and require new guns to be equipped with microstamping technology. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:20:00 GMT /news/2022-06-03/n-y-passes-a-bill-that-raises-the-age-to-buy-and-own-semi-automatic-rifles The Associated Press Broward Congresswoman says she is optimistic about bipartisan talks on gun law /news/2022-05-30/broward-congresswoman-says-she-is-optimistic-about-bipartisan-talks-on-gun-law Broward County Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz says she is optimistic about bipartisan talks in Senate. Mon, 30 May 2022 21:46:00 GMT /news/2022-05-30/broward-congresswoman-says-she-is-optimistic-about-bipartisan-talks-on-gun-law Gerard Albert How Florida lawmakers responded to a tragic school shooting four years ago, and the impact today /2022-05-27/how-florida-lawmakers-responded-to-a-tragic-school-shooting-four-years-ago-and-the-impact-today After Parkland, Florida passed a new gun law and efforts to protect schools. Are they safer now? Fri, 27 May 2022 20:16:31 GMT /2022-05-27/how-florida-lawmakers-responded-to-a-tragic-school-shooting-four-years-ago-and-the-impact-today Tom Hudson Whoever wins Sunday's election, Colombia should aspire to be better than today's U.S. /commentary/2022-05-26/whoever-wins-sundays-election-colombia-should-aspire-to-be-better-than-todays-u-s COMMENTARY This month's horrifying and racist mass shootings remind us why it rings hollow now to urge Colombia and Latin America to be more like the U.S. Thu, 26 May 2022 09:57:00 GMT /commentary/2022-05-26/whoever-wins-sundays-election-colombia-should-aspire-to-be-better-than-todays-u-s Tim Padgett