We pray as parents that none of us will ever have to bury our babies or count the anguished seconds until we’re told whether our child survived. How can American parents endure that nightmare – and how can our kids? Margaret Brennan reflects on the “numbing regularity” of school shootings. Source Read More »
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Sen. Chris Murphy thinks Congress can “pass something that saves lives”
He says he’s seen more Republicans “coming to the table and talking this time” than at any other moment since the Sandy Hook shooting 10 years ago. Source Read More »
Arkansas Gov. says he would like to see bipartisan group of governors working on gun laws
A bipartisan group of senators have been meeting to discuss a path forward for gun control. Republican Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he would like to see a bipartisan group of governors doing the same. Source Read More »
Transcript: Sen. Chris Murphy on “Face the Nation,” May 29, 2022
The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Chris Murphy that aired on Sunday, May 29, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” Source Read More »
Murphy believes background checks, red-flag measures possible
He says he’s seen more Republicans “coming to the table and talking this time” than at any other moment since the Sandy Hook shooting 10 years ago. Source Read More »
5 dead after 2 boats collide in Georgia
Four others were rescued, with one having to be airlifted out of the water with an apparent leg injury. Source Read More »
Questions remain over response to Uvalde school shooting
While thousands stopped by Saturday to pray at the memorial in Uvalde’s town square, this Texas community is still seeking answers to questions about what went wrong with the police response on Tuesday. Omar Villafranca reports from Uvalde. Source Read More »
Uvalde county commissioner says community needs answers but needs to focus on “healing” now
Uvalde county commissioner Ronald Garza said he is “still in the dark” about the police response to the shooting that left 19 children and two adults dead. But he said “it’s easy to point fingers, it’s easy to play the blame game – but our community needs to focus on healing right now.” Source Read More »
Protesters and NRA members standoff in Houston amid annual convention
The NRA held its annual convention for the first time since 2019 this weekend in Houston, just 300 miles away from Uvalde, the site of the school shooting. Gun control advocates and NRA members confronted each other this weekend in the city as emotions ran high. Robert Costa reports from Houston. Source Read More »
Texas school shooting: Grief, vigils and outrage
As the city of Uvalde, Texas mourns the 19 children and two teachers who were murdered last Tuesday, days of false and conflicting statements by authorities finally gave way to an admission that law enforcement failed to respond rapidly to the shooter. In Houston, some politicians backed out of the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting, as protesters chanted outside. Correspondent ... Read More »