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Law enforcement officials have pointed out the Allen outlet mall shooter had neo-Nazi beliefs, but they stopped short of assigning racism as a motive. Activists say that shows a pattern of misunderstanding bias.
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Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith has spent decades framing violence as a public health issue. She spoke to Morning Edition about how guns fit into that picture and what prevention would look like.
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The families of the shooting at Robb Elementary have said that if laws around who can purchase assault weapons had been different, the shooting could have been prevented.
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While the gunman expressed white supremacist beliefs, law enforcement officials stopped short of prescribing it as a motive.
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Authorities have released the names of some of the victims killed in the mass shooting. Also, new details are emerging about the shooter's background.
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The bill was passed out of committee 8-5. Two Republicans, Reps. Sam Harless of Spring and Justin Holland of Rockwall, voted with Democrats on the measure.
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Witnesses and video footage on social media have begun to paint a picture of the horror that transpired at the shopping center in Allen, a suburb of Dallas.
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Police in Allen, Texas, said the gunman was among dead after he was killed by a nearby officer. Three of the wounded victims are in critical condition.
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The author of a bill to raise the minimum age to buy a semiautomatic gun said he would have voted “no” to a similar bill last session. The shooting in Uvalde changed his mind.
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By pushing for a review of Daniel Perry’s murder conviction, analysts say Gov. Greg Abbott has taken a Texas-sized leap in touting his pardoning powers. In 2020, Perry shot and killed Garrett Foster at a Black Lives Matter protest in Austin.