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Mass-shootings survivors appeal for assault weapons ban

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 04:00 AM

After the Uvalde shooting, Biden appealed to lawmakers to again ban assault rifles or at least raise the minimum age for buying them from 18 to 21. Read more »

Texas school shooting response deemed ‘abject failure’

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 22 03:59 AM

A law enforcement official said in a hearing into the tragedy that police wasted vital time looking for a classroom key that was ‘never needed.’ Read more »

Parkland school shooting survivors push for gun control anew

Don Tagala | TFC News Washington, DC
Updated as of Jun 15 02:34 PM

Survivors of a 2018 mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida held a rally to again urge the US Congress to act on gun violence. Read more »

Schoolgirl tells US Congress of playing dead to survive Texas massacre

Frankie Taggart, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 04:39 AM

Police in Uvalde have come under intense scrutiny after it emerged that more than a dozen officers waited outside the door of Miah's class and did nothing as the children lay dead or dying. Read more »

Matthew McConaughey urges 'gun responsibility' at White House podium

Chris Lefkow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 08 05:05 AM

Actor Matthew McConaughey took the podium at the White House on Tuesday to deliver an emotional appeal for "gun responsibility" following the massacre at an elementary school in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. Read more »

'Enough': Biden calls for ban on assault weapons

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 11:43 AM

US President Joe Biden pleaded with lawmakers Thursday to take action on gun violence plaguing the country, calling for a ban on assault weapons. Read more »

Gunman kills 4 at Tulsa hospital in new US mass shooting: police

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 02 01:11 PM

A gunman killed at least 4 people at a hospital campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police said, the latest mass shooting to convulse America. Read more »

Biden asks New Zealand's Ardern for advice on extremist gun violence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 06:49 AM

President Joe Biden asked New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for advice Tuesday after the latest US mass shooting. Read more »

Biden vows to keep up pressure for gun regulation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 31 02:58 AM

The first funerals are set for Tuesday, with others scheduled through mid-June. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 30, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 11:42 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Ilang Fil-Am naghatid ng tulong sa Uvalde mass shooting victims

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 08:39 PM

Bumisita si US President Joe Biden sa Uvalde, Texas para makiramay sa mga biktima ng mass shooting, kung saan mahigit 20 ang namatay. Read more »

Biden visits victims of Uvalde shooting

Mandel Ngan, AFP
Updated as of May 30 11:03 AM

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden pay their respects at a makeshift memorial outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Sunday Read more »

Heartbroken Texas school massacre town begs Biden to 'do something'

Gerard Martinez with Sebastian Smith in Washington, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 30 06:45 AM

Desperate pleas for a stop to the gun massacres plaguing the United States rang out Sunday during President Joe Biden's visit to Uvalde, where he prayed for the 19 children and two teachers slain by a teen gunman in the small Texas town. Read more »

Tribute to victims of Uvalde shooting

Chandan Khann, AFP
Updated as of Jun 01 03:48 PM

A police officer stands near the makeshift memorial for the shooting victims outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Saturday. Read more »

Uvalde survivor smeared blood on herself to hide

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 28 10:44 AM

Miah Cerrillo and a friend scrabbled for their dead teacher's cellphone and made an urgent plea to 911 operators: ‘Please come... we're in trouble.’ Read more »

Morning of horror: How the Texas massacre unfolded

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 28 08:07 AM

Under fire over a police delay in confronting the shooter, authorities on Friday released the most complete timeline yet of how the attack unfolded. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 27, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 11:48 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

'Mabagal' na pagresponde sa Uvalde shooting inireklamo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 08:50 PM

Tumitindi pa ang galit ng mga pamilya ng mga biktima ng mass shooting sa elementary school sa Uvalde, Texas sa Amerika. Read more »

Horror, heartbreak after Uvalde school shooting

Chandan Khanna, AFP
Posted at May 27 01:50 PM

Texas police faced angry questions May 26, 2022 over why it took an hour to neutralize the gunman who murdered 19 small children and two teachers in Uvalde, as video emerged of desperate parents begging officers to storm the school. Read more »

'Gun control saves lives'

Shawn Thew, EPA-EFE
Posted at May 27 09:56 AM

The people are demanding actions on gun safety laws or legislation in the wake of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Read more »