SNAIL-PACE GUN CONTROL - The Continued Opposition to Gun Control

Do not expect the GOP to allow ANY menaingful action on Gun Control, they are a paid and brain-washed subsiduary of the NRA.   #StandAgainstNRA

"Congress moves forward on gun safety legislation with a focus on mental health" PBS NewsHour 6/13/2022

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SUMMARY:  After weeks of mounting pressure to see action on guns, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have come to an agreement on a framework for gun legislation.  NewsHour's political correspondent Lisa Desjardins has the details.

 

 

"‘Teachers are not okay’ after school shootings" PBS NewsHour 6/14/2022

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SUMMARY:  Teachers from around the country told our team of producers they have long been frustrated with the larger public response to shootings and school safety and many have been particularly angry about the way this has long played out in Washington [DC] and state capitals.  Tragically, the shooting in Uvalde reinforced and exacerbated many of these concerns.  Here's what some of them had to say.

 

 

"What the nation’s largest teachers union thinks about gun violence in schools" PBS NewsHour 6/14/2022

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SUMMARY:  If Congress approves a bipartisan agreement on guns and school safety, it would provide new resources to try and prevent shootings like the massacre in Uvalde.  That would likely mean new money for mental health care, violence prevention and training for educators.  But many educators want to see more action.  Becky Pringle, National Education Association president, joins Stephanie Sy to discuss.