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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Biden Urges Renewal Of Assault Weapons Ban, Other Gun Controls
President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged Congress to pass stronger gun laws, including a ban on assault rifles, while commemorating the anniversary of the elementary school shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers exactly one year earlier in Uvalde, Texas. 鈥淲e still need to ban AR-15 firearms 鈥 assault weapons 鈥 once again,鈥 Biden said at the White House. 鈥淲e can鈥檛 end this epidemic until Congress has some common-sense gun safety laws that keep weapons of war off our streets.鈥 (Kim, 5/24)
From Colorado to Michigan to New Jersey, proponents of gun regulation have passed laws intended to limit access to firearms or blunt the effects of the Supreme Court case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen. Opponents have moved swiftly to contest many such restrictions, using Bruen as the basis for one court challenge after another. And in states that were already gun friendly, gun rights groups have worked to further expand access to firearms. (Dewan, 5/24)
Stopped at a red light, a woman rolled down her car window. 鈥淚 love you,鈥 she yelled. 鈥淚 love you too!鈥 said Arnulfo Reyes, raising the arm that was wounded a year ago by a gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School. Reyes, who taught fourth graders at the school, was the only survivor in his classroom, in which the gunman killed 11 students. (Serrano, 5/24)
More on the gun violence epidemic 鈥
When mass shootings make headlines, you may feel a range of emotions, from anxiety to fear or even a sense of numbness over yet another tragedy. You're not alone.聽Experts say even from a distance, gun violence can take a toll on your mental health.聽(Moniuszko, 5/24)
Kids living in high-risk neighborhoods are disproportionately affected by gun violence, even in states with relatively strict firearm regulations, according to a study. (Muller, 5/24)
A Florida man who authorities say was trespassing at a McLean, Va., preschool Tuesday had an AK-47 rifle and other weaponry in his car and told officers that he was headed to CIA headquarters, Fairfax County police said. The preschool鈥檚 board of directors said in a statement Wednesday that the suspect had wanted to use the preschool鈥檚 bathroom but was told no by the staff. ... The officers searched the car and found an AK-47 and a pistol, along with magazines and ammunition, police said. Officials wrote on Twitter that Sandow said he had been making his way to the CIA, which is near the school. (Diaz, 5/24)
