Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Colorado Shooting: Shooter Charged, Impact on Colorado, and Call for Assault Weapons Ban

 The suspect has been charged with 10 counts of murder.

Boulder Shooting Survivors Describe ‘Listening to Him Kill Everyone You Know’
A deadly shooting at a Boulder supermarket left 10 people dead and a state full of grief and fury that it had happened again. 

Across States, a Checkerboard of Gun Laws Reflects Partisan Tilt
The political divide on gun policy between red and blue states is another example of the way national issues — including abortion rights and, in the post-Trump era, voting rights — are defining local politics.

 Biden Seeks Assault Weapons Ban and Background Checks
After the second mass shooting in a week, the president said tighter gun laws should not be a partisan issue, but Republicans in Congress showed little interest in Democratic proposals.