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Jessica Phillips: A week after a mass shooting, we in West Texas rise with strength and our faith

September 8, 2019

Jessica Phillips: A week after a mass shooting, we in West Texas rise with strength and our faith

A gunman who killed seven and wounded 22 people last weekend turned life in West Texas upside down.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick ‘willing to take an arrow’ in bucking NRA on background checks

September 7, 2019

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick ‘willing to take an arrow’ in bucking NRA on background checks

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Friday he is “willing to take an arrow” as he pushed back on the National Rifle Association and joined calls for strengthened background checks in the state in the wake of a number of mass shootings.

Pittsburgh paper donates Pulitzer prize money to Tree of Life synagogue

September 5, 2019

Pittsburgh paper donates Pulitzer prize money to Tree of Life synagogue

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette decided to pay it forward by giving Tree of Life synagogue the $15,000 it won for its coverage of the mass shooting that occurred at the facility in 2018.

Andy Puzder: Walmart should add security to its stores if it's going to ban open carry

September 5, 2019

Andy Puzder: Walmart should add security to its stores if it's going to ban open carry

Following Walmart's ban on open carrying in their stores and the sale of handgun ammunition nationwide, former CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder defended their decision, but suggested they hire additional security, to protect their customers.

MGM Resorts to convert Las Vegas shooting site into community center, memorial

September 5, 2019

MGM Resorts to convert Las Vegas shooting site into community center, memorial

The news arrives ahead of the two-year anniversary of the tragedy on Oct. 1.

Tucker Carlson: Mass shootings should be a wake-up call. Instead we get mediocrities like Beto and Warren

September 4, 2019

Tucker Carlson: Mass shootings should be a wake-up call. Instead we get mediocrities like Beto and Warren

Tragedies have a way of revealing who people really are.

Kroger joins Walmart in asking customers to 'no longer openly carry firearms' in stores

September 4, 2019

Kroger joins Walmart in asking customers to 'no longer openly carry firearms' in stores

Kroger on Tuesday requested customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in its stores — hours after Walmart asked the same of its shoppers amid recent mass shootings across the U.S. and some public pressure from mostly left-leaning groups to restrict gun sales.

Walmart says gun-sales change is not a concession to Second Amendment foes

September 3, 2019

Walmart says gun-sales change is not a concession to Second Amendment foes

Walmart rejected claims by Second Amendment advocates that it was giving in to anti-gun lobbyists when it announced Tuesday that the super chain would discontinue handgun sales in Alaska and the sale of short-barrel rifle and handgun ammunition nationwide.

Walmart to stop Alaska handgun sales, end sales of short-barrel rifle and handgun ammo nationwide; NRA hits back

September 3, 2019

Walmart to stop Alaska handgun sales, end sales of short-barrel rifle and handgun ammo nationwide; NRA hits back

Walmart is set to end sales of handguns in Alaska and will discontinue the sale of short-barrel rifle and handgun ammunition in stores nationwide, the super chain's president and CEO announced Tuesday afternoon.

Seth Ator, West Texas shooter, was 'violent, aggressive person' who liked to fire at animals, neighbor says

September 3, 2019

Seth Ator, West Texas shooter, was 'violent, aggressive person' who liked to fire at animals, neighbor says

The 36-year-old man who killed seven people during a shooting spree in West Texas over the weekend was a “violent, aggressive person” who liked targeting animals before he set his sights on the public, a neighbor said.