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2020 Democratic presidential contenders urge Congress to act on gun control after Texas and Ohio shootings
•'We are going to make change. We are going to pass gun safety laws in this country', said US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
Russian 'agent' Maria Butina held for trying to infiltrate US government; accused made contact with prominent Republicans
•A Russian gun rights enthusiast, Maria Butina, who built a network of powerful Republican contacts under the direction of a Kremlin power-broker was ordered held without bond on Wednesday after FBI counterintelligence agents accused her of conspiring to infiltrate the US government.
Srinivas Kuchibhotla murder: Gunman who killed Indian techie at Kansas bar pleads guilty, quantum of sentence scheduled for 2 July
•A Kansas man who shot and killed an Indian software engineer and injured two others in February 2017 pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court to a hate crime and firearm charges, the justice department said.
Texas school shooting: Spurned advances provoked incident at Santa Fe high school, claims victim's mother
•A teenage boy charged with fatally shooting eight students and two teachers during a gun rampage at a Houston area high school had been spurned by one of his victims after making aggressive advances, her mother told a newspaper.
Donald Trump brings up Paris terror strike, UK knife attacks in support of gun law at NRA convention; speech irks France
•France has condemned remarks by US president Donald Trump about the 2015 attacks in Paris and called on him to show respect for the victims of the worst bloodshed on French soil since World War II.
US president Donald Trump praises National Rifle Association, calls group 'truly great organisation'
•Taking a break from the escalating pressures of the Russia probe and the Stormy Daniels case, US president Donald Trump returned to his supporters at the National Rifle Association's annual convention on Friday.
Pope Francis urges young people to stand up for what they believe in, says 'you have it in you to shout'
•Pope Francis on Sunday urged young people not to allow themselves to be silenced and to stand up for what they believe in.
Donald Trump's multiple U-turns on gun control: From advocating minimum age for purchasing weapons to bowing to political reality
•Not two weeks ago, President Donald Trump wagged his finger at a Republican senator and scolded him for being "afraid of the NRA," declaring that he would stand up to the powerful gun lobby and finally get results on quelling gun violence following last month's Florida school shooting
Donald Trump's shifting stance on gun control leaves lawmakers befuddled, Washington baffled
•In his quest to tackle gun violence, President Donald Trump has ricocheted between calling for tougher laws and declaring his fealty to the Second Amendment's right to bear arms, leaving a trail of befuddled lawmakers and advocates in his wake. One thing he still has not done: clearly outline his legislative priorities.
Donald Trump rues US lawmakers are 'too fearful' of National Rifle Association to take action against gun laws
•President Donald Trump is accusing some lawmakers of being too fearful of the National Rifle Association (NRA) to take action on gun laws