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Thursday 29 October 2020
Police are hunting for the offender who fled the scene.
The rally has been organised by the Virginia Citizens Defense League which opposes gun control laws.
It was a debate with few shocks and, when the dust settled, the three frontrunnners had solidified their positions, writes Larry Donnelly.
Police have identified the suspect as a white man in his mid-30s.
Trump’s comments follow mass shootings in Ohio and Texas last weekend in which 31 people died.
The scenes in the video are reminiscent of the 2016 Orlando nighclub shooting.
Police have no motive for yesterday’s shooting.
The owner of the company that sold weapons to Brenton Tarrant said it was a legal, “ordinary sale”.
The shooting has taken place in a coastal city about 32 kilometres from Los Angeles.
Nikolas Cruz killed 17 students and staff in the shooting.
Firearms claimed the lives of more than 3,140 children and teens in 2016.
‘Only reason we are alive is the shooter chose a different night.’
The suspect is in custody in hospital.
Authorities have named Fassal Hussain as the assailant behind Sunday’s deadly shooting spree.
The gunman was shot dead after an exchange of fire with police.
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with capital murder.
Police are searching for the gunman.
Japan has famously strict gun control regulations and very little gun crime.
The national day of protest took place in the US yesterday.
More than a million people took to the streets across the US yesterday to call for tighter gun control.
As an American citizen, and as a parent, it’s hard to stay uninvolved in the gun control debate while we are abroad, writes Mary Farley.
Hundreds of thousands of people are to take part in gun control rallies across the US today.
22-year-old Stephon Clark was shot on Sunday in the back garden of his grandparents’ home.
Great Mills High School says the incident has been “contained”.
The protests come after 17 people were killed during a school shooting in Florida last month.
The standoff lasted for almost eight hours before police entered to find four people dead.
Trump said Deputy Scot Peterson ‘did a poor job’.
He made the comments on Twitter.
Students have called on the US President to tighten gun controls.
“This would only be obviously for people who are very adept at handling a gun,” Trump said.
The US President said it was time to ‘move past clichés and tired debates’.
The US President has criticised the FBI for failing to heed signs which could have prevented the shooting.
He struggled to maintain his composure.
Dozens of celebrities, from Bette Midler to Tyra Banks are saying “Enough is enough.”
Two students were shot and one left critically injured after a 12-year-old fired the gun.
Two students were shot, one critically.
The Boy Scouts have refused to comment on the reason the boy was asked to leave.
He’s the last person you’d expect to applaud Kim Kardashian.
The answers to the gun control question, to me and to millions of Americans, are obvious, writes Larry Donnelly.
MEMBERS OF THE Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) yesterday voted to take industrial action unless the government addresses several issues related to Covid-19 in schools by 30 October.
The issues in question include the need for a comprehensive testing programme, rapid testing and turnaround times, along with resources for schools to ensure continuation of learning if schools are closed or people are self-isolating.
The ASTI president Ann Piggott said: “ASTI members are clearly stating that they want schools to remain open for students during this pandemic.”
She said teachers are “demanding that the government step up” and provide solutions to these issues.
So, today we want to know: Would you support teachers striking over Covid-19 safety concerns?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
Rain tapering off; breezy this afternoon
Max: 15 °C
Min: 10 °C
Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers
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Rather cloudy, a little rain; windy
Max: 13 °C
Min: 7 °C
Conservative commentator loses two broadcast jobs after threatening Parkland survivor
He said he would sexually assault David Hogg, who survived the school shooting.