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Mother of Briton fatally shot by father in Texas urges Miliband to press US for new inquiry
By Josh Halliday North of England editor

Jane Coates says foreign secretary should draw attention to coroner’s finding that Lucy Harrison was unlawfully killed

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/10/mother-of-briton-lucy-harrison-fatally-shot-by-father-ed-miliband

#EdMiliband #Cheshire #USguncontrol #UKnews #USnews #ForeignCommonwealthandDevelopmentOffice #TheGuardian #JoshHallidayNorthofEnglandeditor

He devoted his life to preventing LA gun violence. Then, he was a victim of it
By Abené Clayton in Compton

Eric Washington was known for knocking on doors, connecting residents with services and believing Compton could change

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/eric-washington-gun-violence-death

#USnews #WestCoast #USguncontrol #LosAngeles #California #TheGuardian #AbenClaytoninCompton

He devoted his life to preventing LA gun violence. Then, he was a victim of it https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/eric-washington-gun-violence-death #UsNews #WestCoast #UsGunControl #LosAngeles #California

The US public is fed up with RFK Jr. To really ‘make America healthy again’, it should look to Europe | Devi Sridhar
By Devi Sridhar

Americans are dying younger than Europeans, despite being the wealthiest people on the planet. Wellness fads won’t change that

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/30/us-public-rfk-jr-america-healthy-europe-wellness-fads

#USnews #Health #RobertFKennedyJr #Worldnews #USguncontrol #UShealthcare #TheGuardian #DeviSridhar

Several US schools to install pepper-spraying drones to respond to school shootings https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jul/28/school-shootings-pepper-spray-drones #UsEducation #UsNews #UsGunControl #Texas #Colorado #Florida

Several US schools to install pepper-spraying drones to respond to school shootings
By Maya Yang

Company supplying drones said Ukraine-war inspired effort, where technique was effective in face of Russian attack

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jul/28/school-shootings-pepper-spray-drones

#USeducation #USnews #USguncontrol #Texas #Colorado #Florida #TheGuardian #MayaYang

Shootings at Bite of Seattle food festival leave several injured
By Associated Press in Seattle

At least four people taken to hospital with one reported to be in a critical condition after gunfire at Seattle Center near Space Needle

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/27/bite-of-seattle-shooting-center-food-festival

#Guncrime #USguncontrol #Seattle #USnews #TheGuardian #AssociatedPressinSeattle

Shooting spree at Bite of Seattle food festival leaves several injured https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/27/bite-of-seattle-shooting-center-food-festival #GunCrime #UsGunControl #Seattle #UsNews

‘Nobody was there for us’: mother urges Andy Burnham to reopen case of daughter killed in Texas
By Josh Halliday North of England editor

Lucy Harrison, 23, was shot in 2025 with her father’s gun. He was never arrested and a grand jury chose not to indict him

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/25/mother-urges-andy-burnham-reopen-case-daughter-lucy-harrison-killed-texas

#USguncontrol #Cheshire #UKnews #AndyBurnham #Labour #USpolicing #Politics #Violenceagainstwomenandgirls #Society #USnews #NorthofEngland #USjusticesystem #Texas #TheGuardian #JoshHallidayNorthofEnglandeditor

‘Nobody was there for us’: mother urges Andy Burnham to reopen case of daughter killed in Texas https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/25/mother-urges-andy-burnham-reopen-case-daughter-lucy-harrison-killed-texas #UsGunControl #Cheshire #UkNews #AndyBurnham #Labour #UsPolicing #Politics #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #Society #UsNews #NorthOfEngland #UsJusticeSystem #Texas

Federal court strikes down New Jersey ban on assault rifles and large-capacity magazines
By Lucy Campbell and agency

Ruling comes as supreme court is set to consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles violate US constitution

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/18/federal-court-strikes-down-new-jersey-gun-law

#NewJersey #USguncontrol #USconstitutionandcivilliberties #LawUS #USnews #TheGuardian #LucyCampbell #agency

Our Hero, Balthazar review – a darkly comic satire of incel culture and gun violence
By Phil Hoad

A poser activist and an online troll strike up a homoerotic friendship in Safdie brothers collaborator Oscar Boyson’s scabrous story

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/13/our-hero-balthazar-review

#Film #Dramafilms #Comedyfilms #AsaButterfield #Comedy #Culture #USguncontrol #TheGuardian #PhilHoad

‘We will never use them’: the California universities stockpiling AR-15s, grenades and submachine guns https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/09/california-universities-military-equipment #California #UsGunControl #UsUniversities #UsNews #WestCoast

US supreme court agrees to hear challenges to assault-weapons bans https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/30/us-supreme-court-assault-weapons-bans #UsGunControl #UsNews #WorldNews

Hawaii ruling praised by US gun rights groups – are more rollbacks coming? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/supreme-court-hawaii-gun-ruling #UsGunControl #UsNews

US supreme court strikes down Hawaii’s gun restrictions in major second amendment ruling https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/25/supreme-court-hawaii-gun-law #WestCoast #Hawaii #UsGunControl #UsNews

‘It’s unimaginable’: deadly shooting shatters sense of safety in California city https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/24/chico-california-library-shooting #California #GunCrime #UsGunControl #UsNews #WorldNews #WestCoast

‘When my brother died, it separated us’: the grief and trauma pulling apart siblings of homicide https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/gun-violence-homicide-siblings #California #UsGunControl #WestCoast #UsNews #WorldNews

This rural California county’s problem is all too common: how to reduce suicides when everyone has a gun https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/shasta-county-california-guns-suicide-prevention #California #MentalHealth #UsGunControl #UsNews #Health #WestCoast #Society #WorldNews

Minnesota Democratic lawmakers begin sit-in over gun violence protection bill https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/minnesota-house-of-representatives-sit-in-gun-violence #Minneapolis #UsGunControl #Democrats #Republicans #UsPolitics #UsNews #Minnesota

USPS considers allowing people to ship handguns through the mail https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/08/usps-postal-service-handguns-mail #UsPostalService #TrumpAdministration #UsPolitics #UsNews #UsGunControl

US reinstates ‘gun show loophole’ amid rollback of firearms restrictions https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/trump-administration-gun-show-loophole #UsGunControl #TrumpAdministration #UsPolitics #UsNews

Washington in shock after White House press dinner shooting: ‘an angry, polarized nation’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/26/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-washington-dc #WhiteHouseCorrespondentsDinnerShooting #WashingtonDc #TrumpAdministration #UsPolitics #GunCrime #DonaldTrump #UsGunControl #UsNews

The Guardian view on Trump and the Washington shooting: political violence and gun culture endanger all | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/26/the-guardian-view-on-trump-and-the-washington-shooting-political-violence-and-gun-culture-endanger-all #DonaldTrump #RonaldReagan #KingCharlesIii #UsPolitics #UsNews #UsGunControl

Gunfire at the White House correspondents’ dinner is another grim sign of our times | Robert Reich https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/26/gunfire-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-is-another-grim-sign-of-our-times #WhiteHouseCorrespondentsDinnerShooting #UsNews #DonaldTrump #UsPolitics #GunCrime #UsGunControl #TrumpAdministration #WorldNews

White House journalists’ gala ended like many US events do: with gun violence https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/26/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-political-violence #WhiteHouseCorrespondentsDinnerShooting #UsGunControl #GunCrime #UsCrime #UsNews #DonaldTrump #UsPolitics #TrumpAdministration #Media #UsPressAndPublishing

Oklahoma principal tackles former student with semi-automatic guns – video https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2026/apr/15/oklahoma-principal-tackles-former-student-with-semi-automatic-guns-video #Oklahoma #UsNews #GunCrime #UsGunControl

The Drama: sex, secrets and that gobsmacking twist – discuss with spoilers https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/06/the-drama-movie-spoilers-zendaya-robert-pattinson #Film #Zendaya #RobertPattinson #Culture #DramaFilms #UsGunControl

Oakland homicides fall to 25-year low – how did it stem the violence? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/oakland-homicides-gun-violence #California #UsGunControl #WestCoast #UsNews #WorldNews