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![Rep. Cori Bush speaks at a news conference outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on May 10, 2022 in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0622-cori-bush-speaking-400x300.jpg)
Cori Bush Shares Her Experience With Gun Violence From an Abusive Partner
Bush praised a provision in the Senate’s recently passed gun bill that would close the “boyfriend loophole.”
![A person holds a sign reading "PROTECT KIDS, NOT GUNS" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0614-guns-schools-400x300.jpg)
SCOTUS Is Violating the 10th Amendment by Not Letting States Enact Gun Control
The Supreme Court’s legal doctrine on gun rights makes it complicit in the U.S.’s crisis of gun violence.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez listens during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. on October 23, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0613-ocasio-cortez-a-400x300.jpg)
Ocasio-Cortez Raises Concern Over Criminalization Provisions in Senate Gun Bill
Creating avenues for criminalization targets marginalized people without reducing gun violence, safety advocates say.
![Protesters demanding action on gun violence participate in a "March For Our Lives" rally in Orlando, Florida, on June 11, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/GettyImages-1241248939-400x300.jpg)
Protesters Call for Student Strikes If Lawmakers Fail to Pass Gun Reforms
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in over 450 protests across the country Saturday led by March for Our Lives.
![Tributes are paid to murdered Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh at a protest and vigil at BBC Broadcasting House on May 12, 2022, in London, England.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/GettyImages-1396904244-400x300.jpg)
Big Players in Finance Profited From Gun Used to Kill Shireen Abu Akleh
BlackRock and Vanguard own 26% of gunmaker Ruger, whose directors are tied to harmful industries and causes.
![Medical professionals say many patients cannot be saved when their injuries are caused by military-style rifles.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/GettyImages-1298116357-400x300.jpg)
Trauma Surgeons Call for Gun Reforms in Wake of Mass Shootings
Medical professionals say many patients cannot be saved when their injuries are caused by military-style rifles.
![Law enforcement officers stand looking at a memorial following a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 26, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0610-uvalde-police-school-400x300.jpg)
Uvalde Hires More Police After 60 Cops Took 77 Minutes to Act in School Shooting
Critics have rejected the idea that the shooting could have been averted or mitigated with a larger police department.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 8, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0609-aoc-400x300.jpg)
“This Is About Blood Money”: AOC Slams GOP for Compliance With Gun Lobby
“This is not normal,” Ocasio-Cortez said, showing how gun manufacturers' power has yielded rampant shootings in the U.S.
![People arrive to testify before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill on June 8, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0608-gun-violence-hearing-400x300.jpg)
Victims of Buffalo & Uvalde Shootings Will Testify Before Congress Wednesday
The hearings will include the testimony of a fourth-grade student who survived the school shooting in Uvalde.
![Sen. Joe Manchin attends a hearing in Dirksen Building on May 4, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0607-joe-manchin-400x300.jpg)
Joe Manchin Is Open to Raising Age to Buy Assault Weapons to 21
The right-wing West Virginia senator questioned why it was necessary for anyone to own an AR-15.