Emotional testimony from family members of victims and survivors of gun violence was delivered to a congressional committee in the US capital Wednesday, in the wake of the latestU.S. mass shootings.
Families of victims pleaded with members of the House panel for stricter gun control, as Senate talks currently focus on passing modest changes such as encouraging states to pass so-called "red flag" laws, denying firearms to people judged a risk to themselves or the public.
On the other side of Texas, the National Rifle Association wrapped up its three-day national convention in Houston.
NRA officials expressed condolences to the families of the victims in Uvalde.
But, as CGTN’s Franc Contreras reports, they remain steadfast in their rejection of gun control laws.
Democrat lawmakers in the U.S. say they’re moving forward with a new ban on the kind of assault weapons used in the mass shootings at a Texas elementary school and a supermarket in the city of Buffalo.
If passed, this would represent one of the toughest political responses to a string of mass sh...
The city of Uvalde, Texas only has two funeral homes, and one is right across the street from the Robb Elementary School where 19 children and two teachers were shot dead last week.
CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan is in this small town as it works on healing itself and burying its dead.
