
The Mass Shootings Where Stricter Gun Laws Might Have Made a Difference
Four measures could have affected shootings that killed 446 people since the Columbine massacre in 1999.

Four measures could have affected shootings that killed 446 people since the Columbine massacre in 1999.
Emma Nelson and the weekend’s biggest discussion topics. Andrew Walker reviews the day’s papers and we get an update from Paris after Monocle’s annual Quality of Life Conference.
U.S. job growth cooled slightly in May, adding to signs the economy is starting to lose some steam after its rapid recovery last year. Employers added 390,000 jobs, a robust increase but down from April’s gains and below the monthly average pace last year.

President Biden urged lawmakers to stop the sale of assault-style weapons, expand universal background checks and pass “red flag” laws after last month’s massacres in Texas and New York.
Mass shooting in Oklahoma follows recent massacres in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas

Last year, people 65 and older died from Covid at lower rates than in previous waves. But with Omicron and waning immunity, death rates rose again.
The Wall Street Journal – May 31, 2022 –
The bloc’s agreed-to embargo would exempt imports via pipeline and mark a sixth sanctions package.
WSJ Weekend Edition, May 28-29, 2022.