On the next Your Call's media roundtable, we'll discuss ongoing coverage of the Uvalde, Texas massacre, the police response, Republican Senators' records on gun policies, and Republican politicians claiming to protect children while the majority sell them out.
Later in the show, we'll discuss the Jan 6 hearings, which begin next Thursday.
Guests:
Dan Froomkin, editor of Press Watch, and former reporter with The Intercept, The Washington Post, and HuffPost
Matt Pierce, reporter in Texas who's been covering the Uvalde massacre for The Daily Beast
Web Resources:
The Daily Beast: Grandma Told Shooter to Get Rid of Gun Before Uvalde Massacre
The Daily Beast: ‘Nothing More Than Cowards’: Uvalde Victims’ Families Say Cops Need to Pay
The Children's Defense Fund: Legislative Report Card
TexasMonthly: A Year of “Protecting Children” in Texas
Press Watch: It’s the Republicans who have turned guns into a political issue
The New York Times: Where Senate Republicans Stand on Gun Legislation
ProPublica: A Republican Tried to Introduce a Commonsense Gun Law. Then the Gun Lobby Got Involved.
The New York Times: Why Republicans Won’t Budge on Guns
Common Dreams: 'Madness': Ohio GOP Passes Bill to Arm Teachers
Common Dreams: Gunmaker Profits Soar as Bloody Massacres Proliferate
