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Top story: Our correspondent Steven Monacelli took a deep dive into Brandon Herrera, a gunfluencer and now GOP congressional nominee who has spread memes associated with the extremist Boogaloo movement and rationalized lethal political violence. https://www.texasobserver.org/brandon-herrera-gun-youtube-uvalde-congress/

#Republicans #midterms #GunViolence #Uvalde #Texas #SouthTexas

How a Gun-Rights Extremist Could Soon Represent Uvalde in Congress

On his YouTube channel, Brandon Herrera has discussed the relative merits of weapons used in mass shootings and made light of political violence. He’s now on a glide path to the U.S. House.

The Texas Observer

Global News 1d ago

Calgary criminologist sees ‘disturbing trend’ as police investigate rise in gun violence
Police say there have been five shootings in less than a week, with the most recent happening on Sunday morning in an industrial area.
#Crime #Calgarycrime #CalgaryPoliceService
https://globalnews.ca/news/11894622/calgary-criminologist-concern-disturbing-rise-gun-violence-police/

Global News Calgary 1d ago

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The Human Capybara 2d ago

There's the Florida Man and then there's the Texas Conservative.

The second one is less fun and far more dangerous.

https://www.texasobserver.org/brandon-herrera-gun-youtube-uvalde-congress/

#uvalde #gun #gunviolence #texas #shooting

How a Gun-Rights Extremist Could Soon Represent Uvalde in Congress

On his YouTube channel, Brandon Herrera has discussed the relative merits of weapons used in mass shootings and made light of political violence. He’s now on a glide path to the U.S. House.

The Texas Observer

Texas Observer 2d ago

New today: “Guys like him have been using the ‘It’s only jokes’ and ‘edgy’ line as a way of masking what they really believe ... If Brandon Herrera is flirting with admiring the SS, Rhodesian light infantry, and the Confederacy, it tells me he’s a semi-closeted white supremacist.” https://www.texasobserver.org/brandon-herrera-gun-youtube-uvalde-congress/

#Texas #politics #USpol #news #SouthTexas #border #GunViolence

How a Gun-Rights Extremist Could Soon Represent Uvalde in Congress

On his YouTube channel, Brandon Herrera has discussed the relative merits of weapons used in mass shootings and made light of political violence. He’s now on a glide path to the U.S. House.

The Texas Observer

Texas Observer 2d ago

New from @stevanzetti :
Four years after a mass shooting tore their community apart, this southwest #Texas city of 15,000 may soon be represented in the U.S. House by a gunmaker, Second Amendment absolutist, and edgy YouTube personality.
https://www.texasobserver.org/brandon-herrera-gun-youtube-uvalde-congress/

#politics #USpol #news #Texas #midterms #GunViolence

How a Gun-Rights Extremist Could Soon Represent Uvalde in Congress

On his YouTube channel, Brandon Herrera has discussed the relative merits of weapons used in mass shootings and made light of political violence. He’s now on a glide path to the U.S. House.

The Texas Observer

NYT > U.S.2d ago

Shootout in Olde Town Square: A Cop, a Killer and a Good Guy With a Gun

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/us/good-samaritan-arvada-mass-shooting.html

#USNews #GunViolence #Crime

Shootout in Olde Town Square: A Cop, a Killer and a Good Guy With a Gun

No community was better prepared for active shooters than Arvada, Colo. Then men with guns converged in the city center, each on different missions.

The New York Times

EditorDavePerry 3d ago

Aurora shooting leaves 25-year-old man dead after argument in an alley

“After the shooting, the suspect ran from the scene,” he said.

https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora-shooting-leaves-25-year-old-man-dead-after-argument-in-an-alley/

#AuroraCO #GunViolence #NoPaywall

Aurora shooting leaves 25-year-old man dead after argument in an alley

“After the shooting, the suspect ran from the scene,” he said.

Sentinel Colorado

TheAuroraSentinel 3d ago

Aurora shooting leaves 25-year-old man dead after argument in an alley

“After the shooting, the suspect ran from the scene,” he said.

https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora-shooting-leaves-25-year-old-man-dead-after-argument-in-an-alley/

#AuroraCO #GunViolence #NoPaywall

Aurora shooting leaves 25-year-old man dead after argument in an alley

“After the shooting, the suspect ran from the scene,” he said.

Sentinel Colorado

Journeys In Film 3d ago

In honor of Gun Violence Awareness Day, we're highlighting the tools for talking
about Gun Violence in our guide for award-winning documentary 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻 This guide is powerful, accessible and NOT political at all. The team that worked on it included gun violence survivors and it shows.

Learn more: https://journeysinfilm.org/film/gabby-giffords-wont-back-down/?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=social+media&utm_campaign=Gun+Violence+Awareness+Day&utm_id=June+2026&utm_term=gun+violence&utm_content=link

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