The New York Times called out America’s gun control laws Sunday with a stark, minimalist front page that connected 15 mass shootings to legally obtained firearms. On the front page of the NY Times Sunday Review, a simple sentence repeats 15 times on a black background: “Authorities said the gunman was able to obtain the weapon legally.” Beneath each sentence is the body count and location of a mass shooting that has taken place in the past decade. America is still reeling from yet another mass shooting with 19 children and two adults dead in an elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas. The gunman legally bought two AR-style rifles from a federally licensed gun store the day after his 18th birthday. The massacre in Uvalde has led to renewed demand for stricter gun control legislation, though similar pushes after other mass shootings over the past decade have stalled out in the face of Republican opposition.

Source: New York Times September 17, 2022 08:14 UTC