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Makeshift memorials for the victims of the deadliest school mass shooting in the state that resulted in the death of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School are seen days before the one-year-mark in Uvalde, Texas on May 19, 2023. Verónica G. Cárdenas for NPR VERONICA G. CARDENAS/NPR hide caption
Makeshift memorials for the victims of the deadliest school mass shooting in the state that resulted in the death of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School are seen days before the one-year-mark in Uvalde, Texas on May 19, 2023. Verónica G. Cárdenas for NPR
VERONICA G. CARDENAS/NPRIt's been one year since an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 students and 2 teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The tragedy reignited debates around gun safety in America and has haunted a community still seeking to fully understand how law enforcement was so slow to take down the shooter.
About a month after the shooting, Congress passed the most significant gun legislation since the Federal Assault Weapons ban of 1994, but many Republican led-states, including Texas, have resisted gun safety legislation, even loosening gun restrictions.
Uvalde, too, is divided --between those who want stricter gun laws and those who oppose them, between those who want to mark a year since the massacre, and those who want to move on. And for the families who lost loved ones, they're still searching for justice, accountability, and healing. NPR's Adrian Florido reports from Uvalde. And we hear from Texas Tribune reporter Zach Despart about the police response to the shooting.
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This episode was produced by Marc Rivers. It was edited by Adam Raney. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
