‘Don’t Gaslight Us’ on Ukraine-Biden

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Lam scrapped the measure, but protesters have continued marching in a movement that has expanded to include demands for an inquiry into the violence as well as greater democratic accountability. Protesters have rejected her attempts at dialogue efforts, because she has ruled out meeting their other demands.

The Hong Kong leader continued to defend police actions, noting that there have been no confirmed fatalities between protesters and police. “Apart from some critical incidents, where members of the public have major concerns and some different views, the fact that over three months, we have not seen major fatalities in Hong Kong is -- by world standards, because I’ve been meeting overseas dignitaries and senior officials -- is quite remarkable,” Lam said.

Last week, Amnesty International issued a report that said Hong Kong police beat pro-democracy protesters in custody and committed acts that amounted to “torture” during the course of recent demonstrations. Police said the Amnesty report didn’t reflect the fact that officers were facing a large group of radical protesters who “broke the law recklessly,” and said it lacked details that would allow them to verify the allegations.
Mainstream media organizations routinely respond to horrific tragedies with calls for gun control, so it’s no surprise that USA TODAY’s Editorial Board is frustrated that the president hasn’t yet issued a package of gun control proposals. He is weighing how best to address the issue of violence and calculating which policies would actually work. It’s not a simple task, and it requires careful consideration of two facts that media outlets would rather ignore: Universal background checks and “assault weapons” bans aren’t the solution.

Universal background checks would do nothing to stop mass shootings. The simple fact remains that all mass shooters in recent history passed a background check except for three — two of whom stole their firearms and one of whom reports say bought his rifle from an illegal manufacturer.

The House will hear testimony regarding a ban on so-called assault weapons. This is equally ineffective. America banned what anti-gun activists call “assault weapons” from 1994 to 2004, and two independent Justice Department studies found that the ban had no impact on crime.