Another Elementary School Massacre

<p><i>This episode covers incidents of mass violence.</i></p><p>At least 21 people, including 19 children, were killed when a gunman opened fire at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday morning.</p><p>It was the deadliest school shooting in the United States since the 2012 attack on the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.</p><p>For some of the Sandy Hook parents, news of yet another school massacre provoked a chilling sense of numbness.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/elizabeth-williamson">Elizabeth Williamson</a>, a feature writer for The New York Times and the author of a book on the aftermath of Sandy Hook.</p><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Some Sandy Hook parents whose children were killed in the 2012 attack in Newtown, Conn.,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/05/24/us/shooting-robb-elementary-uvalde/its-almost-like-an-instant-replay-newtown-parents-grapple-with-another-school-shooting?smid=pc-thedaily"> shared their emotions and responses</a> to another school shooting.</li><li>President Biden<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/24/us/biden-texas-school-shooting.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> said</a> that it was “time to turn this pain into action” in remarks following the massacre in Uvalde.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>