A Feb. 22 Washington Post article published in the Press Herald, “NRA pushes back against law enforcement, media, teen survivors,” described Wayne LaPierre’s solution to mass school shootings. The National Rifle Association’s chief executive suggested that armed guards at schools and free firearms training for teachers would be a powerful deterrent. Never mind that the […]

I have been told that schools in Italy are locked down. Visitors have to be buzzed in after being viewed on a video camera. If the visitor has no legitimate reason to enter, or if they look threatening, they are not allowed in. This seems to me to be a more sensible way to protect […]

In order to make progress on eliminating mass shootings in America, we will need to find common ground for our conversations. I propose the following that we can all agree on: 1. Mass shootings of innocent people are bad and we want to prevent them. 2. The Second Amendment has been part of the law […]

I was disappointed to read that Republican candidate for governor Shawn Moody refused to answer any of the Maine Sunday Telegram’s questions about his positions on gun safety measures in the wake of the Parkland shooting. Of the 14 candidates surveyed, he was the only one who didn’t think it was either worth his time […]

Domestic violence abusers often challenge the credibility of victims, who step up to disclose the abuse. Cynthia Dill effectively described this tactic and others in her Feb. 18 column about recent disclosures of abuse involving public officials. The column did, however, create some confusion about the reporting of abuse by those who help these victims. […]