Tag: gun violence
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PublishedNovember 14, 2018
Leonard Pitts: Searching for a reason for mass shootings is a futile exercise
We should fear the arrogant disregard that will allow yet another massacre to pass without any legislative action on guns.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2018
Commentary: We can prevent mass shootings. Here’s how.
Adequate background checks can stop many high-risk persons from buying firearms.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2018
‘A surreal shock’: Las Vegas shooting survivors live through California massacre
Numerous Borderline Bar & Grill regulars survived the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting in Las Vegas in 2017.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2018
Here are some of the victims of the California bar shooting
Among the victims were a veteran police officer who responded to the scene, a new college graduate and a young man who planned to enter the military.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2018
California gunman’s loud fights with his mother alarmed their neighbors
Police who went to the home in April called in a mental health specialist, who concluded that Ian David Long, a Marine combat veteran, couldn't be committed for psychiatric observation.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2018
Vigil for Pittsburgh victims moved to South Portland
The event on Tuesday was originally scheduled to be held in Portland, but organizers decided they needed a venue that could accommodate a large crowd.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2018
Rockland man who said voices told him to shoot up a school is charged with terrorizing
Brando Luzzi lived across the street from an elementary school when he threatened a school shooting.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2018
Our View: As Maine districts step up security, school resource officers should be ready for the ordinary
Students who act out often need help that law enforcement isn't trained to provide.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2018
Maine Observer: Drilling for what was once unthinkable
A teacher ponders the implications during a 'code red' drill aimed at rehearsing for the day an active shooter calls.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2018
Maine, national gun-control advocates: Court nominee’s radical views on gun laws ignore need to protect citizens
Brett Kavanaugh's record shows he's far outside the mainstream and in direct opposition to the values and principles of most Mainers.
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