Gunmaker Daniel Defense has come under scrutiny in the days since Salvador Ramos, 18, used a DDM4 rifle to unload hundreds of rounds of ammunition in the worst shooting at an American school in nearly a decade.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Teachers after Texas attack: ‘None of us are built for this’
Already expected to be guidance counselors, social workers, surrogate parents and more to their students, teachers are sometimes called on to be protectors, too.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Recent mass shootings expose divisions on guns in faith communities
The recent surge of mass shootings in America has led to debates in faith communities over what is “pro-life.”
Posted inOpinion
Another View: Gun violence is a public health crisis
But its impact can be lessened – without violating anyone’s rights – if we take common sense measures now.
Posted inNation & World, News
Families of Uvalde, Buffalo victims to testify in Congress
Parents of victims and survivors of the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde will appear before a House committee next week as Congress debates gun measures.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Cape Elizabeth, South Portland students walk out of class to protest gun violence
The protest march was organized by students and parents in the wake of last week’s school shooting in Texas.
Posted inNation & World
Two doctors, receptionist and visitor killed in Tulsa shooting
One was an Army veteran who sacrificed his life to save his wife during the shooting.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Recent massacres prompt debate on purchase age for AR-style rifles
The gunmen in 2 of the nation’s most recent mass shootings, in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, legally bought the semi-automatic rifles they used in the killings after they turned 18.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Conservatives run from common-sense solutions to gun violence
‘Yes’ to armed teachers, bulletproof classroom decorations and one-door schoolhouses. ‘No’ to reasonable limits on access to firearms.
Posted inNation & World, News
Uvalde says goodbye at visitations, funerals for school shooting victims
It should have been the first day of a joyous week for Robb Elementary School students — the start of summer break.